Introduction About 63 million people in South Korea, North Korea, China, Japan, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, and Russia speak Korean as a first language. During the reign of King Sejong (1418-1450), the fourth king of the Joseon Dynasty, the Korean alphabet was invented in 1444 and promulgated in 1446. “The correct sounds for the instruction of the…
Introduction Korean is an East Asian language spoken by about 77 million people and 5.6 million consider Korean as a Heritage Language. It is the official and national language of both Koreas: North Korea and South Korea, with different standardized official forms used in each country. It is a recognised minority language in the Yanbian…
In the Korean language, Korean is called Kugo in the Kirean peninsula comprising North Korea(Democratic People’s Republic of Korea) and South Korea(People’s Republic of Korea). North Korea alone houses 20M speakers, while in South Korea there are about 42M. The DPRK, there are 20M and 4M, respectively, with nearly 2M people in China speaking Korean,…
Introduction Korean is believed to be a member of the Altaic family or language isolate. Together with Korean and the Jeju language (spoken in the Jeju Province and considered somewhat distinct) form the Koreanic language family. Grammatically Korean is very similar to Japanese and about 70% of its vocabulary comes from Chinese. It is the…
Introduction Korean is a language spoken on the Korean Peninsula in Northeast Asia. North Korea’s Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) has 20 million speakers, while South Korea’s Republic of Korea (ROK) has 42 million. The Korean language is also spoken by nearly 2 million Chinese, primarily in the provinces that border the North Korean…
Introduction South Korea (Republic of Korea) and North Korea (Democratic People’s Republic of Korea) both speak Korean as an official language. Minor differences in spelling, alphabetization, and vocabulary (including the names of the letters) exist between the two Koreas, but they both adhere to the unified standards proposed by the Korean Language Society in 1933,…
Introduction Although Korean is classified as a language isolate, many theories have been proposed to explain its origin. The most prominent of these are those that connect Korean to the Altaic languages of Central Asia, which include Turkish, Mongolian, and the Tungusic (for example, Manchu) languages of Siberia. Others would argue that Uralic languages (Hungarian…
What are the pros and cons of learning Korean? Introduction Modern Korean or Kugo, spoken in East Asia; specifically, North Korea (officially the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea) and South Korea (officially the Republic of Korea) where it is known by names Hangugeo in South Korean; and Chosŏnmal in North Korean! Korean language originated from…
What’s the scope of Korean language? INTRODUCTION Modern Korean, the language we now know, is an honorific language that evolved around the 15th century, in order from Middle Korean, Old Korean, and finally the Original – Proto-Koreanic language, believed to have its linguistic homeland somewhere in Manchuria. The study suggests that the proto-Koreans, already present…
Introduction In northeast Asia, the Korean peninsula is home to the Hanukmal (Korean: ). An estimated 4,000 years ago, the Korean peninsula and Manchuria were colonised by Korean ancestors. The Paleosiberian-speaking settlers were either displaced or assimilated by the newcomers. During the first millennium BC and the first millennium AD, many Korean tribes were established…
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