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Tamil and Korean


Countries

Countries
China, Jilin Province, North Korea, South Korea, Yanbian   
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu   

Total No. Of Countries
5   
10
6   
9

National Language
North Korea, South Korea   
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Asia   

Minority Language
Japan, People's Republic of China, Russia, United States of America   
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles   

Regulated By
The National Institute of the Korean Language   
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University   

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.
  
  • Tamil is the oldest language in the world. Tamil was spoken in South India more than 5000 years ago.
  • The first legally recognized Classical Language of India is Tamil.
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Similar To
Chinese and Japanese languages   
Malayalam   

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
40   
21
247   
99+

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
21   
18
12   
9

How Many Consonants
19   
9
18   
8

Scripts
Hangul   
Tamil   

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
88 weeks   
13
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
안녕하세요. (annyeonghaseyo.)   
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)   

Thank You
감사합니다 (gamsahabnida)   
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)   

How Are You?
어떻게 지내세요? (eotteohge jinaeseyo?)   
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)   

Good Night
안녕히 주무세요 (annyeonghi jumuseyo)   
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)   

Good Evening
안녕하세요 (annyeonghaseyo.)   
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)   

Good Afternoon
안녕하십니까 (annyeong hashimnikka)   
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)   

Good Morning
안녕히 주무셨어요 (An-yŏng-hi ju-mu-shŏ-ssŏ-yo)   
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)   

Please
하십시오 (hasibsio)   
தயவு (Tayavu)   

Sorry
죄송합니다 (joesonghabnida)   
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)   

Bye
안녕 (annyeong)   
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)   

I Love You
당신을 사랑합니다 (dangsin-eul salanghabnida)   
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)   

Excuse Me
실례합니다 (sillyehabnida)   
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Jeju   
Kongu   

Where They Speak
South Korea   
Kongu   

How Many People Speak
10,000.00   
99+
Not Available   

Dialect 2
Gyeongsang   
Madurai Tamil   

Where They Speak
South Korea   
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu   

How Many People Speak
10,000,000.00   
9
Not Available   

Dialect 3
Hamgyŏng   
Tirunelveli Tamil   

Where They Speak
China, North Korea   
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli   

Total No. Of Dialects
12   
12
10   
10

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
77.00 million   
22
78.00 million   
21

Speaking Population
1.14 %   
16
1.06 %   
19

Native Speakers
77.00 million   
12
70.00 million   
15

Second Language Speakers
Not Available   
8.00 million   
24

Native Name
한국어 (조선말)   
தமிழ்   

Alternative Names
Hanguk Mal, Hanguk Uh   
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili   

French Name
coréen   
tamoul   

German Name
Koreanisch   
Tamil   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]   

Ethnicity
Koreans   
Tamil people or Tamilans   

History

Origin
Before 1st century   
300 BC   

Language Family
Koreanic Family   
Dravidian Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Not Available   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Korean, Middle Korean and Korean   
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil   

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

Language Position
12   
11
18   
16

Signed Forms
Korean Sign Language   
Signed Tamil   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
ko   
ta   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
kor   
tam   

ISO 639 2/B
kor   
tam   

ISO 639 3
Kor   
tam   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
tam   

Glottocode
kore1280   
tami1289, oldt1248   

Linguasphere
45-AAA   
tami1289   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

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

Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative   
Not Available   

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

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Korean and Tamil Speaking population

Korean and Tamil speaking population is one of the factors based on which Korean and Tamil languages can be compared. The total count of Korean and Tamil Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Korean language is 1.14 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Tamil language is 1.06 %. 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 Tamil on Korean vs Tamil where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Korean and Tamil Language Codes

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

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