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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
China, Hong Kong, Macau, Singapore, Taiwan
Chinese Language Standardization Council, National Commission on Language and Script Work, Promote Mandarin Council
- Chinese language is tonal, since meaning of a word changes according to its tone.
- In Chinese language, there is no grammatical distinction between singular or plural, no declination of verbs according to tense, mood and aspect.
Japanese and Korean Languages
Chinese Characters and derivatives
Left-To-Right, Horizontal, Top-To-Bottom
China, Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan
China, United States of America
China, Malaysia, Singapore, Vietnam
Wenfa Shouyu 文法手語 ("Grammatical Sign Language", Signed Mandarin (Taiwan))