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Korean

Language native to the Korean Peninsula

Languagenatural language modern languageQ9176

Also known as Korean language

Speakers: 77.3M(2019)
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Sources
1.Stated in EthnologueRetrieved 2022-04-23
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, 73.2M(2010)
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Subclass of: Koreanic
Script: Hangul
, Hanja
Indigenous to: North Korea
, South Korea

Overview

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Korean is a Koreanic language native to Korea, which makes up the majority of the language's 81 million speakers. It is the official language of both North Korea and South Korea. In the south, the language is known as Hangugeo, and in the north, it is known as Chosŏnŏ. Since the turn of the 21st century, Korean popular culture has spread around the world through globalization and cultural exports. Korean uses the Hangul alphabet.

Overview

Works in this language

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Marvel Rivals(2024)
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl(2024)
Super Mario Party Jamboree(2024)
Satisfactory(2024)
Astro Bot(2024)
Workers & Resources: Soviet Republic(2024)
Wuthering Waves(2024)
Stellar Blade(2024)
Sons of the Forest(2024)
Persona 3 Reload(2024)
Tekken 8(2024)
Palworld(2024)
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III(2023)
Daily Dose of Sunshine(2023)
Super Mario Bros. Wonder(2023)
Lords of the Fallen(2023)
Assassin's Creed Mirage(2023)
EA SPORTS FC™ 24(2023)
Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon(2023)
Overwatch(2023)
Baldur's Gate 3(2023)
Get Up(2023)
Diablo IV(2023)
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom(2023)
Honkai: Star Rail(2023)
Minecraft Legends(2023)
Resident Evil 4(2023)
Kerbal Space Program 2(2023)
Atomic Heart(2023)
Hogwarts Legacy(2023)
Pizza Tower(2023)
Hi-Fi Rush(2023)
The Callisto Protocol(2022)
Pokémon Scarlet and Violet(2022)
Sonic Frontiers(2022)
Victoria 3(2022)
Scorn(2022)
FIFA 23(2022)
Splatoon 3(2022)
Born Pink(2022)
Stray(2022)
The Quarry(2022)
Nintendo Switch Sports(2022)
Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga(2022)
Kirby and the Forgotten Land(2022)
GhostWire: Tokyo(2022)
Elden Ring(2022)
Horizon Forbidden West(2022)
Sifu(2022)
Pokémon Legends: Arceus(2022)
Pink Venom(2022)
Five Nights at Freddy's: Security Breach(2021)
Halo Infinite(2021)
Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl(2021)
Shin Megami Tensei V(2021)
Forza Horizon 5(2021)
Call of Duty: Vanguard(2021)
Mario Party Superstars(2021)
Age of Empires IV(2021)
Back 4 Blood(2021)
Metroid Dread(2021)
Far Cry 6(2021)
Savage(2021)
Windows 11(2021)
My Universe(2021)
Deathloop(2021)
Lalisa(2021)
Tales of Arise(2021)
Twelve Minutes(2021)
Naraka: Bladepoint(2021)
Pokémon Unite(2021)
Enlisted(2021)
It Takes Two(2021)
-R-(2021)
Little Nightmares II(2021)
Omori(2020)
Cyberpunk 2077(2020)
Be(2020)
Assassin's Creed Valhalla(2020)
Eyes Wide Open(2020)
Great Barrington Declaration(2020)
Lovesick Girls(2020)
The Album(2020)
Hatsune Miku: Colorful Stage!(2020)
Genshin Impact(2020)
Mafia: Definitive Edition(2020)
Super Mario 3D All-Stars(2020)
Phasmophobia(2020)
Hades(2020)
Crusader Kings III(2020)
Ice Cream(2020)
Fall Guys(2020)
Grounded(2020)
Paper Mario: The Origami King(2020)
Valorant(2020)
More & More(2020)
Minecraft Dungeons(2020)
Deep Rock Galactic(2020)
Streets of Rage 4(2020)
How You Like That(2020)
Final Fantasy VII Remake(2020)
CapCut(2020)
Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord(2020)
Half-Life: Alyx(2020)
Animal Crossing: New Horizons(2020)
Nioh 2(2020)
