Countries
Countries
China, Jilin Province, North Korea, South Korea, Yanbian
India, Karnataka, India
Total No. Of Countries
5
10
1
14
National Language
North Korea, South Korea
Karnataka, India
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Goa
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Japan, People's Republic of China, Russia, United States of America
Andra Pradesh, Goa, kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana
Regulated By
The National Institute of the Korean Language
Various academies and the Government of Karnataka
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.
- Kannada is the third oldest language after Sanskrit and Tamil of India
- Kannada language is only Indian language which got maximum i.e. 8 GyanaPeetha Awards.
Similar To
Chinese and Japanese languages
Telugu
Derived From
Not Available
Sanskrit Language
Alphabets
Alphabets in
Korean-Alphabets.jpg#200
Kannada-Alphabets.jpg#200
Alphabets
40
21
49
29
Phonology
How Many Vowels
21
18
14
11
How Many Consonants
19
9
35
25
Scripts
Hangul
Kannada Script
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal, Top-To-Bottom
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hard to Learn
Language Levels
3
2
5
4
Time Taken to Learn
88 weeks
13
44 weeks
11
Greetings
Hello
안녕하세요. (annyeonghaseyo.)
ಹಲೋ (Halō)
Thank You
감사합니다 (gamsahabnida)
ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು (Dhan'yavādagaḷu)
How Are You?
어떻게 지내세요? (eotteohge jinaeseyo?)
ನೀವು ಹೇಗಿದ್ದೀರಿ? (Nīvu hēgiddīri?)
Good Night
안녕히 주무세요 (annyeonghi jumuseyo)
ಶುಭ ರಾತ್ರಿ (Śubha rātri)
Good Evening
안녕하세요 (annyeonghaseyo.)
ಶುಭ ಸಂಜೆ (Śubha san̄je)
Good Afternoon
안녕하십니까 (annyeong hashimnikka)
ಉತ್ತಮ ಮಧ್ಯಾಹ್ನ (Uttama madhyāhna)
Good Morning
안녕히 주무셨어요 (An-yŏng-hi ju-mu-shŏ-ssŏ-yo)
ಶುಭೋದಯ (Śubhōdaya)
Please
하십시오 (hasibsio)
ದಯವಿಟ್ಟು (Dayaviṭṭu)
Sorry
죄송합니다 (joesonghabnida)
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (Kṣamisi)
Bye
안녕 (annyeong)
ಬೈ (Bai)
I Love You
당신을 사랑합니다 (dangsin-eul salanghabnida)
ನಾನು ನಿನ್ನ ಪ್ರೀತಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ (Nānu ninna prītisuttēne)
Excuse Me
실례합니다 (sillyehabnida)
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (kshamisi)
Dialects
Dialect 1
Jeju
Badaga
Where They Speak
South Korea
Tamil Nadu, The Nilgiris
How Many People Speak
10,000.00
99+
540,000.00
33
Dialect 2
Gyeongsang
Urali
Where They Speak
South Korea
kerala
How Many People Speak
10,000,000.00
9
6,440.00
99+
Dialect 3
Hamgyŏng
Kurumba
Where They Speak
China, North Korea
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu
How Many People Speak
Not Available
220,000.00
23
Total No. Of Dialects
12
12
20
18
How Many People Speak
How Many People Speak?
77.00 million
22
49.00 million
29
Speaking Population
1.14 %
16
0.58 %
26
Native Speakers
77.00 million
12
38.00 million
26
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
11.00 million
21
Native Name
한국어 (조선말)
ಕನ್ನಡ (kannaḍa)
Alternative Names
Hanguk Mal, Hanguk Uh
Banglori, Canarese, Havyaka, Kanarese, Madrassi
French Name
coréen
kannada
German Name
Koreanisch
Kannada
Pronunciation
Not Available
[ˈkʌnnəɖɑː]
Ethnicity
Koreans
Kannadiga
History
Origin
Before 1st century
c. 450
Language Family
Koreanic Family
Dravidian Family
Subgroup
Not Available
Not Available
Branch
Not Available
Not Available
Language Forms
Early Forms
Old Korean, Middle Korean and Korean
Old Kannada, Kannada
Standard Forms
Pluricentric Standard Korean, South Korean standard and North Korean standard
Modern Kannada
Language Position
12
11
31
25
Signed Forms
Korean Sign Language
Indian Signing System (ISS)
Scope
Individual
Individual
Code
ISO 639 1
ko
kn
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
kor
kan
ISO 639 2/B
kor
kan
ISO 639 3
Kor
kan
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
kore1280
nucl1305
Linguasphere
45-AAA
No data available
Types of Language
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Not Available
Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative
Not Available
