Gangwon_dialect

Gangwon dialect

Gangwon dialect

Dialect of the Korean language

The Gangwon dialect (Korean: 강원 방언) is spoken in South Korea's Gangwon Province and in North Korea's Kangwŏn Province. Although they are large provinces by area, relatively few people lived in the Gangwon Province. As a result, people living in the western side of Gangwon (Yeongseo) did not develop a highly distinctive dialect. However, the part of Gangwon that stretches on the eastern coast of Korea's Yeongdong region did develop a distinctive dialect. This is because the Taebaek Mountains bisect the Gangwon Province, and the people on eastern Gangwon are isolated from the high mountains.[1]

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Distinguishing Features of the Gangwon Dialect:

1. ㅆ (ss) is pronounced as ㅅ (s).

2. The standard 아 (ah) sound is changed to 어 (eo) at the end of sentences.

3. Questions may end in 나 (na), -노 (no), -고 (go), -가 (ga).[2]

References

  1. [1]
    Yeon, Jaehoon. "Korean dialects: a general survey" (PDF).
  2. [2]
    "The 6 Dialects of South Korea and Ways to Distinguish".


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