Standard Korean · Pyojuneo
The Seoul-based standard of South Korean. Carried nationwide by broadcasting and public education, and the basis of most Korean instruction abroad.
Gyeongsang
Also known as: 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.
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Frequently asked questions
What language is Gyeongsang?
Gyeongsang is a dialect of the Korean language.
Where is Gyeongsang spoken?
Gyeongsang is primarily spoken in South Korea.
Which region is Gyeongsang associated with?
Gyeongsang is part of the East Asia region on DialectAtlas.
Is Gyeongsang known by other names?
Yes — Gyeongsang is also referred to as Southeastern Korean, Busan dialect.
What are the other dialects of Korean?
Korean also includes Seoul Korean, Jeolla, Jeju, Koryo-mar. Each variety has its own vocabulary, pronunciation, and cultural context.
Other Korean dialects
See on the atlas →Southwestern Korean
The Korean of the south-western Jeolla region around Gwangju. Distinct vowel realisations, sentence-final endings, and a strong rural culinary lexicon.
Jejueo
The variety of Jeju Island, often classified as a separate Koreanic language. Carries archaic features lost on the mainland and is critically endangered.
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.
Nearby dialects
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The Korean of the south-western Jeolla region around Gwangju. Distinct vowel realisations, sentence-final endings, and a strong rural culinary lexicon.
214 km away
The dialect of Fukuoka and the Hakata district on northern Kyushu. Recognisable for sentence-final particles like "to" and "tai".
299 km away
The variety of Jeju Island, often classified as a separate Koreanic language. Carries archaic features lost on the mainland and is critically endangered.
321 km away
The Chūgoku-region dialect of Hiroshima and surrounding Geibi area. Known to many Japanese viewers through Hiroshima-set film and television.
326 km away
The Seoul-based standard of South Korean. Carried nationwide by broadcasting and public education, and the basis of most Korean instruction abroad.
588 km away
The major dialect group of the Kansai region, with Osaka as its modern centre. Strongly distinct from Tokyo Japanese in pitch accent, copula forms, and idiom. Kyoto-ben is treated separately here.