Ori and the Will of the Wisps(2020)
Black Mesa(2020)
The Longing(2020)
Map of the Soul: 7(2020)
Besiege(2020)
Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot(2020)
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order(2019)
Planet Zoo(2019)
The Outer Worlds(2019)
Disco Elysium(2019)
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Breakpoint(2019)
Untitled Goose Game(2019)
When the Camellia Blooms(2019)
Borderlands 3(2019)
Blasphemous(2019)
Gears 5(2019)
Green Hell(2019)
Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey(2019)
Oxygen Not Included(2019)
Wolfenstein: Youngblood(2019)
Sky: Children of the Light(2019)
Super Mario Maker 2(2019)
The Sinking City(2019)
Hell Let Loose(2019)
Team Sonic Racing(2019)
Rage 2(2019)
The Secret Life of My Secretary(2019)
Fancy You(2019)
Katana Zero(2019)
Anno 1800(2019)
Map of the Soul: Persona(2019)
Yoshi’s Crafted World(2019)
Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice(2019)
Devil May Cry 5(2019)
Dead or Alive 6(2019)
Far Cry New Dawn(2019)
Jump Force(2019)
Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown(2019)
It'z Icy(2019)
Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night(2019)
Boy with Luv(2019)
Slay the Spire(2019)
Tropico 6(2019)
Kill This Love(2019)
Minecraft Earth(2019)
Gris(2018)
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate(2018)
Red Dead Online(2018)
Artifact(2018)
Darksiders III(2018)
Fallout 76(2018)
Solo(2018)
Don't Mess Up My Tempo(2018)
Color*Iz(2018)
Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales(2018)
Gwent: The Witcher Card Game(2018)
Soulcalibur VI(2018)
Return of the Obra Dinn(2018)
RimWorld(2018)
Super Mario Party(2018)
Assassin's Creed Odyssey(2018)
Forza Horizon 4(2018)
Two Point Hospital(2018)
Pro Evolution Soccer 2019(2018)
Love Yourself: Answer(2018)
Asphalt Legends(2018)
Octopath Traveler(2018)
Raid: Shadow Legends(2018)
The Crew 2(2018)
Square Up(2018)
Ddu-Du Ddu-Du(2018)
Among Us(2018)
Wreckfest(2018)
Jurassic World Evolution(2018)
Detroit: Become Human(2018)
Love Yourself: Tear(2018)
House Flipper(2018)
Conan Exiles(2018)
The Forest(2018)
Frostpunk(2018)
What Is Love?(2018)
Identity V(2018)
Far Cry 5(2018)
Raft(2018)
Sea of Thieves(2018)
Z1 Battle Royale(2018)
Rust(2018)
Florence(2018)
Dragon Ball FighterZ(2018)
Monster Hunter: World(2018)
Mixtape(2018)
Blackpink House(2018)
Fake Love(2018)
Lawless Lawyer(2018)
Valkyria Chronicles 4(2018)
Overcooked 2(2018)
Lost Ark(2018)
Metal Gear Survive(2018)
Hello Neighbor(2017)
Garena Free Fire(2017)
Sonic Forces(2017)
Twicetagram(2017)
Super Mario Odyssey(2017)
Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp(2017)
Cuphead(2017)
Project CARS 2(2017)
Mic Drop(2017)
DNA(2017)
Love Yourself: Her(2017)
Divinity: Original Sin 2(2017)
Destiny 2(2017)
Ark: Survival Evolved(2017)
Sonic Mania(2017)
Holiday Night(2017)
Slime Rancher(2017)
The Long Dark(2017)
Signal(2017)
Suspicious Partner(2017)
Little Nightmares(2017)
What Remains of Edith Finch(2017)
Syberia III(2017)
Yooka-Laylee(2017)
Chicago Typewriter(2017)
Day of Infamy(2017)
PUBG: Battlegrounds(2017)
Dead Rising 4(2017)
Super Bomberman R(2017)
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild(2017)
Hollow Knight(2017)
Twicecoaster: Lane 2(2017)
For Honor(2017)
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard(2017)
Detention(2017)
The War(2017)
Pro Evolution Soccer 2018(2017)
LineageOS(2016)
Astroneer(2016)
Killing Floor 2(2016)
Planet Coaster(2016)
Watch Dogs 2(2016)
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Remastered(2016)
Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare(2016)
The Sims 4: City Living(2016)
Square Two(2016)
Playing with Fire(2016)
Microsoft Teams(2016)
Twicecoaster: Lane 1(2016)
