The Korean manual alphabet is used by the
Deaf in
South Korea
South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the southern half of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and borders North Korea along the Korean Demilitarized Zone, with the Yellow Sea to the west and t ...
who speak
Korean Sign Language. It is a one-handed alphabet that mimics the shapes of the letters in
Hangul
The Korean alphabet is the modern writing system for the Korean language. In North Korea, the alphabet is known as (), and in South Korea, it is known as (). The letters for the five basic consonants reflect the shape of the speech organs ...
, and is used when signing
Korean as well as being integrated into KSL.
Consonants
The only letter with motion as a component is ''ssang siot'' (), which starts as two crossed fingers pointing down and then snaps open.
Vowels
Note that the difference in orientation between ''eo, yeo'' and the diphthongs based on them, ''e, ye'' is not significant.
See also
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Korean language
Korean is the first language, native language for about 81 million people, mostly of Koreans, Korean descent. It is the national language of both South Korea and North Korea. In the south, the language is known as () and in the north, it is kn ...
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Korean sign language
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Korean language
Manual alphabet