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Language code: cel

Technical information about ISO 639 language code cel

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

Code

cel

Name

Celtic languages

Text direction

Left-to-Right

Language varieties
Goidelic (Gaelic)Brittonic (Brythonic)
Related languages
LatinEnglishGerman
Key facts
Early Celtic inscriptions used the Ogham scriptCeltic languages feature initial consonant mutationsThe earliest attested Celtic language is Gaulish from the 3rd century BCECombined native speakers of living Celtic tongues number under two millionCeltic revival movements in the 19th–20th centuries revitalized literature and music
Sample phrase

Dia dhuit, conas atá tú?

Character encodings

UTF-8, UTF-16, UTF-32

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The Celtic languages language, identified by the code cel, falls under the 'Collective' category in terms of its scope and is classified as 'Genetic' by its type.

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