delTechnical information about ISO 639 language code del
The table below provides technical details for the Delaware language, designated by the del code from the ISO 639-2 standard.
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| Standard | |
| Name | Delaware |
| Text direction | Left-to-Right |
| Language varieties | Munsee (Minsi) DelawareUnami Delaware |
| Related languages | MahicanNanticokeMassachusett (Wôpanâak)Shawnee |
| Key facts | Historically spoken by the Lenape people across the mid-Atlantic region of the United StatesThe two primary dialects, Munsee and Unami, show only partial mutual intelligibilityDelaware is a highly polysynthetic Algonquian language that can express an entire English sentence in a single verbContemporary revitalization efforts include community classes and the online Lenape Talking DictionarySeveral Delaware words entered English, such as “raccoon” and “moccasin.” |
| Sample phrase | Koolamalsi, kulamàlsi hàch? |
| Character encodings | |
| Supported in Localizely |
The Delaware language, identified by the code del, falls under the 'Macrolanguage' category in terms of its scope and is classified as 'Living' by its type.
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