Karachay-Balkar language

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The Karachay-Balkar language is a Turkic language spoken by the Karachay and Balkar peoples in the Russian Caucasus Mountains. These two groups are closely related, and their languages are often grouped together. The language is part of the larger Turkic language family. The region where they live is known as Balkaria.123

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…partly endangered languages, Kumyk (Dagestan), Karachay and Balkar (North Caucasus), Crimean Tatar, and Karaim. The Karachay and Balkars and Crimean Tatars were deported during World War II; the latter were allowed to resettle in Crimea only after the collapse of the Soviet Union in the 1990s. Karaim is preserved in…
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…partly endangered languages, Kumyk (Dagestan), Karachay and Balkar (North Caucasus), Crimean Tatar, and Karaim. The Karachay and Balkars and Crimean Tatars were deported during World War II; the latter were allowed to resettle in Crimea only after the collapse of the Soviet Union in the 1990s. Karaim is preserved in…
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