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Language code: krl

Technical information about ISO 639 language code krl

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

Code

krl

Name

Karelian

Text direction

Left-to-Right

Language varieties
Karelian ProperOlonets (Livvi) KarelianLudic (Lyydi) KarelianTver Karelian
Related languages
FinnishIngrianVepsEstonian
Key facts
Member of the Finnic branch of the Uralic familySource of many songs used to compile the Finnish epic KalevalaStandardized 29-letter Latin alphabet adopted in 2007Exhibits extensive vowel harmony that can span clitic chainsHistorically switched between Latin and Cyrillic scripts multiple times during the 20th century
Sample phrase

Terveh! Kuin šie voit?

Character encodings

UTF-8, UTF-16, UTF-32

Supported in Localizely

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

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