mkdTechnical information about ISO 639 language code mkd
The table below provides technical details for the Macedonian language, designated by the mkd code from the ISO 639-2 standard.
| Code |
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| Standard | |
| Name | Official Macedonian Native Македонски |
| Text direction | Left-to-Right |
| Language varieties | Western MacedonianEastern Macedonian |
| Related languages | BulgarianSerbianBosnianCroatianSlovene |
| Key facts | Alphabet contains 31 Cyrillic letters standardized in 1945Definite article is not a separate word but a suffix that can signal distance (general, near, far)Verb system marks evidentiality, allowing speakers to indicate source of informationWord stress is usually fixed on the ante-penultimate syllable in polysyllabic wordsEarliest modern linguistic description was Krste Misirkov’s 1903 work “On Macedonian Matters.” |
| Sample phrase | Здраво, како си? |
| Character encodings | |
| Supported in Localizely |
The Macedonian language, identified by the code mkd, falls under the 'Individual' category in terms of its scope and is classified as 'Living' by its type.
The ISO 639-2 standard offers two codes for the Macedonian language: mkd for terminology purposes and mac for bibliographic uses.
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