-습네까

Korean Etymology See the main entry. Suffix ko Pyongan Northern _ Hwanghae areas of _ Hamgyong potentially _ dated ko -습니까 formal polite interrogative suffix ko -시꺄 Hwanghae Usage notes While some North Korean defectors claim that this is an exaggerated or even a made-up form used to disparage North Koreans, most defectors are Yukjin or Hamgyong speakers from Northern Hamgyong or Yanggang Province, and thus use, ko -슴둥, ko -슴두 or ko -슴까 forms instead. Among defectors from Pyongan speaking areas, some appear to consider this form old fashioned or quaint.