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Language code: cym

Technical information about ISO 639 language code cym

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

Code

cym (Terminology)

Name

Official

Welsh

Native

Cymraeg

Text direction

Left-to-Right

Language varieties
Northern WelshSouthern Welsh
Related languages
BretonCornish
Key facts
Earliest surviving texts date from the 6th century, giving Welsh one of the oldest continuous vernacular literatures in EuropeGrammar features productive initial consonant mutations that alter the first sound of wordsTraditional counting system is vigesimal (base-20), so 30 is expressed as “ten on twenty”The alphabet treats digraphs such as “dd”, “ll” and “rh” as single, distinct lettersThe voiceless lateral fricative /ɬ/ written “ll” is a sound rare in most other world languages.
Sample phrase

Helo, sut wyt ti?

Character encodings

ISO 8859-14, UTF-8, UTF-16, UTF-32

Supported in Localizely

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

The ISO 639-2 standard offers two codes for the Welsh language: cym for terminology purposes and wel for bibliographic uses.

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