In this language, a consonant that ends a syllable is represented by a "patch'im," which is written at the bottom of a letter.
In this language, a consonant that ends a syllable is represented by a "patch'im," which is written at the bottom of a letter. One dialect of it recognizes the archaic vowel "arae a" and is only spoken by about ten thousand elderly people on the island of Jeju. Both the McCune-Reischauer and Yale romanization systems are used for this language, which has seven speech levels and a complex honorifics system. Some linguists classify it as an (*) Altaic language along with Turkic and Mongolian. There are 24 letters, or jamo, in this language's alphabet, which was created by the Hall of Worthies after being commissioned by Sejong the Great. This language's "mixed script" uses letters from its alphabet Hangul and Chinese characters called Hanja. For 10 points, name this language which is primarily spoken in two Asian nations, one of which is lead by Kim Jong-il.
In this language, a consonant that ends a syllable is represented by a "patch'im," which is written at the bottom of a letter.
Korean [or Hangugeo; or Chosonmal]