chmTechnical information about ISO 639 language code chm
The table below provides technical details for the Mari (Russia) language, designated by the chm code from the ISO 639-2 standard.
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| Standard | |
| Name | Mari (Russia) |
| Text direction | Left-to-Right |
| Language varieties | Meadow (Eastern) MariHill (Western) MariNorthwestern Mari |
| Related languages | ErzyaMokshaUdmurtKomi |
| Key facts | Uses a modified Cyrillic alphabet with special letters such as Ӧ, Ӱ and ӸExhibits vowel harmony and highly agglutinative morphology with more than a dozen grammatical casesMaintains two separate literary standards (Meadow and Hill) with their own grammars and spelling rulesRich oral tradition includes epic songs called йӧд (yöd) that preserve ancient mythsKeeps many words related to the traditional Mari pagan religion, one of the few still practiced in Europe |
| Sample phrase | Шочын! Тый кӱд шке? |
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| Supported in Localizely |
The Mari (Russia) language, identified by the code chm, falls under the 'Macrolanguage' category in terms of its scope and is classified as 'Living' by its type.
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