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  2. Korean language - Wikipedia

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    Korean is spoken by the Korean people in both South Korea and North Korea, and by the Korean diaspora in many countries including the People's Republic of China, the United States, Japan, and Russia. In 2001, Korean was the fourth most popular foreign language in China, following English, Japanese, and Russian. [ 66 ]

  3. Hangul - Wikipedia

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    Hangul is the official writing system throughout Korea, both North and South. It is a co-official writing system in the Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture and Changbai Korean Autonomous County in Jilin Province, China. Hangul has also seen limited use by speakers of the Cia-Cia language in Indonesia.

  4. North–South differences in the Korean language - Wikipedia

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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. [1]The Korean Language Society in 1933 made the "Proposal for Unified Korean Orthography" (Korean: 한글 맞춤법 통일안; RR: Hangeul Matchumbeop Tong-iran), which continued to be used by both Korean states after the end of Japanese rule in 1945.

  5. Korean grammar - Wikipedia

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    Korean 동사 (動詞) dongsa (also called 움직씨 umjikssi) which include 쓰다 sseuda "to use" and 가다 gada "to go", are usually called, simply, "verbs." However, they can also be called "action verbs" or "dynamic verbs," because they describe an action, process, or movement. This distinguishes them from 형용사 (形容詞) hyeongyongsa.

  6. South Korean standard language - Wikipedia

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    The 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 is based on the Seoul dialect, although various words are borrowed from other regional dialects. It uses the Korean alphabet, created in December 1443 CE by the Joseon -era ...

  7. Konglish - Wikipedia

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    In South Korea, keonning means cheating, as the loanword was adapted from Japanglish kanningu (カンニング), which means "cheating". [24] Konglish words may or may not have a similar meaning to the original word when used, and a well-known brand name can become a generalized trademark and replace the general word: older Korean people tend ...

  8. List of English words of Korean origin - Wikipedia

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    Word Korean word Explanation Merriam-Webster Oxford Remarks Chaebol: jaebeol 재벌 (財閥) a large, usually family-owned, business group in South Korea (cognate with Japanese Zaibatsu) [1] [2] Hangul: hangeul 한글: Korean alphabet [3] Jeonse: jeonse 전세 (傳貰) a long-held renting arrangement where tenants pay lump-sum deposit for ...

  9. Korean phonology - Wikipedia

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    In South Korea, it is silent in initial position before /i/ and /j/, pronounced [n] before other vowels, and pronounced [ɾ] only in compound words after a vowel. The prohibition on word-initial r is called the "initial sound law" or dueum beopchik (두음법칙). Initial r is officially spelled with ㄹ in North Korea, but is often pronounced ...

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