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Basque and Korean


Korean and Basque


Countries

Countries
Basque Autonomous Community, Navarre  
China, Jilin Province, North Korea, South Korea, Yanbian  

Total No. Of Countries
2  
13
5  
10

National Language
France, Spain  
North Korea, South Korea  

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

Speaking Continents
Asia, Europe  
Asia  

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

Regulated By
Euskaltzaindia, National Languages Committee  
The National Institute of the Korean Language  

Interesting Facts
  • The Basque language is the oldest European language.
  • Basque alphabet include many Roman letters.
  
  • 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
Spanish  
Chinese and Japanese languages  

Derived From
Not Available  
Not Available  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
27  
9
40  
21

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
21  
18

How Many Consonants
21  
11
19  
9

Scripts
Latin  
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
88 weeks  
13
88 weeks  
13

Greetings

Hello
Kaixo  
안녕하세요. (annyeonghaseyo.)  

Thank You
Eskerrik asko  
감사합니다 (gamsahabnida)  

How Are You?
Zer moduz?  
어떻게 지내세요? (eotteohge jinaeseyo?)  

Good Night
Gabon  
안녕히 주무세요 (annyeonghi jumuseyo)  

Good Evening
Arratsalde on  
안녕하세요 (annyeonghaseyo.)  

Good Afternoon
Arratsalde on  
안녕하십니까 (annyeong hashimnikka)  

Good Morning
Egun on  
안녕히 주무셨어요 (An-yŏng-hi ju-mu-shŏ-ssŏ-yo)  

Please
Mesedez  
하십시오 (hasibsio)  

Sorry
Barkatu  
죄송합니다 (joesonghabnida)  

Bye
Agur  
안녕 (annyeong)  

I Love You
Maite zaitut  
당신을 사랑합니다 (dangsin-eul salanghabnida)  

Excuse Me
Barkatu  
실례합니다 (sillyehabnida)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Navarro-Lapurdian  
Jeju  

Where They Speak
France  
South Korea  

How Many People Speak
68,000.00  
99+
10,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Souletin  
Gyeongsang  

Where They Speak
France, Soule, Spain  
South Korea  

How Many People Speak
8,700.00  
99+
10,000,000.00  
9

Dialect 3
Biscayan  
Hamgyŏng  

Where They Speak
Spain  
China, North Korea  

Total No. Of Dialects
6  
6
12  
12

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
Not Available  
1.14 %  
16

Native Speakers
7.20 million  
99+
77.00 million  
12

Native Name
Not available  
한국어 (조선말)  

Alternative Names
Euskara, Euskera, Vascuense  
Hanguk Mal, Hanguk Uh  

French Name
basque  
coréen  

German Name
Baskisch  
Koreanisch  

Pronunciation
Not Available  
Not Available  

Ethnicity
Basque people  
Koreans  

History

Origin
c. 1000  
Before 1st century  

Language Family
Vasconic Family  
Koreanic Family  

Subgroup
Not Available  
Not Available  

Branch
Not Available  
Not Available  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Proto-Basque, Aquitanian  
Old Korean, Middle Korean and Korean  

Standard Forms
Basque  
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
eu  
ko  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
eus  
kor  

ISO 639 2/B
baq  
kor  

ISO 639 3
eus  
Kor  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
basq1248  
kore1280  

Linguasphere
40-AAA-a  
45-AAA  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Not Available  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb  
Subject-Object-Verb  

Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative  
Agglutinative  

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

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Basque and Korean Speaking population

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

Basque and Korean Language Codes

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

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