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Korean and Armenian


Countries

Countries
Armenian Highland  
China, Jilin Province, North Korea, South Korea, Yanbian  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
5  
10

National Language
Armenia, Nagorno-Karabakh Republic  
North Korea, South Korea  

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

Speaking Continents
Asia, Europe  
Asia  

Minority Language
Cyprus, Hungary, Iraq, Poland, Romania, Ukraine  
Japan, People's Republic of China, Russia, United States of America  

Regulated By
Armenian National Academy of Sciences  
The National Institute of the Korean Language  

Interesting Facts
  • The first language into which Bible was translated is Armenian.
  • Christianity was recognized as a national religion in 301 by Armenia Country.
  
  • 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
Greek  
Chinese and Japanese languages  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
38  
20
40  
21

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6  
3
21  
18

How Many Consonants
32  
22
19  
9

Scripts
Armenian manuscript  
Hangul  

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
12  
9
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
88 weeks  
19

Greetings

Hello
Բարեւ (Barev)  
안녕하세요. (annyeonghaseyo.)  

Thank You
Շնորհակալություն (Shnorhakalut’yun)  
감사합니다 (gamsahabnida)  

How Are You?
Ինչպես եք դուք? (Inch’pes yek’ duk’)  
어떻게 지내세요? (eotteohge jinaeseyo?)  

Good Night
Բարի գիշեր (Bari gisher)  
안녕히 주무세요 (annyeonghi jumuseyo)  

Good Evening
Բարի երեկո (Bari yereko)  
안녕하세요 (annyeonghaseyo.)  

Good Afternoon
Բարի օր (Bari or)  
안녕하십니까 (annyeong hashimnikka)  

Good Morning
Բարի լույս (Bari luys)  
안녕히 주무셨어요 (An-yŏng-hi ju-mu-shŏ-ssŏ-yo)  

Please
Խնդրում եմ (Khndrum yem)  
하십시오 (hasibsio)  

Sorry
կներեք (knerek’)  
죄송합니다 (joesonghabnida)  

Bye
Ց'տեսություն  
안녕 (annyeong)  

I Love You
Ես սիրում եմ քեզ (Yes sirum yem k’yez)  
당신을 사랑합니다 (dangsin-eul salanghabnida)  

Excuse Me
Ներեցեք ինձ (Nerets’yek’ indz)  
실례합니다 (sillyehabnida)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Eastern Armenian  
Jeju  

Where They Speak
Armenia, Armenian Highland, Georgia, Iran, Nagorno-Karabakh Republic, Turkey  
South Korea  

How Many People Speak
6,000,000.00  
99+
10,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Western Armenian  
Gyeongsang  

Where They Speak
Armenian Highland, Cilicia, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey  
South Korea  

How Many People Speak
6,000,000.00  
99+
10,000,000.00  
37

Dialect 3
Eastern Armenian  
Hamgyŏng  

Where They Speak
-  
China, North Korea  

How Many People Speak
6,000,000.00  
34
77,000,000.00  
7

Total No. Of Dialects
2  
2
12  
12

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.22 %  
99+
1.14 %  
17

Native Speakers
6.00 million  
99+
77.00 million  
12

Second Language Speakers
7.00 million  
99+
77.00 million  
13

Native Name
Հայերէն (Hayeren)  
한국어 (조선말)  

Alternative Names
Armjanski Yazyk, Ena, Ermeni Dili, Ermenice, Somkhuri  
Hanguk Mal, Hanguk Uh  

French Name
arménien  
coréen  

German Name
Armenisch  
Koreanisch  

Pronunciation
[hɑjɛˈɾɛn]  
[hangukmal]  

Ethnicity
Armenians  
Koreans  

History

Origin
late 5th century  
Before 1st century  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Koreanic Family  

Subgroup
-  
-  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Proto-Armenian, Classical Armenian, Middle Armenian, Armenian  
Old Korean, Middle Korean and Korean  

Standard Forms
Eastern Armenian, Western Armenian  
Pluricentric Standard Korean, South Korean standard and North Korean standard  

Language Position
14  
13
12  
11

Signed Forms
Signed Armenian  
Korean Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
hy  
ko  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
hye  
kor  

ISO 639 2/B
arm  
kor  

ISO 639 3
hye  
Kor  

ISO 639 6
hye  
kor  

Glottocode
arme1241  
kore1280  

Linguasphere
57-AAA-a  
45-AAA  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
-  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative, Synthetic  
Agglutinative  

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All Armenian 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 Armenian and Korean dialects. Various dialects of Armenian and Korean language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Armenian are spoken in different Armenian Speaking Countries whereas Korean Dialects are spoken in different Korean speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Armenian vs Korean Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Armenian dialects include: Eastern Armenian, Western Armenian. Korean dialects include: Jeju , Gyeongsang. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Armenian and Korean Speaking population

Armenian and Korean speaking population is one of the factors based on which Armenian and Korean languages can be compared. The total count of Armenian and Korean Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Armenian language is 0.22 % 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 Armenian and Korean on Armenian vs Korean where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Armenian and Korean Language Codes

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

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