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China, Jilin Province, North Korea, South Korea, Yanbian
Not spoken in any of the countries
Japan, People's Republic of China, Russia, United States of America
The National Institute of the Korean Language
- 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.
Chinese and Japanese languages
Left-To-Right, Horizontal, Top-To-Bottom
어떻게 지내세요? (eotteohge jinaeseyo?)
안녕히 주무세요 (annyeonghi jumuseyo)
안녕하십니까 (annyeong hashimnikka)
안녕히 주무셨어요 (An-yŏng-hi ju-mu-shŏ-ssŏ-yo)
당신을 사랑합니다 (dangsin-eul salanghabnida)
Old Korean, Middle Korean and Korean
Pluricentric Standard Korean, South Korean standard and North Korean standard
- Xhosa has 15 click sounds, borrowed from the khoi-khoi and san languages of the South Africa.
- The same sequence of consonants and vowels can have different meaning when said with different tones, so Xhosa is tonal.
Khoi-Khoi and San Languages
“Cauzuh” (pej.), Isixhosa, Koosa, Xosa