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Armenian and Korean


Countries

Countries
China, Jilin Province, North Korea, South Korea, Yanbian   
Armenian Highland   

Total No. Of Countries
5   
10
1   
14

National Language
North Korea, South Korea   
Armenia, Nagorno-Karabakh Republic   

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

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Asia, Europe   

Minority Language
Japan, People's Republic of China, Russia, United States of America   
Cyprus, Hungary, Iraq, Poland, Romania, Ukraine   

Regulated By
The National Institute of the Korean Language   
Armenian National Academy of Sciences   

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.
  
  • The first language into which Bible was translated is Armenian.
  • Christianity was recognized as a national religion in 301 by Armenia Country.
  

Similar To
Chinese and Japanese languages   
Greek   

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
40   
21
38   
20

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
21   
18
6   
3

How Many Consonants
19   
9
32   
22

Scripts
Hangul   
Armenian manuscript   

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
12   
9

Time Taken to Learn
88 weeks   
13
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
안녕하세요. (annyeonghaseyo.)   
Բարեւ (Barev)   

Thank You
감사합니다 (gamsahabnida)   
Շնորհակալություն (Shnorhakalut’yun)   

How Are You?
어떻게 지내세요? (eotteohge jinaeseyo?)   
Ինչպես եք դուք? (Inch’pes yek’ duk’)   

Good Night
안녕히 주무세요 (annyeonghi jumuseyo)   
Բարի գիշեր (Bari gisher)   

Good Evening
안녕하세요 (annyeonghaseyo.)   
Բարի երեկո (Bari yereko)   

Good Afternoon
안녕하십니까 (annyeong hashimnikka)   
Բարի օր (Bari or)   

Good Morning
안녕히 주무셨어요 (An-yŏng-hi ju-mu-shŏ-ssŏ-yo)   
Բարի լույս (Bari luys)   

Please
하십시오 (hasibsio)   
Խնդրում եմ (Khndrum yem)   

Sorry
죄송합니다 (joesonghabnida)   
կներեք (knerek’)   

Bye
안녕 (annyeong)   
Ց'տեսություն   

I Love You
당신을 사랑합니다 (dangsin-eul salanghabnida)   
Ես սիրում եմ քեզ (Yes sirum yem k’yez)   

Excuse Me
실례합니다 (sillyehabnida)   
Ներեցեք ինձ (Nerets’yek’ indz)   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Jeju   
Eastern Armenian   

Where They Speak
South Korea   
Armenia, Armenian Highland, Georgia, Iran, Nagorno-Karabakh Republic, Turkey   

How Many People Speak
10,000.00   
99+
Not Available   

Dialect 2
Gyeongsang   
Western Armenian   

Where They Speak
South Korea   
Armenian Highland, Cilicia, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey   

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

Dialect 3
Hamgyŏng   
Not Applicable   

Where They Speak
China, North Korea   
Not Applicable   

Total No. Of Dialects
12   
12
2   
2

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
1.14 %   
16
Not Available   

Native Speakers
77.00 million   
12
6.00 million   
99+

Native Name
한국어 (조선말)   
Հայերէն (Hayeren)   

Alternative Names
Hanguk Mal, Hanguk Uh   
Armjanski Yazyk, Ena, Ermeni Dili, Ermenice, Somkhuri   

French Name
coréen   
arménien   

German Name
Koreanisch   
Armenisch   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
[hɑjɛˈɾɛn]   

Ethnicity
Koreans   
Armenians   

History

Origin
Before 1st century   
late 5th century   

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   
Proto-Armenian, Classical Armenian, Middle Armenian, Armenian   

Standard Forms
Pluricentric Standard Korean, South Korean standard and North Korean standard   
Eastern Armenian, Western Armenian   

Language Position
12   
11
Not Available   

Signed Forms
Korean Sign Language   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
ko   
hy   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
kor   
hye   

ISO 639 2/B
kor   
arm   

ISO 639 3
Kor   
hye   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
kore1280   
arme1241   

Linguasphere
45-AAA   
57-AAA-a   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Not Available   

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

Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative   
Agglutinative, Synthetic   

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

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Korean and Armenian Speaking population

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

Korean and Armenian Language Codes

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