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Korean and Meithei


Meithei and Korean


Countries

Countries
China, Jilin Province, North Korea, South Korea, Yanbian   
India, Manipur   

Total No. Of Countries
5   
10
1   
14

National Language
North Korea, South Korea   
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Asia   

Minority Language
Japan, People's Republic of China, Russia, United States of America   
Assam, Manipur, Tripura   

Regulated By
The National Institute of the Korean Language   
Not Available   

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.
  
  • Meithei Language is currently classified as a vulnerable language by UNESCO.
  • The oldest document in Methei language was dated back in 8th century were inscriptions on the copper plate.
  

Similar To
Chinese and Japanese languages   
Bengali, Odia, Maithili and Meithei Languages   

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Korean-Alphabets.jpg#200   
Meithei-Alphabets.jpg#200   

Alphabets
40   
21
27   
9

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
21   
18
6   
3

How Many Consonants
19   
9
15   
5

Scripts
Hangul   
Bengali   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal, Top-To-Bottom   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
88 weeks   
13
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
안녕하세요. (annyeonghaseyo.)   
Khurumjari   

Thank You
감사합니다 (gamsahabnida)   
Yamna nungaijare   

How Are You?
어떻게 지내세요? (eotteohge jinaeseyo?)   
Nung_ngai_biribra adombo?   

Good Night
안녕히 주무세요 (annyeonghi jumuseyo)   
Athengba Ahing   

Good Evening
안녕하세요 (annyeonghaseyo.)   
Not Available   

Good Afternoon
안녕하십니까 (annyeong hashimnikka)   
Not Available   

Good Morning
안녕히 주무셨어요 (An-yŏng-hi ju-mu-shŏ-ssŏ-yo)   
Nongale haugatl   

Please
하십시오 (hasibsio)   
Chanbiduna   

Sorry
죄송합니다 (joesonghabnida)   
Saobiganu   

Bye
안녕 (annyeong)   
Chatcharage   

I Love You
당신을 사랑합니다 (dangsin-eul salanghabnida)   
Eina nangbu nungsi   

Excuse Me
실례합니다 (sillyehabnida)   
Not Available   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Jeju   
Loi   

Where They Speak
South Korea   
Burma, Laos   

How Many People Speak
10,000.00   
99+
5,000.00   
99+

Dialect 2
Gyeongsang   
Pangal   

Where They Speak
South Korea   
Bangladesh, India   

How Many People Speak
10,000,000.00   
9
273,000.00   
32

Dialect 3
Hamgyŏng   
Meithei proper   

Where They Speak
China, North Korea   
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
1,250,000.00   
19

Total No. Of Dialects
12   
12
6   
6

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
77.00 million   
22
1.50 million   
99+

Speaking Population
1.14 %   
16
Not Available   

Native Speakers
77.00 million   
12
1.50 million   
99+

Native Name
한국어 (조선말)   
মৈইতৈইলোন   

Alternative Names
Hanguk Mal, Hanguk Uh   
Kathe, Kathi, Manipuri, Meiteilon, Meiteiron, Meithe, Meitei, Menipuri, Mitei, Mithe, Ponna   

French Name
coréen   
Meithei   

German Name
Koreanisch   
Meithei   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Koreans   
Meithei people   

History

Origin
Before 1st century   
1700   

Language Family
Koreanic Family   
Sino-Tibetan Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Tibeto-Burman   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Korean, Middle Korean and Korean   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Pluricentric Standard Korean, South Korean standard and North Korean standard   
Standard Meithei   

Language Position
12   
11
Not Available   

Signed Forms
Korean Sign Language   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Not Available   

Code

ISO 639 1
ko   
No data available   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
kor   
mni   

ISO 639 2/B
kor   
mni   

ISO 639 3
Kor   
mni   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
kore1280   
mani1292   

Linguasphere
45-AAA   
omp   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Not Available   

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative   
Not Available   

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All Korean and Meithei Dialects

Most languages have dialects where each dialect differ from other dialect with respect to grammar and vocabulary. Here you will get to know all Korean and Meithei dialects. Various dialects of Korean and Meithei language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Korean are spoken in different Korean Speaking Countries whereas Meithei Dialects are spoken in different Meithei speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Korean vs Meithei Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Korean dialects include: Jeju, Gyeongsang. Meithei dialects include: Loi , Pangal. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Korean and Meithei Speaking population

Korean and Meithei speaking population is one of the factors based on which Korean and Meithei languages can be compared. The total count of Korean and Meithei Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Korean language is 1.14 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Meithei language is Not Available. When we compare the speaking population of any two languages we get to know which of two languages is more popular. Find more details about how many people speak Korean and Meithei on Korean vs Meithei where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Korean and Meithei Language Codes

Korean and Meithei language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Korean and Meithei Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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