Korean Sign Language | |
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Native to | South Korea |
Native speakers | 180,000 (2008)[1] |
Japanese Sign?
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-2 | sgn |
ISO 639-3 | kvk |
Glottolog | kore1273 |
Korean Sign Language | |
Hangul | 한국 수화 언어 |
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Hanja | 韓國手話言語 |
Revised Romanization | Hangung suhwa eoneo |
McCune–Reischauer | Han'gung suhwa ŏnŏ |
Short name | |
Hangul | 한국 수어 |
Hanja | 韓國手語 |
Revised Romanization | Hangung sueo |
McCune–Reischauer | Han'gung suŏ |
Korean Sign Language or KSL (Korean: 한국 수화 언어 or short name 한국 수어) is a sign language used for deaf communities of South Korea. It is one of two official languages in the country, alongside Korean.