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Korean
한국어, 조선말
Hangugeo, Chosŏnmal
Hangugeo-Chosonmal.svg
Two names for Korean, Hangugeo and Chosŏnmal, written vertically in hangul
Native toSouth Korea
North Korea
Jilin·Liaoning·Heilongjiang, China
Native speakers76 million  (2007)
Language family
Early forms:
Dialects
Writing systemHangul (primary)
Hanja (mixed script)
Korean Braille
Cyrillic (Koryo-mar)
Official status
Official language in South Korea
 North Korea
People's Republic of China Yanbian, China
Regulated bySouth Korea:
The National Institute of the Korean Language
국립국어원/ 國立國語院North Korea:
Sahoe Kwahagwon Ŏhak Yŏnguso
The Language Research Institute of Social Science
사회과학원 어학연구소/ 社會科學院 語學研究所
Language codes
ISO 639-1ko
ISO 639-2kor
ISO 639-3Variously:
kor – Modern Korean
okm – Middle Korean
oko – Old Korean
Linguist Listokm Middle Korean
 oko Old Korean
Linguasphere45-AAA-a
Map of Korean language.png
Countries with native Korean-speaking populations. (Established immigrant communities in green)
Spoken Korean
Hanbid speaking Korean

The Korean language is spoken mainly in North and South Korea. It is spoken by more than 78 million people (most are North or South Koreans).

In South Korea, it is called hangukmal (한국말) or hangugeo (Hangeul: 한국어, Hanja: 韓國語). In North Korea, however, it is called choseonmal (조선말) or choseoneo (조선어, 朝鮮語). They are named differently because the common names for North and South Korea are different. Additionally, Koreans usually call their language urimal (Hangeul: 우리말) or urinara mal (Hangeul: 우리나라 말), meaning "our language" or "our country's language." view more...