[KS] Korean War (other terms)

[Charles Armstrong]

As far as I know DPRK official translation is "Fatherland." I suppose a 
more literal translation might be "Grandfatherland" or "Ancestral 
Country," which wouldn't work too well in Western languages. But 
Fatherland does have unfortunate Nazi connotations, of which the North 
Koreans seem unaware.

Charles Armstrong
jrpking wrote:

>This is a minor point, but interesting nonetheless for those pursuing metaphors of nation and such: 
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>>North Koreans generally use Liberation War for Motherland(Joguk haebang jeonjaeng) and War for Protection of Motherland(Joguk bowui jeonjaeng). 
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>Don't the North Koreans actually translate cokwuk as "fatherland" in English and not _mother_-land?
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>Ross King
>Associate Professor of Korean, University of British Columbia
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>Dean, Korean Language Village, Concordia Language Villages
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