Countries
China, Jilin Province, North Korea, South Korea, Yanbian
Benin, Nigeria
National Language
North Korea, South Korea
Nigeria
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa
Minority Language
Japan, People's Republic of China, Russia, United States of America
Africa, Brazil, Togo, United Kingdom, United States of America
Regulated By
The National Institute of the Korean Language
Yoruba 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.
- One of the largest African ethnic groups is Yoruba in south of Sahara Desert.
- In Yoruba language, same combination of vowels and consonants have different meanings depending on the pitch of the vowels, so it is tonal language.
Similar To
Chinese and Japanese languages
Owo and Itsekiri languages
Alphabets in
Korean-Alphabets.jpg#200
Yoruba-Alphabet.jpg#200
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal, Top-To-Bottom
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Hello
안녕하세요. (annyeonghaseyo.)
Ẹ n lẹ
Thank You
감사합니다 (gamsahabnida)
e dupe
How Are You?
어떻게 지내세요? (eotteohge jinaeseyo?)
Bawo ni o se wa
Good Night
안녕히 주무세요 (annyeonghi jumuseyo)
Kasun layọ o
Good Evening
안녕하세요 (annyeonghaseyo.)
ka a ale
Good Afternoon
안녕하십니까 (annyeong hashimnikka)
e kaasan
Good Morning
안녕히 주무셨어요 (An-yŏng-hi ju-mu-shŏ-ssŏ-yo)
e kaaro
Please
하십시오 (hasibsio)
Jowo
Sorry
죄송합니다 (joesonghabnida)
binu
I Love You
당신을 사랑합니다 (dangsin-eul salanghabnida)
mo nifẹ rẹ
Excuse Me
실례합니다 (sillyehabnida)
mo tọrọ gafara
Where They Speak
South Korea
Nigeria
Where They Speak
South Korea
Benin, Togo
Dialect 3
Hamgyŏng
Ulukwumi
Where They Speak
China, North Korea
Nigeria
Native Name
한국어 (조선말)
Yorùbá
Alternative Names
Hanguk Mal, Hanguk Uh
Yariba, Yooba
French Name
coréen
yoruba
German Name
Koreanisch
Yoruba-Sprache
Pronunciation
[hangukmal]
[jòɾùbá]
Ethnicity
Koreans
Yoruba people
Origin
Before 1st century
4 BC
Language Family
Koreanic Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
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Western Sudanic
Early Forms
Old Korean, Middle Korean and Korean
No early forms
Standard Forms
Pluricentric Standard Korean, South Korean standard and North Korean standard
Yorùbá
Signed Forms
Korean Sign Language
Yoruba Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
kore1280
yoru1245
Linguasphere
45-AAA
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative
Analytic, Isolating
All Korean and Yoruba 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 Yoruba dialects. Various dialects of Korean and Yoruba language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Korean are spoken in different Korean Speaking Countries whereas Yoruba Dialects are spoken in different Yoruba speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Korean vs Yoruba Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Korean dialects include: Jeju, Gyeongsang. Yoruba dialects include: Itsekiri , Ede. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Korean and Yoruba Speaking population
Korean and Yoruba speaking population is one of the factors based on which Korean and Yoruba languages can be compared. The total count of Korean and Yoruba Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Korean language is 1.14 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Yoruba language is 0.42 %. 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 Yoruba on Korean vs Yoruba where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Korean and Yoruba Language Codes
Korean and Yoruba language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Korean and Yoruba Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.