Countries
China, Jilin Province, North Korea, South Korea, Yanbian
  
Andorra, Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Latin Union, Spain, Valencian Community
  
National Language
North Korea, South Korea
  
Andorra, France, Italy, Spain
  
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Spain
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Europe
  
Minority Language
Japan, People's Republic of China, Russia, United States of America
  
Aragon, France, Italy, Spain
  
Regulated By
The National Institute of the Korean Language
  
Institut d'Estudis Catalans, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua, 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.
  
- Catalan is 6th most largely spoken Romance language.
- Catalan went through a golden age in low middle ages, reaching a peak of maturity and cultural richness.
  
Similar To
Chinese and Japanese languages
  
Spanish Language, Occitan Language, Italian Language, French Language
  
Derived From
Not Available
  
Latin
  
Alphabets in
Korean-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Catalan-Alpahabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Hangul
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal, Top-To-Bottom
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
안녕하세요. (annyeonghaseyo.)
  
Hola
  
Thank You
감사합니다 (gamsahabnida)
  
Gràcies
  
How Are You?
어떻게 지내세요? (eotteohge jinaeseyo?)
  
Com estàs?
  
Good Night
안녕히 주무세요 (annyeonghi jumuseyo)
  
Bona nit
  
Good Evening
안녕하세요 (annyeonghaseyo.)
  
Bona nit
  
Good Afternoon
안녕하십니까 (annyeong hashimnikka)
  
Bona tarda
  
Good Morning
안녕히 주무셨어요 (An-yŏng-hi ju-mu-shŏ-ssŏ-yo)
  
Bon dia
  
Please
하십시오 (hasibsio)
  
Sisplau
  
Sorry
죄송합니다 (joesonghabnida)
  
Perdó!
  
Bye
안녕 (annyeong)
  
Adéu
  
I Love You
당신을 사랑합니다 (dangsin-eul salanghabnida)
  
T'estimo
  
Excuse Me
실례합니다 (sillyehabnida)
  
Dispensi!
  
Dialect 1
Jeju
  
Caló
  
Where They Speak
South Korea
  
France, Portugal, Spain
  
Dialect 2
Gyeongsang
  
Valencian
  
Where They Speak
South Korea
  
Spain
  
How Many People Speak
10,000,000.00
  
9
2,400,000.00
  
19
Dialect 3
Hamgyŏng
  
Ribagorçan
  
Where They Speak
China, North Korea
  
Spain
  
How Many People Speak?
77.00 million
  
22
9.20 million
  
99+
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
77.00 million
  
12
4.10 million
  
99+
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
  
5.10 million
  
28
Native Name
한국어 (조선말)
  
català
  
Alternative Names
Hanguk Mal, Hanguk Uh
  
Català, Catalán, Catalan-Valencian-Balear, Catalonian, Valencian
  
French Name
coréen
  
catalan; valencien
  
German Name
Koreanisch
  
Katalanisch
  
Pronunciation
Not Available
  
[kətəˈɫa] (EC) ~ [kataˈɫa] (WC)
  
Ethnicity
Koreans
  
Catalan people
  
Origin
Before 1st century
  
c. 1028
  
Language Family
Koreanic Family
  
Indo-European Family
  
Subgroup
Not Available
  
Romance
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Old Korean, Middle Korean and Korean
  
Old Catalan
  
Standard Forms
Pluricentric Standard Korean, South Korean standard and North Korean standard
  
Standard Catalan, Standard Valencian
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Korean Sign Language
  
Signed Catalan
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
ko
  
ca
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
kor
  
cat
  
ISO 639 2/B
kor
  
cat
  
ISO 639 3
Kor
  
cat
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
kore1280
  
stan1289
  
Linguasphere
45-AAA
  
51-AAA-e
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Subject-Verb-Object
  
Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative
  
Not Available