Korean and Khmer Speaking countries
Countries
China, Jilin Province, North Korea, South Korea, Yanbian
Cambodia
National Language
North Korea, South Korea
Cambodia, Thailand, Vietnam
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Japan, People's Republic of China, Russia, United States of America
Australia, France, United States of America
Regulated By
The National Institute of the Korean Language
Not Available
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.
- Khmer is not the tonal language.
- Khmer language has borrowed philisophical, administrative and technical vocabulary from Sanskrit and Pali.
Similar To
Chinese and Japanese languages
Lao Language
Derived From
Not Available
Pali and Sanskrit Languages
Korean and Khmer as Minority Language
In Korean and Khmer speaking countries you will get the countries which have Korean and Khmer 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.
- Khmer as minority language: Australia, France, United States of America.
If you want to compare Korean and Khmer dialects, then you can go to Korean vs Khmer Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.
Korean and Khmer Regulators
Korean and Khmer speaking countries provide you Korean and Khmer regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. The National Institute of the Korean Language regulates Korean language.Khmer is not regulated. Also get to learn, Korean and Khmer Language History.
Korean and Khmer Continents
Thinking about Korean and Khmer continents in which Korean and Khmer speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Korean and Khmer. Most of the Korean speaking countries lie in Asia. While Khmer 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 Khmer 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.
Khmer Interesting Facts:
- Khmer is not the tonal language.
- Khmer language has borrowed philisophical, administrative and technical vocabulary from Sanskrit and Pali.
The Korean language was derived from Not Available and is similar to Chinese and Japanese languages whereas Korean language is similar to Lao Language and derived from Pali and Sanskrit Languages.