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Language code: abk

Technical information about ISO 639 language code abk

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The table below provides technical details for the Abkhazian language, designated by the abk code from the ISO 639-2 standard.

Code

abk

Name

Official

Abkhazian

Native

Аҧсуа бызшәа

Text direction

Left-to-Right

Language varieties
AbzhywaBzypSadz
Related languages
AbazaAdygheKabardianUbykh
Key facts
Its Cyrillic alphabet contains about 62 letters, one of the world’s largest modern alphabetsAbkhaz contrasts nearly sixty consonants with only two or three phonemic vowelsThe language is ergative-absolutive and verbs show exceptionally rich agglutinative prefixationIt first gained a written form in the 1860s through the work of linguist Peter von UslarAbkhaz preserves several archaic phonetic traits that have disappeared from its Northwest Caucasian relatives.
Sample phrase

Уа, ушәыуаҩ?

Character encodings

UTF-8, UTF-16, UTF-32

Supported in Localizely

The Abkhazian language, identified by the code abk, falls under the 'Individual' category in terms of its scope and is classified as 'Living' by its type.

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