Civilization VI(2016)
Kim Ji-young, Born 1982(2016)
Honkai Impact 3rd(2016)
Wings(2016)
Mafia III(2016)
Heroes & Generals(2016)
Russian Roulette(2016)
Reigns(2016)
No Man's Sky(2016)
Whistle(2016)
Boombayah(2016)
Square One(2016)
Solo Leveling(2016)
Human: Fall Flat(2016)
INSIDE(2016)
Umbrella Corps(2016)
Dead by Daylight(2016)
Ex'Act(2016)
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – Blood and Wine(2016)
Overwatch(2016)
Youtubers Life(2016)
The Most Beautiful Moment In Life: Young Forever(2016)
Page Two(2016)
Quantum Break(2016)
Dark Souls III(2016)
The Velvet(2016)
Tom Clancy's The Division(2016)
Factorio(2016)
Far Cry Primal(2016)
Street Fighter V(2016)
Layers of Fear(2016)
American Truck Simulator(2016)
Produce 101, season 1(2016)
Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2(2016)
Mighty No. 9(2016)
Stay(2016)
Darkest Dungeon(2016)
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege(2015)
The Most Beautiful Moment in Life, Pt. 2(2015)
Rise of the Tomb Raider(2015)
The Story Begins(2015)
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – Hearts of Stone(2015)
Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes(2015)
I(2015)
Prison Architect(2015)
World of Warships(2015)
Windows 10(2015)
Rocket League(2015)
Oh My Ghostess(2015)
LEGO Worlds(2015)
60 Seconds!(2015)
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt(2015)
Sixteen(2015)
The Most Beautiful Moment in Life, Pt. 1(2015)
Namuwiki(2015)
EXO Next Door(2015)
The Sims 4: Get to Work(2015)
Exodus(2015)
Ice Cream Cake(2015)
Battlefield Hardline(2015)
Cities: Skylines(2015)
Evolve(2015)
Dying Light(2015)
Falling for Innocence(2015)
Sing for You(2015)
Resident Evil: Revelations 2(2015)
Subnautica(2014)
Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire(2014)
Far Cry 4(2014)
Vainglory(2014)
This War of Mine(2014)
Assassin's Creed Rogue(2014)
Assassin's Creed Unity(2014)
Civilization: Beyond Earth(2014)
Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel(2014)
The Sims 4(2014)
Dark & Wild(2014)
Modern Combat 5: Blackout(2014)
Non-Summit(2014)
Red Star OS(2014)
OneShot(2014)
Pepper&Carrot(2014)
Brawlhalla(2014)
Wargame: Red Dragon(2014)
Monument Valley(2014)
Titanfall(2014)
Dark Souls II(2014)
Crush(2014)
Mr.Mr.(2014)
Skool Luv Affair(2014)
The Banner Saga(2014)
Overdose(2014)
A Hat in Time(2014)
Black Desert(2014)
7 Days to Die(2013)
Dead Rising 3(2013)
Battlefield 4(2013)
Batman: Arkham Origins(2013)
Beyond: Two Souls(2013)
ARMA 3(2013)
O!RUL8,2?(2013)
Asphalt 8: Airborne(2013)
Telegram(2013)
Payday 2(2013)
BeamNG.drive(2013)
Slack(2013)
Dota 2(2013)
The Sims 3: Island Paradise(2013)
2 Cool 4 Skool(2013)
XOXO(2013)
GeoGuessr(2013)
Gentleman(2013)
BattleBlock Theater(2013)
Warframe(2013)
Sniper: Ghost Warrior 2(2013)
The Sims 3: University Life(2013)
Miracles in December(2013)
Mega.io(2013)
Far Cry 3(2012)
The Sims 3: Seasons(2012)
Paper Mario: Sticker Star(2012)
Animal Crossing: New Leaf(2012)
War Thunder(2012)
Assassin's Creed III(2012)
Euro Truck Simulator 2(2012)
XCOM: Enemy Unknown(2012)
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive(2012)
Gangnam Style(2012)
Civilization V: Gods & Kings(2012)
Plague Inc.(2012)
Open Food Facts(2012)
Max Payne 3(2012)
Fez(2012)
The Sims 3: Showtime(2012)
Street Fighter X Tekken(2012)
Deponia(2012)
Hill Climb Racing(2012)
Stardew Valley(2012)
North Korean leader Kim Jong-il dead(2011)
The Sims FreePlay(2011)
Trine 2(2011)
Assassin's Creed: Revelations(2011)
To the Moon(2011)
Final Fantasy Type-0(2011)
Battlefield 3(2011)
Might & Magic Heroes VI(2011)
Dark Souls(2011)
Tropico 4(2011)
Portal 2(2011)
The Show(2011)
The God of High School(2011)
8.9 magnitude earthquake hits Japan, causes tsunami(2011)
