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Telugu vs Korean


Korean vs Telugu


Countries

Countries
Andra Pradesh, India, Telangana, Yanam   
China, Jilin Province, North Korea, South Korea, Yanbian   

Total No. Of Countries
4   
11
5   
10

National Language
Andra Pradesh, India   
North Korea, South Korea   

Second Language
Karnataka   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Asia   

Minority Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Odisha, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu   
Japan, People's Republic of China, Russia, United States of America   

Regulated By
Telugu Academy and Official Language Commission of Government of Andhra Pradesh   
The National Institute of the Korean Language   

Interesting Facts
  • Telugu is the only language in the Eastern world that has every single word that ends with a vowel sound. Telugu language is called "Italian of the East".
  • Telugu is one of the oldest language in India which is 2,400 years old.
  
  • 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
Tamil   
Chinese and Japanese languages   

Derived From
Sanskrit Language   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
60   
35
40   
21

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
19   
16
21   
18

How Many Consonants
41   
30
19   
9

Scripts
Telugu Script   
Hangul   

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
88 weeks   
13

Greetings

Hello
హలో (Halō)   
안녕하세요. (annyeonghaseyo.)   

Thank You
ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu)   
감사합니다 (gamsahabnida)   

How Are You?
నువ్వు ఎలా ఉన్నావు? (Nuvvu elā unnāvu?)   
어떻게 지내세요? (eotteohge jinaeseyo?)   

Good Night
శుభ రాత్రి (Śubha rātri)   
안녕히 주무세요 (annyeonghi jumuseyo)   

Good Evening
శుభ సాయంత్రం (Śubha sāyantraṁ)   
안녕하세요 (annyeonghaseyo.)   

Good Afternoon
శుభ మద్యాహ్నం (Śubha madyāhnaṁ)   
안녕하십니까 (annyeong hashimnikka)   

Good Morning
శుభోదయం (Śubhōdayaṁ)   
안녕히 주무셨어요 (An-yŏng-hi ju-mu-shŏ-ssŏ-yo)   

Please
దయచేసి (Dayacēsi)   
하십시오 (hasibsio)   

Sorry
క్షమించాలి (Kṣamin̄cāli)   
죄송합니다 (joesonghabnida)   

Bye
బై (Bai)   
안녕 (annyeong)   

I Love You
నేను నిన్ను ప్రేమిస్తున్నాను (Nēnu ninnu prēmistunnānu)   
당신을 사랑합니다 (dangsin-eul salanghabnida)   

Excuse Me
క్షమించండి (Kṣamin̄caṇḍi)   
실례합니다 (sillyehabnida)   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Waddar   
Jeju   

Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra   
South Korea   

How Many People Speak
170,000.00   
39
10,000.00   
99+

Dialect 2
Chenchu   
Gyeongsang   

Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa   
South Korea   

How Many People Speak
26,000.00   
99+
10,000,000.00   
9

Dialect 3
Manna-Dora   
Hamgyŏng   

Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu   
China, North Korea   

How Many People Speak
30,000.00   
32
Not Available   

Total No. Of Dialects
38   
28
12   
12

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
80.00 million   
20
77.00 million   
22

Speaking Population
1.15 %   
15
1.14 %   
16

Native Speakers
75.00 million   
14
77.00 million   
12

Second Language Speakers
5.00 million   
29
Not Available   

Native Name
తెలుగు (telugu)   
한국어 (조선말)   

Alternative Names
Andhra, Gentoo, Tailangi, Telangire, Telegu, Telgi, Tengu, Terangi, Tolangan   
Hanguk Mal, Hanguk Uh   

French Name
télougou   
coréen   

German Name
Telugu-Sprache   
Koreanisch   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Telugu people   
Koreans   

History

Origin
c. 575   
Before 1st century   

Language Family
Dravidian Family   
Koreanic Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Not Available   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Early Telugu epigraphy   
Old Korean, Middle Korean and Korean   

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

Language Position
15   
14
12   
11

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Korean Sign Language   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
te   
ko   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
tel   
kor   

ISO 639 2/B
tel   
kor   

ISO 639 3
tel   
Kor   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
telu1262   
kore1280   

Linguasphere
No data available   
45-AAA   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

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

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Agglutinative   

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Telugu and Korean Language History

Comparison of Telugu vs Korean language history gives us differences between origin of Telugu and Korean language. History of Telugu language states that this language originated in c. 575 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 Telugu and Korean Language History.

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

Telugu vs Korean Difficulty

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

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