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Macedonian

македонски
mk

Macedonian (македонски) is a Indo-European language . It is written using the Cyrillic script. Its BCP 47 language code is mk.

Writing Systems Used for Macedonian

Cyrillic
Кириллица
Primary
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LTR Cyrl

Frequently Asked Questions

What alphabet or script does Macedonian use?
Macedonian is written using the Cyrillic script (ISO 15924 code: Cyrl). Cyrillic is written left-to-right.
What direction is Macedonian written?
Macedonian is written Left-to-right. Text runs from left to right, the same direction as most European languages.
What language family does Macedonian belong to?
Macedonian belongs to the Indo-European language family. It is written with the Cyrillic script.
What is the language code for Macedonian?
The BCP 47 language code for Macedonian is "mk". This code is used in software, web standards (the HTML lang attribute), and internationalization contexts.

Language Facts

BCP 47 Code
mk
ISO 639-3
mkd
Status
living
Language Family
Indo-European
Scripts
1
Primary Script
Cyrillic

Other Cyrillic Languages

Abkhazian Adyghe Avaric Bashkir Belarusian Bosnian Bulgarian Buriat Chechen Church Slavic Chuvash Crimean Tatar Dargwa Erzya Ingush Kabardian Kalmyk Kara-Kalpak Karachay-Balkar Kazakh

Data sourced from Unicode CLDR and ISO 639-3. Last updated April 20, 2026.