Countries
China, Jilin Province, North Korea, South Korea, Yanbian
  
Afganistan, Iran, Oman, Pakistan
  
National Language
North Korea, South Korea
  
Iran
  
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Asia
  
Minority Language
Japan, People's Republic of China, Russia, United States of America
  
India, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates
  
Regulated By
The National Institute of the Korean Language
  
Balochi Academy, National Languages Committee
  
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.
  
- Balochi language had no written form before the early 19th century. The official language used until that time was Persian.
- Balochi has borrowed words from Persian, Arabic, Sindhi, and other languages.
  
Similar To
Chinese and Japanese languages
  
Kurdish and Persian
  
Derived From
Not Available
  
Ancient Indo-Iranian Language
  
Alphabets in
Korean-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Balochi-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Hangul
  
Perso-Arabic script
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal, Top-To-Bottom
  
Not Available
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
안녕하세요. (annyeonghaseyo.)
  
Salam
  
Thank You
감사합니다 (gamsahabnida)
  
mana bebahgsh
  
How Are You?
어떻게 지내세요? (eotteohge jinaeseyo?)
  
chone tao?
  
Good Night
안녕히 주무세요 (annyeonghi jumuseyo)
  
jawáin shap
  
Good Evening
안녕하세요 (annyeonghaseyo.)
  
jawáin begáh
  
Good Afternoon
안녕하십니까 (annyeong hashimnikka)
  
Not Available
  
Good Morning
안녕히 주무셨어요 (An-yŏng-hi ju-mu-shŏ-ssŏ-yo)
  
jawáin sawáh
  
Please
하십시오 (hasibsio)
  
Mihrabani kan
  
Sorry
죄송합니다 (joesonghabnida)
  
bebaksh / bebagsh
  
Bye
안녕 (annyeong)
  
bye
  
I Love You
당신을 사랑합니다 (dangsin-eul salanghabnida)
  
Tu mana doost biyeh
  
Excuse Me
실례합니다 (sillyehabnida)
  
mana bebahgsh
  
Dialect 1
Jeju
  
Eastern Balochi
  
Where They Speak
South Korea
  
Pakistan
  
How Many People Speak
5,000,000.00
  
17
Dialect 2
Gyeongsang
  
Western Balochi
  
Where They Speak
South Korea
  
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan
  
How Many People Speak
10,000,000.00
  
9
1,800,000.00
  
20
Dialect 3
Hamgyŏng
  
Southern Balochi
  
Where They Speak
China, North Korea
  
Iran, Oman, Pakistan, United Arab Emirates
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
3,400,000.00
  
10
How Many People Speak?
77.00 million
  
22
7.60 million
  
99+
Native Speakers
77.00 million
  
12
7.60 million
  
99+
Native Name
한국어 (조선말)
  
بلوچی
  
Alternative Names
Hanguk Mal, Hanguk Uh
  
Baluchi
  
French Name
coréen
  
baloutchi
  
German Name
Koreanisch
  
Belutschisch
  
Pronunciation
Not Available
  
Not available
  
Ethnicity
Koreans
  
Predominantly Baloch, some Brahui
  
Origin
Before 1st century
  
19th 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
  
No early forms
  
Standard Forms
Pluricentric Standard Korean, South Korean standard and North Korean standard
  
Balochi
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Korean Sign Language
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
ko
  
No data available
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
kor
  
bal
  
ISO 639 2/B
kor
  
bal
  
ISO 639 3
Kor
  
bal
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
kore1280
  
balo1260
  
Linguasphere
45-AAA
  
58-AAB-a
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Not Available
  
Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative
  
Not Available