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Xhosa and Korean Speaking countries


Korean and Xhosa Speaking Countries


Countries

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

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
5   
10

National Language
South Africa   
North Korea, South Korea   

Second Language
Lesotho, South Africa   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Africa   
Asia   

Minority Language
Botswana, Lesotho   
Japan, People's Republic of China, Russia, United States of America   

Regulated By
Not Available   
The National Institute of the Korean Language   

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.
  
  • 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
Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele   
Chinese and Japanese languages   

Derived From
Khoi-Khoi and San Languages   
Not Available   

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Xhosa and Korean as Minority Language

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

  • Xhosa as minority language: Botswana, Lesotho.
  • Korean as minority language: Japan, People's Republic of China, Russia, United States of America.

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

Xhosa and Korean Regulators

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

Xhosa and Korean Continents

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

Xhosa Interesting Facts:

Korean Interesting Facts:

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

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