Korean
RegionSouth/North Korea
FamilyKoreanic
Speakers81 million total
ScriptHangul
TypeFeatural alphabet
About Korean
Hangul was invented by King Sejong in 1443 and is considered one of the most logical writing systems. Each character represents the shape of the mouth when making that sound. Had no writing system before Hangul. Language isolates in North and South Korea have diverged significantly.