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  2. Jeju language - Wikipedia

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    The Jeju Language Preservation Society, [d] founded in December 2008, publishes a bimonthly Jeju-language magazine Deongdeureong-makke (덩드렁마께) and holds Jeju teaching programs and speaking contests. [68] Children's books and a 2014 poetry anthology have also been published.

  3. Jeju Island - Wikipedia

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    The Jeju language is considered critically endangered by UNESCO. It is also one of the regions of Korea where Shamanism is most intact. [4] Jeju Island has an oval shape and is 73 km (45 mi) east–west and 31 km (19 mi) north–south, with a gentle slope around Hallasan Mountain in the center. The length of the main road is 181 km (112 mi) and ...

  4. Jeju people - Wikipedia

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    Ever since the 2000s, the majority of South Korean academic publications had switched to the term "Jeju language" rather than considering it as a dialect. The only English-language monograph on Jeju, published in 2019, consistently refers to it as a language as well. Among native speakers, the term Jeju-mal "Jeju speech" is most common. [18]

  5. Jeju Province - Wikipedia

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    Jeju Province (Korean: 제주도; RR: Jeju-do; IPA:), officially Jeju Special Self-Governing Province (Jeju: 제주특벨ᄌᆞ치도; Korean: 제주특별자치도), [3] is the southernmost province of South Korea, consisting of eight inhabited and 55 uninhabited islands, including Marado, Udo, the Chuja Archipelago, and the country's largest island, Jeju Island.

  6. Jeju - Wikipedia

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    Jeju Island (Jejudo), South Korea; Jeju Province (formerly transliterated Cheju), a province of South Korea comprising Jejudo Jeju City, its capital; Jeju dog, a dog native to Jejudo; Jeju language; The Jeju people; Jeju Black, a cattle breed from the island; Jeju horse; Jeju Air, an airline operating from Jejudo; Jeju Bank, a subsidiary of ...

  7. Gotjawal - Wikipedia

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    Gotjawal (Korean: 곶자왈) is a Jeju-language term for a dense and wild forest. The term is now used to describe the forest biome of Jeju Island, in Jeju Province, South Korea. Gotjawal are typically found between the island's central mountain Hallasan and the coasts.

  8. Doldam - Wikipedia

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    Doldam (Jeju: 돌담) refers to traditional cultural practices surrounding the use of piled volcanic stones on Jeju Island, Korea. Doldam structures have been present on Jeju Island for many centuries and are considered quintessential symbols of Jeju's culture and aesthetic.

  9. Koreanic languages - Wikipedia

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    The speech of Jeju Island is not mutually intelligible with standard Korean, suggesting that it should be treated as a separate language. [33] Standard 15th-century texts include a back central unrounded vowel /ʌ/ (written with the Hangul letter ㆍ ), which has merged with other vowels in mainland dialects but is retained as a distinct vowel in Jeju. [34]