chrTechnical information about ISO 639 language code chr
The table below provides technical details for the Cherokee language, designated by the chr code from the ISO 639-2 standard.
| Code |
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| Standard | |
| 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 | |
| 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.
chr-US – Cherokee (United States)
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