Korean vs Igbo
Countries
China, Jilin Province, North Korea, South Korea, Yanbian
Nigeria
National Language
North Korea, South Korea
Nigeria
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa
Minority Language
Japan, People's Republic of China, Russia, United States of America
Equatorial Guinea
Regulated By
The National Institute of the Korean Language
Society for Promoting Igbo Language and Culture
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.
- In Igbo, there is complicated system of high and low tones indicating differences in meaning and grammatical relationships.
- Igbo has inexhaustible and rich linguistic features like idioms, proverbs, aphorisms, anecdotes etc.
Similar To
Chinese and Japanese languages
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Derived From
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal, Top-To-Bottom
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Hello
안녕하세요. (annyeonghaseyo.)
kedụ
Thank You
감사합니다 (gamsahabnida)
dalụ
How Are You?
어떻게 지내세요? (eotteohge jinaeseyo?)
kedụ ka ịmere
Good Night
안녕히 주무세요 (annyeonghi jumuseyo)
ka chi fo
Good Evening
안녕하세요 (annyeonghaseyo.)
mgbede ọma
Good Afternoon
안녕하십니까 (annyeong hashimnikka)
ehihie ọma
Good Morning
안녕히 주무셨어요 (An-yŏng-hi ju-mu-shŏ-ssŏ-yo)
ụtụtụ ọma
Please
하십시오 (hasibsio)
Biko
Sorry
죄송합니다 (joesonghabnida)
Ndo
Bye
안녕 (annyeong)
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I Love You
당신을 사랑합니다 (dangsin-eul salanghabnida)
a hụrụ m gị n'anya
Excuse Me
실례합니다 (sillyehabnida)
ngọpụ
Where They Speak
South Korea
Nigeria
How Many People Speak
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Dialect 2
Gyeongsang
Ngwa
Where They Speak
South Korea
Nigeria
Dialect 3
Hamgyŏng
Not present
Where They Speak
China, North Korea
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Speaking Population
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Native Name
한국어 (조선말)
igbo
Alternative Names
Hanguk Mal, Hanguk Uh
Ibo
German Name
Koreanisch
Ibo-Sprache
Pronunciation
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[iɡ͡boː]
Ethnicity
Koreans
Igbo people
Origin
Before 1st century
30th Century BC
Language Family
Koreanic Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
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Kwa
Branch
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Early Forms
Old Korean, Middle Korean and Korean
No early forms
Standard Forms
Pluricentric Standard Korean, South Korean standard and North Korean standard
Standard Igbo
Signed Forms
Korean Sign Language
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Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
kore1280
nucl1417
Linguasphere
45-AAA
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
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Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative
Agglutinative
Korean and Igbo Language History
Comparison of Korean vs Igbo language history gives us differences between origin of Korean and Igbo language. History of Korean language states that this language originated in Before 1st century whereas history of Igbo language states that this language originated in 30th Century BC. Family of the language also forms a part of history of that language. More on language families of these languages can be found out on Korean and Igbo Language History.
Korean and Igbo Greetings
People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Korean and Igbo greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Korean and Igbo language. Korean word for "Hello" is 안녕하세요. (annyeonghaseyo.) or Igbo word for "Thank You" is dalụ. Find more of such common Korean Greetings and Igbo Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Korean vs Igbo Difficulty
The Korean vs Igbo difficulty level basically depends on the number of Korean Alphabets and Igbo Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Korean and Igbo are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Korean and Igbo, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Korean is 88 weeks while to learn Igbo time required is 52 weeks.
