Countries
China, Jilin Province, North Korea, South Korea, Yanbian
  
India, Manipur
  
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 in
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Meithei-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Hangul
  
Bengali
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal, Top-To-Bottom
  
Not Available
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
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
  
Dialect 1
Jeju
  
Loi
  
Where They Speak
South Korea
  
Burma, Laos
  
Dialect 2
Gyeongsang
  
Pangal
  
Where They Speak
South Korea
  
Bangladesh, India
  
How Many People Speak
10,000,000.00
  
9
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
How Many People Speak?
77.00 million
  
22
1.50 million
  
99+
Speaking Population
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
  
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
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Korean Sign Language
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Not Available
  
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