Hwanghae dialect
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
-
Central
- Hwanghae
- North Hwanghae
- South Hwanghae
| Hwanghae | |
|---|---|
| 황해 방언 | |
| Native to | North Korea, South Korea |
| Region | North Hwanghae Province, South Hwanghae Province (DPRK), Ongjin County, Incheon (ROK) |
Korean
| |
| Dialects |
|
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | – |
| Glottolog | hwan1238 |
| IETF | ko-u-sd-kp06 (North Hwanghae) |
Hwanghae dialect (황해 방언) is a dialect of Korean spoken in North Hwanghae Province, South Hwanghae Province in North Korea, as well as the islands of Baengnyeongdo, Yeonpyeongdo and Daecheongdo in Ongjin County, Incheon, South Korea. It may also be spoken among former Korean War refugees in cities such as Incheon.[citation needed]
In the Hwanghae dialect there are nine vowels (ㅣ·ㅔ·ㅐ·ㅡ·ㅓ·ㅏ·ㅜ·ㅗ·ㅚ). Like the neighboring Pyongan dialect, the sound of 어(eo) and 으(eu) sounds closer to the 오(o) and 우(u). The medieval Korean vowel of ㆎ, as well as 의 is often pronounced as 에 (e.g. 나베, butterfly and 글페, two days after tomorrow). Difference in phonology is visible between northern areas, which contains influence from the Pyongan dialect and southern regions, which contains some influence from the Gyeonggi dialect.
