Russian and Korean Speaking countries
Countries
Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan
China, Jilin Province, North Korea, South Korea, Yanbian
National Language
Russia
North Korea, South Korea
Second Language
Afganistan
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia, Europe
Asia
Minority Language
Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Estonia, Finland, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Israel, Jordan, Latvia, Lithuania, Mongolia, Poland, Serbia, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan
Japan, People's Republic of China, Russia, United States of America
Regulated By
Russian Academy, Russian Language Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences
The National Institute of the Korean Language
Interesting Facts
- In Russian language, the words are not pronounced as they are written.
- In Russian language, there are only 200,000 words out of which only few words are used and due to this many words have more than one meaning.
- 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.
Similar To
Ukrainian and Belarusian Languages
Chinese and Japanese languages
Derived From
Proto-Slavic Vocabulary
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Russian and Korean as Minority Language
In Russian and Korean speaking countries you will get the countries which have Russian and Korean as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.
- Russian as minority language: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Estonia, Finland, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Israel, Jordan, Latvia, Lithuania, Mongolia, Poland, Serbia, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan.
- Korean as minority language: Japan, People's Republic of China, Russia, United States of America.
If you want to compare Russian and Korean dialects, then you can go to Russian vs Korean Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.
Russian and Korean Regulators
Russian and Korean speaking countries provide you Russian and Korean regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Russian Academy, Russian Language Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences regulates Russian language.Korean is regulated by The National Institute of the Korean Language. Also get to learn, Russian and Korean Language History.
Russian and Korean Continents
Thinking about Russian and Korean continents in which Russian and Korean speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Russian and Korean. Most of the Russian speaking countries lie in Asia, Europe. While Korean 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 Russian and Korean languages:
Russian Interesting Facts:
- In Russian language, the words are not pronounced as they are written.
- In Russian language, there are only 200,000 words out of which only few words are used and due to this many words have more than one meaning.
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.
The Russian language was derived from Proto-Slavic Vocabulary and is similar to Ukrainian and Belarusian Languages whereas Russian language is similar to Chinese and Japanese languages and derived from Not Available.