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Korean vs Sundanese


Sundanese vs Korean


Countries

Countries
China, Jilin Province, North Korea, South Korea, Yanbian   
West Java   

Total No. Of Countries
5   
10
1   
14

National Language
North Korea, South Korea   
Indonesia   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Asia   

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   
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.
  
  • The Sundanese language is second most widely spoken regional language in Indonesia.
  

Similar To
Chinese and Japanese languages   
Madurese and Malay Languages   

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
40   
21
Not Available   

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
21   
18
5   
2

How Many Consonants
19   
9
16   
6

Scripts
Hangul   
Latin, Sundanese   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal, Top-To-Bottom   
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
Not Available   

Time Taken to Learn
88 weeks   
13
Not Available   

Greetings

Hello
안녕하세요. (annyeonghaseyo.)   
Halo   

Thank You
감사합니다 (gamsahabnida)   
Nuhun   

How Are You?
어떻게 지내세요? (eotteohge jinaeseyo?)   
Kumaha kabarna?   

Good Night
안녕히 주무세요 (annyeonghi jumuseyo)   
Wilujeng kulem   

Good Evening
안녕하세요 (annyeonghaseyo.)   
Wilujeng wengi   

Good Afternoon
안녕하십니까 (annyeong hashimnikka)   
Wilujeng siang   

Good Morning
안녕히 주무셨어요 (An-yŏng-hi ju-mu-shŏ-ssŏ-yo)   
Wilujeng énjing   

Please
하십시오 (hasibsio)   
Mangga   

Sorry
죄송합니다 (joesonghabnida)   
Hapunten   

Bye
안녕 (annyeong)   
Wilujeng angkat   

I Love You
당신을 사랑합니다 (dangsin-eul salanghabnida)   
Abdi bogoh ka anjeun   

Excuse Me
실례합니다 (sillyehabnida)   
Punten   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Jeju   
Western dialect   

Where They Speak
South Korea   
Banten   

How Many People Speak
10,000.00   
99+
Not Available   

Dialect 2
Gyeongsang   
Northern dialect   

Where They Speak
South Korea   
Bogor   

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

Dialect 3
Hamgyŏng   
Priangan dialect   

Where They Speak
China, North Korea   
Bandung   

Total No. Of Dialects
12   
12
6   
6

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
77.00 million   
22
39.00 million   
32

Speaking Population
1.14 %   
16
0.57 %   
27

Native Speakers
77.00 million   
12
38.00 million   
26

Native Name
한국어 (조선말)   
Not Available   

Alternative Names
Hanguk Mal, Hanguk Uh   
Priangan, Sunda   

French Name
coréen   
soundanais   

German Name
Koreanisch   
Sundanesisch   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Koreans   
Sundanese, Bantenese, Cirebonese, Badui   

History

Origin
Before 1st century   
5th century AD   

Language Family
Koreanic Family   
Austronesian Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Indonesian   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

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   
Sundanese   

Language Position
12   
11
Not Available   

Signed Forms
Korean Sign Language   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
ko   
su   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
kor   
sun   

ISO 639 2/B
kor   
sun   

ISO 639 3
Kor   
sun   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
kore1280   
sund1251   

Linguasphere
45-AAA   
No data available   

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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Korean and Sundanese Language History

Comparison of Korean vs Sundanese language history gives us differences between origin of Korean and Sundanese language. History of Korean language states that this language originated in Before 1st century whereas history of Sundanese language states that this language originated in 5th century AD. 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 Sundanese Language History.

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

Korean vs Sundanese Difficulty

The Korean vs Sundanese difficulty level basically depends on the number of Korean Alphabets and Sundanese 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 Sundanese are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Korean and Sundanese, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Korean is 88 weeks while to learn Sundanese time required is Not Available.

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