Korean and Tibetan Speaking countries
Countries
China, Jilin Province, North Korea, South Korea, Yanbian
China, Nepal
National Language
North Korea, South Korea
Nepal, Tibet
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
China, India, Nepal
Regulated By
The National Institute of the Korean Language
Committee for the Standardisation of the Tibetan Language
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.
- Tibetan dialects vary alot, so it's difficult for tibetans to understand each other if they are not from same area.
- Tibetan is tonal with six tones in all: short low, long low, high falling, low falling, short high, long high.
Similar To
Chinese and Japanese languages
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Derived From
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Korean and Tibetan as Minority Language
In Korean and Tibetan speaking countries you will get the countries which have Korean and Tibetan 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.
- Tibetan as minority language: China, India, Nepal.
If you want to compare Korean and Tibetan dialects, then you can go to Korean vs Tibetan Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.
Korean and Tibetan Regulators
Korean and Tibetan speaking countries provide you Korean and Tibetan regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. The National Institute of the Korean Language regulates Korean language.Tibetan is regulated by Committee for the Standardisation of the Tibetan Language. Also get to learn, Korean and Tibetan Language History.
Korean and Tibetan Continents
Thinking about Korean and Tibetan continents in which Korean and Tibetan speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Korean and Tibetan. Most of the Korean speaking countries lie in Asia. While Tibetan 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 Tibetan 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.
Tibetan Interesting Facts:
- Tibetan dialects vary alot, so it's difficult for tibetans to understand each other if they are not from same area.
- Tibetan is tonal with six tones in all: short low, long low, high falling, low falling, short high, long high.
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