Korean and Sinhalese Speaking countries
Countries
China, Jilin Province, North Korea, South Korea, Yanbian
Sri Lanka
National Language
North Korea, South Korea
Sri Lanka
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Sri Lanka
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Japan, People's Republic of China, Russia, United States of America
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
The National Institute of the Korean Language
Hela Havula (හෙළ හවුල)
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.
- In Sinhalese language, there are many loanwords from Dravidian languages mainly Tamil, Portuguese, Dutch and English.
- Sinhalese language has it own script/ writing system.
Similar To
Chinese and Japanese languages
Maldivian Language
Derived From
Not Available
Sanskrit Language
Korean and Sinhalese as Minority Language
In Korean and Sinhalese speaking countries you will get the countries which have Korean and Sinhalese 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.
- Sinhalese as minority language: Not spoken in any of the countries.
If you want to compare Korean and Sinhalese dialects, then you can go to Korean vs Sinhalese Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.
Korean and Sinhalese Regulators
Korean and Sinhalese speaking countries provide you Korean and Sinhalese regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. The National Institute of the Korean Language regulates Korean language.Sinhalese is regulated by Hela Havula (හෙළ හවුල). Also get to learn, Korean and Sinhalese Language History.
Korean and Sinhalese Continents
Thinking about Korean and Sinhalese continents in which Korean and Sinhalese speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Korean and Sinhalese. Most of the Korean speaking countries lie in Asia. While Sinhalese 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 Sinhalese 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.
Sinhalese Interesting Facts:
- In Sinhalese language, there are many loanwords from Dravidian languages mainly Tamil, Portuguese, Dutch and English.
- Sinhalese language has it own script/ writing system.
The Korean language was derived from Not Available and is similar to Chinese and Japanese languages whereas Korean language is similar to Maldivian Language and derived from Sanskrit Language.