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Latvian and Korean Speaking countries


Korean and Latvian Speaking Countries


Countries

Countries
European Union, Latvia   
China, Jilin Province, North Korea, South Korea, Yanbian   

Total No. Of Countries
2   
13
5   
10

National Language
Latvia   
North Korea, South Korea   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Europe   
Asia   

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Japan, People's Republic of China, Russia, United States of America   

Regulated By
Latvian State Language Center   
The National Institute of the Korean Language   

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.
  
  • 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.
  

Similar To
Lithuanian Language   
Chinese and Japanese languages   

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

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Latvian and Korean as Minority Language

In Latvian and Korean speaking countries you will get the countries which have Latvian and Korean as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.

  • Latvian as minority language: Not spoken in any of the countries.
  • Korean as minority language: Japan, People's Republic of China, Russia, United States of America.

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

Latvian and Korean Regulators

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

Latvian and Korean Continents

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

Latvian Interesting Facts:

Korean Interesting Facts:

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

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