Countries
China, Jilin Province, North Korea, South Korea, Yanbian
Afganistan
National Language
North Korea, South Korea
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Japan, People's Republic of China, Russia, United States of America
Pakistan
Regulated By
The National Institute of the Korean Language
Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan)
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.
- Pashto language is originated in the regions of Paktika and Paktia areas of Afghanistan.
- The first Pashto poem was written in the 7th century.
Similar To
Chinese and Japanese languages
Persian and Balochi Languages
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal, Top-To-Bottom
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
Hello
안녕하세요. (annyeonghaseyo.)
(salaam) سلام
Thank You
감사합니다 (gamsahabnida)
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر
How Are You?
어떻게 지내세요? (eotteohge jinaeseyo?)
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟
Good Night
안녕히 주무세요 (annyeonghi jumuseyo)
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير
Good Evening
안녕하세요 (annyeonghaseyo.)
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير
Good Afternoon
안녕하십니까 (annyeong hashimnikka)
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير
Good Morning
안녕히 주무셨어요 (An-yŏng-hi ju-mu-shŏ-ssŏ-yo)
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير
Please
하십시오 (hasibsio)
(lotfan) لطفا
Sorry
죄송합니다 (joesonghabnida)
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم
Bye
안녕 (annyeong)
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان
I Love You
당신을 사랑합니다 (dangsin-eul salanghabnida)
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)
Excuse Me
실례합니다 (sillyehabnida)
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم
Dialect 1
Jeju
Central Pashto
Where They Speak
South Korea
Afganistan, Pakistan
Dialect 2
Gyeongsang
Northern Pashto
Where They Speak
South Korea
Afganistan, Pakistan
Dialect 3
Hamgyŏng
Wanetsi
Where They Speak
China, North Korea
Afganistan, Pakistan
Native Name
한국어 (조선말)
(paṧto) پښتو
Alternative Names
Hanguk Mal, Hanguk Uh
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto
French Name
coréen
pachto
German Name
Koreanisch
Paschtu
Pronunciation
[hangukmal]
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]
Ethnicity
Koreans
Pashtun
Origin
Before 1st century
1651
Language Family
Koreanic Family
Indo-European Family
Early Forms
Old Korean, Middle Korean and Korean
No early forms
Standard Forms
Pluricentric Standard Korean, South Korean standard and North Korean standard
Central Pashto, Northern Pashto, Yusufzai Pashto, Southern Pashto
Signed Forms
Korean Sign Language
Pashto Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
kore1280
pash1269
Linguasphere
45-AAA
58-ABD-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative
Fusional
Korean and Pashto Speaking population
Korean and Pashto speaking population is one of the factors based on which Korean and Pashto languages can be compared. The total count of Korean and Pashto Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Korean language is 1.14 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Pashto 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 Pashto on Korean vs Pashto where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Korean and Pashto Language Codes
Korean and Pashto language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Korean and Pashto Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.