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|title=Learn the Korean alphabet and pronunciation | |||
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|description=In this lesson we will learn how to write and pronounce the Korean alphabet | |||
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The Korean alphabet is a writing system created in 1443 and promulgated in 1446 during the reign of <span class="notranslate">King Sejong</span>, the fourth king of the <span class="notranslate">Joseon</span> dynasty (1392-1910). | |||
Originally regarded as a "vulgar script" <span class="notranslate">(eonmun, 언문)</span>, it began to be widely used and appreciated after the Japanese colonization of the peninsula, when it became an instrument of self-determination against foreign domination over the peninsula. Korean territory. The Korean alphabet is currently used in South Korea, where it is called <span class="notranslate">Hangeul (한글)</span> and in North Korea, where it is called <span class="notranslate">Joseongeul (조선 글)</span> and also by Korean communities overseas, mainly in China and the United States. | |||
As part of a project abandoned in 2012, South Korea sought to export the alphabet abroad to provide a writing system for linguistic minorities lacking a proper writing system. |