한국어, 조선말 Hangugeo, Chosŏnmal Two names for Korean, Hangugeo and Chosŏnmal, written vertically in hangul Native to South Korea North Korea Jilin•Liaoning•Heilongjiang, China Japan (Koreans in Japan) Native speaker
75 million (2010) Language family Altaic (disputed) Koreanic Korean Early forms Old Korean Middle Korean Korean Dialects Jeju mainland Korean dialects Writing system Hangul (primary) Hanja (mixed script) Korean Braille Cyrillic (Koryo-mar) Official status Official language in South Korea North Korea Yanbian, People's Republic of China