Balkar (малкъар/балкъар)

Balkar is a Turkic language spoken by about 240,000 people mainly in Kabardino-Balkaria in Russia, and also in Kazakhstan, Kyrghyzstan, Armenia, Uzbekistan and Azerbaijan.

The name Balkar is derived from Bolgar or Bulgar and it was relatives of the Balkar people how gave Bulgaria its name. The language is also known as Karachay-Balkar (къарачай-малкъар тил).

Balkar alphabet

Balkar alphabet

Links

Information about the Balkar language and people
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balkar_language
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balkars

Related languages

Altay, Azerbaijani, Balkar, Bashkir, Chuvash, Crimean Tatar, Even, Evenki, Gagauz, Karakalpak, Kazak, Kumyk, Kyrghyz, Nanai, Tatar, Turkish, Turkmen, Uyghur, Uzbek, Yakut

Other languages written with the Cyrillic alphabet

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