Karakalpak language
| Karakalpak | |
|---|---|
| Qaraqalpaq tili, Қарақалпақ тили, قاراقالپاق ٴتىُلىُ | |
| Native to | Central Asia |
| Region | Karakalpakstan |
| Ethnicity | Karakalpaks |
Native speakers | 871,970 (2023) |
Turkic
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| Karakalpak alphabet (Latin, Cyrillic, Arabic script) | |
| Official status | |
Official language in | Uzbekistan |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-2 | kaa |
| ISO 639-3 | kaa |
| Glottolog | kara1467 |
Map showing the spread of Karakalpak (blue) within Central Asia | |
Karakalpak is classified as Vulnerable by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger | |
Karakalpak (Qaraqalpaq tili) is a Turkic language spoken by Karakalpaks in Karakalpakstan. It is divided into two dialects, Northeastern Karakalpak and Southwestern Karakalpak. It developed alongside Nogai and neighbouring Kazakh languages, being markedly influenced by both. Typologically, Karakalpak belongs to the Kipchak branch of the Turkic languages, thus being closely related to and highly mutually intelligible with Kazakh and Nogai.