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Korean and Zulu


Zulu 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   
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Swaziland, Zimbabwe   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Africa   

Minority Language
Japan, People's Republic of China, Russia, United States of America   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Regulated By
The National Institute of the Korean Language   
Pan South African Language Board   

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.
  
  • The meaning of word "Zulu" means "Sky"and Zulu was the name of the ancestor who founded the Zulu royal line in about 1670.
  • Zulu language has many loanwords borrowed from Afrikaans and English Languages.
  

Similar To
Chinese and Japanese languages   
Xhosa Language   

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
40   
21
57   
34

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
21   
18
7   
4

How Many Consonants
19   
9
50   
35

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.)   
Sawubona   

Thank You
감사합니다 (gamsahabnida)   
Ngiyabonga   

How Are You?
어떻게 지내세요? (eotteohge jinaeseyo?)   
unjani   

Good Night
안녕히 주무세요 (annyeonghi jumuseyo)   
okuhle ebusuku   

Good Evening
안녕하세요 (annyeonghaseyo.)   
okuhle kusihlwa   

Good Afternoon
안녕하십니까 (annyeong hashimnikka)   
okuhle ntambama   

Good Morning
안녕히 주무셨어요 (An-yŏng-hi ju-mu-shŏ-ssŏ-yo)   
okuhle ekuseni   

Please
하십시오 (hasibsio)   
Ngiyacela   

Sorry
죄송합니다 (joesonghabnida)   
Ngiyaxolisa   

Bye
안녕 (annyeong)   
bye   

I Love You
당신을 사랑합니다 (dangsin-eul salanghabnida)   
Ngiyakuthanda wena   

Excuse Me
실례합니다 (sillyehabnida)   
Uxolo   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Jeju   
Qwabe   

Where They Speak
South Korea   
Gabon, South Africa   

How Many People Speak
10,000.00   
99+
Not Available   

Dialect 2
Gyeongsang   
central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu   

Where They Speak
South Korea   
Georgia, South Africa   

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

Dialect 3
Hamgyŏng   
Ndebele   

Where They Speak
China, North Korea   
Zimbabwe   

Total No. Of Dialects
12   
12
4   
4

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
77.00 million   
22
30.00 million   
36

Speaking Population
1.14 %   
16
0.16 %   
99+

Native Speakers
77.00 million   
12
12.00 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
Not Available   
16.00 million   
17

Native Name
한국어 (조선말)   
isiZulu   

Alternative Names
Hanguk Mal, Hanguk Uh   
Isizulu, Zunda   

French Name
coréen   
zoulou   

German Name
Koreanisch   
Zulu-Sprache   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Koreans   
Zulu people   

History

Origin
Before 1st century   
19   

Language Family
Koreanic Family   
Niger-Congo Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Benue-Congo   

Branch
Not Available   
Beatu   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Korean, Middle Korean and Korean   
urban Zulu   

Standard Forms
Pluricentric Standard Korean, South Korean standard and North Korean standard   
Deep Zulu   

Language Position
12   
11
87   
99+

Signed Forms
Korean Sign Language   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
ko   
zu   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
kor   
zul   

ISO 639 2/B
kor   
zul   

ISO 639 3
Kor   
zul   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
kore1280   
zulu1248   

Linguasphere
45-AAA   
99-AUT-fg   

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

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Korean and Zulu Speaking population

Korean and Zulu speaking population is one of the factors based on which Korean and Zulu languages can be compared. The total count of Korean and Zulu Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Korean language is 1.14 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Zulu language is 0.16 %. 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 Zulu on Korean vs Zulu where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Korean and Zulu Language Codes

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

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