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Korean and Catalan


Catalan and Korean


Countries

Countries
China, Jilin Province, North Korea, South Korea, Yanbian   
Andorra, Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Latin Union, Spain, Valencian Community   

Total No. Of Countries
5   
10
6   
9

National Language
North Korea, South Korea   
Andorra, France, Italy, Spain   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Spain   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Europe   

Minority Language
Japan, People's Republic of China, Russia, United States of America   
Aragon, France, Italy, Spain   

Regulated By
The National Institute of the Korean Language   
Institut d'Estudis Catalans, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua, 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.
  
  • Catalan is 6th most largely spoken Romance language.
  • Catalan went through a golden age in low middle ages, reaching a peak of maturity and cultural richness.
  

Similar To
Chinese and Japanese languages   
Spanish Language, Occitan Language, Italian Language, French Language   

Derived From
Not Available   
Latin   

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Korean-Alphabets.jpg#200   
Catalan-Alpahabets.jpg#200   

Alphabets
40   
21
27   
9

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
21   
18
5   
2

How Many Consonants
19   
9
23   
13

Scripts
Hangul   
Latin   

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
5   
4

Time Taken to Learn
88 weeks   
13
24 weeks   
6

Greetings

Hello
안녕하세요. (annyeonghaseyo.)   
Hola   

Thank You
감사합니다 (gamsahabnida)   
Gràcies   

How Are You?
어떻게 지내세요? (eotteohge jinaeseyo?)   
Com estàs?   

Good Night
안녕히 주무세요 (annyeonghi jumuseyo)   
Bona nit   

Good Evening
안녕하세요 (annyeonghaseyo.)   
Bona nit   

Good Afternoon
안녕하십니까 (annyeong hashimnikka)   
Bona tarda   

Good Morning
안녕히 주무셨어요 (An-yŏng-hi ju-mu-shŏ-ssŏ-yo)   
Bon dia   

Please
하십시오 (hasibsio)   
Sisplau   

Sorry
죄송합니다 (joesonghabnida)   
Perdó!   

Bye
안녕 (annyeong)   
Adéu   

I Love You
당신을 사랑합니다 (dangsin-eul salanghabnida)   
T'estimo   

Excuse Me
실례합니다 (sillyehabnida)   
Dispensi!   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Jeju   
Caló   

Where They Speak
South Korea   
France, Portugal, Spain   

How Many People Speak
10,000.00   
99+
440,000.00   
35

Dialect 2
Gyeongsang   
Valencian   

Where They Speak
South Korea   
Spain   

How Many People Speak
10,000,000.00   
9
2,400,000.00   
19

Dialect 3
Hamgyŏng   
Ribagorçan   

Where They Speak
China, North Korea   
Spain   

Total No. Of Dialects
12   
12
8   
8

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
1.14 %   
16
Not Available   

Native Speakers
77.00 million   
12
4.10 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
Not Available   
5.10 million   
28

Native Name
한국어 (조선말)   
català   

Alternative Names
Hanguk Mal, Hanguk Uh   
Català, Catalán, Catalan-Valencian-Balear, Catalonian, Valencian   

French Name
coréen   
catalan; valencien   

German Name
Koreanisch   
Katalanisch   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
[kətəˈɫa] (EC) ~ [kataˈɫa] (WC)   

Ethnicity
Koreans   
Catalan people   

History

Origin
Before 1st century   
c. 1028   

Language Family
Koreanic Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Romance   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Korean, Middle Korean and Korean   
Old Catalan   

Standard Forms
Pluricentric Standard Korean, South Korean standard and North Korean standard   
Standard Catalan, Standard Valencian   

Language Position
12   
11
Not Available   

Signed Forms
Korean Sign Language   
Signed Catalan   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
ko   
ca   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
kor   
cat   

ISO 639 2/B
kor   
cat   

ISO 639 3
Kor   
cat   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
kore1280   
stan1289   

Linguasphere
45-AAA   
51-AAA-e   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

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

Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative   
Not Available   

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

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Korean and Catalan Speaking population

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

Korean and Catalan Language Codes

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

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