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Kirundi and Korean


Korean and Kirundi


Countries

Countries
Burma  
China, Jilin Province, North Korea, South Korea, Yanbian  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
5  
10

National Language
Burundi, Gambia  
North Korea, South Korea  

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

Speaking Continents
Africa, Asia  
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
  • Kirundi language is tonal, since it has high and low essential tones.
  • Kirundi Language is referred as a language where Meeussen's rule is active, this rule describes a certain pattern of tonal change in Bantu languages.
  
  • 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
Kinyarwanda Language  
Chinese and Japanese languages  

Derived From
Not Available  
Not Available  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
21  
3
40  
21

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
21  
18

How Many Consonants
19  
9
19  
9

Scripts
Latin  
Hangul  

Writing Direction
Not Available  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal, Top-To-Bottom  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
Not Available  
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
Not Available  
88 weeks  
13

Greetings

Hello
Bwakeye  
안녕하세요. (annyeonghaseyo.)  

Thank You
Urakoze  
감사합니다 (gamsahabnida)  

How Are You?
Urakomeye?  
어떻게 지내세요? (eotteohge jinaeseyo?)  

Good Night
Ijoro ryiza  
안녕히 주무세요 (annyeonghi jumuseyo)  

Good Evening
Mwiriwe  
안녕하세요 (annyeonghaseyo.)  

Good Afternoon
Mwiriwe  
안녕하십니까 (annyeong hashimnikka)  

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

Please
Ndagusavye  
하십시오 (hasibsio)  

Sorry
Not available  
죄송합니다 (joesonghabnida)  

Bye
N’agasaga  
안녕 (annyeong)  

I Love You
Not available  
당신을 사랑합니다 (dangsin-eul salanghabnida)  

Excuse Me
Not available  
실례합니다 (sillyehabnida)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Rwanda-Rundi  
Jeju  

Where They Speak
Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda  
South Korea  

How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00  
10
10,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Ha  
Gyeongsang  

Where They Speak
Tanzania  
South Korea  

How Many People Speak
990,000.00  
25
10,000,000.00  
9

Dialect 3
Shubi  
Hamgyŏng  

Where They Speak
Tanzania  
China, North Korea  

How Many People Speak
153,000.00  
24
Not Available  

Total No. Of Dialects
6  
6
12  
12

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.13 %  
99+
1.14 %  
16

Native Speakers
8.80 million  
99+
77.00 million  
12

Native Name
íkiRǔndi  
한국어 (조선말)  

Alternative Names
Not Available  
Hanguk Mal, Hanguk Uh  

French Name
rundi  
coréen  

German Name
Kirundi  
Koreanisch  

Pronunciation
Not Available  
Not Available  

Ethnicity
Hutu, Tutsi, and Twa  
Koreans  

History

Origin
1500  
Before 1st century  

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family  
Koreanic Family  

Subgroup
Not Available  
Not Available  

Branch
Not Available  
Not Available  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
Old Korean, Middle Korean and Korean  

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

Language Position
86  
99+
12  
11

Signed Forms
Not Available  
Korean Sign Language  

Scope
Not Available  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
rn  
ko  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
run  
kor  

ISO 639 2/B
run  
kor  

ISO 639 3
run  
Kor  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
rund1242  
kore1280  

Linguasphere
No data available  
45-AAA  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Not Available  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available  
Subject-Object-Verb  

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available  
Agglutinative  

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

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Kirundi and Korean Speaking population

Kirundi and Korean speaking population is one of the factors based on which Kirundi and Korean languages can be compared. The total count of Kirundi and Korean Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Kirundi language is 0.13 % 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 Kirundi and Korean on Kirundi vs Korean where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Kirundi and Korean Language Codes

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

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