belTechnical information about ISO 639 language code bel
The table below provides technical details for the Belarusian language, designated by the bel code from the ISO 639-2 standard.
| Code |
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| Standard | |
| Name | Official Belarusian Native Беларуская мова |
| Text direction | Left-to-Right |
| Language varieties | North-Eastern BelarusianSouth-Western Belarusian |
| Related languages | RussianUkrainianRusyn |
| Key facts | Uses both Cyrillic and Latin alphabets, the latter called ŁacinkaThe modern literary standard was first codified in 1918 by Branisłaŭ TaraškievičContains the unique Cyrillic letter «Ў», absent in other East Slavic languagesMany rural speakers exhibit akannye, where unstressed /o/ is pronounced as /a/Estimated mutual intelligibility with Ukrainian exceeds 80% |
| Sample phrase | Прывітанне, як ты? |
| Character encodings | |
| Supported in Localizely |
The Belarusian language, identified by the code bel, falls under the 'Individual' category in terms of its scope and is classified as 'Living' by its type.
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