Korean and Finnish Speaking countries
Countries
China, Jilin Province, North Korea, South Korea, Yanbian
European Union, Finland
National Language
North Korea, South Korea
Estonia, Finland, Norway, Russia, Sweden
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Estonia
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia, Europe
Minority Language
Japan, People's Republic of China, Russia, United States of America
Republic of Karelia, Russian Federation, Sweden
Regulated By
The National Institute of the Korean Language
Institute for the Languages of Finland
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.
- 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
Chinese and Japanese languages
Estonian and Livonian Languages
Derived From
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Korean and Finnish as Minority Language
In Korean and Finnish speaking countries you will get the countries which have Korean and Finnish 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.
- Finnish as minority language: Republic of Karelia, Russian Federation, Sweden.
If you want to compare Korean and Finnish dialects, then you can go to Korean vs Finnish Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.
Korean and Finnish Regulators
Korean and Finnish speaking countries provide you Korean and Finnish regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. The National Institute of the Korean Language regulates Korean language.Finnish is regulated by Institute for the Languages of Finland. Also get to learn, Korean and Finnish Language History.
Korean and Finnish Continents
Thinking about Korean and Finnish continents in which Korean and Finnish speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Korean and Finnish. Most of the Korean speaking countries lie in Asia. 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 Korean and Finnish 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.
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 Korean language was derived from Not Available and is similar to Chinese and Japanese languages whereas Korean language is similar to Estonian and Livonian Languages and derived from Not Available.