New language included in ISO 639: Kabardian

[Havard Hjulstad]

The ISO 639 Registration Authorities' Joint Advisory Committee (ISO 639
RA-JAC) has approved the following:

Alpha-3 identifier:  kbd

(no alpha-2 identifier for this item)

English name:  Kabardian

French name:  kabardien

indigenous name:  qabardjaibza [with dot under the q and breve on all a-s]


It is a North Caucasian language spoken mainly in Russia and Turkey.

Regards,
Havard Hjulstad    mailto:havard at hjulstad.com
Acting chairman of ISO 639 RA-JAC