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Korean and Telugu


Countries

Countries
Andra Pradesh, India, Telangana, Yanam  
China, Jilin Province, North Korea, South Korea, Yanbian  

Total No. Of Countries
4  
11
5  
10

National Language
Andra Pradesh, India  
North Korea, South Korea  

Second Language
Karnataka  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia  

Minority Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Odisha, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu  
Japan, People's Republic of China, Russia, United States of America  

Regulated By
Telugu Academy and Official Language Commission of Government of Andhra Pradesh  
The National Institute of the Korean Language  

Interesting Facts
  • Telugu is the only language in the Eastern world that has every single word that ends with a vowel sound. Telugu language is called "Italian of the East".
  • Telugu is one of the oldest language in India which is 2,400 years old.
  
  • 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.
  

Similar To
Tamil  
Chinese and Japanese languages  

Derived From
Sanskrit Language  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
60  
35
40  
21

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
19  
16
21  
18

How Many Consonants
41  
30
19  
9

Scripts
Telugu Script  
Hangul  

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
88 weeks  
19

Greetings

Hello
హలో (Halō)  
안녕하세요. (annyeonghaseyo.)  

Thank You
ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu)  
감사합니다 (gamsahabnida)  

How Are You?
నువ్వు ఎలా ఉన్నావు? (Nuvvu elā unnāvu?)  
어떻게 지내세요? (eotteohge jinaeseyo?)  

Good Night
శుభ రాత్రి (Śubha rātri)  
안녕히 주무세요 (annyeonghi jumuseyo)  

Good Evening
శుభ సాయంత్రం (Śubha sāyantraṁ)  
안녕하세요 (annyeonghaseyo.)  

Good Afternoon
శుభ మద్యాహ్నం (Śubha madyāhnaṁ)  
안녕하십니까 (annyeong hashimnikka)  

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

Please
దయచేసి (Dayacēsi)  
하십시오 (hasibsio)  

Sorry
క్షమించాలి (Kṣamin̄cāli)  
죄송합니다 (joesonghabnida)  

Bye
బై (Bai)  
안녕 (annyeong)  

I Love You
నేను నిన్ను ప్రేమిస్తున్నాను (Nēnu ninnu prēmistunnānu)  
당신을 사랑합니다 (dangsin-eul salanghabnida)  

Excuse Me
క్షమించండి (Kṣamin̄caṇḍi)  
실례합니다 (sillyehabnida)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Waddar  
Jeju  

Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra  
South Korea  

How Many People Speak
170,000.00  
99+
10,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Chenchu  
Gyeongsang  

Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa  
South Korea  

How Many People Speak
26,000.00  
99+
10,000,000.00  
37

Dialect 3
Manna-Dora  
Hamgyŏng  

Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu  
China, North Korea  

How Many People Speak
30,000.00  
99+
77,000,000.00  
7

Total No. Of Dialects
38  
28
12  
12

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
80.00 million  
20
77.00 million  
22

Speaking Population
1.15 %  
16
1.14 %  
17

Native Speakers
75.00 million  
14
77.00 million  
12

Second Language Speakers
5.00 million  
99+
77.00 million  
13

Native Name
తెలుగు (telugu)  
한국어 (조선말)  

Alternative Names
Andhra, Gentoo, Tailangi, Telangire, Telegu, Telgi, Tengu, Terangi, Tolangan  
Hanguk Mal, Hanguk Uh  

French Name
télougou  
coréen  

German Name
Telugu-Sprache  
Koreanisch  

Pronunciation
[ˈteluɡu]  
[hangukmal]  

Ethnicity
Telugu people  
Koreans  

History

Origin
c. 575  
Before 1st century  

Language Family
Dravidian Family  
Koreanic Family  

Subgroup
-  
-  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Early Telugu epigraphy  
Old Korean, Middle Korean and Korean  

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

Language Position
15  
14
12  
11

Signed Forms
Signed Telugu  
Korean Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
te  
ko  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
tel  
kor  

ISO 639 2/B
tel  
kor  

ISO 639 3
tel  
Kor  

ISO 639 6
tel  
kor  

Glottocode
telu1262  
kore1280  

Linguasphere
No data available  
45-AAA  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
-  
Agglutinative  

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

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Telugu and Korean Speaking population

Telugu and Korean speaking population is one of the factors based on which Telugu and Korean languages can be compared. The total count of Telugu and Korean Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Telugu language is 1.15 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Korean language is 1.14 %. 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 Telugu and Korean on Telugu vs Korean where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Telugu and Korean Language Codes

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

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