Kumyk language

Kumyk (also Qumuq, Kumuk, Kumuklar, and Kumyki) is a Turkic language, spoken by about 200 thousands speakers (the Kumyks) in the Dagestan republic of Russian Federation.

Related Topics:
Turkic language - Kumyks - Dagestan - Russian Federation

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Yırçı Qazaq (born 1839) is usually considered to be a founder of Kumyk literature. First regular newspapers and magazines 1917-18. Kumyk was written using Arabic script until 1928, Latin script was used in 1928-1938, and Cyrillic since then.

Related Topics:
Yırçı Qazaq - Arabic script - Latin script - Cyrillic

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Strongly influenced by Azeri and Dargwa, as well as by Russian during last century.

Related Topics:
Azeri - Dargwa - Russian

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