25,548,000 (1995). Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Chosun Minchu-chui Inmin Konghwa-guk. Literacy rate 91% to 99%. Also includes Chinese 51,000. Data accuracy estimate: A2. Secular, Buddhist-Confucianist, Christian. Blind population 110,000 (1982 WCE). The number of languages listed for Korea, North is 1.
KOREAN (CHAOXIAN) [KKN] 20,000,000 in North Korea (1986); 42,000,000 in South Korea (1986); 1,920,597 in China (1990); 670,000 in Japan; 389,000 in Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan (1979 census); 249,000 in USA (1975 government report); 5,200 in Singapore (1985); 75,000,000 in all countries (1995 WA). Also in Thailand, Guam, Paraguay. Language Isolate. Dialects: HAMGYONGDO (NORTH HAMGYONGDO, SOUTH HAMGYONGDO), P'YONG'ANDO (NORTH P'YONG'ANDO, SOUTH P'YONG'ANDO), HWANGHAEDO. Dialect boundaries generally correspond to provincial boundaries. Some dialects are not easily intelligible with others (Voegelin and Voegelin 1977). Korean script (Hangul). National language. Typology: SOV. Buddhist-Confucianist, Christian. Braille Bible. Bible 1911-1993. NT 1887-1983. Bible portions 1882-1961.
Part of the Ethnologue, 13th Edition, Barbara F. Grimes, Editor.
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