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Language code: kum

Technical information about ISO 639 language code kum

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

Code

kum

Name

Kumyk

Text direction

Left-to-Right

Language varieties
TerekBuinakskKhasavyurt
Related languages
Karachay-BalkarNogaiCrimean TatarKarakalpakKazakh
Key facts
Belongs to the Kipchak-Cuman branch of the Turkic familyServed as a lingua franca across the North Caucasus for several centuriesWritten tradition dates back to at least the 15th century with works like “Kyssai Yusuf”Switched from Arabic to Latin (1928) and then to Cyrillic script (1938) which is still used todayLexicon shows notable layers of Arabic, Persian and Russian loanwords
Sample phrase

Салам, къалайсыӊ?

Character encodings

UTF-8, UTF-16, UTF-32

Supported in Localizely

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

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