Korean manual alphabet
# Korean manual alphabet

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.

| ㄱ g | ㄴ n | ㄷ d | ㄹ r, l | ㅁ m |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| ㅂ b | ㅅ s | ㅆ ss | ㅇ ng | ㅈ j |
| ㅊ ch | ㅋ k | ㅌ t | ㅍ p | ㅎ h |

## Vowels

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

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

