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Language code: kal

Technical information about ISO 639 language code kal

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

Code

kal

Name

Official

Greenlandic, Kalaallisut

Native

Kalaallisut

Text direction

Left-to-Right

Language varieties
West Greenlandic (Kalaallisut proper)East Greenlandic (Tunumiisut)North Greenlandic (Inuktun/Avanersuarmiutut)
Related languages
InuktitutInuinnaqtunInuvialuktunIñupiaq
Key facts
Highly polysynthetic—single words can express full sentencesUses an ergative-absolutive grammatical alignmentCounts with a traditional base-20 numeral systemThe current Latin-based orthography was standardized in 1973Features distinctive consonants such as the voiceless uvular stop ‘q’ and the voiced uvular nasal ‘ŋ’
Sample phrase

Aluu, qanoq ippit?

Character encodings

UTF-8, UTF-16, UTF-32

Supported in Localizely

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

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