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Cantonese and Korean Speaking countries

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1 Countries
1.1 Countries
Hong Kong, Macau
China, Jilin Province, North Korea, South Korea, Yanbian
1.2 Total No. Of Countries
25
Bhojpuri Speaking Countries
0 46
1.3 National Language
China, Guangdong
North Korea, South Korea
1.4 Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
1.5 Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
1.6 Minority Language
Hawaii
Japan, People's Republic of China, Russia, United States of America
1.7 Regulated By
Civil Service Bureau, Government of Hong Kong, Official Language Division
The National Institute of the Korean Language
1.8 Interesting Facts
  • Cantonese have lot of slangs, many of them include words that do not make sense at all and some also have English in them.
  • Even though Cantonese and Mandarin are dialects of Chinese, Cantonese has 8 tones instead of Mandarin's 4.
  • 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.
1.9 Similar To
Chinese Language
Chinese and Japanese languages
1.10 Derived From
Not Available
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Cantonese vs Korean Countries

Comparing Cantonese vs Korean countries gives you idea about number of countries that speak Cantonese and Korean languages.

So we find that, total number of countries where Cantonese is official language is 2 whereas total number of countries where Korean is official language is 5

Find if Cantonese and Korean are Most Spoken Languages. Comparison of Cantonese and Korean speaking countries will give you the presence of Cantonese and Korean languages in different countries. Along with Cantonese vs Korean countries, you can also compare Cantonese vs Korean.

Cantonese and Korean as Minority Language

In Cantonese and Korean speaking countries you will get the countries which have Cantonese and Korean as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.

  • Cantonese as minority language: Hawaii.
  • Korean as minority language: Japan, People's Republic of China, Russia, United States of America.

If you want to compare Cantonese and Korean dialects, then you can go to Cantonese vs Korean Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.

Cantonese and Korean Regulators

Cantonese and Korean speaking countries provide you Cantonese and Korean regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Civil Service Bureau, Government of Hong Kong, Official Language Division regulates Cantonese language.Korean is regulated by The National Institute of the Korean Language. Also get to learn, Cantonese and Korean Language History.

Cantonese and Korean Continents

Thinking about Cantonese and Korean continents in which Cantonese and Korean speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Cantonese and Korean. Most of the Cantonese speaking countries lie in Asia. While Korean speaking countries lie in Asia. Continentwise, most of the languages belong to Asian Languages and African Languages. It's always fun to know about interesting facts of any language, so lets discuss about unknown facts of Cantonese and Korean languages:

Cantonese Interesting Facts:

  • Cantonese have lot of slangs, many of them include words that do not make sense at all and some also have English in them.
  • Even though Cantonese and Mandarin are dialects of Chinese, Cantonese has 8 tones instead of Mandarin's 4.

Korean 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 Cantonese language was derived from Not Available and is similar to Chinese Language whereas Cantonese language is similar to Chinese and Japanese languages and derived from Not Available.