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Korean and Malagasy


Malagasy and Korean


Countries

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

Total No. Of Countries
5   
10
1   
14

National Language
North Korea, South Korea   
Comoros, Madagascar, Mayotte   

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   
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.
  
  • Malagasy language was originated in southeast Asia, since it shares several common words and meanings with Indonesian Languages.
  • About 93% of the basic vocabulary is of Malayo-Polynesian origin in Malagasy language.
  

Similar To
Chinese and Japanese languages   
Not Available   

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
40   
21
21   
3

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
21   
18
5   
2

How Many Consonants
19   
9
20   
10

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
Not Available   

Greetings

Hello
안녕하세요. (annyeonghaseyo.)   
Salama!   

Thank You
감사합니다 (gamsahabnida)   
Misaotra   

How Are You?
어떻게 지내세요? (eotteohge jinaeseyo?)   
Manao ahoana!   

Good Night
안녕히 주무세요 (annyeonghi jumuseyo)   
Alina tsara   

Good Evening
안녕하세요 (annyeonghaseyo.)   
Manao ahoana e   

Good Afternoon
안녕하십니까 (annyeong hashimnikka)   
Manao ahoana e   

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

Please
하십시오 (hasibsio)   
azafady   

Sorry
죄송합니다 (joesonghabnida)   
Miala tsiny   

Bye
안녕 (annyeong)   
Veloma!   

I Love You
당신을 사랑합니다 (dangsin-eul salanghabnida)   
Tiako ianao.   

Excuse Me
실례합니다 (sillyehabnida)   
Azafady   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Jeju   
Eastern Malagasy   

Where They Speak
South Korea   
Merina   

How Many People Speak
10,000.00   
99+
5,000,000.00   
17

Dialect 2
Gyeongsang   
Western Malagasy   

Where They Speak
South Korea   
Sakalava   

How Many People Speak
10,000,000.00   
9
1,200,000.00   
24

Dialect 3
Hamgyŏng   
Not Available   

Where They Speak
China, North Korea   
Not Available   

Total No. Of Dialects
12   
12
2   
2

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
77.00 million   
22
Not Available   

Speaking Population
1.14 %   
16
0.28 %   
40

Native Speakers
77.00 million   
12
18.00 million   
38

Native Name
한국어 (조선말)   
Fiteny Malagasy   

Alternative Names
Hanguk Mal, Hanguk Uh   
Malagasy Sign Language   

French Name
coréen   
malgache   

German Name
Koreanisch   
Malagassi-Sprache   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Koreans   
Malagasy people   

History

Origin
Before 1st century   
1000 AD   

Language Family
Koreanic Family   
Austronesian Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Austronesian   

Branch
Not Available   
Indonesian   

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 Malagasy   

Language Position
12   
11
84   
99+

Signed Forms
Korean Sign Language   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Macrolanguage   

Code

ISO 639 1
ko   
mg   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
kor   
mlg   

ISO 639 2/B
kor   
mlg   

ISO 639 3
Kor   
mlg   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
kore1280   
mala1537   

Linguasphere
45-AAA   
No data available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb   
Verb-Object-Subject   

Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative   
Not Available   

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

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Korean and Malagasy Speaking population

Korean and Malagasy speaking population is one of the factors based on which Korean and Malagasy languages can be compared. The total count of Korean and Malagasy Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Korean language is 1.14 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Malagasy language is 0.28 %. 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 Malagasy on Korean vs Malagasy where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Korean and Malagasy Language Codes

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

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