Middle Korean

form of the Korean language used between the 10th to 16th centuries (Goryeo to mid-Joseon)
Intangible historical_language Q715339
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Middle Korean

Summary

Middle Korean is a historical language[1]. It draws 414 Wikipedia views per month (historical_language category, ranking #14 of 29).[2]

Key Facts

  • Middle Korean is in the country of Joseon[3].
  • Middle Korean's instance of is recorded as historical language[4].
  • Middle Korean followed Old Korean[5].
  • Middle Korean was followed by Korean[6].
  • Middle Korean is a type of Koreanic[7].
  • Middle Korean's writing system is recorded as Hangul[8].
  • Middle Korean's writing system is recorded as Hanja[9].
  • Middle Korean's Commons category is recorded as Korean language[10].
  • Middle Korean's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Middle Korean language[11].
  • Middle Korean's replaces is recorded as Old Korean[12].
  • Middle Korean's replaced by is recorded as Early Modern Korean[13].
  • Middle Korean's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'ko', 'text': '중세 한국어'}[14].
  • Middle Korean's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'ko', 'text': '중세 국어'}[15].
  • Middle Korean's exact match is recorded as http://publications.europa.eu/resource/authority/language/OKM[16].

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Definition and Type

Middle Korean's instance of is recorded as historical language[4]. It is a type of Koreanic[7].

Why It Matters

Middle Korean draws 414 Wikipedia views per month (historical_language category, ranking #14 of 29).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[17] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[18]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . iso639-3.sil.org. iso639-3.sil.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Language. op.europa.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [17] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [18] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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