National Institute of Korean Language
Headquarter building in Seoul (2012) | |
| Agency overview | |
|---|---|
| Formed | January 23, 1991 |
| Preceding agency |
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| Headquarters | 154, Geumnanghwaro (827 Banghwa-dong), Gangseo District, Seoul 07511, South Korea 37°34′45″N 126°48′50″E / 37.579115°N 126.813791°E |
| Parent department | Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism |
| Website | korean.go.kr (in English) |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 국립국어원 |
| Hanja | 國立國語院 |
| Revised Romanization | Gungnip Gugeowon |
| McCune–Reischauer | Kungnip Kugŏwŏn |
The National Institute of Korean Language (NIKL; Korean: 국립국어원) is a language regulator of the Korean language based in Seoul, South Korea. It was created on January 23, 1991, by Presidential Decree No. 13163 (November 14, 1990).
It has previously gone by a number of names, including the Academy of the Korean Language (국어연구소) when it was first founded as a non-government organization in 1984, and the National Academy of the Korean Language (국립국어연구원) when it became a government agency in 1991. It received its current Korean name in 2004 and its current English name in 2015.
Within the NIKL is the Center for Teaching and Learning Korean.