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    Korean language - Wikipedia

    • Korean is the native language for about 81 million people, mostly of Korean descent. 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, its known as Hangugeo (South Korean: 한국어). Beyond Korea, the language is recognized as a minority language i… See more

    History

    Modern Korean descends from Middle Korean, which in turn descends from Old Korean, which descends … See more

    Names

    The Korean names for the language are based on the names for Korea used in both South Korea and North Korea. The English word "Korean" is derived from Goryeo, which is thought to be the first Korean dynasty kn… See more

    Native toSouth Korea, North Korea
    EthnicityKoreans, formerly Jaegaseung
    Native speakers81 million (2019–2022)
    Language familyKoreanic · Korean
    Classification

    Korean is a member of the Koreanic family along with the Jeju language. Some linguists have included it in the Altaic family, but the core Altaic proposal itself has lost most of its prior support. The Khitan language has … See more

    Phonology

    Korean syllable structure is (C)(G)V(C), consisting of an optional onset consonant, glide /j, w, ɰ/ and final coda /p, t, k, m, n, ŋ, l/ surrounding a core vowel.
    The IPA symbol ⟨◌͈⟩ (U+0348 ◌͈ COMBINING DOUBLE V… See more

    Grammar

    Korean is an agglutinative language. The Korean language is traditionally considered to have nine parts of speech. Modifiers generally precede the modified words, and in the case of verb modifiers, can be serially appended. … See more

    Vocabulary

    The core of the Korean vocabulary is made up of native Korean words. However, a significant proportion of the vocabulary, especially words that denote abstract ideas, are Sino-Korean words. To a much lesser extent, som… See more

    Writing system

    Modern Korean is written with an alphabet script, known as Hangul in South Korea and Chosŏn'gŭl in North Korea. The Korean mixed script, combining Hanja and Hangul, is still used to a certain extent in South Korea, but t… See more

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