Baekje language
| Buyeo-Baekje | |
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| Puyo-Paekche | |
| Native to | Paekche |
| Region | Korea |
| Era | 5th–7th centuries |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | |
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Linguist list
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xpp |
| Glottolog | None |
| Old Baekje | |
|---|---|
| Han-Paekche | |
| Native to | Paekche |
| Region | Korea |
| Era | 5th–7th centurieslinglist2 |
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Unclassified
(Japonic?) |
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | |
pkc |
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| Glottolog | paek1234 |
The Three Kingdoms of Korea, with Baekje in green.
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The language of the ancient kingdom of Baekje (18 BCE – 660 CE), one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea, is sparsely attested; indeed, it is not clear that what material exists is from the same language.
Since Baekje was established by immigrants from Goguryeo (the Buyeo-Baekje / Puyo-Paekche), it is presumed that they spoke the Goguryeo language, and several attested words support this idea; however, even if that is true, it is not known which language the indigenous Samhan people (Han-Baekje) spoke, or if the attested material may be a mix of Goguryeo and Samhan. The Gaya confederacy, however, was founded by one of the Samhan tribes, so it's possible that the old Baekje language was related to Gaya; based on toponymic evidence, it may be then that Buyeo-Baekje was related to Korean, and Han-Baekje, despite the name, to Japanese.
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