Countries
China, Jilin Province, North Korea, South Korea, Yanbian
  
Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Goa, India, Maharashtra
  
National Language
North Korea, South Korea
  
India
  
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Andra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Gujarat, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Telangana
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Asia
  
Minority Language
Japan, People's Republic of China, Russia, United States of America
  
Israel, Mauritius
  
Regulated By
The National Institute of the Korean Language
  
Maharashtra Sahitya Parishad
  
Interesting Facts
- Korean has borrowed words from English and Chinese.
- Korean has two counting systems. First, is based on Chinese characters and numbers are similar to Chinese numbers, and second counting system is from words unique to Korea.
  
- Marathi ranks 4th in India based on the number of native speakers.
- Marathi language has borrowed plenty of loanwords from Urdu, Persian, Arabic and Sanskrit.
  
Similar To
Chinese and Japanese languages
  
Konkani Language
  
Derived From
Not Available
  
Sanskrit Language
  
Alphabets in
Korean-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Marathi-Alphabet.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Hangul
  
Devanagari
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal, Top-To-Bottom
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
안녕하세요. (annyeonghaseyo.)
  
हॅलो (Hĕlō)
  
Thank You
감사합니다 (gamsahabnida)
  
धन्यवाद (Dhan'yavāda)
  
How Are You?
어떻게 지내세요? (eotteohge jinaeseyo?)
  
तू कसा आहेस? (Tū kasā āhēsa?)
  
Good Night
안녕히 주무세요 (annyeonghi jumuseyo)
  
शुभ रात्री (Śubha rātrī)
  
Good Evening
안녕하세요 (annyeonghaseyo.)
  
चांगले संध्याकाळी (Cāṅgalē sandhyākāḷī)
  
Good Afternoon
안녕하십니까 (annyeong hashimnikka)
  
शुभ दुपार (Śubha dupāra)
  
Good Morning
안녕히 주무셨어요 (An-yŏng-hi ju-mu-shŏ-ssŏ-yo)
  
शुभ प्रभात (Śubha prabhāta)
  
Please
하십시오 (hasibsio)
  
कृपया (Kr̥payā)
  
Sorry
죄송합니다 (joesonghabnida)
  
क्षमस्व (Kṣamasva)
  
Bye
안녕 (annyeong)
  
बाय (Bāya)
  
I Love You
당신을 사랑합니다 (dangsin-eul salanghabnida)
  
मी तुझ्यावर प्रेम करतो (Mī tujhyāvara prēma karatō)
  
Excuse Me
실례합니다 (sillyehabnida)
  
मला माफ करा (Malā māpha karā)
  
Dialect 1
Jeju
  
Maharashtrian Konkani
  
Where They Speak
South Korea
  
Kokan
  
How Many People Speak
2,400,000.00
  
23
Dialect 2
Gyeongsang
  
Varhadi
  
Where They Speak
South Korea
  
Vidarbha
  
How Many People Speak
10,000,000.00
  
9
7,000,000.00
  
12
Dialect 3
Hamgyŏng
  
Khandeshi
  
Where They Speak
China, North Korea
  
Khandesh
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
1,900,000.00
  
15
How Many People Speak?
77.00 million
  
22
71.00 million
  
25
Native Speakers
77.00 million
  
12
68.00 million
  
16
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
  
3.00 million
  
32
Native Name
한국어 (조선말)
  
मराठी (marāṭhī)
  
Alternative Names
Hanguk Mal, Hanguk Uh
  
Maharashtra, Maharathi, Malhatee, Marthi, Muruthu
  
French Name
coréen
  
marathe
  
German Name
Koreanisch
  
Marathi
  
Pronunciation
Not Available
  
[məˈɾaʈʰi]
  
Ethnicity
Koreans
  
Marathi people
  
Origin
Before 1st century
  
10th century
  
Language Family
Koreanic Family
  
Indo-European Family
  
Subgroup
Not Available
  
Indo-Iranian
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Indic
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Old Korean, Middle Korean and Korean
  
Maharashtri Prakrit
  
Standard Forms
Pluricentric Standard Korean, South Korean standard and North Korean standard
  
Marathi
  
Signed Forms
Korean Sign Language
  
Indian Signing System (ISS)
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
ko
  
mr
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
kor
  
mar
  
ISO 639 2/B
kor
  
mar
  
ISO 639 3
Kor
  
mar
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
kore1280
  
mara1378
  
Linguasphere
45-AAA
  
omr
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative
  
Not Available