The Pyongan dialect (Korean: 평안도 사투리; MR: p'yŏngando sat'uri), alternatively Northwestern Korean (Korean: 서북 방언; Hancha: 西北方言; MR: sŏbuk pangŏn), is the...
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identifies six dialect areas: Hamgyŏng (Northeastern) Spoken in the Hamgyong Province (Kwanbuk and Kwannam) region, the northeast corner of Pyongan Province...
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North Korean standard language (redirect from Munhwaŏ dialect)
as the standard in 1966. The adopting proclamation stated that the Pyongan dialect spoken in the North Korean capital Pyongyang and its surroundings should...
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Pyongan Province (Korean: 평안도; Hanja: 平安道; IPA: [pʰjʌŋando]) was one of Eight Provinces of Korea during the Joseon dynasty. Pyongan was located in the...
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especially in Kaeseong and Ganghwa County), influence from the Hwanghae/Pyongan dialect can be displayed in the pronunciation of 겠(kes) as 갔(kas) or the use...
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Yukjin Korean (redirect from Ryukchin dialect)
more closely aligned with the western Pyongan dialect. Some of the earliest descriptions of Hamgyŏng dialects—from the seventeenth century—already noted...
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("meat"). The compound word is derived from the Pyongan dialect, as the dish itself is a delicacy of Pyongan Province, North Korea. The dish became popular...
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the south and Pyongyang in the north separated from Gyeonggi and South Pyongan Provinces respectively to become Special Cities. Both North Korea and South...
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Hao-che is now found more commonly in the Jeolla dialect and Pyongan dialect than in the Seoul dialect. Very formally polite Traditionally used when addressing...
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South Pyongan Province (Korean: 평안남도; MR: Phyŏngannamdo; IPA: [pʰjʌŋanːamdo]) is a province of North Korea. The province was formed in 1896 from the southern...
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emergent areal feature in North Korean dialects since the mid-twentieth century, also shared by the modern Pyongan dialect. Many instances of /o/ in Standard...
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Prestige dialects of the Korean language, namely: Seoul dialect, the prestige dialect in South Korea Pyongan dialect, the prestige dialect in North Korea...
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North Pyongan Province (also spelled North P'yŏngan; Korean: 평안북도; MR: Phyŏnganbukto; IPA: [pʰjʌŋanbuk̚t͈o]) is a western province of North Korea. The...
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the Pyongan dialect and southern regions, which contains some influence from the Gyeonggi dialect. Overall, the grammar of the Hwanghae dialect, particularly...
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Hamgyŏng dialect Hwanghae dialect Pyongan dialect Yukjin dialect South Korean standard language Chungcheong dialect Gangwon dialect Gyeonggi dialect Gyeongsang...
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a] need for a nationalistic, pure standard". Thus, Pyongan dialect was chosen as the standard dialect for North Korean, purely for the reason that it was...
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with South Korea, although some dialectal differences exist within both Koreas. North Koreans refer to their Pyongan dialect as munhwaŏ ("cultured language")...
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was revealed that he lived until 1996. Paek Sŏk utilized not only Pyongan dialect and archaic words but also language from other provinces. He tried...
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LGBT rights in North Korea Women in North Korea Gyeonggi dialect Hamgyŏng dialect Pyongan dialect "North Korea - Minority Rights Group". Archived from the...
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Koreans primarily use Hamgyŏng dialect. Pyongan dialect is spoken by ethnic Korean communities in Liaoning, while Kyŏngsang dialect is spoken in Heilongjiang...
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Korean Provinces. The committee recognizes the provinces of North Pyongan, South Pyongan, North Hamgyong, South Hamgyong, and Hwanghae as they were between...
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the east, South Pyongan to the south, and North Pyongan to the west. Chagang was formed in 1949, after being demarcated from North Pyongan. The provincial...
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Korean Peninsula, occupied by the North Korean provinces of North Pyongan, South Pyongan, and Chagang, as well as the cities of Pyongyang and Nampo. The...
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Anju (Korean: 안주; Korean pronunciation: [an.dzu]) is a city in South Pyongan Province, North Korea. Its population was 240,117 in 2008. The Ch'ongch'on...
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Chongju (redirect from Chongju, North Pyongan)
Administrative divisions of North Korea List of cities in North Korea North Pyongan Battle of Chongju (1950) Chongju Chongnyon station "정주시개요". cybernk.net...
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Tokchon (category Cities in South Pyongan)
of secondary subdivisions of North Korea Geography of North Korea South Pyongan Dormels, Rainer. North Korea's Cities: Industrial facilities, internal...
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Nampo (category Cities in South Pyongan)
belonged to Pyongan Province. The name of the city comes from the fishing village that was originally located in the Samhwa-hyon area of South Pyongan Province...
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Pyongsong (category Cities in South Pyongan)
officially Phyongsong) is a city in North Korea, the capital city of South Pyongan province in western North Korea. The city is located about 32 kilometres...
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Kusong (category Cities in North Pyongan)
(Korean: 구성; Korean pronunciation: [ku.sʌŋ]) is a city in central North Pyongan province, North Korea. It borders Taegwan to the north, Taechon to the...
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north, North Hamgyong to the northeast, Kangwon to the south, and South Pyongan to the west. To the east of the province is the Sea of Japan. South Hamgyong...
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