apaTechnical information about ISO 639 language code apa
The table below provides technical details for the Apache languages language, designated by the apa code from the ISO 639-2 standard.
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| Standard | |
| Name | Apache languages |
| Text direction | Left-to-Right |
| Language varieties | Western ApacheMescalero-Chiricahua ApacheJicarilla ApacheLipan ApachePlains (Kiowa) Apache |
| Related languages | NavajoHupaDena’inaChipewyan |
| Key facts | Member of the Southern Athabaskan branch of the Na-Dene familyMescalero and Chiricahua varieties are mutually intelligible and are often treated as a single languageAll Apache languages are tonal, typically contrasting high and low pitchVerbs are highly polysynthetic, frequently encoding subject, object, tense and aspect in one wordOral tradition includes extensive ceremonial song cycles and Coyote trickster narratives |
| Sample phrase | Dagotʼee, ha̱dóóní? |
| Character encodings | |
| Supported in Localizely |
The Apache languages language, identified by the code apa, falls under the 'Collective' category in terms of its scope and is classified as 'Genetic' by its type.
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