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KRC ISO 639-3

Karachay-Balkar

Къарачай-Малкъар тил‎ (Qaraçay-Malqar til), Таулу тил‎ (Tawlu til) Autonym

A language of Russian Federation

ISO 639
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Alternate Names
Balkar, Balkarian, Balqar, Karacaylar, Karachai, Karachaitsy, Karachay, Karachayla, Malqartil, Qarachaytil, Taulu til
Autonym
Къарачай-Малкъар тил‎ (Qaraçay-Malqar til), Таулу тил‎ (Tawlu til)
Population
305,000 in Russian Federation (2010 census). Ethnic population: 314,000 (2010 census). Total users in all countries: 311,700.
Location:
Kabardino-Balkar republic, Karachay-Cherkessia republic.
Language Status
5* (Developing).
Classification
Turkic, Western, Ponto-Caspian
Dialects
Balkar, Karachay-Baksan-Chegem.
Language Use
Used as L2 by Nogai [nog].
Language Development
Dictionary. Grammar. NT: 1994.
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Karachay-Balkar
Writing
Cyrillic script [Cyrl].
Other Comments
Balkar and Karachay almost identical. Muslim.

Also Spoken in

Language Name
Karachay-Balkar
User Population
2,000 in Kyrgyzstan (2009 census). Ethnic population: 3,000 (2009 census).
Language Status
Unestablished
Other Comments
Non-indigenous.
View other languages of Kyrgyzstan
Language Name
Karachay-Balkar
User Population
4,200 in Kazakhstan (Leclerc 2017e).
Language Status
Unestablished
Other Comments
Non-indigenous.
View other languages of Kazakhstan

Map

Location: Kabardino-Balkar republic, Karachay-Cherkessia republic.