corTechnical information about ISO 639 language code cor
The table below provides technical details for the Cornish language, designated by the cor code from the ISO 639-2 standard.
| Code |
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| Standard | |
| Name | Official Cornish Native Kernewek |
| Text direction | Left-to-Right |
| Language varieties | West CornishEast Cornish |
| Related languages | BretonWelsh |
| Key facts | Brythonic Celtic language that diverged from Common Brittonic around the 7th centuryLast fluent traditional speaker died in the late 18th century, triggering a 20th-century revival movementWritten with the Latin alphabet and occasional diacritics such as â and ïA Standard Written Form was agreed in 2008 to reconcile competing orthographiesModern estimates place the active speaker community at a few thousand learners and fluent speakers. |
| Sample phrase | Dydh da, fatla genes? |
| Character encodings | |
| Supported in Localizely |
The Cornish language, identified by the code cor, falls under the 'Individual' category in terms of its scope and is classified as 'Living' by its type.
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