Korean and Portuguese Speaking countries

Korean

Portuguese

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1 Countries

1.1 Countries

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

Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Macau, Mozambique, Portugal, São Tomé and Príncipe

1.2 Total No. Of Countries

510

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1.3 National Language

North Korea, South Korea

Portugal

1.4 Second Language

Not spoken in any of the countries

United States of America

1.5 Speaking Continents

Asia

Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, South America

1.6 Minority Language

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

Australia, Daman and Diu, France, Germany, Goa, Italy, Japan, United States of America

1.7 Regulated By

The National Institute of the Korean Language

Academia Brasileira de Letras (Brazilian Literary Academy), Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, Classe de Letras

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.

Portuguese language has absorbed many words from French, Italian, Arabic and also from indigenous South American and African languages.
The first written document in Portuguese language was found in the 12th century.

1.9 Similar To

Chinese and Japanese languages

Spanish and Galician Languages

1.10 Derived From

Not Available

Latin

Korean vs Portuguese Countries

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

Korean Speaking Countries: China, Jilin Province, North Korea, South Korea, Yanbian.
Portuguese Speaking Countries: Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Macau, Mozambique, Portugal, São Tomé and Príncipe.

So we find that, total number of countries where Korean is official language is 5 whereas total number of countries where Portuguese is official language is 10

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

Korean and Portuguese as Minority Language

In Korean and Portuguese speaking countries you will get the countries which have Korean and Portuguese 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.
Portuguese as minority language: Australia, Daman and Diu, France, Germany, Goa, Italy, Japan, United States of America.

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

Korean and Portuguese Regulators

Korean and Portuguese speaking countries provide you Korean and Portuguese regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. The National Institute of the Korean Language regulates Korean language.Portuguese is regulated by Academia Brasileira de Letras (Brazilian Literary Academy), Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, Classe de Letras. Also get to learn, Korean and Portuguese Language History.

Korean and Portuguese Continents

Thinking about Korean and Portuguese continents in which Korean and Portuguese speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Korean and Portuguese. Most of the Korean speaking countries lie in Asia. While Portuguese speaking countries lie in Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, South America. 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 Portuguese 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.

Portuguese Interesting Facts:

Portuguese language has absorbed many words from French, Italian, Arabic and also from indigenous South American and African languages.
The first written document in Portuguese language was found in the 12th century.

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