astTechnical information about ISO 639 language code ast
The table below provides technical details for the Asturian, Asturleonese, Bable, Leonese language, designated by the ast code from the ISO 639-2 standard.
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| Standard | |
| Name | Asturian, Asturleonese, Bable, Leonese |
| Text direction | Left-to-Right |
| Language varieties | Western AsturianCentral AsturianEastern Asturian |
| Related languages | LeoneseMirandeseExtremaduranSpanishGalician |
| Key facts | Belongs to the West Iberian branch of the Romance familyRetains three grammatical genders (masculine, feminine, neuter)Employs the special digraph “ḷḷ” (che vaqueira) for a retroflex affricate soundStandard orthography was fixed by the Academia de la Llingua Asturiana in 1981UNESCO lists it as a definitely endangered language |
| Sample phrase | ¡Hola! ¿Cómo tas? |
| Character encodings | |
| Supported in Localizely |
The Asturian, Asturleonese, Bable, Leonese language, identified by the code ast, falls under the 'Individual' category in terms of its scope and is classified as 'Living' by its type.
ast-ES – Asturian (Spain)
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