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Korean is the native language for about 81 million people, mostly of Korean descent. [a] [1] [3] It is the national language of both North Korea and South Korea.In the north, the language is known as Chosŏnŏ (North Korean: 조선어) and in the south, it is known as Hangugeo (South Korean: 한국어).
The script was initially named after the publication, but later came to be known as "Hangul". It was created so that the common people illiterate in Hanja could accurately and easily read and write the Korean language. Its supposed publication date, October 9, became Hangul Day in South Korea. Its North Korean equivalent, Chosŏn'gŭl Day, is ...
The Korean Language Reform of 1446. Seoul: Shingu munhwasa. Ledyard, Gari K. (1997). "The International Linguistic Background of the Correct Sounds for the Instruction of the People". In Young-Key Kim-Renaud (ed.). The Korean Alphabet: Its History and Structure. Honolulu: University of Hawai'i Press. ISBN 0-8248-1723-0.
The Korean alphabet is the modern writing system for the Korean language. In North Korea, the alphabet is known as Chosŏn'gŭl [a] (North Korean: 조선글), and in South Korea, it is known as Hangul [b] (South Korean: 한글 [c]). [3] [4] [5] The letters for the five basic consonants reflect the shape of the speech organs used to pronounce them.
The school curriculum was radically modified to eliminate teaching of the Korean language and history. [231] The Korean language was banned, and Koreans were forced to adopt Japanese names, [249] [note 5] [250] and newspapers were prohibited from publishing in Korean. Numerous Korean cultural artifacts were destroyed or taken to Japan. [251]
Some scholars believe that the language of the Szarvas inscription (8th century) is Old Hungarian. mid-12th century: Icelandic: AM 237 a fol. manuscript [147] late 12th century: Old Norwegian: AM 655 IX 4to manuscript [148] late 12th century: Bosnian: copies A,B, and C of the Charter of Ban Kulin [149] Originally created in 1189 c. 1200 ...
In 1926, the Korean Language Society, whose goal was to preserve the Korean language during a time of rapid forced Japanization, [10] celebrated the octosexigesimal (68th) anniversary of the declaration of hangeul on the last day of the ninth month of the lunar calendar, which is on November 4 of the Gregorian calendar.
Before Hangul, the Korean alphabet, was created, Chinese characters were used to transcribe Korean words through systems such as idu, hyangchal and gugyeol. [4] Since Chinese language and Korean language share few similarities, borrowing Chinese characters proved to be inefficient to reflect the spoken language. [4]