Countries
China, Jilin Province, North Korea, South Korea, Yanbian
  
Andra Pradesh, India, Telangana, Yanam
  
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 in
Korean-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Telugu-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Hangul
  
Telugu Script
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal, Top-To-Bottom
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
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)
  
Dialect 1
Jeju
  
Waddar
  
Where They Speak
South Korea
  
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra
  
Dialect 2
Gyeongsang
  
Chenchu
  
Where They Speak
South Korea
  
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa
  
How Many People Speak
10,000,000.00
  
9
Dialect 3
Hamgyŏng
  
Manna-Dora
  
Where They Speak
China, North Korea
  
Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
How Many People Speak?
77.00 million
  
22
80.00 million
  
20
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
  
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
  
Signed Forms
Korean Sign Language
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
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