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 (ㅆ), which starts as two crossed fingers pointing down and then snaps open.
Vowels
Note that the difference in orientation between eo, yeo and the diphthongs based on them, e, ye is not significant.
^a Sign-language names reflect the region of origin. Natural sign languages are not related to the spoken language used in the same region. For example, French Sign Language originated in France, but is not related to French. Conversely,
ASL and
BSL both originated in English-speaking countries but are not related to each other; ASL however is related to
French Sign Language.
^b Denotes the number (if known) of languages within the family. No further information is given on these languages.