korTechnical information about ISO 639 language code kor
The table below provides technical details for the Korean language, designated by the kor code from the ISO 639-2 standard.
| Code |
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| Standard | |
| Name | Official Korean Native 한국어 |
| Text direction | Left-to-Right |
| Language varieties | Seoul (Gyeonggi)GangwonChungcheongGyeongsangJeollaJejuPyonganHamgyongHwanghae |
| Related languages | JejuYukjin |
| Key facts | Hangul alphabet was devised in 1443–1444 by King Sejong’s scholarsKorean is agglutinative with verbs taking up to dozens of sequential suffixesA large portion of its vocabulary is Sino-Korean loanwordsMost dialects lack tones, but Gyeongsang and Hamgyong keep a pitch accentDefault sentence order is subject-object-verb |
| Sample phrase | 안녕하세요, 어떻게 지내세요? |
| Character encodings | |
| Supported in Localizely |
The Korean language, identified by the code kor, falls under the 'Individual' category in terms of its scope and is classified as 'Living' by its type.
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