Esperanto in Korea

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The use of

Korean Peninsula
can be traced back to the early 20th century.

History

Early spread and Japanese oppression

The earliest record of Esperanto in the Korean peninsula is in a Japanese newspaper which says that

Dong-a Ilbo
in 1924. Kim Ok also had significant contributions in the translations of contemporary Korean literature at the times like the "Potato" of Kim Dong In and published many theses in Esperanto. In 1937, a magazine written fully in Esperanto called the "Korean Esperantisto" was founded by Hong hyong hui, but soon became defunct due to the decision of the Japanese authorities to oppress the publication.

History of Esperanto in South Korea

In 1947, Seok Joo-myung, a Korean academic who studies butterflies, published many theses about butterflies in Esperanto and an international textbook of Esperanto. From the 1950s after the Korean War to the 1960s, the Esperanto movement in South Korea was scattered in Busan Seoul and Daegu, until the movements united as part of the Korean Esperanto Association in Seoul in 1975, which ensured the spread of the Esperanto language in different universities. A promotional magazine "La Espero El KoreUio" was founded by Han Moo-hyup in 1976, and continued its publication until 1994, providing many translations of Korean literature. The Korean Esperanto dictionaries and Esperanto-Korean dictionaries were separately published in 1969 and 1982. In 1985, Esperanto became an official subject in Dankook University.[3]

History of Esperanto in North Korea

Esperanto in

communists and anarchists who learned the Esperanto language during their independence movements. In 1925, Esperanto was influential in the decision of the acronyms of the Korean Proletariat Artist Federation which based its acronym KAPF on the Esperanto name "Korea Artista Proleta Federatio".[4] Pak Hon-yong, who led the Workers' Party of South Korea, wrote works in Esperanto.[2] The Esperanto movement in North Korea experienced a decline after Pak was purged as a result of his mistakes during the Korean War, but the Korean Esperanto Association in North Korea was founded in 1959.[5][6] The Korean Esperanto Dictionary was published in North Korea in 1964,[7] however current usage of Esperanto in North Korea is limited. In July 1989, delegates of the World Esperanto Youth Organization (TEJO) visited North Korea for the 13th World Festival of Youth and Students in Pyongyang, but they are unable to find evidence of the existence of Esperanto speakers in North Korea.[8]

Current status

South Korea still hosts a lot of educational institutions who has an Esperanto club.[9]

References

  1. ^ "[이 주일의 역사] 에스페란토 창시 자멘호프 출생(1859.12.15)". Busan Ilbo.
  2. ^ a b "[이희용의 글로벌시대] 바벨탑에 도전한 자멘호프 사망 100년". Yonhap News Agency.
  3. ^ "에스페란토". Encyclopedia of Korean Culture.
  4. ^ "평화어한글". Kyunghyang Shinmun.
  5. ^ "El Popola Ĉinio", March 1959 edition, p.103
  6. ISBN 9788987281452
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  7. ^ "Nova vortaro esperanto-korea". ci.nii.ac.jp.
  8. ^ Esperanto en Nord-Koreio
  9. ^ "에스페란토 운동". busan.grandculture.net.
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