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Korean and Abkhaz


Abkhaz and Korean


Countries

Countries
China, Jilin Province, North Korea, South Korea, Yanbian   
Autonomous Republic of Abkhazia, Georgia, Republic of Abkhazia   

Total No. Of Countries
5   
10
3   
12

National Language
North Korea, South Korea   
Abkhazia   

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

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Europe   

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

Regulated By
The National Institute of the Korean Language   
Not Available   

Interesting Facts
  • 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.
  
  • Abkhaz is a north-west Caucasian language.
  • Abkhaz is spoken in Abkhazia by only 100,000 people, while in Turkey there are 500,000 people speaking Abkhaz.
  

Similar To
Chinese and Japanese languages   
Adyghe language, Abaza language   

Derived From
Not Available   
Caucasian languages   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
40   
21
62   
36

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
21   
18
2   
1

How Many Consonants
19   
9
60   
36

Scripts
Hangul   
Cyrillic   

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
Not Available   

Time Taken to Learn
88 weeks   
13
27 weeks   
8

Greetings

Hello
안녕하세요. (annyeonghaseyo.)   
Бзиа збаша (Bzia zbaşa)   

Thank You
감사합니다 (gamsahabnida)   
Иҭабуп (It̢abup)   

How Are You?
어떻게 지내세요? (eotteohge jinaeseyo?)   
Ушҧаҟоу? (Ušṗaꝁou?)   

Good Night
안녕히 주무세요 (annyeonghi jumuseyo)   
Ашара шәзыбзиарахааит (Ašara šəzybziaraxaait)   

Good Evening
안녕하세요 (annyeonghaseyo.)   
Уа, мшы бзиа (Ua, mšy bzia)   

Good Afternoon
안녕하십니까 (annyeong hashimnikka)   
Уа, мшы бзиа (Ua, mšy bzia)   

Good Morning
안녕히 주무셨어요 (An-yŏng-hi ju-mu-shŏ-ssŏ-yo)   
Уа, Шьыжьы бзиа (Ua, Š’yž’y bzia)   

Please
하십시오 (hasibsio)   
Not Available   

Sorry
죄송합니다 (joesonghabnida)   
Not Available   

Bye
안녕 (annyeong)   
Абзиараз (Abziaraz)   

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

Excuse Me
실례합니다 (sillyehabnida)   
Not available   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Jeju   
Bzyb   

Where They Speak
South Korea   
Abkhazia   

How Many People Speak
10,000.00   
99+
Not Available   

Dialect 2
Gyeongsang   
Abzhywa   

Where They Speak
South Korea   
Caucasus   

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

Dialect 3
Hamgyŏng   
Sadz   

Where They Speak
China, North Korea   
Turkey   

Total No. Of Dialects
12   
12
3   
3

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
1.14 %   
16
Not Available   

Native Speakers
77.00 million   
12
0.13 million   
99+

Native Name
한국어 (조선말)   
аҧсуа бызшәа (aṗsua byzš˚a)   

Alternative Names
Hanguk Mal, Hanguk Uh   
Abxazo, Abkhazian   

French Name
coréen   
abkhaze   

German Name
Koreanisch   
Abchasisch   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Koreans   
Abkhaz people   

History

Origin
Before 1st century   
c. 1650   

Language Family
Koreanic Family   
Northwest Caucasian   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Not Available   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

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

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

Language Position
12   
11
Not Available   

Signed Forms
Korean Sign Language   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
ko   
ab   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
kor   
abk   

ISO 639 2/B
kor   
abk   

ISO 639 3
Kor   
abk   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
abks   

Glottocode
kore1280   
abkh1244   

Linguasphere
45-AAA   
No data Available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Historical   

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

Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative   
Agglutinative   

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

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Korean and Abkhaz Speaking population

Korean and Abkhaz speaking population is one of the factors based on which Korean and Abkhaz languages can be compared. The total count of Korean and Abkhaz Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Korean language is 1.14 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Abkhaz language is Not Available. 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 Korean and Abkhaz on Korean vs Abkhaz where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Korean and Abkhaz Language Codes

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

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