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Language code: cha

Technical information about ISO 639 language code cha

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

Code

cha

Name

Official

Chamorro

Native

Chamoru

Text direction

Left-to-Right

Language varieties
Guamanian ChamorroNorthern Chamorro (Saipan–Tinian–Rota)
Related languages
TagalogCebuanoIlocanoPalauan
Key facts
Roughly half of its vocabulary is borrowed from SpanishIt is the only surviving indigenous language of the Mariana IslandsThe modern orthography uses the Latin script with unique characters such as å and digraphs ch and ngTypical sentence order is verb–subject–object but varies for emphasisActive revitalization includes immersion schools and community classes
Sample phrase

Håfa adai, håfa tatatmanu hao?

Character encodings

UTF-8, UTF-16, UTF-32

Supported in Localizely

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

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