TRANSLATE FROM / TO KOREAN
Services of translation from / into Korean in our translation agency are performed by certified professional translators of Korean language.
We provide translation from / into Korean for both enterprises, including state organizations, and for private individuals as well. Our services involve all types of written / oral translation from / into Korean, including simultaneous interpretation.
Written from / into Korean translation of all types of documentation, including such areas of expertise as technical literature, law, medicine, fiction, etc.; translation of software and computer games.
SOME FACTS
The Korean language is the most widely used language in Korea, and is the official language of both North and South Korea. The language is also spoken widely in neighbouring Yanbian, China. Worldwide, there are around 78 million Korean speakers, including large groups in the former Soviet Union, the United States, Canada, Brazil, Japan, and more recently the Philippines. The language is strongly associated with the Korean people.
The genealogical classification of Korean is debated. It is sometimes placed by linguists in the Altaic language family, though others considered it to be a language isolate. Korean is agglutinative in its morphology and SOV in its syntax.
The native Korean writing system, called hangul, is a phonemic alphabet. Sino-Korean characters, or hanja, are also used in writing. While the most commonly used words in the language are of native Korean origin, well over 50% of the vocabulary consists of words composed from hanja.
KOREAN: a language of Korea, South
SIL code: KKN
ISO 639-1: ko
ISO 639-2: kor
Population 42,000,000 in South Korea (1986). Population total
all countries 78,000,000 (1999 WA).
Region Also spoken in 31 other countries including American
Samoa, Australia, Bahrain, Belize, Brazil, Brunei, Canada, China,
Germany, Guam, Japan, Kazakhstan, Korea, North, Kyrgyzstan,
Mauritania, Mongolia, New Zealand, Northern Mariana Islands.
Alternate names HANGUOHUA, HANGUK MAL
Dialects SEOUL (KANGWONDO, KYONGGIDO), CH'UNGCH'ONGDO (NORTH
CH'UNGCH'ONG, SOUTH CH'UNGCH'ONG), KYONGSANGDO (NORTH KYONGSANGDO,
SOUTH KYONGSANGDO), CHOLLADO (NORTH CHOLLADO, SOUTH CHOLLADO),
CHEJU ISLAND.
Classification Language Isolate.
Comments There is a difference of opinion among scholars as
to whether or not Korean is related to Japanese. Some scholars
suggest that both languages are possibly distantly related to
Altaic. Dialect boundaries generally correspond to provincial
boundaries. Some dialects are not easily intelligible with others
(Voegelin and Voegelin 1977). The suffix -do on dialect names
means 'province'. Comprehension of Standard Korean may be lower
on Cheju Island. National language. Grammar. SOV. Higher adult
illiteracy is reported on Cheju Island. Korean script (Hangul)
used. The McCune-Reischauer system is the official Roman orthography
in South Korea used for maps and signs. Buddhist, Christian.
Bible 1911-1993.
Also spoken in:
China Language name KOREAN
Population 1,920,597 in China (1990 census).
Comments Considered one of the main official nationalities.
'Chaoxian' is the name used in China. High level of education.
Radio programs. Agriculturalists. Buddhist, Christian. Bible
1911-1993. See main entry under Korea, South.
Japan Language name KOREAN
Population 670,000 in Japan, .5% of the population (1988).
Comments Bilingualism in Japanese. Buddhist, Christian. Bible
1911-1993. See main entry under Korea, South.
Korea, North Language name KOREAN
Population 20,000,000 in North Korea (1986).
Dialects HAMGYONGDO (NORTH HAMGYONGDO, SOUTH HAMGYONGDO), P'YONG'ANDO
(NORTH P'YONG'ANDO, SOUTH P'YONG'ANDO), HWANGHAEDO.
Comments Dialect boundaries generally correspond to provincial
boundaries. Some dialects are not easily intelligible with others
(Voegelin and Voegelin 1977). National language. SOV. Korean
script (Hangul). Buddhist-Confucianist, Christian. Bible 1911-1993.
See main entry under Korea, South.
Thailand Language name KOREAN
Comments Buddhist, Christian. Bible 1911-1993.
