Countries
China, Jilin Province, North Korea, South Korea, Yanbian
Galicia
Total No. Of Countries
51
0
46
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National Language
North Korea, South Korea
Galicia
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
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
The National Institute of the Korean Language
Royal Galician Academy (Real Academia Galega)
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.
- In Galician language, there are no compound tenses.
- The earliest document in Galician language was written in 1228 which was legal charter for a municipality of Galicia.
Similar To
Chinese and Japanese languages
Portuguese Language
Derived From
-
Latin
Alphabets in
Alphabets
4023
18
247
👆🏻
Phonology
How Many Vowels
217
0
32
👆🏻
How Many Consonants
1919
9
60
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Scripts
Hangul
Latin
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal, Top-To-Bottom
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hard to Learn
Language Levels
34
2
12
👆🏻
Time Taken to Learn
88 weeks28 weeks
3
88
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Hello
안녕하세요. (annyeonghaseyo.)
Ola
Thank You
감사합니다 (gamsahabnida)
Grazas
How Are You?
어떻게 지내세요? (eotteohge jinaeseyo?)
Que tal estás?
Good Night
안녕히 주무세요 (annyeonghi jumuseyo)
Boas noites
Good Evening
안녕하세요 (annyeonghaseyo.)
Boa tarde
Good Afternoon
안녕하십니까 (annyeong hashimnikka)
Boa tarde
Good Morning
안녕히 주무셨어요 (An-yŏng-hi ju-mu-shŏ-ssŏ-yo)
Bos días
Please
하십시오 (hasibsio)
Por favor
Sorry
죄송합니다 (joesonghabnida)
Síntoo!
Bye
안녕 (annyeong)
Adeus
I Love You
당신을 사랑합니다 (dangsin-eul salanghabnida)
Ámote
Excuse Me
실례합니다 (sillyehabnida)
Perdoe!
Dialect 1
Jeju
Eastern Galician
Where They Speak
South Korea
East Galicia
How Many People Speak
10,000.002,700,000.00
1.5
960000000
👆🏻
Dialect 2
Gyeongsang
Central Galician
Where They Speak
South Korea
Central Galicia
How Many People Speak
10,000,000.002,500,000.00
700
274000000
👆🏻
Dialect 3
Hamgyŏng
Western Galician
Where They Speak
China, North Korea
West Galicia
How Many People Speak
77,000,000.003,000,000.00
2
230000000
👆🏻
Total No. Of Dialects
123
0
188
👆🏻
How Many People Speak?
77.00 million2.40 million
0
1200
👆🏻
Speaking Population
1.14 %0.05 %
0
89
👆🏻
Native Speakers
77.00 million2.40 million
0
873
👆🏻
Second Language Speakers
77.00 million3.00 million
0.01
400
👆🏻
Native Name
한국어 (조선말)
Galego
Alternative Names
Hanguk Mal, Hanguk Uh
Galego, Gallego
French Name
coréen
galicien
German Name
Koreanisch
Galicisch
Pronunciation
[hangukmal]
[ɡaˈleɣo]
Ethnicity
Koreans
Galician people
Origin
Before 1st century
c. 1175
Language Family
Koreanic Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
-
-
Branch
-
-
Language Forms
Early Forms
Old Korean, Middle Korean and Korean
Medieval Galician
Standard Forms
Pluricentric Standard Korean, South Korean standard and North Korean standard
Galician
Language Position
1246
1
120
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Signed Forms
Korean Sign Language
Galician Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
ko
gl
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
kor
glg
ISO 639 2/B
kor
glg
ISO 639 3
Kor
glg
ISO 639 6
kor
glg
Glottocode
kore1280
gali1258
Linguasphere
45-AAA
51-AAA-ab
Types of Language
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
-
Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative
-