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  2. Korean language - Wikipedia

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    Korean ( South Korean: 한국어, Hangugeo; North Korean: 조선말, Chosŏnmal) is the native language for about 81 million people, mostly of Korean descent. [ a][ 2] It is the national language of both North Korea and South Korea .

  3. Test of Proficiency in Korean - Wikipedia

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    The test was first administered in 1997 and taken by 2,274 people. Initially the test was held only once a year. [1] In 2009, 180,000 people took the test. [2] The Korean government introduced a law in 2007 that required Chinese workers of Korean descent with no relatives in Korea to attain more than 200 points (out of 400) in the Business TOPIK (B-TOPIK) so they could be entered into a ...

  4. List of Korean traditional festivals - Wikipedia

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    Lunar New Year. Sebae (New Year's greetings), Charye (ancestral ceremony), Yunnori (traditional game) 1st day of first month. Tteokguk (rice cake soup), Yakgwa (honey cakes) Daeboreum. First full moon. Geuybulnori (rice field burning), Daljip Taeugi (bonfire), Aengmagi Taeugi (talisman burning) 15th day of first month.

  5. North–South differences in the Korean language - Wikipedia

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    The Korean language has diverged between North and South Korea due to the length of time that the two states have been separated.. The Korean Language Society in 1933 made the "Proposal for Unified Korean Orthography" (Korean: 한글 맞춤법 통일안; RR: Hangeul Matchumbeop Tong-iran), which continued to be used by both Korean states after the end of Japanese rule in 1945.

  6. Korean studies - Wikipedia

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    Korean studies. Korean studies is an academic discipline that focuses on the study of Korea, which includes the Republic of Korea, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, and diasporic Korean populations. Areas commonly included under this rubric include Korean history, Korean culture, Korean literature, Korean art, Korean music, Korean ...

  7. Malaysian Sign Language - Wikipedia

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    Malaysian Sign Language (Malay: Bahasa Isyarat Malaysia, or BIM) is the principal language of the deaf community of Malaysia.It is also the official sign language used by the Malaysian government to communicate with the deaf community and was officially recognised by the Malaysian government in 2008 as a means to officially communicate with and among the deaf, particularly on official ...

  8. Three Kingdoms of Korea - Wikipedia

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    The Three Kingdoms of Korea or Samhan (Goguryeo, Baekje and Silla) competed for hegemony over the Korean Peninsula during the ancient period of Korean history.During the Three Kingdoms period (Korean: 삼국시대), [a] many states and statelets consolidated until, after Buyeo was annexed in 494 and Gaya was annexed in 562, only three remained on the Korean Peninsula: Goguryeo, Baekje and Silla.

  9. List of universities and colleges in South Korea - Wikipedia

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    Baewha Women's University – Seoul. Berea University of Graduate Studies – Seoul. Bucheon University – Bucheon, Gyeonggi. Busan Arts College – Busan. Busan College of Information Technology – Busan. Busan Institute of Science and Technology – Busan. Busan Jangsin University – see Busan Presbyterian University.