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Welsh and Korean


Countries

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

Total No. Of Countries
5  
10
1  
14

National Language
North Korea, South Korea  
Wales  

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

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Europe  

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

Regulated By
The National Institute of the Korean Language  
Welsh Language Commissioner  

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.
  
  • One of the Celtic language still spoken with great numbers of speakers is Welsh language.
  • Welsh was evolved from British , which was spoken by ancient Britons.
  

Similar To
Chinese and Japanese languages  
English Language  

Derived From
-  
British Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
40  
21
29  
11

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
21  
18
7  
4

How Many Consonants
19  
9
21  
11

Scripts
Hangul  
Latin  

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
4  
3

Time Taken to Learn
88 weeks  
19
30 weeks  
10

Greetings

Hello
안녕하세요. (annyeonghaseyo.)  
Helô  

Thank You
감사합니다 (gamsahabnida)  
Diolch  

How Are You?
어떻게 지내세요? (eotteohge jinaeseyo?)  
Sut ydych chi?  

Good Night
안녕히 주무세요 (annyeonghi jumuseyo)  
Nos da  

Good Evening
안녕하세요 (annyeonghaseyo.)  
Noswaith dda  

Good Afternoon
안녕하십니까 (annyeong hashimnikka)  
P'nawn da  

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

Please
하십시오 (hasibsio)  
os gwelwch yn dda  

Sorry
죄송합니다 (joesonghabnida)  
Mae'n ddrwg gennym  

Bye
안녕 (annyeong)  
Hwyl  

I Love You
당신을 사랑합니다 (dangsin-eul salanghabnida)  
Dw i'n dy garu di  

Excuse Me
실례합니다 (sillyehabnida)  
Esgusodwch fi  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Jeju  
Patagonian Welsh  

Where They Speak
South Korea  
Argentina  

How Many People Speak
10,000.00  
99+
38,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Gyeongsang  
Y Wyndodeg  

Where They Speak
South Korea  
Gwynedd  

How Many People Speak
10,000,000.00  
37
700,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Hamgyŏng  
Y Bowyseg  

Where They Speak
China, North Korea  
Powys  

How Many People Speak
77,000,000.00  
7
700,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
12  
12
8  
8

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
1.14 %  
17
0.24 %  
99+

Native Speakers
77.00 million  
12
7.40 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
77.00 million  
13
0.70 million  
99+

Native Name
한국어 (조선말)  
Cymraeg / Y Gymraeg  

Alternative Names
Hanguk Mal, Hanguk Uh  
Cymraeg  

French Name
coréen  
gallois  

German Name
Koreanisch  
Kymrisch  

Pronunciation
[hangukmal]  
[kəmˈrɑːɨɡ]  

Ethnicity
Koreans  
Welsh people  

History

Origin
Before 1st century  
9th Century  

Language Family
Koreanic Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
-  
Celtic  

Branch
-  
Brythonic  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Korean, Middle Korean and Korean  
Common Brittonic, Old Welsh, Middle Welsh  

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

Language Position
12  
11
31  
29

Signed Forms
Korean Sign Language  
Welsh Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
ko  
cy  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
kor  
cym  

ISO 639 2/B
kor  
wel  

ISO 639 3
Kor  
cym  

ISO 639 6
kor  
cym  

Glottocode
kore1280  
wels1247  

Linguasphere
45-AAA  
50-ABA  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Historical  

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

Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative  
Fusional  

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

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Korean and Welsh Speaking population

Korean and Welsh speaking population is one of the factors based on which Korean and Welsh languages can be compared. The total count of Korean and Welsh Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Korean language is 1.14 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Welsh language is 0.24 %. 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 Welsh on Korean vs Welsh where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Korean and Welsh Language Codes

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

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