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  2. Korean numerals - Wikipedia

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    The Korean language has two regularly used sets of numerals: a native Korean system and Sino-Korean system. The native Korean number system is used for general counting, like counting up to 99. It is also used to count people, hours, objects, ages, and more. Sino-Korean numbers on the other hand are used for purposes such as dates, money ...

  3. Korean Sign Language - Wikipedia

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    The beginnings of KSL date from 1889, [2] although standardization efforts have only begun in 2000. [3] The first South Korean school for the Deaf was established on April 1, 1913, in Seoul, and it was renamed as the National School for the Deaf in 1945, to be later renamed the Seoul School for the Deaf in 1951.

  4. KS X 1001 - Wikipedia

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    KS X 1001, "Code for Information Interchange (Hangul and Hanja)", [d] [1] formerly called KS C 5601, is a South Korean coded character set standard to represent Hangul and Hanja characters on a computer. KS X 1001 is encoded by the most common legacy (pre-Unicode) character encodings for Korean, including EUC-KR and Microsoft's Unified Hangul ...

  5. Korean count word - Wikipedia

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    버스 beoseu bus 표 票 pyo ticket 열 열 yeol ten 장 張 jang 'sheets' 버스 표 열 장 버스 票 열 張 beoseu pyo yeol jang bus ticket ten 'sheets' "ten bus tickets" In fact, the meanings of counter words are frequently extended in metaphorical or other image-based ways. For instance, in addition to counting simply sheets of paper, jang in Korean can be used to refer to any number ...

  6. List of sign languages - Wikipedia

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    (a.k.a. Bali Sign Language, Benkala Sign Language) Laotian Sign Language (related to Vietnamese languages; may be more than one SL) Korean Sign Language (KSDSL) Japanese "한국수어 (or 한국수화)" / "Hanguk Soo-hwa" Korean standard sign language – manually coded spoken Korean. Macau Sign Language: Shanghai Sign Language "澳門手語 ...

  7. KPS 9566 - Wikipedia

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    KPS 9566 ("DPRK Standard Korean Graphic Character Set for Information Interchange") [2] is a North Korean standard specifying a character encoding for the Chosŏn'gŭl (Hangul) writing system used for the Korean language. The edition of 1997 specified an ISO 2022-compliant 94×94 two-byte coded character set.

  8. Deafness in South Korea - Wikipedia

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    It is unclear when exactly Deaf people in South Korea began to develop Korean Sign Language (KSL). The introduction of deaf schools in 1909 established it as a language. [1] During Japanese colonialism from 1910 to 1945, Japanese Sign Language (JSL) was introduced to Korea. [1] The contact between the two languages lead to the reshaping of KSL. [1]

  9. Finger-counting - Wikipedia

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    A closed palm indicates number 5. By reversing the action, number 6 is indicated by extending the little finger. [8] A return to an open palm signals the number 10. However to indicate numerals to others, the hand is used in the same manner as an English speaker. The index finger becomes number 1; the thumb now represents number 5.