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Korean and Punjabi


Punjabi and Korean


Countries

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

Total No. Of Countries
5   
10
2   
13

National Language
North Korea, South Korea   
India, Pakistan   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Pakistan   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Asia   

Minority Language
Japan, People's Republic of China, Russia, United States of America   
Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, United States of America   

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.
  
  • Punjabi is 2nd most spoken in United Kingdom and 4th most spoken in Canada.
  • Punjabi is tonal language, by using various tones Punjabi speakers are able to differentiate between words.
  

Similar To
Chinese and Japanese languages   
Hindi Language   

Derived From
Not Available   
Sanskrit Language   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
40   
21
53   
32

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
21   
18
9   
6

How Many Consonants
19   
9
41   
30

Scripts
Hangul   
Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi   

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
4   
3

Time Taken to Learn
88 weeks   
13
6 weeks   
3

Greetings

Hello
안녕하세요. (annyeonghaseyo.)   
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar)   

Thank You
감사합니다 (gamsahabnida)   
ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā)   

How Are You?
어떻게 지내세요? (eotteohge jinaeseyo?)   
ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਕੀ ਹਾਲ ਹੈ? (tuhāḍā kī hāl he?)   

Good Night
안녕히 주무세요 (annyeonghi jumuseyo)   
ਸ਼ੁੱਭ ਰਾਤਰੀ (shubh rātri)   

Good Evening
안녕하세요 (annyeonghaseyo.)   
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)   

Good Afternoon
안녕하십니까 (annyeong hashimnikka)   
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (Namasakāra)   

Good Morning
안녕히 주무셨어요 (An-yŏng-hi ju-mu-shŏ-ssŏ-yo)   
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)   

Please
하십시오 (hasibsio)   
ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ (kirpā karkē)   

Sorry
죄송합니다 (joesonghabnida)   
ਖਿਮਾ/ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰੋ ਜੀ। (kimā)   

Bye
안녕 (annyeong)   
ਫਿਰ ਮਿਲਾੰਗੇ (Fair milaange)   

I Love You
당신을 사랑합니다 (dangsin-eul salanghabnida)   
ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਪਿਆਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ। (mẽ tenū̃ piār kardā hā̃)   

Excuse Me
실례합니다 (sillyehabnida)   
ਵੇਖੋ ਜੀ। (vēkhō jī)   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Jeju   
Pothohari   

Where They Speak
South Korea   
Pakistan   

How Many People Speak
10,000.00   
99+
2,500,000.00   
22

Dialect 2
Gyeongsang   
Saraiki   

Where They Speak
South Korea   
Afganistan, India, Pakistan   

How Many People Speak
10,000,000.00   
9
20,000,000.00   
5

Dialect 3
Hamgyŏng   
Doabi   

Where They Speak
China, North Korea   
Pakistan, Punjab, India   

Total No. Of Dialects
12   
12
30   
24

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
77.00 million   
22
154.30 million   
12

Speaking Population
1.14 %   
16
1.44 %   
11

Native Speakers
77.00 million   
12
100.00 million   
11

Second Language Speakers
Not Available   
54.30 million   
12

Native Name
한국어 (조선말)   
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, پنجابی   

Alternative Names
Hanguk Mal, Hanguk Uh   
Lahanda, Lahnda, Lahndi, Lahori, Majhi, Gurmukhi, Gurumukhi, Panjabi   

French Name
coréen   
pendjabi   

German Name
Koreanisch   
Pandschabi-Sprache   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
Not Availble   

Ethnicity
Koreans   
Punjabis   

History

Origin
Before 1st century   
1000 AD   

Language Family
Koreanic Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Indo-Iranian   

Branch
Not Available   
Indic   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Korean, Middle Korean and Korean   
Shauraseni, Kaikeyi   

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

Language Position
12   
11
Not Available   

Signed Forms
Korean Sign Language   
Indian Signing System (ISS)   

Scope
Individual   
Not Available   

Code

ISO 639 1
ko   
pa   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
kor   
pan   

ISO 639 2/B
kor   
pan   

ISO 639 3
Kor   
pan   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
kore1280   
panj1256   

Linguasphere
45-AAA   
No data available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Not Available   

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb   
Subject-Object-Verb   

Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative   
Fusional   

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

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Korean and Punjabi Speaking population

Korean and Punjabi speaking population is one of the factors based on which Korean and Punjabi languages can be compared. The total count of Korean and Punjabi Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Korean language is 1.14 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Punjabi language is 1.44 %. 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 Punjabi on Korean vs Punjabi where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Korean and Punjabi Language Codes

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

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