bntTechnical information about ISO 639 language code bnt
The table below provides technical details for the Bantu languages language, designated by the bnt code from the ISO 639-2 standard.
| Code |
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| Standard | |
| Name | Bantu languages |
| Text direction | Left-to-Right |
| Related languages | YorubaIgboMambilaEfikEdo |
| Key facts | Largest branch of the Niger-Congo family, comprising more than 500 distinct languagesReconstructed Proto-Bantu contains several hundred securely established rootsMost Bantu tongues employ a rich noun-class system marked by prefixesLexical tone frequently serves to distinguish both grammatical forms and word meaningsComparative studies place the common ancestor roughly 3,000–5,000 years in the past |
| Sample phrase | Habari, hujambo? |
| Character encodings | |
| Supported in Localizely |
The Bantu languages language, identified by the code bnt, falls under the 'Collective' category in terms of its scope and is classified as 'Genetic' by its type.
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