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Korean and Kirundi


Kirundi and Korean


Countries

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

Total No. Of Countries
5  
10
1  
14

National Language
North Korea, South Korea  
Burundi, Gambia  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Africa, Asia  

Minority Language
Japan, People's Republic of China, Russia, United States of America  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Regulated By
The National Institute of the Korean Language  
Not Available  

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.
  
  • Kirundi language is tonal, since it has high and low essential tones.
  • Kirundi Language is referred as a language where Meeussen's rule is active, this rule describes a certain pattern of tonal change in Bantu languages.
  

Similar To
Chinese and Japanese languages  
Kinyarwanda Language  

Derived From
Not Available  
Not Available  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
40  
21
21  
3

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
21  
18
5  
2

How Many Consonants
19  
9
19  
9

Scripts
Hangul  
Latin  

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.)  
Bwakeye  

Thank You
감사합니다 (gamsahabnida)  
Urakoze  

How Are You?
어떻게 지내세요? (eotteohge jinaeseyo?)  
Urakomeye?  

Good Night
안녕히 주무세요 (annyeonghi jumuseyo)  
Ijoro ryiza  

Good Evening
안녕하세요 (annyeonghaseyo.)  
Mwiriwe  

Good Afternoon
안녕하십니까 (annyeong hashimnikka)  
Mwiriwe  

Good Morning
안녕히 주무셨어요 (An-yŏng-hi ju-mu-shŏ-ssŏ-yo)  
Mwaramutse  

Please
하십시오 (hasibsio)  
Ndagusavye  

Sorry
죄송합니다 (joesonghabnida)  
Not available  

Bye
안녕 (annyeong)  
N’agasaga  

I Love You
당신을 사랑합니다 (dangsin-eul salanghabnida)  
Not available  

Excuse Me
실례합니다 (sillyehabnida)  
Not available  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Jeju  
Rwanda-Rundi  

Where They Speak
South Korea  
Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda  

How Many People Speak
10,000.00  
99+
20,000,000.00  
10

Dialect 2
Gyeongsang  
Ha  

Where They Speak
South Korea  
Tanzania  

How Many People Speak
10,000,000.00  
9
990,000.00  
25

Dialect 3
Hamgyŏng  
Shubi  

Where They Speak
China, North Korea  
Tanzania  

How Many People Speak
Not Available  
153,000.00  
24

Total No. Of Dialects
12  
12
6  
6

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
1.14 %  
16
0.13 %  
99+

Native Speakers
77.00 million  
12
8.80 million  
99+

Native Name
한국어 (조선말)  
íkiRǔndi  

Alternative Names
Hanguk Mal, Hanguk Uh  
Not Available  

French Name
coréen  
rundi  

German Name
Koreanisch  
Kirundi  

Pronunciation
Not Available  
Not Available  

Ethnicity
Koreans  
Hutu, Tutsi, and Twa  

History

Origin
Before 1st century  
1500  

Language Family
Koreanic Family  
Niger-Congo Family  

Subgroup
Not Available  
Not Available  

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  
Kirundi  

Language Position
12  
11
86  
99+

Signed Forms
Korean Sign Language  
Not Available  

Scope
Individual  
Not Available  

Code

ISO 639 1
ko  
rn  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
kor  
run  

ISO 639 2/B
kor  
run  

ISO 639 3
Kor  
run  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
kore1280  
rund1242  

Linguasphere
45-AAA  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Not Available  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb  
Not Available  

Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative  
Not Available  

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

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Korean and Kirundi Speaking population

Korean and Kirundi speaking population is one of the factors based on which Korean and Kirundi languages can be compared. The total count of Korean and Kirundi Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Korean language is 1.14 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Kirundi language is 0.13 %. 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 Kirundi on Korean vs Kirundi where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Korean and Kirundi Language Codes

Korean and Kirundi language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Korean and Kirundi Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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