Jeju (Jeju: 제줏말, Jejun-mal; Korean: 제주어, Jeju-eo or 제주말, Jeju-mal), often called Jejueo or Jejuan in English-language scholarship, is a Koreanic language traditionally spoken on Jeju Island, South Korea. While often classified as a divergent Jeju dialect (Korean: 제주방언, Jeju bang'eon) of the Korean language, the variety is referred to as a language in local government and increasingly in both South Korean and foreign academia. Jeju is not mutually intelligible with the mainland dialects of South Korea.