chgTechnical information about ISO 639 language code chg
The table below provides technical details for the Chagatai language, designated by the chg code from the ISO 639-2 standard.
| Code |
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| Standard | |
| Name | Chagatai |
| Text direction | Left-to-Right |
| Related languages | UzbekUyghurIli Turki |
| Key facts | Once served as the literary lingua franca of much of Central AsiaIts vocabulary and poetic style show strong Persian influenceThe eminent poet Ali-Shir Nava'i championed it as a vehicle for high literatureModern Standard Uzbek and Uyghur both descend from itIt was mainly written in an adapted Perso-Arabic script with extra letters for Turkic sounds |
| Sample phrase | سلام، قانداقسىز؟ |
| Character encodings | |
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The Chagatai language, identified by the code chg, falls under the 'Individual' category in terms of its scope and is classified as 'Extinct' by its type.
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