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Korean and Oromo


Oromo and Korean


Countries

Countries
China, Jilin Province, North Korea, South Korea, Yanbian  
Ethiopia, Kenya  

Total No. Of Countries
5  
10
2  
13

National Language
North Korea, South Korea  
Ethiopia  

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

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Africa  

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

Regulated By
The National Institute of the Korean 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.
  
  • Oromo language is the third most spoken language in Africa.
  • Oromo is most spoken language in Cushitic Family.
  

Similar To
Chinese and Japanese languages  
Somali Language  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
40  
21
34  
16

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
21  
18
10  
7

How Many Consonants
19  
9
24  
14

Scripts
Hangul  
Latin  

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
5  
4

Time Taken to Learn
88 weeks  
19
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
안녕하세요. (annyeonghaseyo.)  
akkam  

Thank You
감사합니다 (gamsahabnida)  
Galatoomi  

How Are You?
어떻게 지내세요? (eotteohge jinaeseyo?)  
Attam jirta/jirtu?  

Good Night
안녕히 주무세요 (annyeonghi jumuseyo)  
Nagayattii buli  

Good Evening
안녕하세요 (annyeonghaseyo.)  
Akkam waarite  

Good Afternoon
안녕하십니까 (annyeong hashimnikka)  
Attam oolte / ooltan  

Good Morning
안녕히 주무셨어요 (An-yŏng-hi ju-mu-shŏ-ssŏ-yo)  
Attam bulte/bultan  

Please
하십시오 (hasibsio)  
Maaloo  

Sorry
죄송합니다 (joesonghabnida)  
naa dhiisi  

Bye
안녕 (annyeong)  
Nagayattii!  

I Love You
당신을 사랑합니다 (dangsin-eul salanghabnida)  
Sin jaaladha  

Excuse Me
실례합니다 (sillyehabnida)  
Maaloo na dabarsi  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Jeju  
Borana  

Where They Speak
South Korea  
Ethiopia, Kenya  

How Many People Speak
10,000.00  
99+
4,000,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Gyeongsang  
Orma  

Where They Speak
South Korea  
Kenya  

How Many People Speak
10,000,000.00  
37
66,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Hamgyŏng  
Wata  

Where They Speak
China, North Korea  
Kenya  

How Many People Speak
77,000,000.00  
7
13,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
12  
12
17  
16

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
77.00 million  
22
25.00 million  
40

Speaking Population
1.14 %  
17
0.36 %  
38

Native Speakers
77.00 million  
12
24.00 million  
33

Second Language Speakers
77.00 million  
13
35.00 million  
24

Native Name
한국어 (조선말)  
Afaan Oromo  

Alternative Names
Hanguk Mal, Hanguk Uh  
Afaan Oromoo  

French Name
coréen  
galla  

German Name
Koreanisch  
Galla-Sprache  

Pronunciation
[hangukmal]  
[ɔrɔmɔ]  

Ethnicity
Koreans  
Oromos  

History

Origin
Before 1st century  
16  

Language Family
Koreanic Family  
Afro-Asiatic Family  

Subgroup
-  
Cushitic  

Branch
-  
-  

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  
Afaan Oromo  

Language Position
12  
11
91  
99+

Signed Forms
Korean Sign Language  
Oromo Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Macrolanguage  

Code

ISO 639 1
ko  
om  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
kor  
orm  

ISO 639 2/B
kor  
orm  

ISO 639 3
Kor  
orm  

ISO 639 6
kor  
orm  

Glottocode
kore1280  
nucl1736  

Linguasphere
45-AAA  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative  
-  

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

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Korean and Oromo Speaking population

Korean and Oromo speaking population is one of the factors based on which Korean and Oromo languages can be compared. The total count of Korean and Oromo Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Korean language is 1.14 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Oromo language is 0.36 %. 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 Oromo on Korean vs Oromo where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Korean and Oromo Language Codes

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

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