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Pashto and Korean


Countries

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

Total No. Of Countries
5   
10
1   
14

National Language
North Korea, South Korea   
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora   

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

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Asia   

Minority Language
Japan, People's Republic of China, Russia, United States of America   
Pakistan   

Regulated By
The National Institute of the Korean Language   
Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan)   

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.
  
  • Pashto language is originated in the regions of Paktika and Paktia areas of Afghanistan.
  • The first Pashto poem was written in the 7th century.
  

Similar To
Chinese and Japanese languages   
Persian and Balochi Languages   

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
40   
21
44   
24

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
21   
18
7   
4

How Many Consonants
19   
9
29   
19

Scripts
Hangul   
Arabic   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal, Top-To-Bottom   
Right-To-Left, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
88 weeks   
13
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
안녕하세요. (annyeonghaseyo.)   
(salaam) سلام   

Thank You
감사합니다 (gamsahabnida)   
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر   

How Are You?
어떻게 지내세요? (eotteohge jinaeseyo?)   
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟   

Good Night
안녕히 주무세요 (annyeonghi jumuseyo)   
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير   

Good Evening
안녕하세요 (annyeonghaseyo.)   
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير   

Good Afternoon
안녕하십니까 (annyeong hashimnikka)   
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير   

Good Morning
안녕히 주무셨어요 (An-yŏng-hi ju-mu-shŏ-ssŏ-yo)   
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير‏   

Please
하십시오 (hasibsio)   
(lotfan) لطفا   

Sorry
죄송합니다 (joesonghabnida)   
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم   

Bye
안녕 (annyeong)   
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان   

I Love You
당신을 사랑합니다 (dangsin-eul salanghabnida)   
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)   

Excuse Me
실례합니다 (sillyehabnida)   
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Jeju   
Central Pashto   

Where They Speak
South Korea   
Afganistan, Pakistan   

How Many People Speak
10,000.00   
99+
6,500,000.00   
14

Dialect 2
Gyeongsang   
Northern Pashto   

Where They Speak
South Korea   
Afganistan, Pakistan   

How Many People Speak
10,000,000.00   
9
21,000,000.00   
4

Dialect 3
Hamgyŏng   
Wanetsi   

Where They Speak
China, North Korea   
Afganistan, Pakistan   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
95,000.00   
29

Total No. Of Dialects
12   
12
21   
19

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
77.00 million   
22
60.00 million   
27

Speaking Population
1.14 %   
16
0.58 %   
26

Native Speakers
77.00 million   
12
60.00 million   
20

Native Name
한국어 (조선말)   
(paṧto) پښتو   

Alternative Names
Hanguk Mal, Hanguk Uh   
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto   

French Name
coréen   
pachto   

German Name
Koreanisch   
Paschtu   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]   

Ethnicity
Koreans   
Pashtun   

History

Origin
Before 1st century   
1651   

Language Family
Koreanic Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Indo-Iranian   

Branch
Not Available   
Iranian   

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   
Central Pashto, Northern Pashto, Yusufzai Pashto, Southern Pashto   

Language Position
12   
11
82   
99+

Signed Forms
Korean Sign Language   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
ko   
ps   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
kor   
pus   

ISO 639 2/B
kor   
pus   

ISO 639 3
Kor   
pus   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
kore1280   
pash1269   

Linguasphere
45-AAA   
58-ABD-a   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

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

Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative   
Fusional   

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

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Korean and Pashto Speaking population

Korean and Pashto speaking population is one of the factors based on which Korean and Pashto languages can be compared. The total count of Korean and Pashto Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Korean language is 1.14 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Pashto language is 0.58 %. 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 Pashto on Korean vs Pashto where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Korean and Pashto Language Codes

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

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