Japanese and Russian Speaking countries
Countries
Japan
Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan
National Language
Japan
Russia
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Afganistan
Speaking Continents
Asia, Pacific
Asia, Europe
Minority Language
Palau
Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Estonia, Finland, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Israel, Jordan, Latvia, Lithuania, Mongolia, Poland, Serbia, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan
Regulated By
Agency for Cultural Affairs (文化庁) at the Ministry of Education
Russian Academy, Russian Language Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences
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.
- In Russian language, the words are not pronounced as they are written.
- In Russian language, there are only 200,000 words out of which only few words are used and due to this many words have more than one meaning.
Similar To
Korean Language
Ukrainian and Belarusian Languages
Derived From
Not Available
Proto-Slavic Vocabulary
Japanese and Russian as Minority Language
In Japanese and Russian speaking countries you will get the countries which have Japanese and Russian 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.
- Russian as minority language: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Estonia, Finland, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Israel, Jordan, Latvia, Lithuania, Mongolia, Poland, Serbia, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan.
If you want to compare Japanese and Russian dialects, then you can go to Japanese vs Russian Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.
Japanese and Russian Regulators
Japanese and Russian speaking countries provide you Japanese and Russian regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Agency for Cultural Affairs (文化庁) at the Ministry of Education regulates Japanese language.Russian is regulated by Russian Academy, Russian Language Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences. Also get to learn, Japanese and Russian Language History.
Japanese and Russian Continents
Thinking about Japanese and Russian continents in which Japanese and Russian speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Japanese and Russian. Most of the Japanese speaking countries lie in Asia, Pacific. While Russian 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 Russian 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.
Russian Interesting Facts:
- In Russian language, the words are not pronounced as they are written.
- In Russian language, there are only 200,000 words out of which only few words are used and due to this many words have more than one meaning.
The Japanese language was derived from Not Available and is similar to Korean Language whereas Japanese language is similar to Ukrainian and Belarusian Languages and derived from Proto-Slavic Vocabulary.