bejTechnical information about ISO 639 language code bej
The table below provides technical details for the Bedawiyet, Beja language, designated by the bej code from the ISO 639-2 standard.
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| Standard | |
| Name | Bedawiyet, Beja |
| Text direction | Left-to-Right |
| Language varieties | BishariHadendowaBeni-AmerAmararArteiga |
| Related languages | AfarSahoSomaliOromoBilin |
| Key facts | Only living member of the North Cushitic branchRich oral heritage that preserves some of the oldest recorded Afro-Asiatic poetryUses both Arabic-based and Latin-based scripts, but has no single standard orthographyVerbal morphology marks gender and number of the subject, a rarity in many Afro-Asiatic tonguesLanguage vitality is weakening as younger speakers increasingly shift to Sudanese Arabic. |
| Sample phrase | سَلَام، كَمَّ هَلِّك؟ |
| Character encodings | |
| Supported in Localizely |
The Bedawiyet, Beja language, identified by the code bej, falls under the 'Individual' category in terms of its scope and is classified as 'Living' by its type.
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