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Korean and Welsh


Countries

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

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
5  
10

National Language
Wales  
North Korea, South Korea  

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

Speaking Continents
Europe  
Asia  

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

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

Interesting Facts
  • 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.
  
  • 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
English Language  
Chinese and Japanese languages  

Derived From
British Language  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
29  
11
40  
21

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7  
4
21  
18

How Many Consonants
21  
11
19  
9

Scripts
Latin  
Hangul  

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4  
3
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
30 weeks  
10
88 weeks  
19

Greetings

Hello
Helô  
안녕하세요. (annyeonghaseyo.)  

Thank You
Diolch  
감사합니다 (gamsahabnida)  

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

Good Night
Nos da  
안녕히 주무세요 (annyeonghi jumuseyo)  

Good Evening
Noswaith dda  
안녕하세요 (annyeonghaseyo.)  

Good Afternoon
P'nawn da  
안녕하십니까 (annyeong hashimnikka)  

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

Please
os gwelwch yn dda  
하십시오 (hasibsio)  

Sorry
Mae'n ddrwg gennym  
죄송합니다 (joesonghabnida)  

Bye
Hwyl  
안녕 (annyeong)  

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

Excuse Me
Esgusodwch fi  
실례합니다 (sillyehabnida)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Patagonian Welsh  
Jeju  

Where They Speak
Argentina  
South Korea  

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

Dialect 2
Y Wyndodeg  
Gyeongsang  

Where They Speak
Gwynedd  
South Korea  

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

Dialect 3
Y Bowyseg  
Hamgyŏng  

Where They Speak
Powys  
China, North Korea  

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

Total No. Of Dialects
8  
8
12  
12

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.24 %  
99+
1.14 %  
17

Native Speakers
7.40 million  
99+
77.00 million  
12

Second Language Speakers
0.70 million  
99+
77.00 million  
13

Native Name
Cymraeg / Y Gymraeg  
한국어 (조선말)  

Alternative Names
Cymraeg  
Hanguk Mal, Hanguk Uh  

French Name
gallois  
coréen  

German Name
Kymrisch  
Koreanisch  

Pronunciation
[kəmˈrɑːɨɡ]  
[hangukmal]  

Ethnicity
Welsh people  
Koreans  

History

Origin
9th Century  
Before 1st century  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Koreanic Family  

Subgroup
Celtic  
-  

Branch
Brythonic  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

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

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

Language Position
31  
29
12  
11

Signed Forms
Welsh Sign Language  
Korean Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
cy  
ko  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
cym  
kor  

ISO 639 2/B
wel  
kor  

ISO 639 3
cym  
Kor  

ISO 639 6
cym  
kor  

Glottocode
wels1247  
kore1280  

Linguasphere
50-ABA  
45-AAA  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Historical  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional  
Agglutinative  

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

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Welsh and Korean Speaking population

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

Welsh and Korean Language Codes

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

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