cauTechnical information about ISO 639 language code cau
The table below provides technical details for the Caucasian languages language, designated by the cau code from the ISO 639-2 standard.
| Code |
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| Standard | |
| Name | Caucasian languages |
| Text direction | Left-to-Right |
| Language varieties | Kartvelian (South Caucasian)Northwest CaucasianNortheast Caucasian |
| Related languages | GeorgianSvanMingrelianAbkhazAbazaAdygheKabardianAvarChechenLezgian |
| Key facts | Known for extremely large consonant inventories, often including ejectivesMany languages use ergative or split-ergative case alignmentNoun-class systems can be elaborate, with up to six grammatical gendersConsonant clusters can be so long that some words contain no vowelsThe three branches have no conclusively proven genetic relationship to one another or to any language family outside the Caucasus |
| Sample phrase | გამარჯობა, როგორ ხარ? |
| Character encodings | |
| Supported in Localizely |
The Caucasian languages language, identified by the code cau, falls under the 'Collective' category in terms of its scope and is classified as 'Geographic' by its type.
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