Korean manual alphabet

Template:Short description The Korean manual alphabet is used by the Deaf in South Korea who speak Korean Sign Language. It is a one-handed alphabet that mimics the shapes of the letters in Hangul, and is used when signing Korean as well as being integrated into KSL.

Consonants

The only letter with motion as a component is ssang siot (), which starts as two crossed fingers pointing down and then snaps open.

File:KSL g.jpg g	File:KSL n.jpg n	File:KSL d.jpg d	File:KSL r.jpg r, l	File:KSL m.jpg m
File:KSL b.jpg b	File:KSL s.jpg s	File:KSL ss.jpg ss	File:KSL ng.jpg ng	File:KSL j.jpg j
File:KSL ch.jpg ch	File:KSL k.jpg k	File:KSL t.jpg t	File:KSL p.jpg p	File:KSL h.jpg h

Vowels

File:KSL a.jpg ㅏ a	File:KSL ae.jpg ㅐ ae	File:KSL ya.jpg ㅑ ya	File:KSL yae.jpg ㅒ yae
File:KSL eo.jpg ㅓ eo	File:KSL e.jpg ㅔ e	File:KSL yeo.jpg ㅕ yeo	File:KSL ye.jpg ㅖ ye
File:KSL o.jpg ㅗ o	File:KSL oe.jpg ㅚ oe	File:KSL yo.jpg ㅛ yo
File:KSL u.jpg ㅜ u	File:KSL wi.jpg ㅟ wi	File:KSL yu.jpg ㅠ yu
File:KSL eu.jpg ㅡ eu	File:KSL ui.jpg ㅢ ui	File:KSL i.jpg ㅣ i

Note that the difference in orientation between eo, yeo and the diphthongs based on them, e, ye is not significant.

See also

• Korean language
• Korean sign language