Korean manual alphabet
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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.
[edit] Consonants
The only letter with motion as a component is ssang siot (ㅆ), which starts as what in the American Sign Language alphabet is a downward pointing 'R' handshape, and then snaps open.
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[edit] Vowels
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Note that the difference in orientation between eo, yeo and the diphthongs based on them, e, ye is not significant.
