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Sundanese vs Korean


Korean vs Sundanese


Countries

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

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
5  
10

National Language
Indonesia  
North Korea, South Korea  

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

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia  

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Japan, People's Republic of China, Russia, United States of America  

Regulated By
Not Available  
The National Institute of the Korean Language  

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

Similar To
Madurese and Malay Languages  
Chinese and Japanese languages  

Derived From
Not Available  
Not Available  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
Not Available  
40  
21

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
21  
18

How Many Consonants
16  
6
19  
9

Scripts
Latin, Sundanese  
Hangul  

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
Not Available  
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
Not Available  
88 weeks  
13

Greetings

Hello
Halo  
안녕하세요. (annyeonghaseyo.)  

Thank You
Nuhun  
감사합니다 (gamsahabnida)  

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

Good Night
Wilujeng kulem  
안녕히 주무세요 (annyeonghi jumuseyo)  

Good Evening
Wilujeng wengi  
안녕하세요 (annyeonghaseyo.)  

Good Afternoon
Wilujeng siang  
안녕하십니까 (annyeong hashimnikka)  

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

Please
Mangga  
하십시오 (hasibsio)  

Sorry
Hapunten  
죄송합니다 (joesonghabnida)  

Bye
Wilujeng angkat  
안녕 (annyeong)  

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

Excuse Me
Punten  
실례합니다 (sillyehabnida)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Western dialect  
Jeju  

Where They Speak
Banten  
South Korea  

How Many People Speak
Not Available  
10,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Northern dialect  
Gyeongsang  

Where They Speak
Bogor  
South Korea  

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

Dialect 3
Priangan dialect  
Hamgyŏng  

Where They Speak
Bandung  
China, North Korea  

Total No. Of Dialects
6  
6
12  
12

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
39.00 million  
32
77.00 million  
22

Speaking Population
0.57 %  
27
1.14 %  
16

Native Speakers
38.00 million  
26
77.00 million  
12

Native Name
Not Available  
한국어 (조선말)  

Alternative Names
Priangan, Sunda  
Hanguk Mal, Hanguk Uh  

French Name
soundanais  
coréen  

German Name
Sundanesisch  
Koreanisch  

Pronunciation
Not Available  
Not Available  

Ethnicity
Sundanese, Bantenese, Cirebonese, Badui  
Koreans  

History

Origin
5th century AD  
Before 1st century  

Language Family
Austronesian Family  
Koreanic Family  

Subgroup
Indonesian  
Not Available  

Branch
Not Available  
Not Available  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
Old Korean, Middle Korean and Korean  

Standard Forms
Sundanese  
Pluricentric Standard Korean, South Korean standard and North Korean standard  

Language Position
Not Available  
12  
11

Signed Forms
Not Available  
Korean Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
su  
ko  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
sun  
kor  

ISO 639 2/B
sun  
kor  

ISO 639 3
sun  
Kor  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
sund1251  
kore1280  

Linguasphere
No data available  
45-AAA  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object  
Subject-Object-Verb  

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available  
Agglutinative  

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Sundanese and Korean Language History

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

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

Sundanese vs Korean Difficulty

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

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