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Telugu and Korean


Countries

Countries
China, Jilin Province, North Korea, South Korea, Yanbian   
Andra Pradesh, India, Telangana, Yanam   

Total No. Of Countries
5   
10
4   
11

National Language
North Korea, South Korea   
Andra Pradesh, India   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Karnataka   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Asia   

Minority Language
Japan, People's Republic of China, Russia, United States of America   
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Odisha, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu   

Regulated By
The National Institute of the Korean Language   
Telugu Academy and Official Language Commission of Government of Andhra Pradesh   

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.
  
  • Telugu is the only language in the Eastern world that has every single word that ends with a vowel sound. Telugu language is called "Italian of the East".
  • Telugu is one of the oldest language in India which is 2,400 years old.
  

Similar To
Chinese and Japanese languages   
Tamil   

Derived From
Not Available   
Sanskrit Language   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
40   
21
60   
35

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
21   
18
19   
16

How Many Consonants
19   
9
41   
30

Scripts
Hangul   
Telugu Script   

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.)   
హలో (Halō)   

Thank You
감사합니다 (gamsahabnida)   
ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu)   

How Are You?
어떻게 지내세요? (eotteohge jinaeseyo?)   
నువ్వు ఎలా ఉన్నావు? (Nuvvu elā unnāvu?)   

Good Night
안녕히 주무세요 (annyeonghi jumuseyo)   
శుభ రాత్రి (Śubha rātri)   

Good Evening
안녕하세요 (annyeonghaseyo.)   
శుభ సాయంత్రం (Śubha sāyantraṁ)   

Good Afternoon
안녕하십니까 (annyeong hashimnikka)   
శుభ మద్యాహ్నం (Śubha madyāhnaṁ)   

Good Morning
안녕히 주무셨어요 (An-yŏng-hi ju-mu-shŏ-ssŏ-yo)   
శుభోదయం (Śubhōdayaṁ)   

Please
하십시오 (hasibsio)   
దయచేసి (Dayacēsi)   

Sorry
죄송합니다 (joesonghabnida)   
క్షమించాలి (Kṣamin̄cāli)   

Bye
안녕 (annyeong)   
బై (Bai)   

I Love You
당신을 사랑합니다 (dangsin-eul salanghabnida)   
నేను నిన్ను ప్రేమిస్తున్నాను (Nēnu ninnu prēmistunnānu)   

Excuse Me
실례합니다 (sillyehabnida)   
క్షమించండి (Kṣamin̄caṇḍi)   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Jeju   
Waddar   

Where They Speak
South Korea   
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra   

How Many People Speak
10,000.00   
99+
170,000.00   
39

Dialect 2
Gyeongsang   
Chenchu   

Where They Speak
South Korea   
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa   

How Many People Speak
10,000,000.00   
9
26,000.00   
99+

Dialect 3
Hamgyŏng   
Manna-Dora   

Where They Speak
China, North Korea   
Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
30,000.00   
32

Total No. Of Dialects
12   
12
38   
28

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
77.00 million   
22
80.00 million   
20

Speaking Population
1.14 %   
16
1.15 %   
15

Native Speakers
77.00 million   
12
75.00 million   
14

Second Language Speakers
Not Available   
5.00 million   
29

Native Name
한국어 (조선말)   
తెలుగు (telugu)   

Alternative Names
Hanguk Mal, Hanguk Uh   
Andhra, Gentoo, Tailangi, Telangire, Telegu, Telgi, Tengu, Terangi, Tolangan   

French Name
coréen   
télougou   

German Name
Koreanisch   
Telugu-Sprache   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Koreans   
Telugu people   

History

Origin
Before 1st century   
c. 575   

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   
Early Telugu epigraphy   

Standard Forms
Pluricentric Standard Korean, South Korean standard and North Korean standard   
Telugu   

Language Position
12   
11
15   
14

Signed Forms
Korean Sign Language   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
ko   
te   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
kor   
tel   

ISO 639 2/B
kor   
tel   

ISO 639 3
Kor   
tel   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
kore1280   
telu1262   

Linguasphere
45-AAA   
No data available   

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

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Korean and Telugu Speaking population

Korean and Telugu speaking population is one of the factors based on which Korean and Telugu languages can be compared. The total count of Korean and Telugu Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Korean language is 1.14 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Telugu language is 1.15 %. 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 Telugu on Korean vs Telugu where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

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