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Kannada and Korean


Korean and Kannada


Countries

Countries
India, Karnataka, India  
China, Jilin Province, North Korea, South Korea, Yanbian  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
5  
10

National Language
Karnataka, India  
North Korea, South Korea  

Second Language
Goa  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia  

Minority Language
Andra Pradesh, Goa, kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana  
Japan, People's Republic of China, Russia, United States of America  

Regulated By
Various academies and the Government of Karnataka  
The National Institute of the Korean Language  

Interesting Facts
  • Kannada is the third oldest language after Sanskrit and Tamil of India
  • Kannada language is only Indian language which got maximum i.e. 8 GyanaPeetha Awards.
  
  • 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
Telugu  
Chinese and Japanese languages  

Derived From
Sanskrit Language  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
49  
29
40  
21

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
14  
11
21  
18

How Many Consonants
35  
25
19  
9

Scripts
Kannada Script  
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
44 weeks  
17
88 weeks  
19

Greetings

Hello
ಹಲೋ (Halō)  
안녕하세요. (annyeonghaseyo.)  

Thank You
ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು (Dhan'yavādagaḷu)  
감사합니다 (gamsahabnida)  

How Are You?
ನೀವು ಹೇಗಿದ್ದೀರಿ? (Nīvu hēgiddīri?)  
어떻게 지내세요? (eotteohge jinaeseyo?)  

Good Night
ಶುಭ ರಾತ್ರಿ (Śubha rātri)  
안녕히 주무세요 (annyeonghi jumuseyo)  

Good Evening
ಶುಭ ಸಂಜೆ (Śubha san̄je)  
안녕하세요 (annyeonghaseyo.)  

Good Afternoon
ಉತ್ತಮ ಮಧ್ಯಾಹ್ನ (Uttama madhyāhna)  
안녕하십니까 (annyeong hashimnikka)  

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

Please
ದಯವಿಟ್ಟು (Dayaviṭṭu)  
하십시오 (hasibsio)  

Sorry
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (Kṣamisi)  
죄송합니다 (joesonghabnida)  

Bye
ಬೈ (Bai)  
안녕 (annyeong)  

I Love You
ನಾನು ನಿನ್ನ ಪ್ರೀತಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ (Nānu ninna prītisuttēne)  
당신을 사랑합니다 (dangsin-eul salanghabnida)  

Excuse Me
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (kshamisi)  
실례합니다 (sillyehabnida)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Badaga  
Jeju  

Where They Speak
Tamil Nadu, The Nilgiris  
South Korea  

How Many People Speak
540,000.00  
99+
10,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Urali  
Gyeongsang  

Where They Speak
kerala  
South Korea  

How Many People Speak
6,440.00  
99+
10,000,000.00  
37

Dialect 3
Kurumba  
Hamgyŏng  

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

How Many People Speak
220,000.00  
99+
77,000,000.00  
7

Total No. Of Dialects
20  
18
12  
12

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
49.00 million  
29
77.00 million  
22

Speaking Population
0.58 %  
28
1.14 %  
17

Native Speakers
38.00 million  
26
77.00 million  
12

Second Language Speakers
11.00 million  
39
77.00 million  
13

Native Name
ಕನ್ನಡ (kannaḍa)  
한국어 (조선말)  

Alternative Names
Banglori, Canarese, Havyaka, Kanarese, Madrassi  
Hanguk Mal, Hanguk Uh  

French Name
kannada  
coréen  

German Name
Kannada  
Koreanisch  

Pronunciation
[ˈkʌnnəɖɑː]  
[hangukmal]  

Ethnicity
Kannadiga  
Koreans  

History

Origin
c. 450  
Before 1st century  

Language Family
Dravidian Family  
Koreanic Family  

Subgroup
-  
-  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Kannada, Kannada  
Old Korean, Middle Korean and Korean  

Standard Forms
Modern Kannada  
Pluricentric Standard Korean, South Korean standard and North Korean standard  

Language Position
31  
29
12  
11

Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)  
Korean Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
kn  
ko  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
kan  
kor  

ISO 639 2/B
kan  
kor  

ISO 639 3
kan  
Kor  

ISO 639 6
kan  
kor  

Glottocode
nucl1305  
kore1280  

Linguasphere
No data available  
45-AAA  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
Subject-Object-Verb  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
Agglutinative  

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

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Kannada and Korean Speaking population

Kannada and Korean speaking population is one of the factors based on which Kannada and Korean languages can be compared. The total count of Kannada and Korean Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Kannada language is 0.58 % 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 Kannada and Korean on Kannada vs Korean where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Kannada and Korean Language Codes

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

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