Countries
China, Jilin Province, North Korea, South Korea, Yanbian
  
India, Pakistan
  
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 in
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Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Hangul
  
Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal, Top-To-Bottom
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
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)
  
Dialect 1
Jeju
  
Pothohari
  
Where They Speak
South Korea
  
Pakistan
  
How Many People Speak
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
  
How Many People Speak?
77.00 million
  
22
154.30 million
  
12
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
  
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
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Korean Sign Language
  
Indian Signing System (ISS)
  
Scope
Individual
  
Not Available
  
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