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
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.)
মানিপুরি
Good Afternoon
안녕하십니까 (annyeong hashimnikka)
দুপুরোয়াক নমস্কাৰ
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)
দুঃখিত
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
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
[hangukmal]
[ˈmeɪteɪ]
Ethnicity
Koreans
Meithei people
Origin
Before 1st century
1700
Language Family
Koreanic Family
Sino-Tibetan Family
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
Signed Forms
Korean Sign Language
Meithei Sign Language
ISO 639 1
ko
No data available
Glottocode
kore1280
mani1292
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
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Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative
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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.
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 0.01 %. 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.