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1 (National)
Korean
[kor]
1 (National). De facto national language. 25,400,000 in North Korea (2019).
5 (Dispersed)
Korean Sign Language
[kvk]
5 (Dispersed). 128,000 in North Korea (2021 DBS/DOOR/SIL). Estimated 75,000–150,000 deaf signers, assuming 0.3%–0.6% of total population.
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Chinese
[zho]
Unestablished. 51,000 in North Korea.
