Gangwon dialect

Dialect of the Korean language

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Gangwon

Eastern Korean
Kangwŏn
Native to| North Korea, South Korea
Region| Yeongdong

Native speakers

| approximately 1.5 million (2014)

Language family

Korean

* Central
* Gangwon

Dialects|

* Gangwon (ROK)
* Kangwon (DPRK)

Language codes
ISO 639-3| –
IETF| `ko-u-sd-kr42 (ROK)
ko-u-sd-kp07 (DPRK)`

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

[edit]

1. ^ Yeon, Jaehoon. "Korean dialects: a general survey" (PDF).
2. ^ "The 6 Dialects of South Korea and Ways to Distinguish". 14 December 2018.

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Dialects of the Korean language

Korea|

* Chungcheong
* Gangwon dialect
* Yeongdong
* Yeongseo
* Gyeongsang
* Gyeonggi
* Hamgyŏng
* Hwanghae
* Jeju
* Jeolla
* P'yŏng'an
* Yukjin

Diaspora|

* China
* Koryo-mar (Russia)
* Zainichi (Japan)
* United States

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