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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 official and national language of both North Korea and South Korea .
- Proto-Koreanic
Koreanic is a small language family consisting of the Korean...
- South Korean
The South Korean standard language or Pyojuneo (Korean: 표준어;...
- North Korean
An example of North Korean standard language as spoken by...
- North–South Differences
The Korean language has diverged between North and South...
- Korean Honorifics
The Korean language has a system of honorifics that...
- Defense Language Aptitude Battery
The Defense Language Aptitude Battery (DLAB) is a test used...
- Korean Dialects
A number of Korean dialects (Korean: 한국어의 방언) are spoken on...
- Old Korean
Old Korean (North Korean name: 고대 조선어; South Korean name: 고대...
- English
The Korean Wikipedia (Korean: 한국어 위키백과, romanized: Han-gugeo...
- Outline of the Korean language
The following outline is provided as an overview of and...
- Proto-Koreanic
Apr 30, 2024 · Korean language, language spoken by more than 75 million people, of whom 48 million live in South Korea and 24 million in North Korea. There are more than 2 million speakers in China , approximately 1 million in the United States , and about 500,000 in Japan .
- Samuel E. Martin
Korean language. Countries with native Korean-speaking populations. (Established immigrant communities in green) 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).
- 76 million (2007)
Korean is the native language for about 81 million people, mostly of Korean descent. It is the official and national language of both North Korea and South Korea. The language has notable differences in each of the Koreas, in part owing to different official standardizations of the language.
The Korean alphabet, known as Hangul (English: / ˈ h ɑː n ɡ uː l / HAHN-gool; Korean: 한글; Hanja: 韓㐎) in South Korea and Chosŏn'gŭl (조선글; 朝鮮㐎) in North Korea, is the modern official writing system for the Korean language.
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