Difference between revisions of "Nasalization"
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| * ㅎ → ㄴ | * ㅎ → ㄴ | ||
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| − | *논현 → 논년 | + | *논현 → [논년] | 
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| * ㅎ → ㄴ | * ㅎ → ㄴ | ||
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| − | *반하다 → 반나다 | + | *반하다 → [반나다] | 
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| | ㄴ/ㄹ | | ㄴ/ㄹ | ||
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| + | *왕십리 → [왕심니] | ||
| * ᆸ/ᇁ → ㅁ | * ᆸ/ᇁ → ㅁ | ||
| * ㄴ/ㄹ → ㄴ | * ㄴ/ㄹ → ㄴ | ||
Revision as of 02:05, 15 July 2011
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Description
When a ㄴ, ㄹ, or ㅁ interacts with other consonants, sometimes it undergoes "nasalization." Nasalization basically means it forces another consonant (and/or itself in the case of the ㄹ) to become a nasal sound (ㄴ, ㅇ, or ㅁ).
This rule is called 비음화 in Korean.
Cases
| Consonant in first syllable | Consonant in second syllable | Becomes | Examples | 
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| ㄱ/ㄲ/ㅋ | ㄴ/ㄹ | 
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| ㄱ/ㄲ/ㅋ | ㅁ | 
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| ㅇ | ㄹ | 
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| ㅎ | ㄴ | 
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| ㄴ | ㅎ | 
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| ᆮ/ᇀ/ᆺ/ᆻ/ᆽ/ᆾ | ㄴ/ㄹ | 
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| ᆮ/ᇀ/ᆺ/ᆻ/ᆽ/ᆾ | ㅁ | 
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| ᆸ/ᇁ | ㄴ/ㄹ | 
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| ㅁ | ㄹ | 
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| ᆸ/ᇁ | ㄴ/ㄹ | 
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