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Korean vs Kannada


Kannada vs Korean


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  

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Korean and Kannada Language History

Comparison of Korean vs Kannada language history gives us differences between origin of Korean and Kannada language. History of Korean language states that this language originated in Before 1st century whereas history of Kannada language states that this language originated in c. 450. 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 Kannada Language History.

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Korean and Kannada 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 Kannada greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Korean and Kannada language. Korean word for "Hello" is 안녕하세요. (annyeonghaseyo.) or Kannada word for "Thank You" is ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು (Dhan'yavādagaḷu). Find more of such common Korean Greetings and Kannada Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Korean vs Kannada Difficulty

The Korean vs Kannada difficulty level basically depends on the number of Korean Alphabets and Kannada 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 Kannada are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Korean and Kannada, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Korean is 88 weeks while to learn Kannada time required is 44 weeks.

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