Its Korean. The spoken language is unique to Korea. It is NOT similar to Japanese (the language spoken in Japan.) Unlike Western European languages with a Latin base, the written Chinese shared by many countries in Asia, has the same meaning, but not the same pronunciation! The Korea peninsula is unique in having almost no ethnic minorities, 99.98% ethnic Korean. Hello in Korean is Annyonhaseyo.Total Korean language speakers 87 million. L1 is Korean. 87-89 million Koreans speak. L2 is English, Japanese, Chinese. Korean alphabet is used 80 percent. Chinese characters is used 20 percent.Korean.Some do some dont, but I believe the percentage is quite low. Maybe below 10%.Koreans speak the Korean language, a language isolate (so it isnt directly descended from another language as far as people have been able to tell) that has some relation to Japanese thanks to a very long and conflicted association with Japan.Koreans speak Korean.Korean.(Hangul)
Do North Korea and South Korea speak the same language?
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Do North Korea and South Korea speak the same language?
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North Korean and South Korean are the same language simply known as Korean. However, within the Korean language, there are some differences. A South and North Korean will generally have no problem understanding each other, but there may be some noticeable differences in the language or style of language used.
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Yes, however with isolation, the Korean language has developed two distinct dialects, and they are drifting further and further apart with each passing year.North Korean refugees who escape to South Korea find that they cannot understand everything.
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