Estonian and Korean Speaking countries
Countries
Estonia, European Union
China, Jilin Province, North Korea, South Korea, Yanbian
National Language
Estonia, Gambia
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
Denmark, Russia, Sweden
Japan, People's Republic of China, Russia, United States of America
Regulated By
Institute of the Estonian Language
The National Institute of the Korean Language
Interesting Facts
- Estonian language is considered to be powerful symbol of Estonian identity and culture.
- Estonian language has adopted many words with Finnish language.
- 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
Finnish
Chinese and Japanese languages
Derived From
Not Available
Not Available
Estonian and Korean as Minority Language
In Estonian and Korean speaking countries you will get the countries which have Estonian and Korean as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.
- Estonian as minority language: Denmark, Russia, Sweden.
- Korean as minority language: Japan, People's Republic of China, Russia, United States of America.
If you want to compare Estonian and Korean dialects, then you can go to Estonian vs Korean Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.
Estonian and Korean Regulators
Estonian and Korean speaking countries provide you Estonian and Korean regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Institute of the Estonian Language regulates Estonian language.Korean is regulated by The National Institute of the Korean Language. Also get to learn, Estonian and Korean Language History.
Estonian and Korean Continents
Thinking about Estonian and Korean continents in which Estonian and Korean speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Estonian and Korean. Most of the Estonian speaking countries lie in Europe. 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 Estonian and Korean languages:
Estonian Interesting Facts:
- Estonian language is considered to be powerful symbol of Estonian identity and culture.
- Estonian language has adopted many words with Finnish language.
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 Estonian language was derived from Not Available and is similar to Finnish whereas Estonian language is similar to Chinese and Japanese languages and derived from Not Available.