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Korean and Basque


Basque and Korean


Countries

Countries
China, Jilin Province, North Korea, South Korea, Yanbian   
Basque Autonomous Community, Navarre   

Total No. Of Countries
5   
10
2   
13

National Language
North Korea, South Korea   
France, Spain   

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   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Regulated By
The National Institute of the Korean Language   
Euskaltzaindia, 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.
  
  • The Basque language is the oldest European language.
  • Basque alphabet include many Roman letters.
  

Similar To
Chinese and Japanese languages   
Spanish   

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
40   
21
27   
9

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
21   
18
5   
2

How Many Consonants
19   
9
21   
11

Scripts
Hangul   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal, Top-To-Bottom   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
88 weeks   
13
88 weeks   
13

Greetings

Hello
안녕하세요. (annyeonghaseyo.)   
Kaixo   

Thank You
감사합니다 (gamsahabnida)   
Eskerrik asko   

How Are You?
어떻게 지내세요? (eotteohge jinaeseyo?)   
Zer moduz?   

Good Night
안녕히 주무세요 (annyeonghi jumuseyo)   
Gabon   

Good Evening
안녕하세요 (annyeonghaseyo.)   
Arratsalde on   

Good Afternoon
안녕하십니까 (annyeong hashimnikka)   
Arratsalde on   

Good Morning
안녕히 주무셨어요 (An-yŏng-hi ju-mu-shŏ-ssŏ-yo)   
Egun on   

Please
하십시오 (hasibsio)   
Mesedez   

Sorry
죄송합니다 (joesonghabnida)   
Barkatu   

Bye
안녕 (annyeong)   
Agur   

I Love You
당신을 사랑합니다 (dangsin-eul salanghabnida)   
Maite zaitut   

Excuse Me
실례합니다 (sillyehabnida)   
Barkatu   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Jeju   
Navarro-Lapurdian   

Where They Speak
South Korea   
France   

How Many People Speak
10,000.00   
99+
68,000.00   
99+

Dialect 2
Gyeongsang   
Souletin   

Where They Speak
South Korea   
France, Soule, Spain   

How Many People Speak
10,000,000.00   
9
8,700.00   
99+

Dialect 3
Hamgyŏng   
Biscayan   

Where They Speak
China, North Korea   
Spain   

Total No. Of Dialects
12   
12
6   
6

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
1.14 %   
16
Not Available   

Native Speakers
77.00 million   
12
7.20 million   
99+

Native Name
한국어 (조선말)   
Not available   

Alternative Names
Hanguk Mal, Hanguk Uh   
Euskara, Euskera, Vascuense   

French Name
coréen   
basque   

German Name
Koreanisch   
Baskisch   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Koreans   
Basque people   

History

Origin
Before 1st century   
c. 1000   

Language Family
Koreanic Family   
Vasconic Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Not Available   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Korean, Middle Korean and Korean   
Proto-Basque, Aquitanian   

Standard Forms
Pluricentric Standard Korean, South Korean standard and North Korean standard   
Basque   

Language Position
12   
11
Not Available   

Signed Forms
Korean Sign Language   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Not Available   

Code

ISO 639 1
ko   
eu   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
kor   
eus   

ISO 639 2/B
kor   
baq   

ISO 639 3
Kor   
eus   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
kore1280   
basq1248   

Linguasphere
45-AAA   
40-AAA-a   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Not Available   

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

Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative   
Agglutinative   

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

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Korean and Basque Speaking population

Korean and Basque speaking population is one of the factors based on which Korean and Basque languages can be compared. The total count of Korean and Basque Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Korean language is 1.14 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Basque language is Not Available. 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 Basque on Korean vs Basque where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Korean and Basque Language Codes

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

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