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Korean and Punjabi


Punjabi and Korean


Countries

Countries
China, Jilin Province, North Korea, South Korea, Yanbian  
India, Pakistan  

Total No. Of Countries
5  
10
2  
13

National Language
North Korea, South Korea  
India, Pakistan  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Pakistan  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia  

Minority Language
Japan, People's Republic of China, Russia, United States of America  
Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, United States of America  

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.
  
  • Punjabi is 2nd most spoken in United Kingdom and 4th most spoken in Canada.
  • Punjabi is tonal language, by using various tones Punjabi speakers are able to differentiate between words.
  

Similar To
Chinese and Japanese languages  
Hindi Language  

Derived From
Not Available  
Sanskrit Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
40  
21
53  
32

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
21  
18
9  
6

How Many Consonants
19  
9
41  
30

Scripts
Hangul  
Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi  

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
4  
3

Time Taken to Learn
88 weeks  
13
6 weeks  
3

Greetings

Hello
안녕하세요. (annyeonghaseyo.)  
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar)  

Thank You
감사합니다 (gamsahabnida)  
ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā)  

How Are You?
어떻게 지내세요? (eotteohge jinaeseyo?)  
ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਕੀ ਹਾਲ ਹੈ? (tuhāḍā kī hāl he?)  

Good Night
안녕히 주무세요 (annyeonghi jumuseyo)  
ਸ਼ੁੱਭ ਰਾਤਰੀ (shubh rātri)  

Good Evening
안녕하세요 (annyeonghaseyo.)  
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)  

Good Afternoon
안녕하십니까 (annyeong hashimnikka)  
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (Namasakāra)  

Good Morning
안녕히 주무셨어요 (An-yŏng-hi ju-mu-shŏ-ssŏ-yo)  
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)  

Please
하십시오 (hasibsio)  
ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ (kirpā karkē)  

Sorry
죄송합니다 (joesonghabnida)  
ਖਿਮਾ/ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰੋ ਜੀ। (kimā)  

Bye
안녕 (annyeong)  
ਫਿਰ ਮਿਲਾੰਗੇ (Fair milaange)  

I Love You
당신을 사랑합니다 (dangsin-eul salanghabnida)  
ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਪਿਆਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ। (mẽ tenū̃ piār kardā hā̃)  

Excuse Me
실례합니다 (sillyehabnida)  
ਵੇਖੋ ਜੀ। (vēkhō jī)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Jeju  
Pothohari  

Where They Speak
South Korea  
Pakistan  

How Many People Speak
10,000.00  
99+
2,500,000.00  
22

Dialect 2
Gyeongsang  
Saraiki  

Where They Speak
South Korea  
Afganistan, India, Pakistan  

How Many People Speak
10,000,000.00  
9
20,000,000.00  
5

Dialect 3
Hamgyŏng  
Doabi  

Where They Speak
China, North Korea  
Pakistan, Punjab, India  

Total No. Of Dialects
12  
12
30  
24

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
77.00 million  
22
154.30 million  
12

Speaking Population
1.14 %  
16
1.44 %  
11

Native Speakers
77.00 million  
12
100.00 million  
11

Second Language Speakers
Not Available  
54.30 million  
12

Native Name
한국어 (조선말)  
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, پنجابی  

Alternative Names
Hanguk Mal, Hanguk Uh  
Lahanda, Lahnda, Lahndi, Lahori, Majhi, Gurmukhi, Gurumukhi, Panjabi  

French Name
coréen  
pendjabi  

German Name
Koreanisch  
Pandschabi-Sprache  

Pronunciation
Not Available  
Not Availble  

Ethnicity
Koreans  
Punjabis  

History

Origin
Before 1st century  
1000 AD  

Language Family
Koreanic Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Not Available  
Indo-Iranian  

Branch
Not Available  
Indic  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Korean, Middle Korean and Korean  
Shauraseni, Kaikeyi  

Standard Forms
Pluricentric Standard Korean, South Korean standard and North Korean standard  
Modern Punjabi  

Language Position
12  
11
Not Available  

Signed Forms
Korean Sign Language  
Indian Signing System (ISS)  

Scope
Individual  
Not Available  

Code

ISO 639 1
ko  
pa  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
kor  
pan  

ISO 639 2/B
kor  
pan  

ISO 639 3
Kor  
pan  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
kore1280  
panj1256  

Linguasphere
45-AAA  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Not Available  

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

Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative  
Fusional  

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

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Korean and Punjabi Speaking population

Korean and Punjabi speaking population is one of the factors based on which Korean and Punjabi languages can be compared. The total count of Korean and Punjabi Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Korean language is 1.14 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Punjabi language is 1.44 %. 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 Punjabi on Korean vs Punjabi where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Korean and Punjabi Language Codes

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

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