Language

Korean

Korean is a language in the Koreanic family spoken in 40 countries.

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Scripture in Korean

A complete Bible is reported in Korean.

From the Every Language research atlas and its sources. “No known Scripture” means none is recorded in those sources, not that none exists.

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Where Korean is spoken

  • American Samoa
  • Argentina
  • Australia
  • Brazil
  • Brunei
  • Cambodia
  • Canada
  • China
  • France
  • Germany
  • Guam
  • Guatemala
  • Indonesia
  • Iran
  • Japan
  • Kyrgyzstan
  • Libya
  • Madagascar
  • Malaysia
  • Mexico
  • Mozambique
  • New Zealand
  • North Korea
  • Northern Mariana Islands
  • Norway
  • Paraguay
  • Philippines
  • Russia
  • Saudi Arabia
  • Singapore
  • South Korea
  • Sweden
  • Thailand
  • Turkmenistan
  • Ukraine
  • United Arab Emirates
  • United Kingdom
  • United States
  • Uzbekistan
  • Vietnam

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About Korean

Language family
Koreanic
ISO 639-3 code
kor
Glottocode
kore1280
Also known as
Korean, North: Pyeongan-do

Dialects and varieties 19

Each variety shows Scripture recorded for that exact variety; it may differ from Korean as a whole.

  • Ch'ungch'ongdoNo known Scripture
  • Cholla-KyongsangNo known Scripture
  • ChungcheongdoNo known Scripture
  • Chungchong-Central KoreanNo known Scripture
  • Early Middle KoreanNo known Scripture
  • Hamgyong-PyonganNo known Scripture
  • HamgyongdoNo known Scripture
  • HwanghaedoNo known Scripture
  • Jeju IslandNo known Scripture
  • JeolladoNo known Scripture
  • JolladoNo known Scripture
  • Korean, North: Pyeongan-doNo known Scripture
  • KyongsangdoNo known Scripture
  • Late Middle KoreanNo known Scripture
  • Middle KoreanNo known Scripture
  • NorthNo known Scripture
  • Northern ChinaNo known Scripture
  • P'yong'andoNo known Scripture
  • SeoulNo known Scripture

Sources

  • DIALECTS source registryDIALECTS research collection · Each original source retains its own terms
  • GlottologHammarström, Forkel, Haspelmath & Bank, Glottolog 5.3 · CC BY 4.0
  • Data provided by Joshua ProjectData provided by Joshua Project · Noncommercial missions research and educational use
  • Every Language mapEvery Language and its attributed source providers · Owner-authorized publication; upstream terms retained

Atlas data as of 2026-09-05. Joshua Project data is used with permission for noncommercial ministry research and education. Glottolog data: CC BY 4.0.