Countries
China, Jilin Province, North Korea, South Korea, Yanbian
  
Armenian Highland
  
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 in
Korean-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Armenian-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Hangul
  
Armenian manuscript
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal, Top-To-Bottom
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
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)
  
Dialect 1
Jeju
  
Eastern Armenian
  
Where They Speak
South Korea
  
Armenia, Armenian Highland, Georgia, Iran, Nagorno-Karabakh Republic, Turkey
  
How Many People Speak
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
  
How Many People Speak?
77.00 million
  
22
6.00 million
  
99+
Speaking Population
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
  
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
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Korean Sign Language
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
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