Zainichi Korean language
| Zainichi Korean | |
|---|---|
| 재일조선어 | |
History Museum of J-Koreans in Tokyo | |
| Pronunciation | [/t͡ɕeiɾ t͡ɕosono/] |
| Native to | Japan |
| Ethnicity | Zainichi Koreans |
Early forms | |
| Hangul | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | – |
| IETF | ko-JP |
Zainichi Korean is a variety of Korean as spoken by Zainichi Koreans (ethnic Korean citizens or residents of Japan). The speech is based on the southern dialects of Korean, as the majority of first-generation immigrants came from the southern part of the peninsula, including Gyeonggi Province, Jeolla Province and Jeju Province.
Due to isolation from other Korean speech-communities and the influence of Japanese, Zainichi Korean language exhibits strong differences from the standard Korean of either North or South Korea.