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Korean and Cantonese Speaking countries

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1 Countries
1.1 Countries
China, Jilin Province, North Korea, South Korea, Yanbian
Hong Kong, Macau
1.2 Total No. Of Countries
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5
Rank: 10 (Overall)
2
Rank: 13 (Overall)
Bhojpuri Speaking Countries
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1.3 National Language
North Korea, South Korea
China, Guangdong
1.4 Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
1.5 Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
1.6 Minority Language
Japan, People's Republic of China, Russia, United States of America
Hawaii
1.7 Regulated By
The National Institute of the Korean Language
Civil Service Bureau, Government of Hong Kong, Official Language Division
1.8 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.
  • Cantonese have lot of slangs, many of them include words that do not make sense at all and some also have English in them.
  • Even though Cantonese and Mandarin are dialects of Chinese, Cantonese has 8 tones instead of Mandarin's 4.
1.9 Similar To
Chinese and Japanese languages
Chinese Language
1.10 Derived From
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Korean vs Cantonese Countries

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

So we find that, total number of countries where Korean is official language is 5 whereas total number of countries where Cantonese is official language is 2

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

Korean and Cantonese as Minority Language

In Korean and Cantonese speaking countries you will get the countries which have Korean and Cantonese 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.
  • Cantonese as minority language: Hawaii.

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

Korean and Cantonese Regulators

Korean and Cantonese speaking countries provide you Korean and Cantonese regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. The National Institute of the Korean Language regulates Korean language.Cantonese is regulated by Civil Service Bureau, Government of Hong Kong, Official Language Division. Also get to learn, Korean and Cantonese Language History.

Korean and Cantonese Continents

Thinking about Korean and Cantonese continents in which Korean and Cantonese speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Korean and Cantonese. Most of the Korean speaking countries lie in Asia. While Cantonese 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 Korean and Cantonese 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.

Cantonese Interesting Facts:

  • Cantonese have lot of slangs, many of them include words that do not make sense at all and some also have English in them.
  • Even though Cantonese and Mandarin are dialects of Chinese, Cantonese has 8 tones instead of Mandarin's 4.

The Korean language was derived from Not Available and is similar to Chinese and Japanese languages whereas Korean language is similar to Chinese Language and derived from Not Available.

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