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'''Korean''' ([[South Korea | '''Korean''' ([[South Korea]]: <span style="font-family: Batang, Serif">한국어</span>, ''Han-guk-o''; [[North Korea]]: <span style="font-family: Batang, Serif">조선말</span>, ''Jo-son-mal'') is the [[language (general)|language]] of the two [[Korea]]s, written in the unique [[Hangul]] [[alphabet]]. | ||
<span style="font-family: Batang, Serif">한국어</span>, ''Han-guk-o''; [[North Korea | |||
Korean's relationship to other languages is yet to be precisely determined. Studies of [[vocabulary]] and [[grammar]] have tried to link | Korean's relationship to other languages is yet to be precisely determined. Studies of [[vocabulary]] and [[grammar]] have tried to link it to the [[Altaic languages]], which include [[Turkish language|Turkish]] and various others across [[Asia]]. Structural similarities with [[Japanese language|Japanese]] have also been highlighted, though the words and [[phonology|sound system]] are very different. A link with Japanese persists as a hypothesis partly because the [[Japanese people|Japanese]] and [[Korean people|Korean]] peoples share deep [[culture|cultural]] roots. A final view is that Korean has no relationship to any other surviving language; it is an ''[[language isolate|isolate]]'', with its nearest relatives long-dead. | ||
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Revision as of 21:10, 12 November 2011
Korean (South Korea: 한국어, Han-guk-o; North Korea: 조선말, Jo-son-mal) is the language of the two Koreas, written in the unique Hangul alphabet.
Korean's relationship to other languages is yet to be precisely determined. Studies of vocabulary and grammar have tried to link it to the Altaic languages, which include Turkish and various others across Asia. Structural similarities with Japanese have also been highlighted, though the words and sound system are very different. A link with Japanese persists as a hypothesis partly because the Japanese and Korean peoples share deep cultural roots. A final view is that Korean has no relationship to any other surviving language; it is an isolate, with its nearest relatives long-dead.