Gangwon dialect
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Gangwon | |
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Eastern Korean | |
Kangwŏn | |
Native to | North Korea, South Korea |
Region | Yeongdong |
Native speakers | approximately 1.5 million (2014) |
Korean
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Dialects |
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | – |
IETF | ko-u-sd-kr42 (ROK) |
The Gangwon dialect (Korean: 강원 방언) is spoken in South Korea's Gangwon Province and in North Korea's Kangwŏn Province. Although they are large provinces by area, relatively few people lived in the Gangwon Province. As a result, people living in the western side of Gangwon (Yeongseo) did not develop a highly distinctive dialect. However, the part of Gangwon that stretches on the eastern coast of Korea's Yeongdong region did develop a distinctive dialect. This is because the Taebaek Mountains bisect the Gangwon Province, and the people on eastern Gangwon are isolated from the high mountains.[1]
Distinguishing Features of the Gangwon Dialect:
1. ㅆ (ss) is pronounced as ㅅ (s).
2. The standard 아 (ah) sound is changed to 어 (eo) at the end of sentences.
3. Questions may end in 나 (na), -노 (no), -고 (go), -가 (ga).[2]
References
- ^ Yeon, Jaehoon. "Korean dialects: a general survey" (PDF).
- ^ "The 6 Dialects of South Korea and Ways to Distinguish". 14 December 2018.
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