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Meithei and Korean


Korean and Meithei


Countries

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

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
5   
10

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

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

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Asia   

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

Regulated By
Not Available   
The National Institute of the Korean Language   

Interesting Facts
  • 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.
  
  • 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.
  

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

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
27   
9
40   
21

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6   
3
21   
18

How Many Consonants
15   
5
19   
9

Scripts
Bengali   
Hangul   

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
88 weeks   
13

Greetings

Hello
Khurumjari   
안녕하세요. (annyeonghaseyo.)   

Thank You
Yamna nungaijare   
감사합니다 (gamsahabnida)   

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

Good Night
Athengba Ahing   
안녕히 주무세요 (annyeonghi jumuseyo)   

Good Evening
Not Available   
안녕하세요 (annyeonghaseyo.)   

Good Afternoon
Not Available   
안녕하십니까 (annyeong hashimnikka)   

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

Please
Chanbiduna   
하십시오 (hasibsio)   

Sorry
Saobiganu   
죄송합니다 (joesonghabnida)   

Bye
Chatcharage   
안녕 (annyeong)   

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

Excuse Me
Not Available   
실례합니다 (sillyehabnida)   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Loi   
Jeju   

Where They Speak
Burma, Laos   
South Korea   

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

Dialect 2
Pangal   
Gyeongsang   

Where They Speak
Bangladesh, India   
South Korea   

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

Dialect 3
Meithei proper   
Hamgyŏng   

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

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

Total No. Of Dialects
6   
6
12   
12

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
Not Available   
1.14 %   
16

Native Speakers
1.50 million   
99+
77.00 million   
12

Native Name
মৈইতৈইলোন   
한국어 (조선말)   

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

French Name
Meithei   
coréen   

German Name
Meithei   
Koreanisch   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Meithei people   
Koreans   

History

Origin
1700   
Before 1st century   

Language Family
Sino-Tibetan Family   
Koreanic Family   

Subgroup
Tibeto-Burman   
Not Available   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

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

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

Language Position
Not Available   
12   
11

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Korean Sign Language   

Scope
Not Available   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
No data available   
ko   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mni   
kor   

ISO 639 2/B
mni   
kor   

ISO 639 3
mni   
Kor   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
mani1292   
kore1280   

Linguasphere
omp   
45-AAA   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Not Available   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Subject-Object-Verb   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Agglutinative   

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All Meithei and Korean 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 Meithei and Korean dialects. Various dialects of Meithei and Korean language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Meithei are spoken in different Meithei Speaking Countries whereas Korean Dialects are spoken in different Korean speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Meithei vs Korean Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Meithei dialects include: Loi, Pangal. Korean dialects include: Jeju , Gyeongsang. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Meithei and Korean Speaking population

Meithei and Korean speaking population is one of the factors based on which Meithei and Korean languages can be compared. The total count of Meithei and Korean Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Meithei language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Korean language is 1.14 %. 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 Meithei and Korean on Meithei vs Korean where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Meithei and Korean Language Codes

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

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