Countries
China, Jilin Province, North Korea, South Korea, Yanbian
  
India, Karnataka, India
  
National Language
North Korea, South Korea
  
Karnataka, India
  
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Goa
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Asia
  
Minority Language
Japan, People's Republic of China, Russia, United States of America
  
Andra Pradesh, Goa, kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana
  
Regulated By
The National Institute of the Korean Language
  
Various academies and the Government of Karnataka
  
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.
  
- Kannada is the third oldest language after Sanskrit and Tamil of India
- Kannada language is only Indian language which got maximum i.e. 8 GyanaPeetha Awards.
  
Similar To
Chinese and Japanese languages
  
Telugu
  
Derived From
Not Available
  
Sanskrit Language
  
Alphabets in
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Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Hangul
  
Kannada Script
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal, Top-To-Bottom
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
안녕하세요. (annyeonghaseyo.)
  
ಹಲೋ (Halō)
  
Thank You
감사합니다 (gamsahabnida)
  
ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು (Dhan'yavādagaḷu)
  
How Are You?
어떻게 지내세요? (eotteohge jinaeseyo?)
  
ನೀವು ಹೇಗಿದ್ದೀರಿ? (Nīvu hēgiddīri?)
  
Good Night
안녕히 주무세요 (annyeonghi jumuseyo)
  
ಶುಭ ರಾತ್ರಿ (Śubha rātri)
  
Good Evening
안녕하세요 (annyeonghaseyo.)
  
ಶುಭ ಸಂಜೆ (Śubha san̄je)
  
Good Afternoon
안녕하십니까 (annyeong hashimnikka)
  
ಉತ್ತಮ ಮಧ್ಯಾಹ್ನ (Uttama madhyāhna)
  
Good Morning
안녕히 주무셨어요 (An-yŏng-hi ju-mu-shŏ-ssŏ-yo)
  
ಶುಭೋದಯ (Śubhōdaya)
  
Please
하십시오 (hasibsio)
  
ದಯವಿಟ್ಟು (Dayaviṭṭu)
  
Sorry
죄송합니다 (joesonghabnida)
  
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (Kṣamisi)
  
Bye
안녕 (annyeong)
  
ಬೈ (Bai)
  
I Love You
당신을 사랑합니다 (dangsin-eul salanghabnida)
  
ನಾನು ನಿನ್ನ ಪ್ರೀತಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ (Nānu ninna prītisuttēne)
  
Excuse Me
실례합니다 (sillyehabnida)
  
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (kshamisi)
  
Dialect 1
Jeju
  
Badaga
  
Where They Speak
South Korea
  
Tamil Nadu, The Nilgiris
  
Dialect 2
Gyeongsang
  
Urali
  
Where They Speak
South Korea
  
kerala
  
How Many People Speak
10,000,000.00
  
9
Dialect 3
Hamgyŏng
  
Kurumba
  
Where They Speak
China, North Korea
  
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
How Many People Speak?
77.00 million
  
22
49.00 million
  
29
Native Speakers
77.00 million
  
12
38.00 million
  
26
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
  
11.00 million
  
21
Native Name
한국어 (조선말)
  
ಕನ್ನಡ (kannaḍa)
  
Alternative Names
Hanguk Mal, Hanguk Uh
  
Banglori, Canarese, Havyaka, Kanarese, Madrassi
  
French Name
coréen
  
kannada
  
German Name
Koreanisch
  
Kannada
  
Pronunciation
Not Available
  
[ˈkʌnnəɖɑː]
  
Ethnicity
Koreans
  
Kannadiga
  
Origin
Before 1st century
  
c. 450
  
Language Family
Koreanic Family
  
Dravidian Family
  
Subgroup
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Old Korean, Middle Korean and Korean
  
Old Kannada, Kannada
  
Standard Forms
Pluricentric Standard Korean, South Korean standard and North Korean standard
  
Modern Kannada
  
Signed Forms
Korean Sign Language
  
Indian Signing System (ISS)
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
ko
  
kn
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
kor
  
kan
  
ISO 639 2/B
kor
  
kan
  
ISO 639 3
Kor
  
kan
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
kore1280
  
nucl1305
  
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