Gyeongsang dialect
The Gyeongsang dialects (Korean: 경상도 사투리; RR: Gyeongsangdo Satoori) are also known as Southeastern Korean (Korean: 동남 방언; RR: Dongnam Bangeon; lit. Southeastern Dialect).
| Gyeongsang | |
|---|---|
| Southeastern Korean | |
| 경상도 방언(사투리) 慶尙道 方言 | |
| Native to | South Korea |
| Region | Yeongnam (Gyeongsang Province) |
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | – |
| Glottolog | kyon1247 |
They are variants of the Korean language originating from the historic administrative district of Gyeongsangdo (Korean: 경상도; Hanja: 慶尙道) which was abolished in 1895 and is organised today as Daegu, Busan, Ulsan, North Gyeongsang Province & South Gyeongsang Province.
Gyeongsang dialects vary. A native speaker can distinguish the dialect of Daegu from that of the Busan-Ulsan area although the first city is less than 100 kilometers away from the latter two cities. Dialectal forms are relatively similar along the midstream of Nakdong River but are different near Busan and Ulsan, Jinju and Pohang as well as along the eastern slopes of Mount Jiri.
After Standard Korean, it is the next most prevalent Korean dialect. There are approximately 13,000,000 speakers.