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Korean and Estonian


Estonian and Korean


Countries

Countries
China, Jilin Province, North Korea, South Korea, Yanbian   
Estonia, European Union   

Total No. Of Countries
5   
10
2   
13

National Language
North Korea, South Korea   
Estonia, Gambia   

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

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Europe   

Minority Language
Japan, People's Republic of China, Russia, United States of America   
Denmark, Russia, Sweden   

Regulated By
The National Institute of the Korean Language   
Institute of the Estonian Language   

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.
  
  • Estonian language is considered to be powerful symbol of Estonian identity and culture.
  • Estonian language has adopted many words with Finnish language.
  

Similar To
Chinese and Japanese languages   
Finnish   

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
40   
21
27   
9

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
21   
18
9   
6

How Many Consonants
19   
9
18   
8

Scripts
Hangul   
Latin   

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
2   
1

Time Taken to Learn
88 weeks   
13
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
안녕하세요. (annyeonghaseyo.)   
Tere   

Thank You
감사합니다 (gamsahabnida)   
aitäh   

How Are You?
어떻게 지내세요? (eotteohge jinaeseyo?)   
kuidas sul läheb   

Good Night
안녕히 주무세요 (annyeonghi jumuseyo)   
Head ööd   

Good Evening
안녕하세요 (annyeonghaseyo.)   
Tere õhtust   

Good Afternoon
안녕하십니까 (annyeong hashimnikka)   
Tere päevast   

Good Morning
안녕히 주무셨어요 (An-yŏng-hi ju-mu-shŏ-ssŏ-yo)   
Tere hommikust   

Please
하십시오 (hasibsio)   
Palun   

Sorry
죄송합니다 (joesonghabnida)   
Vabandust   

Bye
안녕 (annyeong)   
Head aega   

I Love You
당신을 사랑합니다 (dangsin-eul salanghabnida)   
ma armastan sind   

Excuse Me
실례합니다 (sillyehabnida)   
Vabandage   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Jeju   
Keskmurre   

Where They Speak
South Korea   
Gabon, Northeastern coast of Estonia   

How Many People Speak
10,000.00   
99+
Not Available   

Dialect 2
Gyeongsang   
Tartu   

Where They Speak
South Korea   
Georgia, South Estonia   

How Many People Speak
10,000,000.00   
9
Not Available   

Dialect 3
Hamgyŏng   
Idamurre   

Where They Speak
China, North Korea   
France, Northwestern shore of Lake Peipsi.   

Total No. Of Dialects
12   
12
8   
8

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
1.14 %   
16
Not Available   

Native Speakers
77.00 million   
12
0.95 million   
99+

Native Name
한국어 (조선말)   
eesti keel   

Alternative Names
Hanguk Mal, Hanguk Uh   
Eesti keel   

French Name
coréen   
estonien   

German Name
Koreanisch   
Estnisch   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Koreans   
Estonians   

History

Origin
Before 1st century   
13th century   

Language Family
Koreanic Family   
Uralic Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Finno-Ugric   

Branch
Not Available   
Finnic   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Korean, Middle Korean and Korean   
No early forms   

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

Language Position
12   
11
Not Available   

Signed Forms
Korean Sign Language   
Estonian Sign Language   

Scope
Individual   
Macrolanguage   

Code

ISO 639 1
ko   
et   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
kor   
est   

ISO 639 2/B
kor   
est   

ISO 639 3
Kor   
est   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
kore1280   
esto1258   

Linguasphere
45-AAA   
No data available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

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

Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative   
Agglutinative   

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

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Korean and Estonian Speaking population

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

Korean and Estonian Language Codes

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

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