Japanese and Finnish Speaking countries
Countries
Japan
European Union, Finland
National Language
Japan
Estonia, Finland, Norway, Russia, Sweden
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Estonia
Speaking Continents
Asia, Pacific
Asia, Europe
Minority Language
Palau
Republic of Karelia, Russian Federation, Sweden
Regulated By
Agency for Cultural Affairs (文化庁) at the Ministry of Education
Institute for the Languages of Finland
Interesting Facts
- In Japanese Language, there are 4 different ways to address people: kun, chan, san and sama.
- There are many words in Japanese language which end with vowel letter, which determines the structure and rhythm of Japanese.
- Finnish language has adopted many words from Iranian, Turkic, Baltic, Germanic and Slavic languages.
- In Finnish language, there are no articles or grammatical gender.
Similar To
Korean Language
Estonian and Livonian Languages
Derived From
Not Available
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Japanese and Finnish as Minority Language
In Japanese and Finnish speaking countries you will get the countries which have Japanese and Finnish as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.
- Japanese as minority language: Palau.
- Finnish as minority language: Republic of Karelia, Russian Federation, Sweden.
If you want to compare Japanese and Finnish dialects, then you can go to Japanese vs Finnish Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.
Japanese and Finnish Regulators
Japanese and Finnish speaking countries provide you Japanese and Finnish regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Agency for Cultural Affairs (文化庁) at the Ministry of Education regulates Japanese language.Finnish is regulated by Institute for the Languages of Finland. Also get to learn, Japanese and Finnish Language History.
Japanese and Finnish Continents
Thinking about Japanese and Finnish continents in which Japanese and Finnish speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Japanese and Finnish. Most of the Japanese speaking countries lie in Asia, Pacific. While Finnish speaking countries lie in Asia, Europe. 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 Japanese and Finnish languages:
Japanese Interesting Facts:
- In Japanese Language, there are 4 different ways to address people: kun, chan, san and sama.
- There are many words in Japanese language which end with vowel letter, which determines the structure and rhythm of Japanese.
Finnish Interesting Facts:
- Finnish language has adopted many words from Iranian, Turkic, Baltic, Germanic and Slavic languages.
- In Finnish language, there are no articles or grammatical gender.
The Japanese language was derived from Not Available and is similar to Korean Language whereas Japanese language is similar to Estonian and Livonian Languages and derived from Not Available.