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Writing systems:
abjads |
alphabets |
syllabic alphabets |
syllabaries |
semanto-phonetic scripts
undeciphered scripts |
alternative scripts |
your con-scripts |
A-Z index |
Direction index
Kumyk is a member of the Kypchak branch of Turkic languages. It is spoken by about 200,000 people in the Dagestan republic of Russian Federation. The language is also known as Qumuq, Kumuk, Kumuklar or Kumyki.
Until 1928, Kumyk was written with the Arabic alphabet. Between 1928 and 1938, it was written with the Latin alphabet, and with the Cyrillic alphabet since then.
Information about the Kumyk language
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kumyk_language
http://www.spiritus-temporis.com/kumyk-language/
Azerbaijani, Balkar, Bashkir, Chuvash, Crimean Tatar, Even, Evenki, Gagauz, Karakalpak, Kazak, Kumyk, Kumyk, Kyrghyz, Nanai, Tatar, Turkish, Turkmen, Uyghur, Uzbek, Yakut
Other languages written with the Latin and Cyrillic alphabets
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