Korean and Afrikaans Speaking countries
Countries
China, Jilin Province, North Korea, South Korea, Yanbian
South Africa
National Language
North Korea, South Korea
South Africa
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Namibia, South Africa
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa
Minority Language
Japan, People's Republic of China, Russia, United States of America
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Regulated By
The National Institute of the Korean Language
Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee
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.
- Afrikaans Language is a mixture of English, Dutch, German, French and some South African language like Xhosa.
- Afrikaans Language lacks case and gender distinctions.
Similar To
Chinese and Japanese languages
Dutch Language
Derived From
Not Available
Dutch Language
Korean and Afrikaans as Minority Language
In Korean and Afrikaans speaking countries you will get the countries which have Korean and Afrikaans as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.
- Korean as minority language: Japan, People's Republic of China, Russia, United States of America.
- Afrikaans as minority language: Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
If you want to compare Korean and Afrikaans dialects, then you can go to Korean vs Afrikaans Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.
Korean and Afrikaans Regulators
Korean and Afrikaans speaking countries provide you Korean and Afrikaans regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. The National Institute of the Korean Language regulates Korean language.Afrikaans is regulated by Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee. Also get to learn, Korean and Afrikaans Language History.
Korean and Afrikaans Continents
Thinking about Korean and Afrikaans continents in which Korean and Afrikaans speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Korean and Afrikaans. Most of the Korean speaking countries lie in Asia. While Afrikaans speaking countries lie in Africa. 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 Korean and Afrikaans languages:
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.
Afrikaans Interesting Facts:
- Afrikaans Language is a mixture of English, Dutch, German, French and some South African language like Xhosa.
- Afrikaans Language lacks case and gender distinctions.
The Korean language was derived from Not Available and is similar to Chinese and Japanese languages whereas Korean language is similar to Dutch Language and derived from Dutch Language.