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* '''Learned from [[user:Xavi]]'s page for Spanish.'''
* '''Learned from [[user:Xavi]]'s page for Spanish.'''
* <small> Redirected from <nowiki> [[Korean]] to [[XO Korea/Korean]] </nowiki>. For old version, see [[XO Korea/Korean/old version]]. </small>


{{Infobox language
{{Infobox language
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| name_native = 한국어
| name_native = 한국어
| number_of_speakers = ~ 80,000,000
| number_of_speakers = ~ 80,000,000
| countries = [[OLPC Korea|Korea]], North Korea, Korean Chinese, Korean Japanese, Korean American.
| countries = South [[OLPC Korea|Korea]] (한국), North Korea (조선), Korean Chinese(조선족), Koreans in Japan (재일동포), Koreans in the USA (재미교포), Koreans in the old Soviet Unions (고려인).
| image_map = [[Image:worldmap.jpg]]
| image_map = [[Image:worldmap.jpg|Rectangles represent Korean communities]]
| official_status = official
| official_status = official
| unicode_support =
| unicode_support =
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| olpc_status_color = orange
| olpc_status_color = orange
}}
}}
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%ED%95%9C%EA%B5%AD%EC%96%B4 Korean], the language of [[Korea]] is included in unicode 1100~11FF as Hangul Jamo. Hangul (한글) is the only native language not naturally arisen but invented by human beings, the Emperor Sejong [[Image:sejong.jpg|right]] and a few scholars, between AD 1443~1526.
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hangul Hangul] (한글), the writing system used in Korean, is included in Unicode 1100~11FF as Hangul Jamo. It is the only [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Writing_system writing system] used by a major language that was created specifically for that language (unlike the writing system used in English, for example, which comes from Latin alphabet, which was in turn adapted from other writing systems). It was created by King Sejong [[Image:sejong.jpg|right]] and scholars in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hall_of_Worthies Hall of Worthies] between AD 1443~1526.


== l10n ==
== l10n ==
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; Keyboard : [[OLPC Korean Keyboard]] will fully supports the language
; Keyboard : [[OLPC Korean Keyboard]] will fully supports the language


; Input methods : except for 'standard' keyboard and touchpad would suffice for general use, although special considerations would be needed for physical dissabilities.
; Input methods : except for 'standard' keyboard and touchpad would suffice for general use, although special considerations would be needed for physical disabilities.


; Speech synthesis : there is not so wide variances region to region compared to other languages such as Chinese.
; Speech synthesis : there is not so wide variances region to region compared to other languages such as Chinese.
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== Formats ==
== Formats ==


; Date : Traditionally, dates are in the <tt>YY/MM/DD</tt>
; Date : Traditionally, dates are all numeric in the <tt>YY/MM/DD</tt> or <tt>YYYY/MM/DD</tt>. if necessary, the day of week is written at the last. In the formula official document of government, it separated by dot and white space(<tt>YYYY. MM. DD.</tt>) and has not the day of week.
; Numbers : use the <tt>-9.999,99</tt> format (period for thousands and coma for decimal, prefix sign).
; Numbers : use the <tt>-9,999.99</tt> format (coma for thousands and period for decimal, prefix sign).


; Currency : KRW, won. -￦9,999.99


== Population ==
== Population ==
<font size="-1">
48,000,000 South Korea official (2006)
48,000,000 South Korea official (2006)
22,200,000 North Korea estimation (2002 )
22,200,000 North Korea estimation (2002)
1,600,000 Koreans in Japan estimation (2002)
1,600,000 Koreans in Japan estimation (2002)
1,900,000 Korean Chinese official (2006)
1,900,000 Korean Chinese official (2006)
200,000 Korean in Old Soviet estimation (2006)
200,000 Korean in Old Soviet estimation (2006)
2,000,000 Korean in the USA estimation (2006)
2,000,000 Korean in the USA estimation (2006)
'''75,900,000 TOTAL'''
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75,900,000 TOTAL


[[Category:XO Korea]]


[[Category:Languages (international)]]

Latest revision as of 08:43, 11 January 2008

Korean
한국어
Speakers ~ 80,000,000
Rectangles represent Korean communities
Countries South Korea (한국), North Korea (조선), Korean Chinese(조선족), Koreans in Japan (재일동포), Koreans in the USA (재미교포), Koreans in the old Soviet Unions (고려인).
Status official
Unicode
Direction
Alphabet [1]
ISO 639-1: ko
ISO 639-2: kor
ISO/FDIS 639-3: kor [2]

Hangul (한글), the writing system used in Korean, is included in Unicode 1100~11FF as Hangul Jamo. It is the only writing system used by a major language that was created specifically for that language (unlike the writing system used in English, for example, which comes from Latin alphabet, which was in turn adapted from other writing systems). It was created by King Sejong

Sejong.jpg

and scholars in the Hall of Worthies between AD 1443~1526.

l10n

Character sets
Unicode supported.
Script layout
is left-to-right, top-to-bottom. Fully supported by Pango the layout engine chosen.
Fonts
see Hangul
File:Korean.png
Korean keyboard
Keyboard
OLPC Korean Keyboard will fully supports the language
Input methods
except for 'standard' keyboard and touchpad would suffice for general use, although special considerations would be needed for physical disabilities.
Speech synthesis
there is not so wide variances region to region compared to other languages such as Chinese.
Dictionaries, Spelling Checkers, Thesaurus
are very much developed in Korean
aspell
Korean is treated as a single language unit, without regional/national divisions. Code:ko Name: Korean Script: Hangul Jamo Available: Status:
mozilla
coming soon.
abiword
coming soon..
OpenOffice
coming soon...
Character recognition
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Alphabet

   ㄱ, ㄴ, ㄷ, ㄹ, ㅁ, ㅂ, ㅅ, ㅇ, ㅈ, ㅊ, ㅋ, ㅌ, ㅍ, ㅎ
   ㅏ, ㅑ, ㅓ, ㅕ, ㅗ, ㅛ, ㅜ, ㅠ, ㅡ, ㅣ
Hangul.png

Formats

Date
Traditionally, dates are all numeric in the YY/MM/DD or YYYY/MM/DD. if necessary, the day of week is written at the last. In the formula official document of government, it separated by dot and white space(YYYY. MM. DD.) and has not the day of week.
Numbers
use the -9,999.99 format (coma for thousands and period for decimal, prefix sign).
Currency
KRW, won. -￦9,999.99

Population

 48,000,000 South Korea          official   (2006)
 22,200,000 North Korea          estimation (2002)
  1,600,000 Koreans in Japan     estimation (2002)
  1,900,000 Korean Chinese       official   (2006)
    200,000 Korean in Old Soviet estimation (2006)
  2,000,000 Korean in the USA    estimation (2006)
 75,900,000 TOTAL
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