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Korean and Turkish


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
Not Available   
Not Available   

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   
13
44 weeks   
11

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   
9

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   
9
480,000.00   
29

Dialect 3
Hamgyŏng   
Gagauz   

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

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
140,000.00   
26

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 %   
16
0.95 %   
21

Native Speakers
77.00 million   
12
60.00 million   
20

Second Language Speakers
Not Available   
15.00 million   
18

Native Name
한국어 (조선말)   
Türkçe   

Alternative Names
Hanguk Mal, Hanguk Uh   
Anatolian, Türkisch   

French Name
coréen   
turc   

German Name
Koreanisch   
Türkisch   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
[ˈtyɾct͡ʃɛ]   

Ethnicity
Koreans   
Turkish   

History

Origin
Before 1st century   
c. 1350   

Language Family
Koreanic Family   
Turkic Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Turkic   

Branch
Not Available   
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
Not Available   
Not Available   

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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