Language code: kw

Technical information about ISO 639 language code kw

The table below provides technical details for the Cornish language, designated by the kw code from the ISO 639-1 standard.

Code

kw

Name

Official

Cornish

Native

Kernewek

Family
Brittonic
Scripts
Text direction

Left-to-Right

Plural rules

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Cornish belongs to the Indo-European language family, more specifically to the Brittonic subgroup. It is used by a minority group in Cornwall, England. It is estimated that there are around 500 to 1000 fluent speakers worldwide, with a larger number of people having some knowledge of the language.

Language presence globally

Speakers

*The graph shows a rough estimate of Cornish speakers in countries where it is an official or minority language.

Related locale codes

kw-GB Cornish (United Kingdom)

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