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Korean and Kannada


Kannada and Korean


Countries

Countries
China, Jilin Province, North Korea, South Korea, Yanbian   
India, Karnataka, India   

Total No. Of Countries
5   
10
1   
14

National Language
North Korea, South Korea   
Karnataka, India   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Goa   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Asia   

Minority Language
Japan, People's Republic of China, Russia, United States of America   
Andra Pradesh, Goa, kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana   

Regulated By
The National Institute of the Korean Language   
Various academies and the Government of Karnataka   

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.
  
  • Kannada is the third oldest language after Sanskrit and Tamil of India
  • Kannada language is only Indian language which got maximum i.e. 8 GyanaPeetha Awards.
  

Similar To
Chinese and Japanese languages   
Telugu   

Derived From
Not Available   
Sanskrit Language   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
40   
21
49   
29

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
21   
18
14   
11

How Many Consonants
19   
9
35   
25

Scripts
Hangul   
Kannada Script   

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
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
안녕하세요. (annyeonghaseyo.)   
ಹಲೋ (Halō)   

Thank You
감사합니다 (gamsahabnida)   
ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು (Dhan'yavādagaḷu)   

How Are You?
어떻게 지내세요? (eotteohge jinaeseyo?)   
ನೀವು ಹೇಗಿದ್ದೀರಿ? (Nīvu hēgiddīri?)   

Good Night
안녕히 주무세요 (annyeonghi jumuseyo)   
ಶುಭ ರಾತ್ರಿ (Śubha rātri)   

Good Evening
안녕하세요 (annyeonghaseyo.)   
ಶುಭ ಸಂಜೆ (Śubha san̄je)   

Good Afternoon
안녕하십니까 (annyeong hashimnikka)   
ಉತ್ತಮ ಮಧ್ಯಾಹ್ನ (Uttama madhyāhna)   

Good Morning
안녕히 주무셨어요 (An-yŏng-hi ju-mu-shŏ-ssŏ-yo)   
ಶುಭೋದಯ (Śubhōdaya)   

Please
하십시오 (hasibsio)   
ದಯವಿಟ್ಟು (Dayaviṭṭu)   

Sorry
죄송합니다 (joesonghabnida)   
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (Kṣamisi)   

Bye
안녕 (annyeong)   
ಬೈ (Bai)   

I Love You
당신을 사랑합니다 (dangsin-eul salanghabnida)   
ನಾನು ನಿನ್ನ ಪ್ರೀತಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ (Nānu ninna prītisuttēne)   

Excuse Me
실례합니다 (sillyehabnida)   
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (kshamisi)   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Jeju   
Badaga   

Where They Speak
South Korea   
Tamil Nadu, The Nilgiris   

How Many People Speak
10,000.00   
99+
540,000.00   
33

Dialect 2
Gyeongsang   
Urali   

Where They Speak
South Korea   
kerala   

How Many People Speak
10,000,000.00   
9
6,440.00   
99+

Dialect 3
Hamgyŏng   
Kurumba   

Where They Speak
China, North Korea   
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
220,000.00   
23

Total No. Of Dialects
12   
12
20   
18

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
77.00 million   
22
49.00 million   
29

Speaking Population
1.14 %   
16
0.58 %   
26

Native Speakers
77.00 million   
12
38.00 million   
26

Second Language Speakers
Not Available   
11.00 million   
21

Native Name
한국어 (조선말)   
ಕನ್ನಡ (kannaḍa)   

Alternative Names
Hanguk Mal, Hanguk Uh   
Banglori, Canarese, Havyaka, Kanarese, Madrassi   

French Name
coréen   
kannada   

German Name
Koreanisch   
Kannada   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
[ˈkʌnnəɖɑː]   

Ethnicity
Koreans   
Kannadiga   

History

Origin
Before 1st century   
c. 450   

Language Family
Koreanic Family   
Dravidian Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Not Available   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Korean, Middle Korean and Korean   
Old Kannada, Kannada   

Standard Forms
Pluricentric Standard Korean, South Korean standard and North Korean standard   
Modern Kannada   

Language Position
12   
11
31   
25

Signed Forms
Korean Sign Language   
Indian Signing System (ISS)   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
ko   
kn   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
kor   
kan   

ISO 639 2/B
kor   
kan   

ISO 639 3
Kor   
kan   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
kore1280   
nucl1305   

Linguasphere
45-AAA   
No data available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative   
Not Available   

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

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Korean and Kannada Speaking population

Korean and Kannada speaking population is one of the factors based on which Korean and Kannada languages can be compared. The total count of Korean and Kannada Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Korean language is 1.14 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Kannada language is 0.58 %. 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 Kannada on Korean vs Kannada where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Korean and Kannada Language Codes

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

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