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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 enough to be considered a separate language. Alexander Vovin suggested that the Yukjin dialect of the far northeast should be similarly distinguished.
Korean ( South Korean: 한국어, Hangugeo; North Korean: 조선말, Chosŏnmal) is the native language for about 81 million people, mostly of Korean descent. [a] [2] It is the national language of both North Korea and South Korea .
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the Korean language: Korean – East Asian language spoken by about 80 million people. It is a member of the Koreanic language family and is the official and national language of North Korea and South Korea, which form Korea.
History of Korean. The traditional periodization of Korean distinguishes: [1] [2] Old Korean ( 고대 한국어, 古代韓國語, to 918), the earliest attested stage of the language, through to the fall of Unified Silla. Many authors include the few inscriptions from Silla in the Three Kingdoms period.
Old Korean (North Korean name: 고대 조선어; South Korean name: 고대 한국어) is the first historically documented stage of the Korean language, [1] typified by the language of the Unified Silla period (668–935). The boundaries of Old Korean periodization remain in dispute.
Beginning. Writing. References. Korean language. Spoken Korean. Hanbid speaking Korean. The Korean language is spoken mainly in North and South Korea. It is spoken by more than 78 million people (most are North or South Koreans). In South Korea, it is called hangukmal (한국말) or hangugeo ( Hangeul: 한국어, Hanja: 韓國語).
Korean dialects - Wikipedia. Contents. hide. (Top) Dialect areas. Standard language. Outside of the Korean peninsula. See also. References. Further reading. Korean dialects. A number of Korean dialects ( Korean : 한국어의 방언) are spoken on the Korean Peninsula.
