Silla language
| Silla | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Silla |
| Region | Korea |
| Extinct | gave rise to Middle Korean |
Koreanic
| |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | oko (Old Korean) |
| Glottolog | sill1240 |
 Pre-Later Silla at its height in 576. | |
The Sillan language, or Silla, was a Koreanic language spoken in the ancient kingdom of Silla (57 BCE – 935 CE), one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea.[1]
It is generally accepted that Silla language was similar to that of Goguryeo and Baekje.[2] Literary records of the Silla language, such as hyangga, are more numerous than those for the languages of Goguryeo and Baekje. Sillan is sometimes considered to be synonymous with Old Korean, though that is commonly used as a cover term for all three languages of the Three Kingdoms.
See also
References
- ^ Bellwood, Peter (2013). The Global Prehistory of Human Migration. Malden: Blackwell Publishing. ISBN 9781118970591.
- ^ 김수경(1989), 세나라 시기 언어 력사에 관한 남조선 학계의 견해에 대한 비판적 고찰 (Criticism of South Korea's Views on the Linguistic History of the Three Kingdoms Period)
External links
- 新羅語 The language of Silla (Chinese Traditional Big5 code page) via Internet Archive