Ace Attorney Investigations 2: Prosecutor's Gambit(2011)
2NE1 2nd Mini Album(2011)
Kahoot!(2011)
Siri(2011)
Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood(2010)
Hoot(2010)
LibreOffice(2010)
Dead Rising 2(2010)
Civilization V(2010)
To Anyone(2010)
World of Tanks(2010)
Limbo(2010)
The King of Fighters XIII(2010)
Tower of God(2010)
Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective(2010)
Alan Wake(2010)
Lost Planet 2(2010)
Yakuza 4(2010)
Circle Chart(2010)
Heavy Rain(2010)
Oh!(2010)
Firefox for Android(2010)
Pinterest(2010)
VVVVVV(2010)
Left 4 Dead 2(2009)
Machinarium(2009)
Tell Me Your Wish (Genie)(2009)
The Sims 3(2009)
CyanogenMod(2009)
Halo Wars(2009)
Gee(2009)
BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger(2008)
Left 4 Dead(2008)
World of Goo(2008)
Castle Crashers(2008)
Braid(2008)
Rhythm Heaven(2008)
Combat Arms(2008)
Google Map Maker(2008)
Worldometer(2008)
SCP Foundation(2008)
Chromium(2008)
Encyclopedia of Life(2008)
Girls' Generation(2007)
The Vegetarian(2007)
Team Fortress 2(2007)
Into the New World(2007)
Microsoft OneDrive(2007)
iOS(2007)
Akinator(2007)
Godot(2007)
Lost Planet: Extreme Condition(2006)
WarioWare: Smooth Moves(2006)
Garry's Mod(2006)
Widelands(2006)
Company of Heroes(2006)
Half-Life 2: Episode One(2006)
Final Fantasy XII(2006)
Korean Movie Database(2006)
Half-Life 2: Lost Coast(2005)
Pokémon Trozei!(2005)
Google Talk(2005)
Joomla(2005)
Guild Wars(2005)
wikiHow(2005)
Pokémon Dash(2004)
WarioWare: Touched!(2004)
Half-Life 2(2004)
Vimeo(2004)
Counter-Strike: Source(2004)
Google Scholar(2004)
The Sims 2(2004)
Silent Hill 4: The Room(2004)
Counter-Strike: Condition Zero(2004)
OpenTTD(2004)
Flickr(2004)
Daily NK(2004)
Melon(2004)
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time(2003)
Jak II(2003)
Lineage II(2003)
Command & Conquer: Generals – Zero Hour(2003)
Scribus(2003)
Silent Hill 3(2003)
EVE Online(2003)
CDBurnerXP(2003)
Disgaea: Hour of Darkness(2003)
CKEditor(2003)
Beyond Good & Evil(2003)
NeoOffice(2003)
Inkscape(2003)
Age of Mythology(2002)
Korean Wikipedia(2002)
Moodle(2002)
QGIS(2002)
Crash Bandicoot: The Wrath of Cortex(2001)
macOS(2001)
Blade of the Phantom Master(2001)
Nate(2001)
Counter-Strike(2000)
Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2(2000)
Autodesk Revit(2000)
Mantis Bug Tracker(2000)
Revised Romanization of Korean(2000)
Shenmue(1999)
Pokémon Gold and Silver(1999)
Half-Life: Opposing Force(1999)
MIT OpenCourseWare(1999)
Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings(1999)
Cyworld(1999)
Naver(1999)
Simutrans(1999)
Final Cut Pro(1999)
Adobe Flash Player(1999)
Half-Life(1998)
StarCraft(1998)
Game Dev Story(1997)
Metal Slug(1996)
Pokémon(1996)
Freeciv(1996)
Windows NT 3.51(1995)
Chrono Trigger(1995)
Daum(1995)
Heretic(1994)
Live A Live(1994)
Visual C++(1994)
Secret of Mana(1993)
Magic: The Gathering(1993)
No Motherland Without You(1993)
Final Fantasy V(1992)
Another World(1991)
Final Fantasy III(1990)
GNU Bash(1989)
The Hankyoreh(1988)
Hanwha Eagles(1985)
The Joong-ang Ilbo(1965)
Treaty on Basic Relations between Japan and the Republic of Korea(1965)
Pyongyang Sinmun(1957)
Hankook Ilbo(1954)
Korean Armistice Agreement(1953)
Aegukka(1948)
Korean Central News Agency(1946)
Rodong Sinmun(1945)
Aegukga(1941)
The Chosun Ilbo(1920)
The Dong-a Ilbo(1920)
Proclamation of Korean Independence(1919)
Forbes(1917)
Japan–Korea Treaty of 1910(1910)
Japan–Korea Treaty of November 1905(1905)
Hong Gildong jeon(1612)
Arirang(1500)
Hangul(1443)
Jikji(1377)
Chinese characters(-125)
Hanja(-040)
Hwang
Ulzzang
Webtoon
Lee
Cheat Engine
Sino-Korean vocabulary
Noblesse
Korean numerals
Paint 3D
PowerDVD
Daemon Tools
Park
Korean proverbs
Kim
Constitution of South Korea

