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Language code: awa

Technical information about ISO 639 language code awa

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

Code

awa

Name

Awadhi

Text direction

Left-to-Right

Language varieties
Awadhi ProperBaiswari (Central Awadhi)Western AwadhiEastern AwadhiTharu Awadhi
Related languages
BhojpuriBagheliChhattisgarhiKanaujiStandard Hindi
Key facts
The 16th-century epic Ramcharitmanas by Tulsidas was composed in AwadhiFolk genres such as Kajri, Birha and Alha are traditionally sung in this languageAwadhi words and syntax heavily influenced Caribbean Hindustani spoken in Trinidad and GuyanaA significant Awadhi-speaking diaspora exists in Fiji, Mauritius and Suriname owing to 19th-century indentured migrationUNESCO categorizes Awadhi as a vulnerable language
Sample phrase

नमस्ते, तू कइसे हउ?

Character encodings

UTF-8, UTF-16, UTF-32

Supported in Localizely

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

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