1 Countries
1.1 Countries
China, Jilin Province, North Korea, South Korea, Yanbian
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
1.2 Total No. Of Countries
1.3 National Language
North Korea, South Korea
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
1.4 Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
1.5 Speaking Continents
1.6 Minority Language
Japan, People's Republic of China, Russia, United States of America
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
1.7 Regulated By
The National Institute of the Korean Language
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
1.8 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.
- Tamil is the oldest language in the world. Tamil was spoken in South India more than 5000 years ago.
- The first legally recognized Classical Language of India is Tamil.
1.9 Similar To
Chinese and Japanese languages
Malayalam
1.10 Derived From
Not Available
Not Available
2 Alphabets
2.1 Alphabets in
2.2 Alphabets
2.3 Phonology
2.3.1 How Many Vowels
2.3.2 How Many Consonants
2.4 Scripts
2.5 Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal, Top-To-Bottom
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
2.6 Hard to Learn
2.6.1 Language Levels
2.6.2 Time Taken to Learn
3 Greetings
3.1 Hello
안녕하세요. (annyeonghaseyo.)
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
3.2 Thank You
감사합니다 (gamsahabnida)
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
3.3 How Are You?
어떻게 지내세요? (eotteohge jinaeseyo?)
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
3.4 Good Night
안녕히 주무세요 (annyeonghi jumuseyo)
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
3.5 Good Evening
안녕하세요 (annyeonghaseyo.)
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
3.6 Good Afternoon
안녕하십니까 (annyeong hashimnikka)
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
3.7 Good Morning
안녕히 주무셨어요 (An-yŏng-hi ju-mu-shŏ-ssŏ-yo)
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
3.8 Please
하십시오 (hasibsio)
தயவு (Tayavu)
3.9 Sorry
죄송합니다 (joesonghabnida)
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
3.10 Bye
안녕 (annyeong)
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
3.11 I Love You
당신을 사랑합니다 (dangsin-eul salanghabnida)
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
3.12 Excuse Me
실례합니다 (sillyehabnida)
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
4 Dialects
4.1 Dialect 1
4.1.1 Where They Speak
4.1.2 How Many People Speak
10,000.00NA
1.5
960000000
4.2 Dialect 2
4.2.1 Where They Speak
South Korea
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
4.2.2 How Many People Speak
10,000,000.00NA
700
80000000
4.3 Dialect 3
Hamgyŏng
Tirunelveli Tamil
4.3.1 Where They Speak
China, North Korea
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
4.3.2 How Many People Speak
4.4 Total No. Of Dialects
5 How Many People Speak
5.1 How Many People Speak?
77.00 million78.00 million
0.13
1200
5.2 Speaking Population
5.3 Native Speakers
77.00 million70.00 million
0.13
873
5.3.1 Second Language Speakers
5.3.2 Native Name
5.3.3 Alternative Names
Hanguk Mal, Hanguk Uh
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
5.3.4 French Name
5.3.5 German Name
5.4 Pronunciation
5.5 Ethnicity
Koreans
Tamil people or Tamilans
6 History
6.1 Origin
Before 1st century
300 BC
6.2 Language Family
Koreanic Family
Dravidian Family
6.2.1 Subgroup
Not Available
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6.2.2 Branch
Not Available
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6.3 Language Forms
6.3.1 Early Forms
Old Korean, Middle Korean and Korean
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
6.3.2 Standard Forms
Pluricentric Standard Korean, South Korean standard and North Korean standard
Modern Tamil
6.3.3 Language Position
6.3.4 Signed Forms
Korean Sign Language
Signed Tamil
6.4 Scope
7 Code
7.1 ISO 639 1
7.2 ISO 639 2
7.2.1 ISO 639 2/T
7.2.2 ISO 639 2/B
7.3 ISO 639 3
7.4 ISO 639 6
7.5 Glottocode
kore1280
tami1289, oldt1248
7.6 Linguasphere
7.7 Types of Language
7.7.1 Language Type
7.7.2 Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Object-Verb
7.7.3 Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative
Not Available