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Korean and Sanskrit


Sanskrit and Korean


Countries

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

Total No. Of Countries
5   
10
1   
14

National Language
North Korea, South Korea   
India   

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   
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.
  
  • Sanskrit language has highest number of vocabularies than any other language.
  • Sanskrit Language has proved to help in speech therapy, also it increases concentration and helps to learn maths and science better.
  

Similar To
Chinese and Japanese languages   
Old German Language   

Derived From
Not Available   
Prakrit Language   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
40   
21
52   
31

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
21   
18
16   
13

How Many Consonants
19   
9
36   
26

Scripts
Hangul   
Devanagari   

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
88 weeks   
13
20 weeks   
5

Greetings

Hello
안녕하세요. (annyeonghaseyo.)   
नमस्कारः (namaskāraḥ)   

Thank You
감사합니다 (gamsahabnida)   
धन्यवादाः (dhanyawādāh)   

How Are You?
어떻게 지내세요? (eotteohge jinaeseyo?)   
कथमस्ति भवान् (kathamasti bhawān)   

Good Night
안녕히 주무세요 (annyeonghi jumuseyo)   
शुभरात्री (shubharātrī)   

Good Evening
안녕하세요 (annyeonghaseyo.)   
शुभः सायंकालः   

Good Afternoon
안녕하십니까 (annyeong hashimnikka)   
शुभ दुपार   

Good Morning
안녕히 주무셨어요 (An-yŏng-hi ju-mu-shŏ-ssŏ-yo)   
सुप्रभातम् (suprabhātam)   

Please
하십시오 (hasibsio)   
कृपया (kripayā)   

Sorry
죄송합니다 (joesonghabnida)   
कृपया क्षम्यताम् (kripayā kshamyatām)   

Bye
안녕 (annyeong)   
पुनः मिलामः(punah milamah)   

I Love You
당신을 사랑합니다 (dangsin-eul salanghabnida)   
त्वामनुरजामि (twāmanurajāmi)   

Excuse Me
실례합니다 (sillyehabnida)   
कृपया क्षम्यताम् (kripayā kshamyatām)   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Jeju   
Not present   

Where They Speak
South Korea   
Not Available   

How Many People Speak
10,000.00   
99+
Not Available   

Dialect 2
Gyeongsang   
Not present   

Where They Speak
South Korea   
Not Available   

How Many People Speak
10,000,000.00   
9
Not Available   

Dialect 3
Hamgyŏng   
Not present   

Where They Speak
China, North Korea   
Not Available   

Total No. Of Dialects
12   
12
0   

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
77.00 million   
22
14.10 million   
99+

Speaking Population
1.14 %   
16
Not Available   

Native Speakers
77.00 million   
12
14.10 million   
99+

Native Name
한국어 (조선말)   
संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam)   

Alternative Names
Hanguk Mal, Hanguk Uh   
Not Available   

French Name
coréen   
sanskrit   

German Name
Koreanisch   
Sanskrit   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
[səmskr̩t̪əm]   

Ethnicity
Koreans   
Not Available   

History

Origin
Before 1st century   
2000 B.C.   

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   
Vedic Sanskrit   

Standard Forms
Pluricentric Standard Korean, South Korean standard and North Korean standard   
Sanskrit   

Language Position
12   
11
Not Available   

Signed Forms
Korean Sign Language   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
ko   
sa   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
kor   
san   

ISO 639 2/B
kor   
san   

ISO 639 3
Kor   
san   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
kore1280   
sans1269   

Linguasphere
45-AAA   
No data available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Ancient   

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

Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative   
Synthetic   

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

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Korean and Sanskrit Speaking population

Korean and Sanskrit speaking population is one of the factors based on which Korean and Sanskrit languages can be compared. The total count of Korean and Sanskrit Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Korean language is 1.14 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Sanskrit language is Not Available. 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 Sanskrit on Korean vs Sanskrit where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Korean and Sanskrit Language Codes

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

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