#DidYouKnow
The first Philippine language interpreter in Korea's Joseon Dynasty era was Moon Sun Deuk?
* Moon Sun Deuk, from Ui island, was shipwrecked in the Philippines.
* He had knack in learning foreign languages. He supposedly learned Ilokano.
* He lived in the Philippines for 9 months.
* He is considered as Korea's first person to learn a Philippine language.
* When he went back to Joseon, 5 Filipinos were shipwrecked near Jeju island in 1801.
* He helped the five Filipinos to live in Joseon. They were only able to return to the Philippines after 9 years!
* He was also the first recorded Philippine language interpreter during the Joseon Dynasty.
🛈 https://m.ekn.kr/view.php?key=309524
🛈 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koreans_in_the_Philippines
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