Korean and Somali Speaking countries
Countries
China, Jilin Province, North Korea, South Korea, Yanbian
Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia
National Language
North Korea, South Korea
Somalia
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa, Middle East
Minority Language
Japan, People's Republic of China, Russia, United States of America
Yemen
Regulated By
The National Institute of the Korean Language
National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy
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.
- Somali language is one of the best documented Afro-Asiatic languages.
- One of the most widely spoken of the Cushitic languages is the Somali Language.
Similar To
Chinese and Japanese languages
Afar and Oromo Language
Derived From
Not Available
Arabic Language
Korean and Somali as Minority Language
In Korean and Somali speaking countries you will get the countries which have Korean and Somali 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.
- Somali as minority language: Yemen.
If you want to compare Korean and Somali dialects, then you can go to Korean vs Somali Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.
Korean and Somali Regulators
Korean and Somali speaking countries provide you Korean and Somali regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. The National Institute of the Korean Language regulates Korean language.Somali is regulated by National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy. Also get to learn, Korean and Somali Language History.
Korean and Somali Continents
Thinking about Korean and Somali continents in which Korean and Somali speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Korean and Somali. Most of the Korean speaking countries lie in Asia. While Somali speaking countries lie in Africa, Middle East. 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 Somali 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.
Somali Interesting Facts:
- Somali language is one of the best documented Afro-Asiatic languages.
- One of the most widely spoken of the Cushitic languages is the Somali Language.
The Korean language was derived from Not Available and is similar to Chinese and Japanese languages whereas Korean language is similar to Afar and Oromo Language and derived from Arabic Language.