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Language code: cad

Technical information about ISO 639 language code cad

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

Code

cad

Name

Caddo

Text direction

Left-to-Right

Language varieties
HasinaiKadohadachoNatchitochesYatasi
Related languages
WichitaPawneeArikaraKitsai
Key facts
Polysynthetic, verb-initial language with highly complex verbsDistinguished by a high–low–falling tone systemNasal vowels are marked with ogonek (ą, į) and the glottal stop with ʔ in the modern Latin-based orthographyFewer than 25 fluent native speakers survive, all elders of the Caddo Nation of OklahomaFirst major linguistic description was published by John R. Swanton in 1911.
Sample phrase

Hágoʔ, dawadá?

Character encodings

UTF-8, UTF-16, UTF-32

Supported in Localizely

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

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