Korean (South Korean: 한국어, Hangugeo; North Korean: 조선어, Chosŏnŏ) is the native language for about 81 million people, mostly of Korean descent. It is the...
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Koreanic is a small language family consisting of the Korean and Jeju languages. The latter is often described as a dialect of Korean but is distinct...
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South Korean standard language or Pyojuneo (Korean: 표준어; Hanja: 標準語; lit. Standard language) is the South Korean standard version of the Korean language. It...
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A number of Korean dialects (Korean: 한국어의 방언) are spoken on the Korean Peninsula. The peninsula is very mountainous and each dialect's "territory" corresponds...
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Korean standard language or Munhwaŏ (Korean: 문화어; Hancha: 文化語; lit. "cultural language") is the North Korean standard version of the Korean language....
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The Korean language has diverged between North and South Korea due to the length of time that the two states have been separated. The Korean Language Society...
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Korean Sign Language or KSL (Korean: 한국 수화 언어 or short name 한국 수어) is a sign language used for deaf communities of South Korea. It is one of two official...
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National Institute of Korean Language (NIKL; Korean: 국립국어원) is a language regulator of the Korean language based in Seoul, South Korea. It was created on...
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Korea (Korean: 한국, romanized: Hanguk in South Korea, or 조선, Chosŏn in North Korea) is a peninsular region in East Asia consisting of the Korean Peninsula...
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Old Korean (North Korean name: 고대 조선어; South Korean name: 고대 한국어) is the first historically documented stage of the Korean language, typified by the language...
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