kbdTechnical information about ISO 639 language code kbd
The table below provides technical details for the Kabardian language, designated by the kbd code from the ISO 639-2 standard.
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| Standard | |
| Name | Kabardian |
| Text direction | Left-to-Right |
| Language varieties | Kabardian (Terek)Besleney |
| Related languages | AdygheAbazaAbkhazUbykh |
| Key facts | Has a consonant inventory of nearly fifty consonants but only three phonemic vowelsEmploys ejective, labialized and palatalized consonants uncommon in most world languagesVerbal morphology is polysynthetic, often expressing an entire sentence in one wordShows partial mutual intelligibility with Adyghe, its western Circassian sisterBesides the Cyrillic-based standard, several Latin orthographies are used by diaspora communities. |
| Sample phrase | Щъэлъхьэу, умыфэзэ? |
| Character encodings | |
| Supported in Localizely |
The Kabardian language, identified by the code kbd, falls under the 'Individual' category in terms of its scope and is classified as 'Living' by its type.
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