If you know either Mandarin or Japanese, a northern variety could probably picked a bit more easily as the initial of Sino-Korean words are more consistent with

If you know either Mandarin or Japanese, a northern variety could probably picked a bit more easily as the initial of Sino-Korean words are more consistent with what you already know. Example (English North/South ; Chinese Chinese Japanese): - work rodong/nodong láodòng 勞動 rōdō - history ryôksa/yôksha lìshǐ 歷史 rekishi - woman nyôja/yôja nǚzǐ 女子 joshi