in south korea, it is called "hangukmal" (한국말) or "hangugeo" (hangeul: 한국어, hanja: 韓國語). in north korea, however, it is called "choseonmal" (조선말) or "choseoneo" (조선어, 朝鮮語). they are named differently because the common names for north and south korea are different. additionally, koreans usually call their language "urimal" (hangeul: 우리말) or "urinara mal" (hangeul: 우리나라 말), meaning "our language" or "our country's language."