Languages of North Korea

Languages Of North Korea

There are a small number of differences in the standard forms of the Korean language used in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea; hereafter "the North") and the Republic of Korea (South Korea; hereafter "the South"), due to the length of time Korea has been divided.

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