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Xhosa and Korean


Korean and Xhosa


Countries

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

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
5  
10

National Language
South Africa  
North Korea, South Korea  

Second Language
Lesotho, South Africa  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Africa  
Asia  

Minority Language
Botswana, Lesotho  
Japan, People's Republic of China, Russia, United States of America  

Regulated By
-  
The National Institute of the Korean Language  

Interesting Facts
  • Xhosa has 15 click sounds, borrowed from the khoi-khoi and san languages of the South Africa.
  • The same sequence of consonants and vowels can have different meaning when said with different tones, so Xhosa is tonal.
  
  • 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
Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele  
Chinese and Japanese languages  

Derived From
Khoi-Khoi and San Languages  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
53  
32
40  
21

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
10  
7
21  
18

How Many Consonants
43  
32
19  
9

Scripts
Latin  
Hangul  

Writing Direction
-  
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
Molo  
안녕하세요. (annyeonghaseyo.)  

Thank You
Ndiyabulela  
감사합니다 (gamsahabnida)  

How Are You?
Unjani  
어떻게 지내세요? (eotteohge jinaeseyo?)  

Good Night
Ulale kakuhle  
안녕히 주무세요 (annyeonghi jumuseyo)  

Good Evening
Ubusuku obuhle  
안녕하세요 (annyeonghaseyo.)  

Good Afternoon
Uben' emva kwemini entle  
안녕하십니까 (annyeong hashimnikka)  

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

Please
Ndicela  
하십시오 (hasibsio)  

Sorry
Ndicela uxolo  
죄송합니다 (joesonghabnida)  

Bye
Uhambe/Usale kakuhle  
안녕 (annyeong)  

I Love You
Ndiyakuthanda  
당신을 사랑합니다 (dangsin-eul salanghabnida)  

Excuse Me
Uxolo  
실례합니다 (sillyehabnida)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Gcaleka  
Jeju  

Where They Speak
South Africa  
South Korea  

How Many People Speak
19,000,000.00  
30
10,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Thembu  
Gyeongsang  

Where They Speak
South Africa  
South Korea  

How Many People Speak
19,000,000.00  
27
10,000,000.00  
37

Dialect 3
Hlubi  
Hamgyŏng  

Where They Speak
South Africa  
China, North Korea  

How Many People Speak
19.00  
99+
77,000,000.00  
7

Total No. Of Dialects
9  
9
12  
12

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.11 %  
99+
1.14 %  
17

Native Speakers
8.20 million  
99+
77.00 million  
12

Second Language Speakers
11.00 million  
39
77.00 million  
13

Native Name
isiXhosa  
한국어 (조선말)  

Alternative Names
“Cauzuh” (pej.), Isixhosa, Koosa, Xosa  
Hanguk Mal, Hanguk Uh  

French Name
xhosa  
coréen  

German Name
Xhosa-Sprache  
Koreanisch  

Pronunciation
[ˈkǁʰɔ̀ːsa]  
[hangukmal]  

Ethnicity
amaXhosa, amaBhaca  
Koreans  

History

Origin
16th Century  
Before 1st century  

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family  
Koreanic Family  

Subgroup
Benue-Congo  
-  

Branch
Bantu  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
Old Korean, Middle Korean and Korean  

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

Language Position
21  
19
12  
11

Signed Forms
Signed Xhosa  
Korean Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
xh  
ko  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
xho  
kor  

ISO 639 2/B
xho  
kor  

ISO 639 3
xho  
Kor  

ISO 639 6
xho  
kor  

Glottocode
xhos1239  
kore1280  

Linguasphere
99-AUT-fa  
45-AAA  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
-  
Agglutinative  

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

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Xhosa and Korean Speaking population

Xhosa and Korean speaking population is one of the factors based on which Xhosa and Korean languages can be compared. The total count of Xhosa and Korean Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Xhosa language is 0.11 % 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 Xhosa and Korean on Xhosa vs Korean where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Xhosa and Korean Language Codes

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

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