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Igbo and Korean


Countries

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

Total No. Of Countries
5  
10
1  
14

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  
Not Available  

Derived From
Not Available  
Not Available  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
40  
21
36  
18

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
21  
18
8  
5

How Many Consonants
19  
9
28  
18

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
52 weeks  
12

Greetings

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  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Jeju  
Enuani  

Where They Speak
South Korea  
Nigeria  

How Many People Speak
10,000.00  
99+
Not Available  

Dialect 2
Gyeongsang  
Ngwa  

Where They Speak
South Korea  
Nigeria  

How Many People Speak
10,000,000.00  
9
1,500,000.00  
22

Dialect 3
Hamgyŏng  
Not present  

Where They Speak
China, North Korea  
Not Available  

Total No. Of Dialects
12  
12
20  
18

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
77.00 million  
22
25.00 million  
40

Speaking Population
1.14 %  
16
Not Available  

Native Speakers
77.00 million  
12
25.00 million  
32

Native Name
한국어 (조선말)  
igbo  

Alternative Names
Hanguk Mal, Hanguk Uh  
Ibo  

French Name
coréen  
igbo  

German Name
Koreanisch  
Ibo-Sprache  

Pronunciation
Not Available  
[iɡ͡boː]  

Ethnicity
Koreans  
Igbo people  

History

Origin
Before 1st century  
30th Century BC  

Language Family
Koreanic Family  
Niger-Congo Family  

Subgroup
Not Available  
Kwa  

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  
Standard Igbo  

Language Position
12  
11
57  
99+

Signed Forms
Korean Sign Language  
Not Available  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
ko  
ig  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
kor  
ibo  

ISO 639 2/B
kor  
ibo  

ISO 639 3
Kor  
ibo  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
kore1280  
nucl1417  

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  
Agglutinative  

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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.

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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.

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