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Welsh and Korean


Countries

Countries
China, Jilin Province, North Korea, South Korea, Yanbian   
Wales   

Total No. Of Countries
5   
10
1   
14

National Language
North Korea, South Korea   
Wales   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Europe   

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

Regulated By
The National Institute of the Korean Language   
Welsh Language Commissioner   

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.
  
  • One of the Celtic language still spoken with great numbers of speakers is Welsh language.
  • Welsh was evolved from British , which was spoken by ancient Britons.
  

Similar To
Chinese and Japanese languages   
English Language   

Derived From
Not Available   
British Language   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
40   
21
29   
11

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
21   
18
7   
4

How Many Consonants
19   
9
21   
11

Scripts
Hangul   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal, Top-To-Bottom   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
4   
3

Time Taken to Learn
88 weeks   
13
30 weeks   
9

Greetings

Hello
안녕하세요. (annyeonghaseyo.)   
Helô   

Thank You
감사합니다 (gamsahabnida)   
Diolch   

How Are You?
어떻게 지내세요? (eotteohge jinaeseyo?)   
Sut ydych chi?   

Good Night
안녕히 주무세요 (annyeonghi jumuseyo)   
Nos da   

Good Evening
안녕하세요 (annyeonghaseyo.)   
Noswaith dda   

Good Afternoon
안녕하십니까 (annyeong hashimnikka)   
P'nawn da   

Good Morning
안녕히 주무셨어요 (An-yŏng-hi ju-mu-shŏ-ssŏ-yo)   
Bore da   

Please
하십시오 (hasibsio)   
os gwelwch yn dda   

Sorry
죄송합니다 (joesonghabnida)   
Mae'n ddrwg gennym   

Bye
안녕 (annyeong)   
Hwyl   

I Love You
당신을 사랑합니다 (dangsin-eul salanghabnida)   
Dw i'n dy garu di   

Excuse Me
실례합니다 (sillyehabnida)   
Esgusodwch fi   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Jeju   
Patagonian Welsh   

Where They Speak
South Korea   
Argentina   

How Many People Speak
10,000.00   
99+
38,000.00   
99+

Dialect 2
Gyeongsang   
Y Wyndodeg   

Where They Speak
South Korea   
Gwynedd   

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

Dialect 3
Hamgyŏng   
Y Bowyseg   

Where They Speak
China, North Korea   
Powys   

Total No. Of Dialects
12   
12
8   
8

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
77.00 million   
22
7.40 million   
99+

Speaking Population
1.14 %   
16
Not Available   

Native Speakers
77.00 million   
12
7.40 million   
99+

Native Name
한국어 (조선말)   
Cymraeg / Y Gymraeg   

Alternative Names
Hanguk Mal, Hanguk Uh   
Cymraeg   

French Name
coréen   
gallois   

German Name
Koreanisch   
Kymrisch   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
[kəmˈrɑːɨɡ]   

Ethnicity
Koreans   
Welsh people   

History

Origin
Before 1st century   
9th Century   

Language Family
Koreanic Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Celtic   

Branch
Not Available   
Brythonic   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Korean, Middle Korean and Korean   
Common Brittonic, Old Welsh, Middle Welsh   

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

Language Position
12   
11
Not Available   

Signed Forms
Korean Sign Language   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
ko   
cy   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
kor   
cym   

ISO 639 2/B
kor   
wel   

ISO 639 3
Kor   
cym   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
kore1280   
wels1247   

Linguasphere
45-AAA   
50-ABA   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Historical   

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

Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative   
Fusional   

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

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Korean and Welsh Speaking population

Korean and Welsh speaking population is one of the factors based on which Korean and Welsh languages can be compared. The total count of Korean and Welsh Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Korean language is 1.14 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Welsh language is Not Available. 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 Welsh on Korean vs Welsh where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Korean and Welsh Language Codes

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

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