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Korean and Catalan


Countries

Countries
Andorra, Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Latin Union, Spain, Valencian Community  
China, Jilin Province, North Korea, South Korea, Yanbian  

Total No. Of Countries
6  
9
5  
10

National Language
Andorra, France, Italy, Spain  
North Korea, South Korea  

Second Language
Spain  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Europe  
Asia  

Minority Language
Aragon, France, Italy, Spain  
Japan, People's Republic of China, Russia, United States of America  

Regulated By
Institut d'Estudis Catalans, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua, National Languages Committee  
The National Institute of the Korean Language  

Interesting Facts
  • Catalan is 6th most largely spoken Romance language.
  • Catalan went through a golden age in low middle ages, reaching a peak of maturity and cultural richness.
  
  • 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
Spanish Language, Occitan Language, Italian Language, French Language  
Chinese and Japanese languages  

Derived From
Latin  
-  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Catalan-Alpahabets.jpg#200  
Korean-Alphabets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
27  
9
40  
21

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
21  
18

How Many Consonants
23  
13
19  
9

Scripts
Latin  
Hangul  

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5  
4
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
24 weeks  
6
88 weeks  
19

Greetings

Hello
Hola  
안녕하세요. (annyeonghaseyo.)  

Thank You
Gràcies  
감사합니다 (gamsahabnida)  

How Are You?
Com estàs?  
어떻게 지내세요? (eotteohge jinaeseyo?)  

Good Night
Bona nit  
안녕히 주무세요 (annyeonghi jumuseyo)  

Good Evening
Bona nit  
안녕하세요 (annyeonghaseyo.)  

Good Afternoon
Bona tarda  
안녕하십니까 (annyeong hashimnikka)  

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

Please
Sisplau  
하십시오 (hasibsio)  

Sorry
Perdó!  
죄송합니다 (joesonghabnida)  

Bye
Adéu  
안녕 (annyeong)  

I Love You
T'estimo  
당신을 사랑합니다 (dangsin-eul salanghabnida)  

Excuse Me
Dispensi!  
실례합니다 (sillyehabnida)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Caló  
Jeju  

Where They Speak
France, Portugal, Spain  
South Korea  

How Many People Speak
440,000.00  
99+
10,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Valencian  
Gyeongsang  

Where They Speak
Spain  
South Korea  

How Many People Speak
2,400,000.00  
99+
10,000,000.00  
37

Dialect 3
Ribagorçan  
Hamgyŏng  

Where They Speak
Spain  
China, North Korea  

How Many People Speak
4,000,000.00  
40
77,000,000.00  
7

Total No. Of Dialects
8  
8
12  
12

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.12 %  
99+
1.14 %  
17

Native Speakers
4.10 million  
99+
77.00 million  
12

Second Language Speakers
5.10 million  
99+
77.00 million  
13

Native Name
català  
한국어 (조선말)  

Alternative Names
Català, Catalán, Catalan-Valencian-Balear, Catalonian, Valencian  
Hanguk Mal, Hanguk Uh  

French Name
catalan; valencien  
coréen  

German Name
Katalanisch  
Koreanisch  

Pronunciation
[kətəˈɫa] (EC) ~ [kataˈɫa] (WC)  
[hangukmal]  

Ethnicity
Catalan people  
Koreans  

History

Origin
c. 1028  
Before 1st century  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Koreanic Family  

Subgroup
Romance  
-  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Catalan  
Old Korean, Middle Korean and Korean  

Standard Forms
Standard Catalan, Standard Valencian  
Pluricentric Standard Korean, South Korean standard and North Korean standard  

Language Position
32  
30
12  
11

Signed Forms
Signed Catalan  
Korean Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
ca  
ko  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
cat  
kor  

ISO 639 2/B
cat  
kor  

ISO 639 3
cat  
Kor  

ISO 639 6
cat  
kor  

Glottocode
stan1289  
kore1280  

Linguasphere
51-AAA-e  
45-AAA  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
-  
Agglutinative  

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

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Catalan and Korean Speaking population

Catalan and Korean speaking population is one of the factors based on which Catalan and Korean languages can be compared. The total count of Catalan and Korean Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Catalan language is 0.12 % 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 Catalan and Korean on Catalan vs Korean where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Catalan and Korean Language Codes

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

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