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Language code: ach

Technical information about ISO 639 language code ach

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The table below provides technical details for the Acoli language, designated by the ach code from the ISO 639-2 standard.

Code

ach

Name

Acoli

Text direction

Left-to-Right

Language varieties
Western AcoliCentral AcoliEastern Acoli
Related languages
AlurLangoDhopadhola (Adhola)KumamDholuo
Key facts
Belongs to the Western Nilotic branch of the larger Nilo-Saharan familyTone is phonemic, with high and low tones changing meaningOrthography is Latin-based and needs only three extra letters (ŋ, ny, and ŋʼ) beyond the basic English setBasic constituent order is Subject–Verb–ObjectRich oral tradition of praise poetry and narrative song is still actively performed.
Sample phrase

Apwoyo, itye nining?

Character encodings

UTF-8, UTF-16, UTF-32

Supported in Localizely

The Acoli language, identified by the code ach, falls under the 'Individual' category in terms of its scope and is classified as 'Living' by its type.

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