The World in Words 49: A verbless North Korean song, the DMZ linguistic divide, and Obama learns a little Hungarian
Live! From the hermit kingdom! Yes, it’s a North Korea special. The Korean language, like everything else on the peninsula has split into two. Our report from inside North Korea features a song whose lyrics fixate on one thing: food. Then we take a look at the linguistic challenges facing North Korean refugees in South Korea. Finally, Barack Obama’s adventures in the wonderful world of Hungarian.
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