Koreans
people based in the Korean Peninsula and Manchuria
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Summary
Koreans is an ethnic group[1]. Koreans ranks in the top 3% of ethnic group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,071 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Native language: Korean[3]
- Religion or worldview: irreligion[4], Buddhism[5], Cheondoism[6], Christianity[7], Islam[8]
- Country: North Korea[9], South Korea[10]
- Ancestral home: Korea[11]
- Location: Korea[12]
- Subclass of: East Asians[13]
- Commons category: Koreans[14]
- Country of origin: Korea[15]
- Has part(s): Korean Chinese[16]
- Topic's main category: Category:Koreans[17]
- Described by source: Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[18], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[19], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 5[20]
- Languages spoken, written or signed: Korean[21]
- Native label: 한국인[22], 조선사람[23]
- Different from: Korean Chinese[24]
- Female form of label: карэянка[25], Korejka[26], Koreanka[27], кореянка[28], koreino[29]
- Studied by: Korean studies[30]
- Male form of label: Korejec[31], Coréen[32], Koreańczyk[33], кореец[34], кореєць[35]
- P14541: 101leE[36]
Why It Matters
Koreans has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37] Koreans is known by 70 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]