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Some interesting niche bits: there was an attempt at Linear Hangul; there is an Indonesian language (Cia-Cia) that has nothing to do with Korean that uses Hangu

Some interesting niche bits: there was an attempt at Linear Hangul; there is an Indonesian language (Cia-Cia) that has nothing to do with Korean that uses Hangul; the original script had many more letters (such as a triple dot or triangle) than are currently common.

tokinonagare 2y ago
Looks like it was more a political stun than anything really wanted or useful to the population: https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jrca/15/0/15_KJ00009911884/_pdf https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jrca/15/0/15_KJ00009911... (when reading the conclusion)
- yongjik 2y ago
  As a Korean, I second this assessment. The "Cia-cia" project is widely viewed as a misguided attempt to sell an unusual writing system to a tribe living in a sea of other tribes, all using Latin alphabets. Just imagine how much technical issues these poor people would face, should they actually adopt Hangul, when the entire remainder of Indonesia uses Latin alphabets.
- t3rra 2y ago
  Surely, Japanese article must be trustworthy when it comes to things related to Kotea! lol
  - tokinonagare 2y ago
    I expected that kind of remarks. Contrary to Western and Korean beliefs, Japanese researchers aren't obsessed with shitting on South Korea 24/7. There's a lot of individuals genuinely interested other languages and cultures, studying things like the Korean speakers in China's Yanbei province. In the article I linked, there are more references to research articles on the topic written by Japanese than what exists in English.
    - soraminazuki 2y ago
      I can't blame them because it sure looks that way to people who's exposed to Japanese online culture. The ever-growing netto-uyoku (far right trolls) and the general public's reluctance to challenge their views is a problem that's been allowed to continue for far too long since the 2 chan days. Japan needs to find a way to de-radicalize these trolls. Even more so now that corrupt politicians are manipulating them to escape justice [1][2]. [1]: https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/15513092 https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/15513092 [2]: https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/15519504 https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/15519504
WillAdams 2y ago
Yeah, that was related to technological limitations of the time in addition to the politics of North/South. Another alternate form is SKATS (Standard Korean Alphabetic Transliteration System) which is used for representing Korean in Morse Code. https://korean.stackexchange.com/questions/3417/morse-code-whats-the-point-and-history-of-skats-the-standard-korean-alphab https://korean.stackexchange.com/questions/3417/morse-code-w... (apparently the Wikipedia article was taken down --- that discussion captures the salient points)

tokinonagare 2y ago

Looks like it was more a political stun than anything really wanted or useful to the population: https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jrca/15/0/15_KJ00009911884/_pdf https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jrca/15/0/15_KJ00009911... (when reading the conclusion)

yongjik 2y ago
As a Korean, I second this assessment. The "Cia-cia" project is widely viewed as a misguided attempt to sell an unusual writing system to a tribe living in a sea of other tribes, all using Latin alphabets. Just imagine how much technical issues these poor people would face, should they actually adopt Hangul, when the entire remainder of Indonesia uses Latin alphabets.
t3rra 2y ago
Surely, Japanese article must be trustworthy when it comes to things related to Kotea! lol
- tokinonagare 2y ago
  I expected that kind of remarks. Contrary to Western and Korean beliefs, Japanese researchers aren't obsessed with shitting on South Korea 24/7. There's a lot of individuals genuinely interested other languages and cultures, studying things like the Korean speakers in China's Yanbei province. In the article I linked, there are more references to research articles on the topic written by Japanese than what exists in English.
  - soraminazuki 2y ago
    I can't blame them because it sure looks that way to people who's exposed to Japanese online culture. The ever-growing netto-uyoku (far right trolls) and the general public's reluctance to challenge their views is a problem that's been allowed to continue for far too long since the 2 chan days. Japan needs to find a way to de-radicalize these trolls. Even more so now that corrupt politicians are manipulating them to escape justice [1][2]. [1]: https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/15513092 https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/15513092 [2]: https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/15519504 https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/15519504

WillAdams 2y ago

Yeah, that was related to technological limitations of the time in addition to the politics of North/South. Another alternate form is SKATS (Standard Korean Alphabetic Transliteration System) which is used for representing Korean in Morse Code. https://korean.stackexchange.com/questions/3417/morse-code-whats-the-point-and-history-of-skats-the-standard-korean-alphab https://korean.stackexchange.com/questions/3417/morse-code-w... (apparently the Wikipedia article was taken down --- that discussion captures the salient points)