Southeastern Korean · Busan dialect
The Korean of Busan and the south-eastern Gyeongsang region. The most widely recognised non-standard Korean dialect, marked by its pitch-accent system.
- Approximate centre
- 35.18°, 129.08°
Dialect comparison
Gyeongsang vs Koryo-mar
Compare two dialects of Korean side by side — where they're spoken, what they're called, and how they relate.
Koryo-mal · Koryo-saram Korean
The Korean variety of the Koryo-saram, descended from communities deported from the Soviet Far East in 1937 to Central Asia. A Hamgyŏng-derived dialect heavily influenced by Russian, now critically endangered.
- Approximate centre
- 45.26°, 77.97°
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