page_title: Korean language
hierarchical_section_title: Korean language
context_page_description: The Korean language is spoken mainly in North and South Korea. It is spoken by more than 78 million people.
  In South Korea, it is called hangukmal or hangugeo. In North Korea, however, it is called choseonmal or choseoneo. They are named differently because the common names for North and South Korea are different. Additionally, Koreans usually call their language urimal or urinara mal, meaning "our language" or "our country's language."
context_section_description: The Korean language is spoken mainly in North and South Korea. It is spoken by more than 78 million people (most are North or South Koreans).
  In South Korea, it is called hangukmal (한국말) or hangugeo (Hangeul: 한국어, Hanja: 韓國語). In North Korea, however, it is called choseonmal (조선말) or choseoneo (조선어, 朝鮮語). They are named differently because the common names for North and South Korea are different. Additionally, Koreans usually call their language urimal (Hangeul: 우리말) or urinara mal (Hangeul: 우리나라 말), meaning "our language" or "our country's language."
caption: Two names for Korean, Hangugeo and Chosŏnmal, written vertically in hangul