Countries
China, Jilin Province, North Korea, South Korea, Yanbian
Iraq, Kurdistan
National Language
North Korea, South Korea
Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran, Iraq, Syria, Turkey
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Middle East
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
Not Available
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 vocabulary in Kurdish is of Iranian origin.
- In the middle East, Kurdish is the fourth largest ethnic group.
Similar To
Chinese and Japanese languages
Farsi Language
Derived From
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Alphabets in
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Scripts
Hangul
Arabic, Cyrillic, Latin
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal, Top-To-Bottom
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
Hello
안녕하세요. (annyeonghaseyo.)
Silaw
Thank You
감사합니다 (gamsahabnida)
Sipas
How Are You?
어떻게 지내세요? (eotteohge jinaeseyo?)
Tu çawa yî?
Good Night
안녕히 주무세요 (annyeonghi jumuseyo)
Şev xweş
Good Evening
안녕하세요 (annyeonghaseyo.)
Evare baş
Good Afternoon
안녕하십니까 (annyeong hashimnikka)
Nee-wa-rowt bash
Good Morning
안녕히 주무셨어요 (An-yŏng-hi ju-mu-shŏ-ssŏ-yo)
Bayanit bash
Please
하십시오 (hasibsio)
Bê zehmet
Sorry
죄송합니다 (joesonghabnida)
Bibûre
Bye
안녕 (annyeong)
Be xêr çî
I Love You
당신을 사랑합니다 (dangsin-eul salanghabnida)
Ez te hez dikem
Excuse Me
실례합니다 (sillyehabnida)
Bê zehmet
Dialect 1
Jeju
Northern Kurdish
Where They Speak
South Korea
northern Iraq, northern Syria, northwest Iran, southeast Turkey
Dialect 2
Gyeongsang
Central Kurdish
Where They Speak
South Korea
Iraq, Kurdistan Province of western Iran
Dialect 3
Hamgyŏng
Southern Kurdish
Where They Speak
China, North Korea
Eastern Iraq
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Native Name
한국어 (조선말)
Kurdí / کوردی / к’öрди
Alternative Names
Hanguk Mal, Hanguk Uh
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German Name
Koreanisch
Kurdisch
Pronunciation
Not Available
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Origin
Before 1st century
16th century CE
Language Family
Koreanic Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Not Available
Indo-Iranian
Branch
Not Available
Not Available
Early Forms
Old Korean, Middle Korean and Korean
Not Available
Standard Forms
Pluricentric Standard Korean, South Korean standard and North Korean standard
Kurdish
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Korean Sign Language
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Macrolanguage
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
kore1280
kurd1259
Linguasphere
45-AAA
58-AAA-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative
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All Korean and Kurdish 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 Kurdish dialects. Various dialects of Korean and Kurdish language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Korean are spoken in different Korean Speaking Countries whereas Kurdish Dialects are spoken in different Kurdish speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Korean vs Kurdish Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Korean dialects include: Jeju, Gyeongsang. Kurdish dialects include: Northern Kurdish , Central Kurdish. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Korean and Kurdish Speaking population
Korean and Kurdish speaking population is one of the factors based on which Korean and Kurdish languages can be compared. The total count of Korean and Kurdish Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Korean language is 1.14 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Kurdish language is 0.31 %. 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 Kurdish on Korean vs Kurdish where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Korean and Kurdish Language Codes
Korean and Kurdish language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Korean and Kurdish Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.