Countries
China, Jilin Province, North Korea, South Korea, Yanbian
Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia.
National Language
North Korea, South Korea
Ethiopia
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa
Minority Language
Japan, People's Republic of China, Russia, United States of America
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
The National Institute of the Korean Language
Not Available
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.
- Amharic ranks as second most spoken Semitic language in the world.
- Amharic has its own writing system named “fidel” and it uses Amharic alphabets to write.
Similar To
Chinese and Japanese languages
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Derived From
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal, Top-To-Bottom
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
안녕하세요. (annyeonghaseyo.)
Selam
Thank You
감사합니다 (gamsahabnida)
amesege'nallo'
How Are You?
어떻게 지내세요? (eotteohge jinaeseyo?)
Dehina newot?
Good Night
안녕히 주무세요 (annyeonghi jumuseyo)
Dehna dur
Good Evening
안녕하세요 (annyeonghaseyo.)
melkam meshe't
Good Afternoon
안녕하십니까 (annyeong hashimnikka)
i'ndemin walu
Good Morning
안녕히 주무셨어요 (An-yŏng-hi ju-mu-shŏ-ssŏ-yo)
i'ndemin adäru
Please
하십시오 (hasibsio)
i'bakwon
Sorry
죄송합니다 (joesonghabnida)
aznallehu
I Love You
당신을 사랑합니다 (dangsin-eul salanghabnida)
afekirishalehu
Excuse Me
실례합니다 (sillyehabnida)
yiqirta
Where They Speak
South Korea
Gondar
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Gyeongsang
Gojjami
Where They Speak
South Korea
Ethiopia
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Where They Speak
China, North Korea
Ethiopia
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
한국어 (조선말)
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Alternative Names
Hanguk Mal, Hanguk Uh
Abyssinian, Amarigna, Amarinya, Amhara, Ethiopian
French Name
coréen
amharique
German Name
Koreanisch
Amharisch
Pronunciation
Not Available
[amarɨɲɲa]
Ethnicity
Koreans
Amharas
Origin
Before 1st century
13th century
Language Family
Koreanic Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Subgroup
Not Available
Semitic
Branch
Not Available
Ethiopic
Early Forms
Old Korean, Middle Korean and Korean
Ge'ez
Standard Forms
Pluricentric Standard Korean, South Korean standard and North Korean standard
Amharic
Signed Forms
Korean Sign Language
Signed Amharic
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
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Glottocode
kore1280
amha1245
Linguasphere
45-AAA
12-ACB-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Not Available
Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative
Fusional
All Korean and Amharic 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 Amharic dialects. Various dialects of Korean and Amharic language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Korean are spoken in different Korean Speaking Countries whereas Amharic Dialects are spoken in different Amharic speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Korean vs Amharic Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Korean dialects include: Jeju, Gyeongsang. Amharic dialects include: Gondar , Gojjami. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Korean and Amharic Speaking population
Korean and Amharic speaking population is one of the factors based on which Korean and Amharic languages can be compared. The total count of Korean and Amharic Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Korean language is 1.14 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Amharic language is 0.37 %. 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 Amharic on Korean vs Amharic where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Korean and Amharic Language Codes
Korean and Amharic language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Korean and Amharic Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.