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Busan Korean

Koreanic

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Busan Korean (부산말 / 경상도 사투리, Gyeongsang dialect spoken across Busan and the Gyeongsang-do provinces) is the most prominent and recognizable regional dialect in South Korea, distinguished from tonally-flat Seoul standard by a phonemic pitch-accent system inherited from Middle Korean and lost almost everywhere else (Hamgyong is the other holdout). Stereotyped as "kkonggi-bal" — gruff, rough, blunt — the dialect carries strong masculine and military associations, reinforced by ex-presidents Park Chung-hee and Kim Young-sam (both Gyeongsang natives) and by the Lotte Giants baseball club, whose Sajik Stadium chants are a national cultural anchor. Phonologically marked: -노/-나 sentence finals, simplified vowel inventory (ㅡ/ㅓ merger), and tonal HL minimal pairs (가가 가가? "Was that family the one?"). Heavy lexical retention of native verbs lost to standard.

Where it is spoken

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87 core words in Busan Korean

Water

물

mul

Fire

불

pul

Sun

해

hɛ

Moon

달

tal

Star

별

pjʌl

Night

밤

pam

Rain

비

pi

Snow

눈

nun

Wind

바람

paɾam

Earth

흙

hɯk̚

Stone

돌

tol

Mountain

산

san

Sea

바다

pada

Mother

엄마

ʌmma

Father

아부지

abudʑi

Daughter

딸

t͈al

I

나

na

You

너

nʌ

We

우리

uɾi

Name

이름

iɾɯm

Person

사람

saɾam

Head

머리

mʌɾi

Eye

눈

nun

Ear

귀

kɥi

Nose

코

kʰo

Mouth

입

ip̚

Tooth

이

i

Tongue

쎄

s͈e

Hand

손

son

Foot

발

pal

Heart

마음

maɯm

Bone

뻬

p͈e

Blood

피

pʰi

Poop

똥

t͈oŋ

Love

사랑

saɾaŋ

Tree

나무

namu

Dog

개

kɛ

Cat

고양이

kojaŋi

Fish

물고기

mulɡoɡi

Bird

새

sɛ

Butterfly

나비

nabi

Egg

달걀

talɡjal

Bear

곰

kom

Horse

말

mal

House

집

tɕip̚

Milk

우유

uju

Honey

꿀

k͈ul

Salt

소금

soɡɯm

Wine

포도주

pododʑu

Rice

쌀

s͈al

Chocolate

초콜릿

tɕʰokʰolːit̚

Iron

철

tɕʰʌl

Wheel

바퀴

pakʰwi

Silk

비단

pidan

Book

책

tɕʰɛk̚

Eat

묵어

muɡʌ

Drink

마셔

maɕjʌ

Sleep

자다

tɕada

One

하나

hana

Two

둘

tul

Three

셋

set̚

Four

넷

net̚

Five

다섯

tasʌt̚

Hundred

백

pɛk̚

Hello

안녕하이소

annjʌŋhaiso

Thank you

고맙습니다

komap̚s͈ɯmnida

Good

좋아

tɕoa

New

새로운

sɛɾoun

Red

빨갛다

p͈alɡatʰa

White

하얀

hajan

Black

까맣다

k͈amatʰa

Green

초록

tɕʰoɾok̚

Blue

파랗다

pʰaɾatʰa

Cuckoo

부꾹새

puk͈uk̚s͈ɛ

Woof

멍멍

mʌŋmʌŋ

Cock-a-doodle-doo

꼬끼오

k͈ok͈io

Computer

컴퓨터

kʰʌmpʰjutʰʌ

Wi-Fi

와이파이

waipʰai

Sushi

초밥

tɕʰobap̚

Tea

차

tɕʰa

Coffee

커피

kʰʌpʰi

Sugar

설탕

sʌltʰaŋ

Orange

오렌지

oɾendʑi

Ninety-nine

아흔아홉

ahɯnahop̚

Dopamine

도파민

topʰamin

At sign

골뱅이

kolbɛŋi

Sources

Words compared

Compared with languages in the same classification: Koreanic

Meaning Busan KoreanNorth KoreanYanbian KoreanKoreanJeolla KoreanHamgyong KoreanJeju
Water 물 /mul/ 물 /mul/ 물 /mul/ 물 /mul/ 물 /mul/ 물 /mul/ 물 /mul/
Fire 불 /pul/ 불 /pul/ 불 /pul/ 불 /pul/ 불 /pul/ 불 /pul/ 불 /pul/
Sun 해 /hɛ/ 해 /hɛ/ 해 /hɛ/ 해 /hɛ/ 해 /hɛ/ 해 /hɛ/ 헤 /he/
Moon 달 /tal/ 달 /tal/ 달 /tal/ 달 /tal/ 달 /tal/ 달 /tal/ 달 /tal/
Star 별 /pjʌl/ 별 /pjʌl/ 별 /pjʌl/ 별 /pjʌl/ 별 /pjəl/ 별 /pjəl/ 별 /pjʌl/
Night 밤 /pam/ 밤 /pam/ 밤 /pam/ 밤 /pam/ 밤 /pam/ 밤 /pam/ 밤 /pam/
Rain 비 /pi/ 비 /pi/ 비 /pi/ 비 /pi/ 비 /pi/ 비 /pi/ 비 /pi/
Snow 눈 /nun/ 눈 /nun/ 눈 /nun/ 눈 /nun/ 눈 /nun/ 눈 /nun/ 눈 /nun/
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Word order compared

Compare with major world languages

Busan Korean
저는 호텔 맞은편 가게 ‌에서 본 양복을 입어보고 싶습니데이
I want to try on a suit I saw ‌in a shop across from the hotel
Ich möchte einen Anzug anprobieren den ich in einem Geschäft gegenüber vom Hotel gesehen habe
मैं होटल के सामने एक दुकान में देखा सूट को पहनकर देखना चाहता हूँ
私は ホテルの 向かいの お店 で 見た スーツを 試着 したいです
我 想 试穿 酒店 对面的 商店 里 看到的 那套西装
أنا أريد أن أجرب بدلة رأيتها في محل مقابل الفندق
Я хочу примерить костюм который я увидел в магазине напротив отеля

Compare with languages in the same classification

Busan Korean
저는 호텔 맞은편 가게 ‌에서 본 양복을 입어보고 싶습니데이
저는 旅館 맞은편 가게 ‌에서 본 衣服을 입어보고 싶사이다
저는 호텔 맞은편 가게 ‌에서 본 양복을 입어보고 싶수다
저는 호텔 맞은편 가게 ‌에서 본 양복을 입어보고 싶어요
나는 쥬ᅎᆞᆸ 맞은편 져자 ‌에서 본 옷을 닙어보고져 ᄒᆞ노라

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