Korean and Xhosa
Countries
China, Jilin Province, North Korea, South Korea, Yanbian
South Africa
National Language
North Korea, South Korea
South Africa
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Lesotho, South Africa
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa
Minority Language
Japan, People's Republic of China, Russia, United States of America
Botswana, Lesotho
Regulated By
The National Institute of the Korean Language
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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.
- Xhosa has 15 click sounds, borrowed from the khoi-khoi and san languages of the South Africa.
- The same sequence of consonants and vowels can have different meaning when said with different tones, so Xhosa is tonal.
Similar To
Chinese and Japanese languages
Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele
Derived From
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Khoi-Khoi and San Languages
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal, Top-To-Bottom
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Hello
안녕하세요. (annyeonghaseyo.)
Molo
Thank You
감사합니다 (gamsahabnida)
Ndiyabulela
How Are You?
어떻게 지내세요? (eotteohge jinaeseyo?)
Unjani
Good Night
안녕히 주무세요 (annyeonghi jumuseyo)
Ulale kakuhle
Good Evening
안녕하세요 (annyeonghaseyo.)
Ubusuku obuhle
Good Afternoon
안녕하십니까 (annyeong hashimnikka)
Uben' emva kwemini entle
Good Morning
안녕히 주무셨어요 (An-yŏng-hi ju-mu-shŏ-ssŏ-yo)
Molo
Please
하십시오 (hasibsio)
Ndicela
Sorry
죄송합니다 (joesonghabnida)
Ndicela uxolo
Bye
안녕 (annyeong)
Uhambe/Usale kakuhle
I Love You
당신을 사랑합니다 (dangsin-eul salanghabnida)
Ndiyakuthanda
Excuse Me
실례합니다 (sillyehabnida)
Uxolo
Where They Speak
South Korea
South Africa
How Many People Speak
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Dialect 2
Gyeongsang
Thembu
Where They Speak
South Korea
South Africa
How Many People Speak
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Where They Speak
China, North Korea
South Africa
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
한국어 (조선말)
isiXhosa
Alternative Names
Hanguk Mal, Hanguk Uh
“Cauzuh” (pej.), Isixhosa, Koosa, Xosa
German Name
Koreanisch
Xhosa-Sprache
Pronunciation
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Ethnicity
Koreans
amaXhosa, amaBhaca
Origin
Before 1st century
16th Century
Language Family
Koreanic Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
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Benue-Congo
Branch
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Bantu
Early Forms
Old Korean, Middle Korean and Korean
No early forms
Standard Forms
Pluricentric Standard Korean, South Korean standard and North Korean standard
isiXhosa
Language Position
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Signed Forms
Korean Sign Language
Signed Xhosa
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
kore1280
xhos1239
Linguasphere
45-AAA
99-AUT-fa
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative
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All Korean and Xhosa 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 Xhosa dialects. Various dialects of Korean and Xhosa language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Korean are spoken in different Korean Speaking Countries whereas Xhosa Dialects are spoken in different Xhosa speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Korean vs Xhosa Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Korean dialects include: Jeju, Gyeongsang. Xhosa dialects include: Gcaleka , Thembu. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Korean and Xhosa Speaking population
Korean and Xhosa speaking population is one of the factors based on which Korean and Xhosa languages can be compared. The total count of Korean and Xhosa Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Korean language is 1.14 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Xhosa language is 0.11 %. 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 Xhosa on Korean vs Xhosa where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Korean and Xhosa Language Codes
Korean and Xhosa language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Korean and Xhosa Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.
