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Amharic and Korean


Korean and Amharic


Countries

Countries
Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia.   
China, Jilin Province, North Korea, South Korea, Yanbian   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
5   
10

National Language
Ethiopia   
North Korea, South Korea   

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

Speaking Continents
Africa   
Asia   

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Japan, People's Republic of China, Russia, United States of America   

Regulated By
Not Available   
The National Institute of the Korean Language   

Interesting Facts
  • Amharic ranks as second most spoken Semitic language in the world.
  • Amharic has its own writing system named “fidel” and it uses Amharic alphabets to write.
  
  • 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
Not Available   
Chinese and Japanese languages   

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Amharic-1.jpg#200   
Korean-Alphabets.jpg#200   

Alphabets
33   
15
40   
21

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7   
4
21   
18

How Many Consonants
31   
21
19   
9

Scripts
Ethiopic   
Hangul   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   
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
Selam   
안녕하세요. (annyeonghaseyo.)   

Thank You
amesege'nallo'   
감사합니다 (gamsahabnida)   

How Are You?
Dehina newot?   
어떻게 지내세요? (eotteohge jinaeseyo?)   

Good Night
Dehna dur   
안녕히 주무세요 (annyeonghi jumuseyo)   

Good Evening
melkam meshe't   
안녕하세요 (annyeonghaseyo.)   

Good Afternoon
i'ndemin walu   
안녕하십니까 (annyeong hashimnikka)   

Good Morning
i'ndemin adäru   
안녕히 주무셨어요 (An-yŏng-hi ju-mu-shŏ-ssŏ-yo)   

Please
i'bakwon   
하십시오 (hasibsio)   

Sorry
aznallehu   
죄송합니다 (joesonghabnida)   

Bye
tschao   
안녕 (annyeong)   

I Love You
afekirishalehu   
당신을 사랑합니다 (dangsin-eul salanghabnida)   

Excuse Me
yiqirta   
실례합니다 (sillyehabnida)   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Gondar   
Jeju   

Where They Speak
Gondar   
South Korea   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
10,000.00   
99+

Dialect 2
Gojjami   
Gyeongsang   

Where They Speak
Ethiopia   
South Korea   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
10,000,000.00   
9

Dialect 3
Showa   
Hamgyŏng   

Where They Speak
Ethiopia   
China, North Korea   

Total No. Of Dialects
5   
5
12   
12

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.37 %   
35
1.14 %   
16

Native Speakers
25.00 million   
32
77.00 million   
12

Second Language Speakers
10.00 million   
23
Not Available   

Native Name
Not Available   
한국어 (조선말)   

Alternative Names
Abyssinian, Amarigna, Amarinya, Amhara, Ethiopian   
Hanguk Mal, Hanguk Uh   

French Name
amharique   
coréen   

German Name
Amharisch   
Koreanisch   

Pronunciation
[amarɨɲɲa]   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Amharas   
Koreans   

History

Origin
13th century   
Before 1st century   

Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family   
Koreanic Family   

Subgroup
Semitic   
Not Available   

Branch
Ethiopic   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Ge'ez   
Old Korean, Middle Korean and Korean   

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

Language Position
55   
40
12   
11

Signed Forms
Signed Amharic   
Korean Sign Language   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
am   
ko   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
amh   
kor   

ISO 639 2/B
amh   
kor   

ISO 639 3
amh   
Kor   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
amha1245   
kore1280   

Linguasphere
12-ACB-a   
45-AAA   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Subject-Object-Verb   

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional   
Agglutinative   

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

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Amharic and Korean Speaking population

Amharic and Korean speaking population is one of the factors based on which Amharic and Korean languages can be compared. The total count of Amharic and Korean Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Amharic language is 0.37 % 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 Amharic and Korean on Amharic vs Korean where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Amharic and Korean Language Codes

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

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