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'''Hwanghae dialect''' ({{lang|ko|황해 방언}}) is a dialect of [[Korean language|Korean]] spoken in [[North Hwanghae Province]], [[South Hwanghae Province]] in [[North Korea]], as well as the islands of [[Baengnyeongdo]], [[Yeonpyeongdo]] and [[Daecheongdo]] in [[Ongjin County]] in [[South Korea]]. It may also be spoken among former Korean War refugees in cities such as [[Incheon]] and [[Kimpo]].

In the Hwanghae dialect there is are nine vowels (ㅣ·ㅔ·ㅐ·ㅡ·ㅓ·ㅏ·ㅜ·ㅗ·ㅚ). Like the neighboring Pyeongan[[Pyongan dialect]], the sound of 어(eo) and 으(eu) sounds closer to the 오(o) and 우(u). The medieval koreanKorean vowel of ㆎ, as well as 의 is often pronounced as 에 (e.g. 나베, butterfly and 글페, two days after tomorrow). Difference in phonology is visible inbetween northern areas, which contains infleunceinfluence from the Pyeongan[[Pyongan dialect]] and southern regions, which contains some influence from the [[Gyeonggi and other central dialectsdialect]].

==Grammar==

Overall, the grammar of the Hwanghae dialect, particularly for certain suffixes for verbs and statements, are often divergent from standard Korean. Like the neighboring PyeonganPyongan dialect, and the nonstandard speech of Northwestern Gyeonggi (Particularly Gimpo and northward), the suffix '겠({{transl|ko|get'}}), indicatingused orto display will or intention, is often pronounced as 갔 ({{transl|ko|gat}}) or 갓 ({{transl|ko|gas}}). Whendepending makingon statements,the itregion isof commonKorea. The declarative suffix for verbs in the formal polite style of speech also diverges from the standard '습니다({{transl|ko|seubnida}})', With speakers of the Hwanghae dialect to usereplacing the suffixesstandard form with ‘-시다 ({{transl|ko|shida}}), -쉬다 ({{transl|ko|shwwida}}), -쉐다 ({{transl|ko|shweda}})’ and ‘-외다 {{transl|ko|(oeda}})'. MeanwhileA similar case occurs with the formal interrogative suffix '습니까 ({{transl|ko|seubnika}})', which is commonlyreplaced changed toby ‘-시꺄 ({{transl|ko|shikya}})', '시까 ({{transl|ko|shika}})' -쉬꺄 ({{transl|ko|shwika}})’ ‘-시니꺄 ({{transl|ko|shinika}})?’ ‘-오리꺄({{transl|ko|orikya}})’ andor ‘-ㄹ납니꺄 ({{transl|ko|labnikya}})’,. thoughThe thispolite featurepresent cantense alsodeclarative be found infor the speech of older locals in certain regions of northern Gyeonggi, most notably in Ganghwa county. theinformal polite present tense declarativestyle, '세요' ({{transl|ko|seyo}}) is also replaced by '시겨 ({{transl|ko|shigyeo}})', ain featuremost alsoregions foundof in Ganghwa countyHwanghae.

==Words=)=

Much ofWith the vocabularyexception of thecertain Hwanghae dialectterms, includingmuch familyof titlesthe andvocabulary culinaryof termsthe Hwanghae dialect is shared by either the Gyeonggi or Pyeongan dialect, some examples of dialectal words found in Hwanghae include:

{{lang|ko-KP|고매하다}} ({{transl|ko|gomaehada}}- to be thankful), {{lang|ko-KP|톰빨리}} ({{transl|ko|tomballi}}- quickly), {{lang|ko-KP|멱자귀}} ({{transl|ko|frog}}) and {{lang|ko-KP|면들레}} ({{transl|ko|myeondeullae}}- [[Korean Dandeliondandelion]]).