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Korean and Xhosa


Xhosa and Korean


Countries

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

Total No. Of Countries
5  
10
1  
14

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  
Not Available  

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
Not Available  
Khoi-Khoi and San Languages  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
40  
21
53  
32

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
21  
18
10  
7

How Many Consonants
19  
9
43  
32

Scripts
Hangul  
Latin  

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
88 weeks  
13
44 weeks  
11

Greetings

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  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Jeju  
Gcaleka  

Where They Speak
South Korea  
South Africa  

How Many People Speak
10,000.00  
99+
Not Available  

Dialect 2
Gyeongsang  
Thembu  

Where They Speak
South Korea  
South Africa  

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

Dialect 3
Hamgyŏng  
Hlubi  

Where They Speak
China, North Korea  
South Africa  

Total No. Of Dialects
12  
12
9  
9

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
1.14 %  
16
0.11 %  
99+

Native Speakers
77.00 million  
12
8.20 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
Not Available  
11.00 million  
21

Native Name
한국어 (조선말)  
isiXhosa  

Alternative Names
Hanguk Mal, Hanguk Uh  
“Cauzuh” (pej.), Isixhosa, Koosa, Xosa  

French Name
coréen  
xhosa  

German Name
Koreanisch  
Xhosa-Sprache  

Pronunciation
Not Available  
Not Available  

Ethnicity
Koreans  
amaXhosa, amaBhaca  

History

Origin
Before 1st century  
16th Century  

Language Family
Koreanic Family  
Niger-Congo Family  

Subgroup
Not Available  
Benue-Congo  

Branch
Not Available  
Bantu  

Language Forms
  
  

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
12  
11
Not Available  

Signed Forms
Korean Sign Language  
Signed Xhosa  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
ko  
xh  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
kor  
xho  

ISO 639 2/B
kor  
xho  

ISO 639 3
Kor  
xho  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
kore1280  
xhos1239  

Linguasphere
45-AAA  
99-AUT-fa  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative  
Not Available  

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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.

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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.

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