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Korean and Irish


Countries

Countries
European Union, Ireland   
China, Jilin Province, North Korea, South Korea, Yanbian   

Total No. Of Countries
2   
13
5   
10

National Language
Ireland   
North Korea, South Korea   

Second Language
Ireland   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Europe   
Asia   

Minority Language
United Kingdom   
Japan, People's Republic of China, Russia, United States of America   

Regulated By
Foras na Gaeilge   
The National Institute of the Korean Language   

Interesting Facts
  • In Irish language, there are no exact words for "yes" or "no".
  • There are different set of numbers for counting humans and another set for counting non-humans in Irish Language.
  
  • 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
Irish-Alphabets.jpg#200   
Korean-Alphabets.jpg#200   

Alphabets
18   
1
40   
21

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
21   
18

How Many Consonants
13   
3
19   
9

Scripts
Latin   
Hangul   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   
Left-To-Right, Horizontal, Top-To-Bottom   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5   
4
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
36 weeks   
10
88 weeks   
13

Greetings

Hello
Dia dhuit   
안녕하세요. (annyeonghaseyo.)   

Thank You
Go raibh maith agat   
감사합니다 (gamsahabnida)   

How Are You?
Conas atá tú ?   
어떻게 지내세요? (eotteohge jinaeseyo?)   

Good Night
Oíche mhaith   
안녕히 주무세요 (annyeonghi jumuseyo)   

Good Evening
Tráthnóna maith duit   
안녕하세요 (annyeonghaseyo.)   

Good Afternoon
Tráthnóna maith duit   
안녕하십니까 (annyeong hashimnikka)   

Good Morning
Dia dhuit ar maidin   
안녕히 주무셨어요 (An-yŏng-hi ju-mu-shŏ-ssŏ-yo)   

Please
le do thoil   
하십시오 (hasibsio)   

Sorry
Tá brón orm   
죄송합니다 (joesonghabnida)   

Bye
Slán   
안녕 (annyeong)   

I Love You
Is breá liom thú   
당신을 사랑합니다 (dangsin-eul salanghabnida)   

Excuse Me
Gabh mo leithscéal   
실례합니다 (sillyehabnida)   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Connacht Irish   
Jeju   

Where They Speak
Connacht   
South Korea   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
10,000.00   
99+

Dialect 2
Munster Irish   
Gyeongsang   

Where They Speak
Munster   
South Korea   

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

Dialect 3
Ulster Irish   
Hamgyŏng   

Where They Speak
Ulster   
China, North Korea   

Total No. Of Dialects
4   
4
12   
12

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
Not Available   
1.14 %   
16

Native Speakers
0.14 million   
99+
77.00 million   
12

Second Language Speakers
1.65 million   
35
Not Available   

Native Name
Gaeilge (na hÉireann) / An Ghaeilge   
한국어 (조선말)   

Alternative Names
Erse, Gaeilge, Gaelic Irish   
Hanguk Mal, Hanguk Uh   

French Name
irlandais moyen   
coréen   

German Name
Mittelirisch   
Koreanisch   

Pronunciation
[ˈɡeːlʲɟə]   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Irish people   
Koreans   

History

Origin
c. 750   
Before 1st century   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Koreanic Family   

Subgroup
Celtic   
Not Available   

Branch
Goidelic   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Primitive Irish, Old Irish, Middle Irish, Classical Irish, Irish   
Old Korean, Middle Korean and Korean   

Standard Forms
An Caighdeán Oifigiúil   
Pluricentric Standard Korean, South Korean standard and North Korean standard   

Language Position
Not Available   
12   
11

Signed Forms
Irish Sign Language   
Korean Sign Language   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
ga   
ko   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
gle   
kor   

ISO 639 2/B
gle   
kor   

ISO 639 3
gle   
Kor   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
iris1253   
kore1280   

Linguasphere
50-AAA   
45-AAA   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

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

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional   
Agglutinative   

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

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Irish and Korean Speaking population

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

Irish and Korean Language Codes

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

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