Only approximately 1% of Jeju citizens now speak Jeju language fluently. Jeju is a critically endangered language spoken on the islands of Jeju Province, South Korea, and in a diasporic enclave in Osaka, Japan. Language or dialect? Jeju Jeju and Korean are mutually unintelligible, meaning speakers of Korean cannot understand the Jeju language and language monolingual speakers of Jeju cannot understand Korean. Recent research shows comprehension of Jeju by Korean background and speakers at 5-12%, and only 20-25% of the everyday words vocabulary of Korean and Jeju overlaps. How is Jeju different from Korean? [email protected] - Jeju’s vocabulary, grammar and pronunciation are distinct from Korean, and [email protected] soung Jeju retains an older vowel, the arae a ‘ᆞ’, now lost in Korean. Jeju 오람쩌 ora-mcce Korean 오고있다 o-ko iss-da U Kim, SOAS London Kim, SOAS U - ‘Someone is coming.’ Fulbright Korea Saltzman, in Jeju If interested you are and documentation language the contact please revitalization, below. researchers Moira Soung Market phrases Vegetables and grains Jeju phrases How much is this? vegetables 송키 이거 (금지가) 얼마꽈? • Note on pronunciation: ‘ᆞ’ is cabbage 물 pronounced like the ‘a’ in “aw”. What is this? 무시거꽈? radish 삐, 무수 Where is/are the ___? ... 어디꽈? Hello 펜안꽈 spring onions 패마농 Goodbye! (to somebody leaving) Do you have ___?... 이수꽈? garlic 마농, 콥데사니/데사니 저 갑서양/야/예! Please give me... 삼춘... 줍서! leafy salad 부루 Goodbye! (to somebody staying) Sir/Ma'am, It's a bit expensive. beans 잘 이십서양/야/예! 삼춘, 빗나우다. 드레, 비, , 아짐베기 Take care (to somebody leaving) Can i have a discount? potato 지실/지슬 맹심행 갑서! 이거 썰 내려줍서. sweet potato Yes.예./양./야. This looks delicious! 감/감저 No, it's not true/You're wrong. 맛 잘도 좋암직 우다! unsteamed rice 아니우다. Make lots of money! white rice 곤 하영 서양/야/예! Calling to someone:삼춘! barley 보리 I am learning Jeju language. millet 좁 제주돔말 베왐수다! Vocabulary sesame 꿰 What? Local seafood names and dishes 무시거마씨/무시거마씀? Do you know... 알암수꽈? horse mackerel 각재기 Meat Thank you very much! mackerel 고돌이 잘도 고맙수다! pork 돗궤기 anchovies 멜 Thanks for the meal! 잘 먹쿠다! beef 쉐궤기 tiny sea snail 보말 Nice to meet you! 반갑수다! chicken 궤기 seaweed 매역 Excuse me.죄송우다게. egg 세기 Sargassum Long time no see! fish 바당궤기 잘도 오래만간이우다게! Sargassum soup 쿡/국 .