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Korean and Dzongkha


Dzongkha and Korean


Countries

Countries
China, Jilin Province, North Korea, South Korea, Yanbian   
Bhutan   

Total No. Of Countries
5   
10
1   
14

National Language
North Korea, South Korea   
Bhutan   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
India   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Asia   

Minority Language
Japan, People's Republic of China, Russia, United States of America   
India   

Regulated By
The National Institute of the Korean Language   
Dzongkha Development Commission   

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.
  
  • Standard romanization of the Dzongkha language is Roman Dzongkha.
  

Similar To
Chinese and Japanese languages   
Sikkimese Language   

Derived From
Not Available   
Tibetan Language   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
40   
21
95   
39

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
21   
18
5   
2

How Many Consonants
19   
9
30   
20

Scripts
Hangul   
Dzongkha Braille, Tibetan Braille   

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
Not Available   

Time Taken to Learn
88 weeks   
13
Not Available   

Greetings

Hello
안녕하세요. (annyeonghaseyo.)   
Kuzoozangpo La   

Thank You
감사합니다 (gamsahabnida)   
Kaadinchhey La   

How Are You?
어떻게 지내세요? (eotteohge jinaeseyo?)   
Ga Day Bay Zhu Yoe Ga ?   

Good Night
안녕히 주무세요 (annyeonghi jumuseyo)   
lek shom ay zim   

Good Evening
안녕하세요 (annyeonghaseyo.)   
Not Available   

Good Afternoon
안녕하십니까 (annyeong hashimnikka)   
Not Available   

Good Morning
안녕히 주무셨어요 (An-yŏng-hi ju-mu-shŏ-ssŏ-yo)   
Not Available   

Please
하십시오 (hasibsio)   
Not Available   

Sorry
죄송합니다 (joesonghabnida)   
Tsip maza   

Bye
안녕 (annyeong)   
Log Jay Gay   

I Love You
당신을 사랑합니다 (dangsin-eul salanghabnida)   
Nga cheu lu ga   

Excuse Me
실례합니다 (sillyehabnida)   
Tsip maza   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Jeju   
Laya   

Where They Speak
South Korea   
Bhutan   

How Many People Speak
10,000.00   
99+
1,100.00   
99+

Dialect 2
Gyeongsang   
Lunana   

Where They Speak
South Korea   
Bhutan   

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

Dialect 3
Hamgyŏng   
Adap   

Where They Speak
China, North Korea   
Bhutan   

Total No. Of Dialects
12   
12
Not Available   

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
1.14 %   
16
Not Available   

Native Speakers
77.00 million   
12
0.17 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
Not Available   
0.47 million   
37

Native Name
한국어 (조선말)   
རྫོང་ཁ (dzongkha)   

Alternative Names
Hanguk Mal, Hanguk Uh   
Bhotia of Bhutan, Bhotia of Dukpa, Bhutanese, Drukha, Drukke, Dukpa, Jonkha, Rdzongkha, Zongkhar   

French Name
coréen   
dzongkha   

German Name
Koreanisch   
Dzongkha   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
Not available   

Ethnicity
Koreans   
Ngalop people   

History

Origin
Before 1st century   
17th Century   

Language Family
Koreanic Family   
Sino-Tibetan Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Not Available   

Branch
Not Available   
Tibeto-Burman   

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   
Dzongkha   

Language Position
12   
11
Not Available   

Signed Forms
Korean Sign Language   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
ko   
dz   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
kor   
dzo   

ISO 639 2/B
kor   
dzo   

ISO 639 3
Kor   
dzo   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
kore1280   
nucl1307   

Linguasphere
45-AAA   
No data Available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative   
Not Available   

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

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Korean and Dzongkha Speaking population

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Korean and Dzongkha Language Codes

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