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Language code: kab

Technical information about ISO 639 language code kab

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

Code

kab

Name

Kabyle

Text direction

Left-to-Right

Language varieties
Western KabyleCentral KabyleEastern (Little) Kabyle
Related languages
Shawiya (Chaoui)Tarifit (Riffian)Tashelhit (Shilha)Central Atlas TamazightTuareg
Key facts
Largest Berber language in Algeria by number of native speakersPossesses a standardized Latin orthography, but is also written in Neo-Tifinagh and historically in Arabic scriptMaintains a vigorous diaspora literature and media presence, especially in FranceRich oral tradition of poetry and protest songs that shaped Kabyle identityVerb morphology features productive derivational affixes marking causative, reflexive, reciprocal and passive forms
Sample phrase

Aẓul, amek teḥmleḍ?

Character encodings

UTF-8, UTF-16, UTF-32

Supported in Localizely

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

Related locale codes

kab-DZ – Kabyle (Algeria)

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