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Korean and Albanian


Albanian and Korean


Countries

Countries
China, Jilin Province, North Korea, South Korea, Yanbian  
Albanian diaspora, Southeastern Europe  

Total No. Of Countries
5  
10
2  
13

National Language
North Korea, South Korea  
Albanian diaspora, Southeastern Europe  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Kosovo, Macedonia, Serbia  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Europe  

Minority Language
Japan, People's Republic of China, Russia, United States of America  
Italian Repubilc, Montenegro, Republic of Macedonia, Republic of Serbia, Romania  

Regulated By
The National Institute of the Korean Language  
Academy of Sciences of Albania, Tirana  

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.
  
  • Albanian Language has adopted words from Latin, Greek, Turkish, Italian and Slavic languages.
  • 74% Albanian people are atheist, they never go to church or mosque.
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Similar To
Chinese and Japanese languages  
Romanian  

Derived From
Not Available  
Not Available  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
40  
21
36  
18

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
21  
18
7  
4

How Many Consonants
19  
9
29  
19

Scripts
Hangul  
Latin  

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
5  
4

Time Taken to Learn
88 weeks  
13
44 weeks  
11

Greetings

Hello
안녕하세요. (annyeonghaseyo.)  
Përshëndetje  

Thank You
감사합니다 (gamsahabnida)  
Ju faleminderit  

How Are You?
어떻게 지내세요? (eotteohge jinaeseyo?)  
Si jeni?  

Good Night
안녕히 주무세요 (annyeonghi jumuseyo)  
natën e mirë  

Good Evening
안녕하세요 (annyeonghaseyo.)  
mirëmbrëma  

Good Afternoon
안녕하십니까 (annyeong hashimnikka)  
mirëdita  

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

Please
하십시오 (hasibsio)  
Ju lutem  

Sorry
죄송합니다 (joesonghabnida)  
Me fal  

Bye
안녕 (annyeong)  
mirupafshim  

I Love You
당신을 사랑합니다 (dangsin-eul salanghabnida)  
unë e dua ju  

Excuse Me
실례합니다 (sillyehabnida)  
Më falni  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Jeju  
Gheg Albanian  

Where They Speak
South Korea  
Albania, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia  

How Many People Speak
10,000.00  
99+
3,400,000.00  
20

Dialect 2
Gyeongsang  
Tosk Albanian  

Where They Speak
South Korea  
Albania, Greece, Kosovo, Republic of Macedonia, Turkey  

How Many People Speak
10,000,000.00  
9
1,800,000.00  
20

Dialect 3
Hamgyŏng  
Arbëresh  

Where They Speak
China, North Korea  
Italy  

How Many People Speak
Not Available  
100,000.00  
28

Total No. Of Dialects
12  
12
4  
4

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
1.14 %  
16
Not Available  

Native Speakers
77.00 million  
12
3.10 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
Not Available  
3.60 million  
31

Native Name
한국어 (조선말)  
shqip / gjuha shqipe  

Alternative Names
Hanguk Mal, Hanguk Uh  
Not Available  

French Name
coréen  
albanais  

German Name
Koreanisch  
Albanisch  

Pronunciation
Not Available  
[ʃcip]  

Ethnicity
Koreans  
Albanians  

History

Origin
Before 1st century  
1462 AD  

Language Family
Koreanic Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Not Available  
Not Available  

Branch
Not Available  
Not Available  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Korean, Middle Korean and Korean  
Old Albanian  

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

Language Position
12  
11
Not Available  

Signed Forms
Korean Sign Language  
Albanian Sign Language (AlbSL, in Albanian Gjuha Shenjave e Shqipe)  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
ko  
sq  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
kor  
sqi  

ISO 639 2/B
kor  
alb  

ISO 639 3
Kor  
sqi  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
kore1280  
alba1267  

Linguasphere
45-AAA  
55-AAA-aaa  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative  
Synthetic  

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

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Korean and Albanian Speaking population

Korean and Albanian speaking population is one of the factors based on which Korean and Albanian languages can be compared. The total count of Korean and Albanian Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Korean language is 1.14 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Albanian 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 Albanian on Korean vs Albanian where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Korean and Albanian Language Codes

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

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