Will North Korean and South Korean Become Different Languages?

North Korea and South Korea both speak Korean, but after 80 years of separation they're starting to speak differently. With the North sealed off from international media and contact, what started as the same language is undergoing noticeably varied developments on both halves of the Korean Peninsula. At what point will those in North Korea no longer be able to understand those in South Korea? When will Korean become two different languages?

Timestamps:
00:00-00:42 - Intro
00:42-01:57- North-South Korean Differences
01:57-04:03 - Loanwords
04:03-05:57 - North Korean Neologisms
05:57-06:18 - Spelling
06:18-08:24 - Why Korean is Changing
08:24-09:39 - How East/West German Changed
09:39-11:21 - Will Korean Split Into Two Languages?
11:21-12:08 - Outro

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