Korean and Igbo
Countries
China, Jilin Province, North Korea, South Korea, Yanbian
Nigeria
National Language
North Korea, South Korea
Nigeria
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa
Minority Language
Japan, People's Republic of China, Russia, United States of America
Equatorial Guinea
Regulated By
The National Institute of the Korean Language
Society for Promoting Igbo Language and Culture
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.
- In Igbo, there is complicated system of high and low tones indicating differences in meaning and grammatical relationships.
- Igbo has inexhaustible and rich linguistic features like idioms, proverbs, aphorisms, anecdotes etc.
Similar To
Chinese and Japanese languages
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Derived From
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal, Top-To-Bottom
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Hello
안녕하세요. (annyeonghaseyo.)
kedụ
Thank You
감사합니다 (gamsahabnida)
dalụ
How Are You?
어떻게 지내세요? (eotteohge jinaeseyo?)
kedụ ka ịmere
Good Night
안녕히 주무세요 (annyeonghi jumuseyo)
ka chi fo
Good Evening
안녕하세요 (annyeonghaseyo.)
mgbede ọma
Good Afternoon
안녕하십니까 (annyeong hashimnikka)
ehihie ọma
Good Morning
안녕히 주무셨어요 (An-yŏng-hi ju-mu-shŏ-ssŏ-yo)
ụtụtụ ọma
Please
하십시오 (hasibsio)
Biko
Sorry
죄송합니다 (joesonghabnida)
Ndo
Bye
안녕 (annyeong)
Not Available
I Love You
당신을 사랑합니다 (dangsin-eul salanghabnida)
a hụrụ m gị n'anya
Excuse Me
실례합니다 (sillyehabnida)
ngọpụ
Where They Speak
South Korea
Nigeria
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Gyeongsang
Ngwa
Where They Speak
South Korea
Nigeria
Dialect 3
Hamgyŏng
Not present
Where They Speak
China, North Korea
Not Available
Speaking Population
Not Available
Native Name
한국어 (조선말)
igbo
Alternative Names
Hanguk Mal, Hanguk Uh
Ibo
German Name
Koreanisch
Ibo-Sprache
Pronunciation
Not Available
[iɡ͡boː]
Ethnicity
Koreans
Igbo people
Origin
Before 1st century
30th Century BC
Language Family
Koreanic Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
Not Available
Kwa
Branch
Not Available
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Early Forms
Old Korean, Middle Korean and Korean
No early forms
Standard Forms
Pluricentric Standard Korean, South Korean standard and North Korean standard
Standard Igbo
Signed Forms
Korean Sign Language
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
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Glottocode
kore1280
nucl1417
Linguasphere
45-AAA
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Not Available
Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative
Agglutinative
All Korean and Igbo 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 Igbo dialects. Various dialects of Korean and Igbo language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Korean are spoken in different Korean Speaking Countries whereas Igbo Dialects are spoken in different Igbo speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Korean vs Igbo Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Korean dialects include: Jeju, Gyeongsang. Igbo dialects include: Enuani , Ngwa. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Korean and Igbo Speaking population
Korean and Igbo speaking population is one of the factors based on which Korean and Igbo languages can be compared. The total count of Korean and Igbo Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Korean language is 1.14 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Igbo 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 Igbo on Korean vs Igbo where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Korean and Igbo Language Codes
Korean and Igbo language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Korean and Igbo Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.