Korean and Xhosa Speaking countries

Korean

Xhosa

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1 Countries

1.1 Countries

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

South Africa

1.2 Total No. Of Countries

0 46

1.3 National Language

North Korea, South Korea

South Africa

1.4 Second Language

Not spoken in any of the countries

Lesotho, South Africa

1.5 Speaking Continents

Asia

Africa

1.6 Minority Language

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

Botswana, Lesotho

1.7 Regulated By

The National Institute of the Korean Language

Not Available

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.

Xhosa has 15 click sounds, borrowed from the khoi-khoi and san languages of the South Africa.
The same sequence of consonants and vowels can have different meaning when said with different tones, so Xhosa is tonal.

1.9 Similar To

Chinese and Japanese languages

Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele

1.10 Derived From

Not Available

Khoi-Khoi and San Languages

Korean vs Xhosa Countries

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

Korean Speaking Countries: China, Jilin Province, North Korea, South Korea, Yanbian.
Xhosa Speaking Countries: South Africa.

So we find that, total number of countries where Korean is official language is 5 whereas total number of countries where Xhosa is official language is 1

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

Korean and Xhosa as Minority Language

In Korean and Xhosa speaking countries you will get the countries which have Korean and Xhosa 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.
Xhosa as minority language: Botswana, Lesotho.

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

Korean and Xhosa Regulators

Korean and Xhosa speaking countries provide you Korean and Xhosa regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. The National Institute of the Korean Language regulates Korean language.Xhosa is not regulated. Also get to learn, Korean and Xhosa Language History.

Korean and Xhosa Continents

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

Xhosa Interesting Facts:

Xhosa has 15 click sounds, borrowed from the khoi-khoi and san languages of the South Africa.
The same sequence of consonants and vowels can have different meaning when said with different tones, so Xhosa is tonal.

The Korean language was derived from Not Available and is similar to Chinese and Japanese languages whereas Korean language is similar to Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele and derived from Khoi-Khoi and San Languages.