Goguryeo

Goguryeo (also known as Koguryŏ or Gāogōulì) (37 BC-668) was an empire in Manchuria and northern Korea. It is referred to as one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea, along with Baekje and Silla.

Language

The Goguryeo language is unknown except for a small number of words, which mostly suggests that it was similar to the language of Silla and influenced by the Tungusic languages. Supporters of the Altaic language family often classifies the Goguryeo language as a member of that language family. Most Korean linguists see that Goguryeo language was closest to the Altaic languages out of the three dominant states after Old Joseon.

Related Topics:
Tungusic languages - Altaic language family

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Striking similarities between Baekje and Goguryeo can also be found. The Goguryeo names for government posts are mostly similar to those of Baekje and Silla. Chinese record suggest that the languages of Goguryeo and Fuyu (Buyeo), East Okjeo, and Old Joseon (Go-Joseon) were similar, while Goguryeo language differed significantly from that of Malgal (Mohe).

Related Topics:
Fuyu - Go-Joseon - Mohe

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Similarities in certain vocabulary with Old Japanese have been noted as well. http://www.msu.edu/~jk13/Abs.Beckwith.pdf Some linguists propose the so-called "Fuyu languages" that included the languages of Fuyu, Goguryeo, and Baekje, and Old Japanese.

Related Topics:
Old Japanese - Fuyu languages

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Some words of Goguryeo origin can be found in the old Korean language (early 10th-late 14th centuries) but most were replaced by Silla-originated ones before long; however, some of these words in the old Korean language are closer to the original word of the Goguryeo language than of the Shilla.

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