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Korean Dialects Posted by Ginny on Apr 10, 2009
The standard South Korean dialect is based on the Seoul (서울) dialect, while the North Korean dialect is based on the Pyongyang (평양) dialect. Seoul (서울) and Pyongyang (평양) are the capital cities of the two respective countries. Although the standard North Korean dialect uses a different intonation and has a slightly different pronunciation system than…