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Hebrew and Japanese


Japanese and Hebrew


Countries

Countries
Israel  
Japan  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
Israel  
Japan  

Second Language
Israel  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Africa, Asia, Europe  
Asia, Pacific  

Minority Language
Poland  
Palau  

Regulated By
Academy of the Hebrew Language  
Agency for Cultural Affairs (文化庁) at the Ministry of Education  

Interesting Facts
  • The original language of Bible is Hebrew.
  • The men and women use different verbs in hebrew language.
  
  • In Japanese Language, there are 4 different ways to address people: kun, chan, san and sama.
  • There are many words in Japanese language which end with vowel letter, which determines the structure and rhythm of Japanese.
  

Similar To
Arabic and Aramaic languages  
Korean Language  

Derived From
Aramaic Language  
-  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Hebrew-Alphabets.jpg#200  
Japanese-Alphabets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
22  
4
99  
40

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
0  
5  
2

How Many Consonants
22  
12
14  
4

Scripts
Hebrew  
Kana  

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6  
5
5  
4

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
88 weeks  
19

Greetings

Hello
שלום (Shalom)  
こんにちは (Kon'nichiwa)  

Thank You
תודה (Toda)  
ありがとう (Arigatō)  

How Are You?
מה שלומך? (ma shlomxa)  
お元気ですか (O genki desu ka?)  

Good Night
לילה טוב (Laila tov)  
おやすみなさい (Oyasuminasai)  

Good Evening
ערב טוב (Erev tov)  
こんばんは (Konbanwa)  

Good Afternoon
אחר צהריים טובים (Achar tzahara'im tovim)  
こんにちは (Konnichiwa!)  

Good Morning
בוקר טוב (Boker tov)  
おはよう (Ohayō)  

Please
בבקשה (bevekshah)  
お願いします (Onegaishimasu)  

Sorry
סליחה! (Slicha)  
ごめんなさい (Gomen'nasai)  

Bye
להתראות (Lehitraot)  
さようなら (Sayōnara)  

I Love You
אני אוהבת אותך (Ani ohevet otcha)  
愛しています (Aishiteimasu)  

Excuse Me
בבקשה!  
すみません (Sumimasen)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Ashkenazi Hebrew  
Sanuki  

Where They Speak
Israel  
Kagawa  

How Many People Speak
9,200,000.00  
38
1,000,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Samaritan Hebrew  
Hakata  

Where They Speak
Israel, Palestine  
Fukuoka  

How Many People Speak
9,000,000.00  
38
127,000,000.00  
4

Dialect 3
Yemenite Hebrew  
Kansai  

Where They Speak
Israel  
kansai  

How Many People Speak
9,000,000.00  
30
127,000,000.00  
4

Total No. Of Dialects
7  
7
31  
25

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
9.00 million  
99+
128.00 million  
14

Speaking Population
0.11 %  
99+
1.90 %  
10

Native Speakers
4.40 million  
99+
128.00 million  
9

Second Language Speakers
5.60 million  
99+
3.00 million  
99+

Native Name
עברית / עִבְרִית (ivrit)  
日本語  

Alternative Names
Israeli, Ivrit  
Nihongo  

French Name
hébreu  
japonais  

German Name
Hebräisch  
Japanisch  

Pronunciation
[(ʔ)ivˈʁit] - [(ʔ)ivˈɾit]  
/nihoɴɡo/: [nihõŋɡo], [nihõŋŋo]  

Ethnicity
Hebrew-speaking people  
Japanese (Yamato)  

History

Origin
1000 BC  
1185  

Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family  
Japonic Family  

Subgroup
Semitic  
-  

Branch
Canaanitic  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Biblical Hebrew, Mishnaic Hebrew, Medieval Hebrew, Hebrew  
Old Japanese, Early Middle Japanese, Late Middle Japanese and Early Modern Japanese  

Standard Forms
Modern Hebrew  
Japanese  

Language Position
23  
21
8  
8

Signed Forms
Signed Hebrew  
Signed Japanese  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
he  
ja  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
heb  
jpn  

ISO 639 2/B
heb  
jpn  

ISO 639 3
heb  
jpn  

ISO 639 6
heb  
jpn  

Glottocode
hebr1246  
nucl1643  

Linguasphere
12-AAB-a  
45-CAA-a  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic  
Agglutinative, Synthetic  

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All Hebrew and Japanese 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 Hebrew and Japanese dialects. Various dialects of Hebrew and Japanese language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Hebrew are spoken in different Hebrew Speaking Countries whereas Japanese Dialects are spoken in different Japanese speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Hebrew vs Japanese Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Hebrew dialects include: Ashkenazi Hebrew, Samaritan Hebrew. Japanese dialects include: Sanuki , Hakata. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Hebrew and Japanese Speaking population

Hebrew and Japanese speaking population is one of the factors based on which Hebrew and Japanese languages can be compared. The total count of Hebrew and Japanese Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Hebrew language is 0.11 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Japanese language is 1.90 %. 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 Hebrew and Japanese on Hebrew vs Japanese where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Hebrew and Japanese Language Codes

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

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