Countries
China, Jilin Province, North Korea, South Korea, Yanbian
Burma
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
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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
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal, Top-To-Bottom
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Language Levels
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Time Taken to Learn
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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)
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Bye
안녕 (annyeong)
N’agasaga
I Love You
당신을 사랑합니다 (dangsin-eul salanghabnida)
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Excuse Me
실례합니다 (sillyehabnida)
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Dialect 1
Jeju
Rwanda-Rundi
Where They Speak
South Korea
Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda
Where They Speak
South Korea
Tanzania
Where They Speak
China, North Korea
Tanzania
How Many People Speak
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Native Name
한국어 (조선말)
íkiRǔndi
Alternative Names
Hanguk Mal, Hanguk Uh
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German Name
Koreanisch
Kirundi
Pronunciation
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Ethnicity
Koreans
Hutu, Tutsi, and Twa
Origin
Before 1st century
1500
Language Family
Koreanic Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
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Branch
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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
Kirundi
Signed Forms
Korean Sign Language
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Scope
Individual
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ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
kore1280
rund1242
Linguasphere
45-AAA
No data available
Language Type
Living
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Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
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Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative
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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.
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.