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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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