Korean and Nepali Speaking countries
Countries
China, Jilin Province, North Korea, South Korea, Yanbian
India, Nepal
National Language
North Korea, South Korea
Nepal
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Republic of Brazil
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Japan, People's Republic of China, Russia, United States of America
People's Republic of China
Regulated By
The National Institute of the Korean Language
Language Academy of Nepal
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.
- Before the term "Nepali" was coined, historically the language was first called the Khas language, Gorkhali or Gukhali.
- Nepali has borrowed many loanwords from neighboring Tibeto-Burmese languages.
Similar To
Chinese and Japanese languages
Hindi
Derived From
Not Available
Sanskrit Language
Korean and Nepali as Minority Language
In Korean and Nepali speaking countries you will get the countries which have Korean and Nepali 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.
- Nepali as minority language: People's Republic of China.
If you want to compare Korean and Nepali dialects, then you can go to Korean vs Nepali Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.
Korean and Nepali Regulators
Korean and Nepali speaking countries provide you Korean and Nepali regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. The National Institute of the Korean Language regulates Korean language.Nepali is regulated by Language Academy of Nepal. Also get to learn, Korean and Nepali Language History.
Korean and Nepali Continents
Thinking about Korean and Nepali continents in which Korean and Nepali speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Korean and Nepali. Most of the Korean speaking countries lie in Asia. While Nepali 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 Nepali 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.
Nepali Interesting Facts:
- Before the term "Nepali" was coined, historically the language was first called the Khas language, Gorkhali or Gukhali.
- Nepali has borrowed many loanwords from neighboring Tibeto-Burmese languages.
The Korean language was derived from Not Available and is similar to Chinese and Japanese languages whereas Korean language is similar to Hindi and derived from Sanskrit Language.