Korean and Cantonese Speaking countries
Countries
China, Jilin Province, North Korea, South Korea, Yanbian
  
Hong Kong, Macau
  
National Language
North Korea, South Korea
  
China, Guangdong
  
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Asia
  
Minority Language
Japan, People's Republic of China, Russia, United States of America
  
Hawaii
  
Regulated By
The National Institute of the Korean Language
  
Civil Service Bureau, Government of Hong Kong, Official Language Division
  
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.
  
- 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.
  
Similar To
Chinese and Japanese languages
  
Chinese Language
  
Derived From
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Korean and Cantonese as Minority Language
In Korean and Cantonese speaking countries you will get the countries which have Korean and Cantonese as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.
- Korean as minority language: Japan, People's Republic of China, Russia, United States of America.
- Cantonese as minority language: Hawaii.
If you want to compare Korean and Cantonese dialects, then you can go to Korean vs Cantonese Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.
Korean and Cantonese Regulators
Korean and Cantonese speaking countries provide you Korean and Cantonese regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. The National Institute of the Korean Language regulates Korean language.Cantonese is regulated by Civil Service Bureau, Government of Hong Kong, Official Language Division. Also get to learn, Korean and Cantonese Language History.
Korean and Cantonese Continents
Thinking about Korean and Cantonese continents in which Korean and Cantonese speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Korean and Cantonese. Most of the Korean speaking countries lie in Asia. While Cantonese 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 Korean and Cantonese languages:
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.
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.
The Korean language was derived from Not Available and is similar to Chinese and Japanese languages whereas Korean language is similar to Chinese Language and derived from Not Available.