All data

153 statements · 17% with external sources · numbers in brackets are citations

Language regulatory body: National Institute of Korean Language
Wikimedia language code: ko
Native label: 한국어 transliteration or transcription: Hanguk-eo · subject lexeme: L140
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1.github.com/unicode-org/cldr/blob/main/common/main/ko.xml
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조선말 mccune–reischauer romanization: Chosŏnmal · revised romanization: Joseonmal · valid in place: North Korea
한국말‎ transliteration or transcription: Hanguk-mal
Studied by: Korean studies
Linguistic typology: subject–object–verb
agglutinative language
adjective-noun
syllabic language
synthetic language
nominative–accusative language
vowel harmony
pitch accent
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postposition
pro-drop language
Short name: корейська
карэйская
куриёӣ
корейаг
корейский
Category for films in this language: Category:Korean-language films
Follows: Middle Korean
Ethnologue language status: 1 National
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1.Stated in Ethnologueethnologue.com/language/korRetrieved 2019-05-10
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Country: South Korea
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1.“ScriptSource - South Korea”scriptsource.org/country/KRRetrieved 2023-08-19
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North Korea
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1.“ScriptSource - North Korea”scriptsource.org/country/KPRetrieved 2023-08-21
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People's Republic of China
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1.“ScriptSource - China”scriptsource.org/country/CNRetrieved 2023-08-21
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Japan
United States
Canada
Malaysia
Russia
Replaces: Early Modern Korean
Related category: Category:Korean pronunciation category contains: pronunciation
UNESCO language status: 1 safe
Entry in abbreviations table: кор. used by: Словарь собственных имён русского языка
Has grammatical case: nominative case
genitive case
dative case
accusative case
instrumental case
vocative case
Has tense: present tense
past tense
future tense
Category for music in this language: Category:Korean-language music
Female form of label: la langue coréenne

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78 identifiers linking Korean across the web's reference databases

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17%

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