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  2. Kandangi - Wikipedia

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    The Chettinadu Kandangi saree is native to the Chettinad region and has been in existence for over 150 years. [4] Kandangi saris were traditionally made of silk. Later, cotton was used for convenience. The saris are known for its checkered pattern using multiple colors with thick contrasting borders.

  3. South Korean standard language - Wikipedia

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    When Korea was under Japanese rule, the use of the Korean language was regulated by the Japanese government.To counter the influence of the Japanese authorities, the Korean Language Society [] (한글 학회) began collecting dialect data from all over Korea and later created their own standard version of Korean, Pyojuneo, with the release of their book Unification of Korean Spellings (한글 ...

  4. Standard Korean Language Dictionary - Wikipedia

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    The compilation of Standard Korean Language Dictionary was commenced on 1 January 1992, by The National Academy of the Korean Language, the predecessor of the National Institute of Korean Language. [1] The dictionary's first edition was published in three volumes on 9 October 1999, followed by the compact disc released on 9 October 2001. [2]

  5. Ketti Melam - Wikipedia

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    Title Singer(s) Lyrics Length "Amma Nee" Uma Ramanan: Vaali: 04:39 "Kandangi Selai" S. P. Sailaja: Alangudi Somu: 04:04 "Thaagame Undaanathe" K. J. Yesudas, Uma Ramanan: Idhaya Chandran

  6. Sino-Korean vocabulary - Wikipedia

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    Sino-Korean words constitute a large portion of South Korean vocabulary, the remainder being native Korean words and loanwords from other languages, such as Japanese and English to a lesser extent. Sino-Korean words are typically used in formal or literary contexts, [5] and to express abstract or complex ideas. [7]

  7. Gyeonggi dialect - Wikipedia

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    The Gyeonggi dialect (Korean: 경기 방언) or Seoul dialect (서울 사투리; 서울말) of the Korean language is the prestige dialect in South Korea, as well as the basis of the standardized form of the language in the country.

  8. Idu script - Wikipedia

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    Idu (Korean: 이두; Hanja: 吏讀 "official's reading") is an archaic writing system that represents the Korean language using Chinese characters ("hanja"). The script, which was developed by Buddhist monks, made it possible to record Korean words through their equivalent meaning or sound in Chinese.

  9. Gyeongsang dialect - Wikipedia

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    Most Gyeongsang dialects have six vowels, a (ㅏ), e (ㅔ), i (ㅣ), eo (ㅓ), o (ㅗ), u (ㅜ). In most areas, the vowelsㅐ(ae) and ㅔ (e) are conflated. A 2015 study found that Gyeongsang dialect speakers merged these sounds more significantly than speakers from central regions of Korea, but less so than speakers from southwestern Korea in Jeonbuk or Jeonnam. [2]