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Igbo

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Igbo and Korean Speaking countries

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Countries

Countries

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

Total No. Of Countries

15
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National Language

Nigeria
North Korea, South Korea

Second Language

Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries

Speaking Continents

Africa
Asia

Minority Language

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

Regulated By

Society for Promoting Igbo Language and Culture
The National Institute of the Korean Language

Interesting Facts

  • In Igbo, there is complicated system of high and low tones indicating differences in meaning and grammatical relationships.
  • Igbo has inexhaustible and rich linguistic features like idioms, proverbs, aphorisms, anecdotes etc.
  • 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

Yoruba and Hausa Languages
Chinese and Japanese languages

Derived From

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Igbo vs Korean Countries

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

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

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

Igbo and Korean as Minority Language

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

  • Igbo as minority language: Equatorial Guinea.
  • Korean as minority language: Japan, People's Republic of China, Russia, United States of America.

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

Igbo and Korean Regulators

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

Igbo and Korean Continents

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

Igbo Interesting Facts:

  • In Igbo, there is complicated system of high and low tones indicating differences in meaning and grammatical relationships.
  • Igbo has inexhaustible and rich linguistic features like idioms, proverbs, aphorisms, anecdotes etc.

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.

The Igbo language was derived from and is similar to Yoruba and Hausa Languages whereas Igbo language is similar to Chinese and Japanese languages and derived from .