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Armenian and Korean


Countries

Countries
China, Jilin Province, North Korea, South Korea, Yanbian  
Armenian Highland  

Total No. Of Countries
5  
10
1  
14

National Language
North Korea, South Korea  
Armenia, Nagorno-Karabakh Republic  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia, Europe  

Minority Language
Japan, People's Republic of China, Russia, United States of America  
Cyprus, Hungary, Iraq, Poland, Romania, Ukraine  

Regulated By
The National Institute of the Korean Language  
Armenian National Academy of Sciences  

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.
  
  • The first language into which Bible was translated is Armenian.
  • Christianity was recognized as a national religion in 301 by Armenia Country.
  

Similar To
Chinese and Japanese languages  
Greek  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
40  
21
38  
20

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
21  
18
6  
3

How Many Consonants
19  
9
32  
22

Scripts
Hangul  
Armenian manuscript  

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
12  
9

Time Taken to Learn
88 weeks  
19
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
안녕하세요. (annyeonghaseyo.)  
Բարեւ (Barev)  

Thank You
감사합니다 (gamsahabnida)  
Շնորհակալություն (Shnorhakalut’yun)  

How Are You?
어떻게 지내세요? (eotteohge jinaeseyo?)  
Ինչպես եք դուք? (Inch’pes yek’ duk’)  

Good Night
안녕히 주무세요 (annyeonghi jumuseyo)  
Բարի գիշեր (Bari gisher)  

Good Evening
안녕하세요 (annyeonghaseyo.)  
Բարի երեկո (Bari yereko)  

Good Afternoon
안녕하십니까 (annyeong hashimnikka)  
Բարի օր (Bari or)  

Good Morning
안녕히 주무셨어요 (An-yŏng-hi ju-mu-shŏ-ssŏ-yo)  
Բարի լույս (Bari luys)  

Please
하십시오 (hasibsio)  
Խնդրում եմ (Khndrum yem)  

Sorry
죄송합니다 (joesonghabnida)  
կներեք (knerek’)  

Bye
안녕 (annyeong)  
Ց'տեսություն  

I Love You
당신을 사랑합니다 (dangsin-eul salanghabnida)  
Ես սիրում եմ քեզ (Yes sirum yem k’yez)  

Excuse Me
실례합니다 (sillyehabnida)  
Ներեցեք ինձ (Nerets’yek’ indz)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Jeju  
Eastern Armenian  

Where They Speak
South Korea  
Armenia, Armenian Highland, Georgia, Iran, Nagorno-Karabakh Republic, Turkey  

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

Dialect 2
Gyeongsang  
Western Armenian  

Where They Speak
South Korea  
Armenian Highland, Cilicia, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey  

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

Dialect 3
Hamgyŏng  
Eastern Armenian  

Where They Speak
China, North Korea  
-  

How Many People Speak
77,000,000.00  
7
6,000,000.00  
34

Total No. Of Dialects
12  
12
2  
2

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
1.14 %  
17
0.22 %  
99+

Native Speakers
77.00 million  
12
6.00 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
77.00 million  
13
7.00 million  
99+

Native Name
한국어 (조선말)  
Հայերէն (Hayeren)  

Alternative Names
Hanguk Mal, Hanguk Uh  
Armjanski Yazyk, Ena, Ermeni Dili, Ermenice, Somkhuri  

French Name
coréen  
arménien  

German Name
Koreanisch  
Armenisch  

Pronunciation
[hangukmal]  
[hɑjɛˈɾɛn]  

Ethnicity
Koreans  
Armenians  

History

Origin
Before 1st century  
late 5th century  

Language Family
Koreanic Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
-  
-  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Korean, Middle Korean and Korean  
Proto-Armenian, Classical Armenian, Middle Armenian, Armenian  

Standard Forms
Pluricentric Standard Korean, South Korean standard and North Korean standard  
Eastern Armenian, Western Armenian  

Language Position
12  
11
14  
13

Signed Forms
Korean Sign Language  
Signed Armenian  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
ko  
hy  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
kor  
hye  

ISO 639 2/B
kor  
arm  

ISO 639 3
Kor  
hye  

ISO 639 6
kor  
hye  

Glottocode
kore1280  
arme1241  

Linguasphere
45-AAA  
57-AAA-a  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
-  

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

Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative  
Agglutinative, Synthetic  

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

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Korean and Armenian Speaking population

Korean and Armenian speaking population is one of the factors based on which Korean and Armenian languages can be compared. The total count of Korean and Armenian Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Korean language is 1.14 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Armenian language is 0.22 %. 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 Armenian on Korean vs Armenian where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Korean and Armenian Language Codes

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

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