Korean and Latvian Speaking countries

Korean

Latvian

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1 Countries

1.1 Countries

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

European Union, Latvia

1.2 Total No. Of Countries

0 46

1.3 National Language

North Korea, South Korea

Latvia

1.4 Second Language

Not spoken in any of the countries

1.5 Speaking Continents

Asia

Europe

1.6 Minority Language

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

Not spoken in any of the countries

1.7 Regulated By

The National Institute of the Korean Language

Latvian State Language Center

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.

The first written form of Latvian dates from 16th century was found in religious texts.
The old latvian language was based on the a Gothic script.

1.9 Similar To

Chinese and Japanese languages

Lithuanian Language

1.10 Derived From

Not Available

Korean vs Latvian Countries

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

Korean Speaking Countries: China, Jilin Province, North Korea, South Korea, Yanbian.
Latvian Speaking Countries: European Union, Latvia.

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

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

Korean and Latvian as Minority Language

In Korean and Latvian speaking countries you will get the countries which have Korean and Latvian 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.
Latvian as minority language: Not spoken in any of the countries.

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

Korean and Latvian Regulators

Korean and Latvian speaking countries provide you Korean and Latvian regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. The National Institute of the Korean Language regulates Korean language.Latvian is regulated by Latvian State Language Center. Also get to learn, Korean and Latvian Language History.

Korean and Latvian Continents

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

Latvian Interesting Facts:

The first written form of Latvian dates from 16th century was found in religious texts.
The old latvian language was based on the a Gothic script.

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