"As for the Jeju language [] in general use nowadays of 1992, the situation is that its differences from Standard Korean are greatly diminishing compared to the past. Its greatest differences with Standard Korean lie especially in the suffix paradigm, and in other areas the differences are being minimized. The Jeju people accordingly understand that Jeju and Standard Korean are in a form of dialect continuum, and refer to the native language formerly in use as "thick (or intense) Jeju language" and the Jeju language currently in use as "light Jeju language" or "mixed (with Korean) language."