Karakalpak

Facts

  • Language: Karakalpak
  • Alternate names: Karaklobuk, Klobouki, Tchorny
  • Language code: kaa
  • Language family: Turkic, Common Turkic, Kipchak, South Kipchak
  • Number of speakers: 410410
  • Script: Cyrillic script. Latin script.

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    Introduction

    Karakalpak is a Turkic language spoken by Karakalpaks in Karakalpakstan. It is divided into two dialects, Northeastern Karakalpak and Southeastern Karakalpak. It developed alongside neighboring Kazakh and Uzbek languages, being markedly influenced by both. Typologically, Karakalpak belongs to the Kipchak branch of the Turkic languages, thus being closely related to and partially mutually intelligible to Kazakh.

    The Karakalpak Verb

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