Countries
China, Jilin Province, North Korea, South Korea, Yanbian
South Africa
National Language
North Korea, South Korea
South Africa
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Swaziland, Zimbabwe
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa
Minority Language
Japan, People's Republic of China, Russia, United States of America
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
The National Institute of the Korean Language
Pan South African Language Board
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.
- The meaning of word "Zulu" means "Sky"and Zulu was the name of the ancestor who founded the Zulu royal line in about 1670.
- Zulu language has many loanwords borrowed from Afrikaans and English Languages.
Similar To
Chinese and Japanese languages
Xhosa Language
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal, Top-To-Bottom
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Hello
안녕하세요. (annyeonghaseyo.)
Sawubona
Thank You
감사합니다 (gamsahabnida)
Ngiyabonga
How Are You?
어떻게 지내세요? (eotteohge jinaeseyo?)
unjani
Good Night
안녕히 주무세요 (annyeonghi jumuseyo)
okuhle ebusuku
Good Evening
안녕하세요 (annyeonghaseyo.)
okuhle kusihlwa
Good Afternoon
안녕하십니까 (annyeong hashimnikka)
okuhle ntambama
Good Morning
안녕히 주무셨어요 (An-yŏng-hi ju-mu-shŏ-ssŏ-yo)
okuhle ekuseni
Please
하십시오 (hasibsio)
Ngiyacela
Sorry
죄송합니다 (joesonghabnida)
Ngiyaxolisa
I Love You
당신을 사랑합니다 (dangsin-eul salanghabnida)
Ngiyakuthanda wena
Excuse Me
실례합니다 (sillyehabnida)
Uxolo
Where They Speak
South Korea
Gabon, South Africa
Dialect 2
Gyeongsang
central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu
Where They Speak
South Korea
Georgia, South Africa
Dialect 3
Hamgyŏng
Ndebele
Where They Speak
China, North Korea
Zimbabwe
Native Name
한국어 (조선말)
isiZulu
Alternative Names
Hanguk Mal, Hanguk Uh
Isizulu, Zunda
French Name
coréen
zoulou
German Name
Koreanisch
Zulu-Sprache
Pronunciation
[hangukmal]
[zuːlu]
Ethnicity
Koreans
Zulu people
Origin
Before 1st century
19
Language Family
Koreanic Family
Niger-Congo Family
Early Forms
Old Korean, Middle Korean and Korean
urban Zulu
Standard Forms
Pluricentric Standard Korean, South Korean standard and North Korean standard
Deep Zulu
Signed Forms
Korean Sign Language
Zulu Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
kore1280
zulu1248
Linguasphere
45-AAA
99-AUT-fg
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative
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All Korean and Zulu 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 Zulu dialects. Various dialects of Korean and Zulu language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Korean are spoken in different Korean Speaking Countries whereas Zulu Dialects are spoken in different Zulu speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Korean vs Zulu Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Korean dialects include: Jeju, Gyeongsang. Zulu dialects include: Qwabe , central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Korean and Zulu Speaking population
Korean and Zulu speaking population is one of the factors based on which Korean and Zulu languages can be compared. The total count of Korean and Zulu Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Korean language is 1.14 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Zulu language is 0.16 %. 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 Zulu on Korean vs Zulu where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Korean and Zulu Language Codes
Korean and Zulu language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Korean and Zulu Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.