National Institute of Korean Language

National Institute of Korean Language

Headquarter building in Seoul (2012)
Agency overview
FormedJanuary 23, 1991 (1991-01-23)
Preceding agency
  • Research Institute of the Korean Language (private organization)
Headquarters154, Geumnanghwaro (827 Banghwa-dong), Gangseo District, Seoul 07511, South Korea[1]
37°34′45″N 126°48′50″E / 37.579115°N 126.813791°E / 37.579115; 126.813791
Websitekorean.go.kr (in English)
Korean name
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationGungnip Gugeowon
McCune–ReischauerKungnip Kugŏwŏn

The National Institute of Korean Language[2] (NIKL; Korean국립국어원) is a language regulator of the Korean language based in Seoul, South Korea.[3] It was created on January 23, 1991, by Presidential Decree No. 13163 (November 14, 1990).[1]

It has previously gone by a number of names, including the Academy of the Korean Language (국어연구소) when it was first founded as a non-government organization in 1984, and the National Academy of the Korean Language (국립국어연구원) when it became a government agency in 1991. It received its current Korean name in 2004 and its current English name in 2015.[4]

Within the NIKL is the Center for Teaching and Learning Korean.[5]

  1. ^ a b "History". National Institute of Korean Language. Retrieved 2023-08-24.
  2. ^ "National Institute of Korean Language". National Institute of Korean Language. Retrieved 2024-09-06.
  3. ^ "국립국어원(國立國語院)" [National Institute of Korean Language]. Encyclopedia of Korean Culture (in Korean). Retrieved 2023-08-24.
  4. ^ "연혁". National Institute of Korean Language (in Korean). Retrieved 2023-08-25.
  5. ^ "국립국어원 한국어교수학습샘터" [Center for Teaching and Learning Korean]. National Institute of Korean Language 한국어교수학습샘터. Retrieved 2023-08-24.

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