Things to know about Kalmyk

Kalmyk is primarily spoken in the Republic of Kalmykia, within the Russian Federation.

If your Kalmyk lessons require you to type Kalmyk characters, follow the instructions immediately below to do so. If your lessons use transliterated Kalmyk, see the Using Transliterated Kalmyk Lessons section further down.

Using Kalmyk Lessons

Kalmyk uses a Cyrillic alphabet, similar but not identical to that of Russian. Kalmyk texts in this alphabet are written from left to right, the same as English.

To type Kalmyk characters:

1. Position your cursor somewhere where you can type, and verify that the virtual keyboard layout is set to Kalmyk.
2. Locate the character you want on the virtual keyboard, then click on it or press the corresponding key on your physical keyboard. Capital letters and certain punctuation marks, such as the question mark, are available by holding down the Shift key. See Typing accents or special characters for details.

Using Transliterated Kalmyk Lessons

Some units may include transliterated Kalmyk lessons in addition to lessons which use the actual Kalmyk characters. Transliterated lessons can help you master vocabulary and pronunciation before tackling a new writing system.

You do not have to type actual Kalmyk characters in transliterated Kalmyk lessons. You can type the transliterations in any activity or assessment that requires typed answers.

The transliterated Kalmyk content may use special characters such as ä, ö, and ü. See Typing accents or special characters for instructions on typing these characters.

See also:

• Typing special scripts
• Typing accents or special characters
• Language-specific information

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