Korean

Korean is the language spoken in North Korea and South Korea. The language is characterized by many vowel sounds, including some corresponding to the Swedish u, å, ä and ö. There is some debate as to whether Korean is an isolated language or a part of the Altaic language family. Most speech in North and South Korea consists of various dialects of Korean, but for the most part these are mutually intelligible.

Countries with Korean as official language

North Korea (Democratic People's Republic of Korea)
South Korea (Republic of Korea)

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Language code

ko

Alphabet

Hangul

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