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Korean and Oromo


Oromo and Korean


Countries

Countries
China, Jilin Province, North Korea, South Korea, Yanbian   
Ethiopia, Kenya   

Total No. Of Countries
5   
10
2   
13

National Language
North Korea, South Korea   
Ethiopia   

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   
Somalia   

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.
  
  • Oromo language is the third most spoken language in Africa.
  • Oromo is most spoken language in Cushitic Family.
  

Similar To
Chinese and Japanese languages   
Somali Language   

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
40   
21
34   
16

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
21   
18
10   
7

How Many Consonants
19   
9
24   
14

Scripts
Hangul   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal, Top-To-Bottom   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
5   
4

Time Taken to Learn
88 weeks   
13
Not Available   

Greetings

Hello
안녕하세요. (annyeonghaseyo.)   
akkam   

Thank You
감사합니다 (gamsahabnida)   
Galatoomi   

How Are You?
어떻게 지내세요? (eotteohge jinaeseyo?)   
Attam jirta/jirtu?   

Good Night
안녕히 주무세요 (annyeonghi jumuseyo)   
Nagayattii buli   

Good Evening
안녕하세요 (annyeonghaseyo.)   
Akkam waarite   

Good Afternoon
안녕하십니까 (annyeong hashimnikka)   
Attam oolte / ooltan   

Good Morning
안녕히 주무셨어요 (An-yŏng-hi ju-mu-shŏ-ssŏ-yo)   
Attam bulte/bultan   

Please
하십시오 (hasibsio)   
Maaloo   

Sorry
죄송합니다 (joesonghabnida)   
naa dhiisi   

Bye
안녕 (annyeong)   
Nagayattii!   

I Love You
당신을 사랑합니다 (dangsin-eul salanghabnida)   
Sin jaaladha   

Excuse Me
실례합니다 (sillyehabnida)   
Maaloo na dabarsi   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Jeju   
Borana   

Where They Speak
South Korea   
Ethiopia, Kenya   

How Many People Speak
10,000.00   
99+
4,000,000.00   
19

Dialect 2
Gyeongsang   
Orma   

Where They Speak
South Korea   
Kenya   

How Many People Speak
10,000,000.00   
9
66,000.00   
37

Dialect 3
Hamgyŏng   
Wata   

Where They Speak
China, North Korea   
Kenya   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
13,000.00   
33

Total No. Of Dialects
12   
12
17   
16

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
77.00 million   
22
25.00 million   
40

Speaking Population
1.14 %   
16
0.36 %   
36

Native Speakers
77.00 million   
12
24.00 million   
33

Native Name
한국어 (조선말)   
Afaan Oromo   

Alternative Names
Hanguk Mal, Hanguk Uh   
Afaan Oromoo   

French Name
coréen   
galla   

German Name
Koreanisch   
Galla-Sprache   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Koreans   
Oromos   

History

Origin
Before 1st century   
16   

Language Family
Koreanic Family   
Afro-Asiatic Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Cushitic   

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   
Afaan Oromo   

Language Position
12   
11
91   
99+

Signed Forms
Korean Sign Language   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Macrolanguage   

Code

ISO 639 1
ko   
om   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
kor   
orm   

ISO 639 2/B
kor   
orm   

ISO 639 3
Kor   
orm   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
kore1280   
nucl1736   

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   

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

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Korean and Oromo Speaking population

Korean and Oromo speaking population is one of the factors based on which Korean and Oromo languages can be compared. The total count of Korean and Oromo Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Korean language is 1.14 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Oromo language is 0.36 %. 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 Oromo on Korean vs Oromo where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Korean and Oromo Language Codes

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

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