Jejueo

E871295

Jejueo is a Koreanic language variety traditionally spoken on South Korea’s Jeju Island, recognized by many linguists as distinct from standard Korean.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Jeju language
Koreanic language
language
alternativeName Jeju language NERFINISHED
Jeju-eo NERFINISHED
Jejuan NERFINISHED
consideredByOthersAs separate language
consideredBySomeAs dialect of Korean
country South Korea
glottocode jeju1234
hasAncestor Middle Korean NERFINISHED
Old Korean NERFINISHED
hasDialect Northern Jeju variety
Southern Jeju variety
hasFeature distinct grammar from Standard Korean
distinct phonology from Standard Korean
distinct vocabulary from Standard Korean
honorific system distinct from Standard Korean
influence from Japanese
influence from Mongolic languages
retention of archaic Korean features
hasMorphologicalFeature agglutinative morphology
hasPhonologicalFeature different consonant inventory from Standard Korean
distinct vowel system from Standard Korean
hasSociolinguisticStatus low prestige compared to Standard Korean
hasSyntacticFeature basic SOV word order
intergenerationalTransmission largely interrupted
ISO639-3 jje
languageFamily Koreanic languages
lexicalSimilarityWith Korean
numberOfSpeakers tens of thousands (approximate)
primarySpeakers ethnic Jeju people
recognizedAs distinct from Standard Korean by many linguists
region Jeju City NERFINISHED
Jeju Island NERFINISHED
Seogwipo NERFINISHED
spokenIn Jeju Island NERFINISHED
Jeju Province NERFINISHED
South Korea NERFINISHED
status endangered language
severely endangered language
subfamilyOf Korean branch of Koreanic
subjectOf language revitalization efforts
UNESCOStatus critically endangered
usedIn local rituals on Jeju Island
local songs and folktales
oral tradition on Jeju Island
writingSystem Hangul
Latin alphabet (romanization)
youngerGenerationFluency very low

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