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Meithei vs Korean


Korean vs 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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Meithei and Korean Language History

Comparison of Meithei vs Korean language history gives us differences between origin of Meithei and Korean language. History of Meithei language states that this language originated in 1700 whereas history of Korean language states that this language originated in Before 1st century. Family of the language also forms a part of history of that language. More on language families of these languages can be found out on Meithei and Korean Language History.

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Meithei and Korean 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 Meithei and Korean greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Meithei and Korean language. Meithei word for "Hello" is Khurumjari or Korean word for "Thank You" is 감사합니다 (gamsahabnida). Find more of such common Meithei Greetings and Korean Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Meithei vs Korean Difficulty

The Meithei vs Korean difficulty level basically depends on the number of Meithei Alphabets and Korean 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 Meithei and Korean are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Meithei and Korean, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Meithei is 44 weeks while to learn Korean time required is 88 weeks.

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