algTechnical information about ISO 639 language code alg
The table below provides technical details for the Algonquian languages language, designated by the alg code from the ISO 639-2 standard.
| Code |
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| Standard | |
| Name | Algonquian languages |
| Text direction | Left-to-Right |
| Related languages | WiyotYurok |
| Key facts | Largest Indigenous language family in North America by geographic spreadComprises more than 30 mutually unintelligible languagesProto-Algonquian is estimated to have been spoken 2,500–3,000 years ago near the Great LakesLanguages are highly polysynthetic, packing rich grammatical information into single wordsGrammatical gender system distinguishes animate vs. inanimate rather than masculine vs. feminine |
| Sample phrase | Aaniin, ezhi-ayaayan? |
| Character encodings | |
| Supported in Localizely |
The Algonquian languages language, identified by the code alg, falls under the 'Collective' category in terms of its scope and is classified as 'Genetic' by its type.
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