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Korean Language Facts
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| Extinct: no |
| Family: Altaic |
| Branch: Korean |
| Continent: Asia |
| Country: Korea, South |
| Region: Also spoken in American Samoa, Australia, Bahrain, Belize, Brazil, Brunei, Canada, China, Germany, Guam, Japan, Kazakhstan, North Korea, Kyrgyzstan, Mauritania, Mongolia, New Zealand, Northern Mariana Islands, Panama, Paraguay, Philippines, Russia (Asia), Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Suriname, Tajikistan, Thailand, Turkmenistan, USA, Uzbekistan. KOREAN, SIGN: None |
| Countries Where Spoken: 42,000,000 in South Korea (1986). Population total all countries 78,000,000 (1999 WA). China, Japan, North Korea, Thailand. KOREAN, SIGN: No estimate available. |
| Countries Where Official: Korea, South |
| Native Speakers: 42,000,000 |
| Speakers Total: 78,000,000 |
| Phrasebase members who speak this language at a native level: 137 |
| Phrasebase members who speak this language at a conversational level: 137 |
| Phrasebase members primary language they are trying to learn: 786 |
| Phrasebase members secondary language they are trying to learn: 3,879 |
| Three Letter Code: KKN |
| Alternative Names: HANGUOHUA, HANGUK MAL |
| Dialects: |
| Summary: There is a difference of opinion among scholars as to whether or not Korean is related to Japanese. Some scholars suggest that both languages are possibly distantly related to Altaic. Dialect boundaries generally correspond to provincial boundaries. Some dialects are not easily intelligible with others (Voegelin and Voegelin 1977). The suffix -do on dialect names means 'province'. Comprehension of Standard Korean may be lower on Cheju Island. National language. Grammar. SOV. Higher adult illiteracy is reported on Cheju Island. Korean script (Hangul) used. The McCune-Reischauer system is the official Roman orthography in South Korea used for maps and signs. Buddhist, Christian. Bible 1911-1993. KOREAN, SIGN: Related to Japanese and Taiwanese sign languages, but distinct. Used since 1889. Signed interpretation required in court, used at important public events, in social services programs. There is sign language instruction for parents of deaf children. Many sign language classes for hearing people. There is a manual system for spelling. Dictionary. Elementary schools for deaf children using sign language since 1908. TV. |
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