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Xhosa and Korean


Korean and Xhosa


Countries

Countries
South Africa   
China, Jilin Province, North Korea, South Korea, Yanbian   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
5   
10

National Language
South Africa   
North Korea, South Korea   

Second Language
Lesotho, South Africa   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Africa   
Asia   

Minority Language
Botswana, Lesotho   
Japan, People's Republic of China, Russia, United States of America   

Regulated By
Not Available   
The National Institute of the Korean Language   

Interesting Facts
  • Xhosa has 15 click sounds, borrowed from the khoi-khoi and san languages of the South Africa.
  • The same sequence of consonants and vowels can have different meaning when said with different tones, so Xhosa is tonal.
  
  • 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
Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele   
Chinese and Japanese languages   

Derived From
Khoi-Khoi and San Languages   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
53   
32
40   
21

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
10   
7
21   
18

How Many Consonants
43   
32
19   
9

Scripts
Latin   
Hangul   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
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
Molo   
안녕하세요. (annyeonghaseyo.)   

Thank You
Ndiyabulela   
감사합니다 (gamsahabnida)   

How Are You?
Unjani   
어떻게 지내세요? (eotteohge jinaeseyo?)   

Good Night
Ulale kakuhle   
안녕히 주무세요 (annyeonghi jumuseyo)   

Good Evening
Ubusuku obuhle   
안녕하세요 (annyeonghaseyo.)   

Good Afternoon
Uben' emva kwemini entle   
안녕하십니까 (annyeong hashimnikka)   

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

Please
Ndicela   
하십시오 (hasibsio)   

Sorry
Ndicela uxolo   
죄송합니다 (joesonghabnida)   

Bye
Uhambe/Usale kakuhle   
안녕 (annyeong)   

I Love You
Ndiyakuthanda   
당신을 사랑합니다 (dangsin-eul salanghabnida)   

Excuse Me
Uxolo   
실례합니다 (sillyehabnida)   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Gcaleka   
Jeju   

Where They Speak
South Africa   
South Korea   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
10,000.00   
99+

Dialect 2
Thembu   
Gyeongsang   

Where They Speak
South Africa   
South Korea   

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

Dialect 3
Hlubi   
Hamgyŏng   

Where They Speak
South Africa   
China, North Korea   

Total No. Of Dialects
9   
9
12   
12

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
20.00 million   
99+
77.00 million   
22

Speaking Population
0.11 %   
99+
1.14 %   
16

Native Speakers
8.20 million   
99+
77.00 million   
12

Second Language Speakers
11.00 million   
21
Not Available   

Native Name
isiXhosa   
한국어 (조선말)   

Alternative Names
“Cauzuh” (pej.), Isixhosa, Koosa, Xosa   
Hanguk Mal, Hanguk Uh   

French Name
xhosa   
coréen   

German Name
Xhosa-Sprache   
Koreanisch   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
amaXhosa, amaBhaca   
Koreans   

History

Origin
16th Century   
Before 1st century   

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family   
Koreanic Family   

Subgroup
Benue-Congo   
Not Available   

Branch
Bantu   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

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

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

Language Position
Not Available   
12   
11

Signed Forms
Signed Xhosa   
Korean Sign Language   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
xh   
ko   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
xho   
kor   

ISO 639 2/B
xho   
kor   

ISO 639 3
xho   
Kor   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
xhos1239   
kore1280   

Linguasphere
99-AUT-fa   
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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All Xhosa and Korean Dialects

Most languages have dialects where each dialect differ from other dialect with respect to grammar and vocabulary. Here you will get to know all Xhosa and Korean dialects. Various dialects of Xhosa and Korean language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Xhosa are spoken in different Xhosa Speaking Countries whereas Korean Dialects are spoken in different Korean speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Xhosa vs Korean Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Xhosa dialects include: Gcaleka, Thembu. Korean dialects include: Jeju , Gyeongsang. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Xhosa and Korean Speaking population

Xhosa and Korean speaking population is one of the factors based on which Xhosa and Korean languages can be compared. The total count of Xhosa and Korean Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Xhosa language is 0.11 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Korean language is 1.14 %. When we compare the speaking population of any two languages we get to know which of two languages is more popular. Find more details about how many people speak Xhosa and Korean on Xhosa vs Korean where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Xhosa and Korean Language Codes

Xhosa and Korean language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Xhosa and Korean Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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