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Language code: chr

Technical information about ISO 639 language code chr

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

Code

chr

Name

Cherokee

Text direction

Left-to-Right

Language varieties
Eastern CherokeeWestern Cherokee
Related languages
MohawkSenecaOneidaCayugaTuscarora
Key facts
Only surviving member of the Southern branch of the Iroquoian familyWritten with an 85-character syllabary invented by Sequoyah around 1821Verbs are highly polysynthetic, often encoding a whole English sentenceGrammar marks six different persons rather than the usual threeTraditional Cherokee lacks standalone words for ‘yes’ and ‘no’—answers are incorporated into the verb.
Sample phrase

ᎣᏏᏲ, ᏙᎯᏧ?

Character encodings

UTF-8, UTF-16, UTF-32

Supported in Localizely

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

Related locale codes

chr-US – Cherokee (United States)

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