Countries
China, Jilin Province, North Korea, South Korea, Yanbian
Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia
National Language
North Korea, South Korea
Somalia
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa, Middle East
Minority Language
Japan, People's Republic of China, Russia, United States of America
Yemen
Regulated By
The National Institute of the Korean Language
National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy
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.
- Somali language is one of the best documented Afro-Asiatic languages.
- One of the most widely spoken of the Cushitic languages is the Somali Language.
Similar To
Chinese and Japanese languages
Afar and Oromo Language
Derived From
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Arabic Language
Alphabets in
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Scripts
Hangul
Arabic, Latin, Osmanya
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal, Top-To-Bottom
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
안녕하세요. (annyeonghaseyo.)
Hello
Thank You
감사합니다 (gamsahabnida)
Waad ku mahadsan tahay
How Are You?
어떻게 지내세요? (eotteohge jinaeseyo?)
Sidee tahay ?
Good Night
안녕히 주무세요 (annyeonghi jumuseyo)
Habeenka Good
Good Evening
안녕하세요 (annyeonghaseyo.)
Evening Good
Good Afternoon
안녕하십니까 (annyeong hashimnikka)
galab wanaagsan
Good Morning
안녕히 주무셨어요 (An-yŏng-hi ju-mu-shŏ-ssŏ-yo)
Subax wanaagsan
Please
하십시오 (hasibsio)
Fadlan
Sorry
죄송합니다 (joesonghabnida)
sorry
Bye
안녕 (annyeong)
caraysiiyo
I Love You
당신을 사랑합니다 (dangsin-eul salanghabnida)
Waan ku jeclahay
Excuse Me
실례합니다 (sillyehabnida)
iga raali ahow
Dialect 1
Jeju
Northern Somali
Where They Speak
South Korea
Gabon, Standard Somali
Dialect 2
Gyeongsang
Benaadir
Where They Speak
South Korea
Georgia, The capital of Mogadishu
Dialect 3
Hamgyŏng
Af-Ashraaf
Where They Speak
China, North Korea
Standard Somali
Native Name
한국어 (조선말)
af Soomaali
Alternative Names
Hanguk Mal, Hanguk Uh
Af-Maxaad Tiri, Af-Soomaali, Common Somali, Soomaaliga
French Name
coréen
somali
German Name
Koreanisch
Somali
Pronunciation
[hangukmal]
[afsoomaali]
Ethnicity
Koreans
Somalis
Origin
Before 1st century
19th century
Language Family
Koreanic Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Early Forms
Old Korean, Middle Korean and Korean
No early forms
Standard Forms
Pluricentric Standard Korean, South Korean standard and North Korean standard
Somali
Signed Forms
Korean Sign Language
Somali Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
kore1280
soma1255
Linguasphere
45-AAA
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative
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All Korean and Somali 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 Somali dialects. Various dialects of Korean and Somali language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Korean are spoken in different Korean Speaking Countries whereas Somali Dialects are spoken in different Somali speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Korean vs Somali Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Korean dialects include: Jeju, Gyeongsang. Somali dialects include: Northern Somali , Benaadir. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Korean and Somali Speaking population
Korean and Somali speaking population is one of the factors based on which Korean and Somali languages can be compared. The total count of Korean and Somali Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Korean language is 1.14 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Somali language is 0.07 %. 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 Somali on Korean vs Somali where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Korean and Somali Language Codes
Korean and Somali language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Korean and Somali Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.