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
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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
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal, Top-To-Bottom
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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.)
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Good Afternoon
안녕하십니까 (annyeong hashimnikka)
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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)
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Where They Speak
South Korea
Burma, Laos
Dialect 2
Gyeongsang
Pangal
Where They Speak
South Korea
Bangladesh, India
Dialect 3
Hamgyŏng
Meithei proper
Where They Speak
China, North Korea
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India
How Many People Speak
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Speaking Population
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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
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Ethnicity
Koreans
Meithei people
Origin
Before 1st century
1700
Language Family
Koreanic Family
Sino-Tibetan Family
Subgroup
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Tibeto-Burman
Branch
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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
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Signed Forms
Korean Sign Language
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Scope
Individual
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ISO 639 1
ko
No data available
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
kore1280
mani1292
Language Type
Living
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Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
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Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative
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Korean and Meithei Greetings
People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Korean and Meithei greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Korean and Meithei language. Korean word for "Hello" is 안녕하세요. (annyeonghaseyo.) or Meithei word for "Thank You" is Yamna nungaijare. Find more of such common Korean Greetings and Meithei Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Korean vs Meithei Difficulty
The Korean vs Meithei difficulty level basically depends on the number of Korean Alphabets and Meithei Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Korean and Meithei are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Korean and Meithei, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Korean is 88 weeks while to learn Meithei time required is 44 weeks.