Monday, December 6, 2010

Official language in South Korea: Korean



Korean is the official language in South Korea and is classified under the Altaic language family. Chinese language is said to have affect and influenced how the Korean language is. Vietnamese and Japanese language also influenced the Korean language to a certain extent. Thus one is able to spot some Korean words written like the Chinese or somewhat similar to it.

In the current days, Korean language is made up of Korean vocabulary, Sino-Korean vocabulary, or Hanja-eo, and a little from English. It is not only spoken in Korea, but also countries like Australia, China, Japan, Brazil, United States, Canada, Post-Soviet states and Philippines.

In South Korea, Korean language is known as Hangungmal while in North Korea, it is referred to as Chosonmal. Even though both North and South Korea speak the same Korean language, they still differ in the way they pronounce, grammar, vocabulary and spelling. The way of using the punctuation is different too.
Below are the vowels and consonants of Korean language

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