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Basque and Korean


Countries

Countries
China, Jilin Province, North Korea, South Korea, Yanbian  
Basque Autonomous Community, Navarre  

Total No. Of Countries
5  
10
2  
13

National Language
North Korea, South Korea  
France, Spain  

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  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Regulated By
The National Institute of the Korean Language  
Euskaltzaindia, 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.
  
  • The Basque language is the oldest European language.
  • Basque alphabet include many Roman letters.
  

Similar To
Chinese and Japanese languages  
Spanish  

Derived From
Not Available  
Not Available  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
40  
21
27  
9

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
21  
18
5  
2

How Many Consonants
19  
9
21  
11

Scripts
Hangul  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal, Top-To-Bottom  
Not Available  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
88 weeks  
13
88 weeks  
13

Greetings

Hello
안녕하세요. (annyeonghaseyo.)  
Kaixo  

Thank You
감사합니다 (gamsahabnida)  
Eskerrik asko  

How Are You?
어떻게 지내세요? (eotteohge jinaeseyo?)  
Zer moduz?  

Good Night
안녕히 주무세요 (annyeonghi jumuseyo)  
Gabon  

Good Evening
안녕하세요 (annyeonghaseyo.)  
Arratsalde on  

Good Afternoon
안녕하십니까 (annyeong hashimnikka)  
Arratsalde on  

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

Please
하십시오 (hasibsio)  
Mesedez  

Sorry
죄송합니다 (joesonghabnida)  
Barkatu  

Bye
안녕 (annyeong)  
Agur  

I Love You
당신을 사랑합니다 (dangsin-eul salanghabnida)  
Maite zaitut  

Excuse Me
실례합니다 (sillyehabnida)  
Barkatu  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Jeju  
Navarro-Lapurdian  

Where They Speak
South Korea  
France  

How Many People Speak
10,000.00  
99+
68,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Gyeongsang  
Souletin  

Where They Speak
South Korea  
France, Soule, Spain  

How Many People Speak
10,000,000.00  
9
8,700.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Hamgyŏng  
Biscayan  

Where They Speak
China, North Korea  
Spain  

Total No. Of Dialects
12  
12
6  
6

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
1.14 %  
16
Not Available  

Native Speakers
77.00 million  
12
7.20 million  
99+

Native Name
한국어 (조선말)  
Not available  

Alternative Names
Hanguk Mal, Hanguk Uh  
Euskara, Euskera, Vascuense  

French Name
coréen  
basque  

German Name
Koreanisch  
Baskisch  

Pronunciation
Not Available  
Not Available  

Ethnicity
Koreans  
Basque people  

History

Origin
Before 1st century  
c. 1000  

Language Family
Koreanic Family  
Vasconic Family  

Subgroup
Not Available  
Not Available  

Branch
Not Available  
Not Available  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Korean, Middle Korean and Korean  
Proto-Basque, Aquitanian  

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

Language Position
12  
11
Not Available  

Signed Forms
Korean Sign Language  
Not Available  

Scope
Individual  
Not Available  

Code

ISO 639 1
ko  
eu  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
kor  
eus  

ISO 639 2/B
kor  
baq  

ISO 639 3
Kor  
eus  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
kore1280  
basq1248  

Linguasphere
45-AAA  
40-AAA-a  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Not Available  

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

Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative  
Agglutinative  

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

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Korean and Basque Speaking population

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

Korean and Basque Language Codes

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

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