제주어

Jeju

Koreanic (Jeju)

FamilyKoreanic (Jeju) Speakers~5K (UNESCO: critically endangered) ScriptHangul CountriesSouth Korea Official inNo Vitalitycritically endangered ISO 639-3jje

Also known as: Jeju, Jejueo

Jeju (제주어 Jejueo, also 제주말) is a critically-endangered Koreanic language indigenous to Jeju Island and the Chuja archipelago, with only ~5K-10K fluent speakers — almost all elders born before 1950 — out of an island population of 700K. UNESCO listed it as critically endangered in 2010. Mutually unintelligible with mainland Korean; many linguists (Yang, O'Grady, Kim) treat it as a sister language rather than a dialect, splitting from proto-Koreanic ~1,500-2,000 years ago. Preserves features lost on the mainland: a phonemic front-rounded vowel /ø/ (ㅚ retained as monophthong), simplified honorific system, native lexical strata absent on the peninsula, and the volcanic-island culture of the haenyeo women free-divers (UNESCO ICH 2016). Cultural anchor of Jeju identity alongside the haenyeo tradition.

Where it is spoken

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87 core words in Jeju

Water

물

mul

Fire

불

pul

Sun

헤

he

Moon

달

tal

Star

별

pjʌl

Night

밤

pam

Rain

비

pi

Snow

눈

nun

Wind

ᄇᆞ름

pʌɾɯm

Earth

흑

hɯk̚

Stone

돌

tol

Mountain

산

san

Sea

바당

padaŋ

Mother

어멍

ʌmʌŋ

Father

아방

abaŋ

Daughter

ᄄᆞᆯ

t͈ʌl

I

나

na

You

느

nɯ

We

우리

uɾi

Name

일흠

iɾhɯm

Person

사름

saɾɯm

Eye

눈

nun

Ear

귀

kɥi

Nose

코

kʰo

Mouth

굴레

kulle

Tooth

늬

nɰi

Tongue

세

se

Hand

손

son

Foot

발

pal

Heart

ᄆᆞ슴

mʌsɯm

Bone

꽝

k͈waŋ

Blood

피

pʰi

Poop

똥

t͈oŋ

Love

사랑

saɾaŋ

Tree

낭

naŋ

Dog

개

kɛ

Cat

고냉이

konɛŋi

Fish

물궤기

mulɡweɡi

Bird

생이

sɛŋi

Butterfly

나비

nabi

Egg

독새기

toksɛɡi

Horse

ᄆᆞᆯ

mʌl

House

집

tɕip̚

Milk

우유

uju

Honey

꿀

k͈ul

Salt

소금

soɡɯm

Wine

포도주

pododʑu

Rice

ᄊᆞᆯ

s͈ʌl

Iron

쒜

s͈we

Book

첵

tɕʰek̚

Eat

먹다

mʌk̚t͈a

Drink

마시다

maɕida

Sleep

자다

tɕada

One

ᄒᆞ나

hʌna

Two

둘

tul

Three

싯

sʰit̚

Four

늿

nit̚

Five

다섯

tasʌt̚

Hundred

벡

pek̚

Hello

혼저옵서예

hondʑʌop̚s͈ʌje

Thank you

고맙수다

komap̚s͈uda

Good

좋다

tɕotʰa

Red

뻘겅ᄒᆞ다

p͈ʌlɡʌŋhʌda

White

허영ᄒᆞ다

hʌjʌŋhʌda

Black

꺼멍ᄒᆞ다

k͈ʌmʌŋhʌda

Cuckoo

버꿍새

pʌk͈uŋsɛ

Computer

컴퓨터

kʰʌmpʰjutʰʌ

Wi-Fi

와이파이

waipʰai

Sushi

초밥

tɕʰobap̚

Tea

차

tɕʰa

Coffee

커피

kʰʌpʰi

Orange

오렌지

oɾendʑi

Dopamine

도파민

topʰamin

At sign

골뱅이

kolbɛŋi

Sources

Words compared

Compared with languages in the same classification: Koreanic (Jeju)

Meaning JejuKoreanBusan KoreanJeolla KoreanNorth KoreanYanbian KoreanHamgyong Korean
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 헤 /he/ 해 /hɛ/ 해 /hɛ/ 해 /hɛ/ 해 /hɛ/ 해 /hɛ/ 해 /hɛ/
Moon 달 /tal/ 달 /tal/ 달 /tal/ 달 /tal/ 달 /tal/ 달 /tal/ 달 /tal/
Star 별 /pjʌl/ 별 /pjʌl/ 별 /pjʌl/ 별 /pjəl/ 별 /pjʌl/ 별 /pjʌl/ 별 /pjəl/
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

Jeju
저는 호텔 맞은편 가게 ‌에서 본 양복을 입어보고 싶수다
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

Jeju
저는 호텔 맞은편 가게 ‌에서 본 양복을 입어보고 싶수다
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 싶어요
나는 쥬ᅎᆞᆸ 맞은편 져자 ‌에서 본 옷을 닙어보고져 ᄒᆞ노라

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