Countries
China, Jilin Province, North Korea, South Korea, Yanbian
South Africa
National Language
North Korea, South Korea
South Africa
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Namibia, South Africa
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa
Minority Language
Japan, People's Republic of China, Russia, United States of America
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Regulated By
The National Institute of the Korean Language
Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee
Interesting Facts
- 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.
- Afrikaans Language is a mixture of English, Dutch, German, French and some South African language like Xhosa.
- Afrikaans Language lacks case and gender distinctions.
Similar To
Chinese and Japanese languages
Dutch Language
Derived From
-
Dutch Language
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal, Top-To-Bottom
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
안녕하세요. (annyeonghaseyo.)
hallo
Thank You
감사합니다 (gamsahabnida)
Dankie
How Are You?
어떻게 지내세요? (eotteohge jinaeseyo?)
Hoe gaan dit
Good Night
안녕히 주무세요 (annyeonghi jumuseyo)
goeie nag
Good Evening
안녕하세요 (annyeonghaseyo.)
Goeienaand
Good Afternoon
안녕하십니까 (annyeong hashimnikka)
Goeie middag
Good Morning
안녕히 주무셨어요 (An-yŏng-hi ju-mu-shŏ-ssŏ-yo)
goeie more
Please
하십시오 (hasibsio)
asseblief
Sorry
죄송합니다 (joesonghabnida)
jammer
Bye
안녕 (annyeong)
Totsiens
I Love You
당신을 사랑합니다 (dangsin-eul salanghabnida)
Ek het jou lief
Excuse Me
실례합니다 (sillyehabnida)
Verskoon my
Dialect 1
Jeju
Kaapse Afrikaans
Where They Speak
South Korea
-
Dialect 2
Gyeongsang
Oranjeriverafrikaans
Where They Speak
South Korea
-
Dialect 3
Hamgyŏng
Baster Afrikaans
Where They Speak
China, North Korea
Namibia
Native Name
한국어 (조선말)
Afrikaans
Alternative Names
Hanguk Mal, Hanguk Uh
Cape Dutch
French Name
coréen
afrikaans
German Name
Koreanisch
Afrikaans
Pronunciation
[hangukmal]
[ɐfriˈkɑːns]
Ethnicity
Koreans
Afrikaners
Origin
Before 1st century
17th Century
Language Family
Koreanic Family
Indo-European Family
Early Forms
Old Korean, Middle Korean and Korean
Cape dutch or kitchen dutch
Standard Forms
Pluricentric Standard Korean, South Korean standard and North Korean standard
Standard Afrikaans
Signed Forms
Korean Sign Language
Signed Afrikaans (signs of SASL)
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
kore1280
afri1274
Linguasphere
45-AAA
52-ACB-ba
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative
Analytic
All Korean and Afrikaans 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 Korean and Afrikaans dialects. Various dialects of Korean and Afrikaans language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Korean are spoken in different Korean Speaking Countries whereas Afrikaans Dialects are spoken in different Afrikaans speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Korean vs Afrikaans Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Korean dialects include: Jeju, Gyeongsang. Afrikaans dialects include: Kaapse Afrikaans , Oranjeriverafrikaans. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Korean and Afrikaans Speaking population
Korean and Afrikaans speaking population is one of the factors based on which Korean and Afrikaans languages can be compared. The total count of Korean and Afrikaans Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Korean language is 1.14 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Afrikaans language is 0.03 %. 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 Korean and Afrikaans on Korean vs Afrikaans where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Korean and Afrikaans Language Codes
Korean and Afrikaans language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Korean and Afrikaans Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.