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Kannada vs Korean


Korean vs Kannada


Countries

Countries
India, Karnataka, India  
China, Jilin Province, North Korea, South Korea, Yanbian  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
5  
10

National Language
Karnataka, India  
North Korea, South Korea  

Second Language
Goa  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia  

Minority Language
Andra Pradesh, Goa, kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana  
Japan, People's Republic of China, Russia, United States of America  

Regulated By
Various academies and the Government of Karnataka  
The National Institute of the Korean Language  

Interesting Facts
  • Kannada is the third oldest language after Sanskrit and Tamil of India
  • Kannada language is only Indian language which got maximum i.e. 8 GyanaPeetha Awards.
  
  • 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
Telugu  
Chinese and Japanese languages  

Derived From
Sanskrit Language  
Not Available  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
49  
29
40  
21

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
14  
11
21  
18

How Many Consonants
35  
25
19  
9

Scripts
Kannada Script  
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
44 weeks  
11
88 weeks  
13

Greetings

Hello
ಹಲೋ (Halō)  
안녕하세요. (annyeonghaseyo.)  

Thank You
ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು (Dhan'yavādagaḷu)  
감사합니다 (gamsahabnida)  

How Are You?
ನೀವು ಹೇಗಿದ್ದೀರಿ? (Nīvu hēgiddīri?)  
어떻게 지내세요? (eotteohge jinaeseyo?)  

Good Night
ಶುಭ ರಾತ್ರಿ (Śubha rātri)  
안녕히 주무세요 (annyeonghi jumuseyo)  

Good Evening
ಶುಭ ಸಂಜೆ (Śubha san̄je)  
안녕하세요 (annyeonghaseyo.)  

Good Afternoon
ಉತ್ತಮ ಮಧ್ಯಾಹ್ನ (Uttama madhyāhna)  
안녕하십니까 (annyeong hashimnikka)  

Good Morning
ಶುಭೋದಯ (Śubhōdaya)  
안녕히 주무셨어요 (An-yŏng-hi ju-mu-shŏ-ssŏ-yo)  

Please
ದಯವಿಟ್ಟು (Dayaviṭṭu)  
하십시오 (hasibsio)  

Sorry
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (Kṣamisi)  
죄송합니다 (joesonghabnida)  

Bye
ಬೈ (Bai)  
안녕 (annyeong)  

I Love You
ನಾನು ನಿನ್ನ ಪ್ರೀತಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ (Nānu ninna prītisuttēne)  
당신을 사랑합니다 (dangsin-eul salanghabnida)  

Excuse Me
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (kshamisi)  
실례합니다 (sillyehabnida)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Badaga  
Jeju  

Where They Speak
Tamil Nadu, The Nilgiris  
South Korea  

How Many People Speak
540,000.00  
33
10,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Urali  
Gyeongsang  

Where They Speak
kerala  
South Korea  

How Many People Speak
6,440.00  
99+
10,000,000.00  
9

Dialect 3
Kurumba  
Hamgyŏng  

Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu  
China, North Korea  

How Many People Speak
220,000.00  
23
Not Available  

Total No. Of Dialects
20  
18
12  
12

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
49.00 million  
29
77.00 million  
22

Speaking Population
0.58 %  
26
1.14 %  
16

Native Speakers
38.00 million  
26
77.00 million  
12

Second Language Speakers
11.00 million  
21
Not Available  

Native Name
ಕನ್ನಡ (kannaḍa)  
한국어 (조선말)  

Alternative Names
Banglori, Canarese, Havyaka, Kanarese, Madrassi  
Hanguk Mal, Hanguk Uh  

French Name
kannada  
coréen  

German Name
Kannada  
Koreanisch  

Pronunciation
[ˈkʌnnəɖɑː]  
Not Available  

Ethnicity
Kannadiga  
Koreans  

History

Origin
c. 450  
Before 1st century  

Language Family
Dravidian Family  
Koreanic Family  

Subgroup
Not Available  
Not Available  

Branch
Not Available  
Not Available  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Kannada, Kannada  
Old Korean, Middle Korean and Korean  

Standard Forms
Modern Kannada  
Pluricentric Standard Korean, South Korean standard and North Korean standard  

Language Position
31  
25
12  
11

Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)  
Korean Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
kn  
ko  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
kan  
kor  

ISO 639 2/B
kan  
kor  

ISO 639 3
kan  
Kor  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
nucl1305  
kore1280  

Linguasphere
No data available  
45-AAA  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available  
Subject-Object-Verb  

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available  
Agglutinative  

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Kannada and Korean Language History

Comparison of Kannada vs Korean language history gives us differences between origin of Kannada and Korean language. History of Kannada language states that this language originated in c. 450 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 Kannada and Korean Language History.

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

Kannada vs Korean Difficulty

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

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