 a number of korean dialects are spoken in the korean peninsula. the peninsula is extremely mountainous, and each dialect's "territory" corresponds closely to the natural boundaries between different geographical regions. most of the dialects are named for one of korea's traditional eight provinces. ==the standard language== * in south korea, standard korean (íì¤ì´/æ¨æºèª) is defined by the national institute of the korean language as "the modern speech of seoul widely used by the well-cultivated" (êµììë ì¬ëë¤ì´ ëë£¨ ì°ë íë ìì¸ë§). in practice, it tends not to include features that are found exclusively in seoul. * in north korea, the accepted official standard is the munhwaÅ dialect of seoul, not the p'yÅng'an dialectâcontrary to popular belief. though language in the two koreas have diverged to some extent, the two standards are still broadly intelligible. one notable feature within the divergence is the north's lack of anglicisms due to isolationism and self-relianceâpure/invented korean words are used in replacement. ==regional dialects==  korea is a mountainous country, and korean is consequently divided into numerous small local dialects. there are few clear demarcations, so dialect classification is necessarily to some extent arbitrary. nonetheless, the following divisions are commonly cited in the literature: * hamgyÅng dialects (í¨ê²½ ë°©ì¸), also called northeastern dialects. spoken in the hamgyÅng (kwanbuk & kwannam) region, northeast corner of p'yÅng'an, and ryanggang province of north korea as well as the yanbian korean autonomous prefecture of northeast china (in jilin). nine vowels: the eight of the standard language plus Ã¶.  *northwestern dialects **p'yÅng'an dialects (íìë°©ì¸). spoken in p'yÅngyang (though not the basis of the official language), the p'yÅng'an region, chagang province, and neighboring liaoning provin
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