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Turkish and Korean


Countries

Countries
China, Jilin Province, North Korea, South Korea, Yanbian  
Azerbaijan, Bosnia, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Greece, Iraq, Kosovo, Macedonia, Northern Cyprus, Romania, Turkey  

Total No. Of Countries
5  
10
11  
5

National Language
North Korea, South Korea  
Turkey  

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

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia, Europe  

Minority Language
Japan, People's Republic of China, Russia, United States of America  
Bosnia and Herzegovina, Greece, Iraq, Kosovo, Macedonia, Romania  

Regulated By
The National Institute of the Korean Language  
Turkish Language Association  

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.
  
  • Turkish language oldest written records are found upon stone monuments in Central Asia, in Orhun, Yenisey and Talas regions.
  • Turkish language was developed in the Middle East, streching all the way to Eastern Europe.
  

Similar To
Chinese and Japanese languages  
Azerbaijani Language  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
40  
21
29  
11

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
21  
18
8  
5

How Many Consonants
19  
9
21  
11

Scripts
Hangul  
Latin  

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
6  
5

Time Taken to Learn
88 weeks  
19
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
안녕하세요. (annyeonghaseyo.)  
Merhaba  

Thank You
감사합니다 (gamsahabnida)  
teşekkür ederim  

How Are You?
어떻게 지내세요? (eotteohge jinaeseyo?)  
Nasılsın?  

Good Night
안녕히 주무세요 (annyeonghi jumuseyo)  
İyi Geceler  

Good Evening
안녕하세요 (annyeonghaseyo.)  
İyi Akşamlar  

Good Afternoon
안녕하십니까 (annyeong hashimnikka)  
Tünaydın  

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

Please
하십시오 (hasibsio)  
lütfen  

Sorry
죄송합니다 (joesonghabnida)  
üzgünüm  

Bye
안녕 (annyeong)  
Hoşçakal  

I Love You
당신을 사랑합니다 (dangsin-eul salanghabnida)  
Seni seviyorum  

Excuse Me
실례합니다 (sillyehabnida)  
Afedersiniz  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Jeju  
Azerbaijani Turkish  

Where They Speak
South Korea  
Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran, Iraq, Russia, Syria, Turkey  

How Many People Speak
10,000.00  
99+
26,000,000.00  
25

Dialect 2
Gyeongsang  
Crimean Turkish  

Where They Speak
South Korea  
Bulgaria, Kyrgyzstan, Romania, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine, Uzbekistan  

How Many People Speak
10,000,000.00  
37
480,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Hamgyŏng  
Gagauz  

Where They Speak
China, North Korea  
Moldova, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine  

How Many People Speak
77,000,000.00  
7
140,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
12  
12
9  
9

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
77.00 million  
22
75.00 million  
23

Speaking Population
1.14 %  
17
0.95 %  
22

Native Speakers
77.00 million  
12
60.00 million  
20

Second Language Speakers
77.00 million  
13
15.00 million  
34

Native Name
한국어 (조선말)  
Türkçe  

Alternative Names
Hanguk Mal, Hanguk Uh  
Anatolian, Türkisch  

French Name
coréen  
turc  

German Name
Koreanisch  
Türkisch  

Pronunciation
[hangukmal]  
[ˈtyɾct͡ʃɛ]  

Ethnicity
Koreans  
Turkish  

History

Origin
Before 1st century  
c. 1350  

Language Family
Koreanic Family  
Turkic Family  

Subgroup
-  
Turkic  

Branch
-  
Southwestern(Oghuz)  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Korean, Middle Korean and Korean  
Old Anatalian Turkish, Ottoman Turkish and Turkish  

Standard Forms
Pluricentric Standard Korean, South Korean standard and North Korean standard  
Ottoman Turkish(defunct)  

Language Position
12  
11
19  
17

Signed Forms
Korean Sign Language  
Turkish Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
ko  
tr  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
kor  
tur  

ISO 639 2/B
kor  
tur  

ISO 639 3
Kor  
tur  

ISO 639 6
kor  
tur  

Glottocode
kore1280  
nucl1301  

Linguasphere
45-AAA  
44-AAB-a  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative  
Synthetic  

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

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Korean and Turkish Speaking population

Korean and Turkish speaking population is one of the factors based on which Korean and Turkish languages can be compared. The total count of Korean and Turkish Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Korean language is 1.14 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Turkish language is 0.95 %. 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 Turkish on Korean vs Turkish where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Korean and Turkish Language Codes

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

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