Korean and Swahili Speaking countries
Countries
China, Jilin Province, North Korea, South Korea, Yanbian
African Union, Democratic Republic of the Congo, East African Community, Kenya
National Language
North Korea, South Korea
Burundi, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, South Sudan, Tanzania
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa
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
Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa (Kenya)
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.
- Swahili language has borrowed many words from Arabic language.
- The oldest written scripts in swahili language were found in 18th century.
Similar To
Chinese and Japanese languages
Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi Languages
Derived From
Not Available
Arabic Language
Korean and Swahili as Minority Language
In Korean and Swahili speaking countries you will get the countries which have Korean and Swahili 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.
- Swahili as minority language: Not spoken in any of the countries.
If you want to compare Korean and Swahili dialects, then you can go to Korean vs Swahili Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.
Korean and Swahili Regulators
Korean and Swahili speaking countries provide you Korean and Swahili regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. The National Institute of the Korean Language regulates Korean language.Swahili is regulated by Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa (Kenya). Also get to learn, Korean and Swahili Language History.
Korean and Swahili Continents
Thinking about Korean and Swahili continents in which Korean and Swahili speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Korean and Swahili. Most of the Korean speaking countries lie in Asia. While Swahili speaking countries lie in Africa. 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 Swahili 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.
Swahili Interesting Facts:
- Swahili language has borrowed many words from Arabic language.
- The oldest written scripts in swahili language were found in 18th century.
The Korean language was derived from Not Available and is similar to Chinese and Japanese languages whereas Korean language is similar to Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi Languages and derived from Arabic Language.