Korean and Greek Speaking countries
Countries
China, Jilin Province, North Korea, South Korea, Yanbian
Cyprus, European Union, Greece
National Language
North Korea, South Korea
Albania, Cyprus, Egypt, France, Greece, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Roman Empire
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia, Europe
Minority Language
Japan, People's Republic of China, Russia, United States of America
Albania, Armenia, Australia, Hungary, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine
Regulated By
The National Institute of the Korean Language
Center for the Greek language (Κέντρον Ελληνικής Γλώσσας)
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.
- Greek is the longest documented language of all the Indo-European Langauges.
- The official language of education in the Roman Empire was Greek.
Similar To
Chinese and Japanese languages
Armenian
Derived From
Not Available
Latin
Korean and Greek as Minority Language
In Korean and Greek speaking countries you will get the countries which have Korean and Greek 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.
- Greek as minority language: Albania, Armenia, Australia, Hungary, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine.
If you want to compare Korean and Greek dialects, then you can go to Korean vs Greek Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.
Korean and Greek Regulators
Korean and Greek speaking countries provide you Korean and Greek regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. The National Institute of the Korean Language regulates Korean language.Greek is regulated by Center for the Greek language (Κέντρον Ελληνικής Γλώσσας). Also get to learn, Korean and Greek Language History.
Korean and Greek Continents
Thinking about Korean and Greek continents in which Korean and Greek speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Korean and Greek. Most of the Korean speaking countries lie in Asia. While Greek 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 Greek 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.
Greek Interesting Facts:
- Greek is the longest documented language of all the Indo-European Langauges.
- The official language of education in the Roman Empire was Greek.
The Korean language was derived from Not Available and is similar to Chinese and Japanese languages whereas Korean language is similar to Armenian and derived from Latin.