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KOREAN [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2014-02-19
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Psycho-, Socio- and Ethnolinguistics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Korean
1, record 1, English, Korean
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- Hanguk Mal 1, record 1, English, Hanguk%20Mal
correct
- Hanguk Uh 1, record 1, English, Hanguk%20Uh
correct
- Hanguk-uh 2, record 1, English, Hanguk%2Duh
correct
- Hanguk-mal 2, record 1, English, Hanguk%2Dmal
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A language of South Korea. 1, record 1, English, - Korean
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
In general, Koreans place the endings "-uh" or "-mal" at the end of the name of a land to signify that that is the dialect spoken in the land. What distinguishes one suffix from the other is that the "-uh" came from a Chinese script while "-mal" came from the Korean alphabet. Hanguk is the shortened form of the word Dehhanminkuk meaning Republic of Korea. If the term "Hanguk" is considered and the suffixes "uh" and "mal" are put in then we would have "Hanguk-uh" and "Hanguk-mal" which show that we are referring to the language of Korea. 2, record 1, English, - Korean
Record 1, Key term(s)
- Corean
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Psycho-, socio- et ethnolinguistique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- coréen
1, record 1, French, cor%C3%A9en
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Langue parlée en Corée. 2, record 1, French, - cor%C3%A9en
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2001-02-12
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Inhabitant Names and Names of Peoples
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- Korean
1, record 2, English, Korean
correct, noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- Corean 2, record 2, English, Corean
correct, noun
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A native or inhabitant of Korea. 3, record 2, English, - Korean
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Noms d’habitants et noms de peuples
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- Coréen
1, record 2, French, Cor%C3%A9en
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- Coréenne 2, record 2, French, Cor%C3%A9enne
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Habitant ou personne originaire de la Corée. 3, record 2, French, - Cor%C3%A9en
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Le nom de l'habitant d'un pays s'écrit avec une majuscule. Par contre, l'adjectif de nationalité ne prend pas de majuscule. 4, record 2, French, - Cor%C3%A9en
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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