Korean and Chinese Speaking countries

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Chinese

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1 Countries

1.1 Countries

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

China, Hong Kong, Macau, Singapore, Taiwan

1.2 Total No. Of Countries

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1.3 National Language

North Korea, South Korea

China, Taiwan

1.4 Second Language

Not spoken in any of the countries

Republic of Brazil

1.5 Speaking Continents

Asia

1.6 Minority Language

Japan, People's Republic of China, Russia, United States of America

Indonesia, Malaysia

1.7 Regulated By

The National Institute of the Korean Language

Chinese Language Standardization Council, National Commission on Language and Script Work, Promote Mandarin Council

1.8 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.

Chinese language is tonal, since meaning of a word changes according to its tone.
In Chinese language, there is no grammatical distinction between singular or plural, no declination of verbs according to tense, mood and aspect.

1.9 Similar To

Chinese and Japanese languages

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1.10 Derived From

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Korean vs Chinese Countries

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

Korean Speaking Countries: China, Jilin Province, North Korea, South Korea, Yanbian.
Chinese Speaking Countries: China, Hong Kong, Macau, Singapore, Taiwan.

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

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

Korean and Chinese as Minority Language

In Korean and Chinese speaking countries you will get the countries which have Korean and Chinese 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.
Chinese as minority language: Indonesia, Malaysia.

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

Korean and Chinese Regulators

Korean and Chinese speaking countries provide you Korean and Chinese regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. The National Institute of the Korean Language regulates Korean language.Chinese is regulated by Chinese Language Standardization Council, National Commission on Language and Script Work, Promote Mandarin Council. Also get to learn, Korean and Chinese Language History.

Korean and Chinese Continents

Thinking about Korean and Chinese continents in which Korean and Chinese speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Korean and Chinese. Most of the Korean speaking countries lie in Asia. While Chinese 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 Chinese 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.

Chinese Interesting Facts:

Chinese language is tonal, since meaning of a word changes according to its tone.
In Chinese language, there is no grammatical distinction between singular or plural, no declination of verbs according to tense, mood and aspect.

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