elxTechnical information about ISO 639 language code elx
The table below provides technical details for the Elamite language, designated by the elx code from the ISO 639-2 standard.
| Code |
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| Standard | |
| Name | Elamite |
| Text direction | Left-to-Right |
| Language varieties | Old ElamiteMiddle ElamiteNeo-ElamiteAchaemenid Elamite |
| Related languages | None – Elamite is generally regarded as a language isolate |
| Key facts | Written from around 2500 BCE to 400 BCE using indigenous Linear Elamite and adapted Akkadian cuneiformIts corpus includes royal inscriptions, administrative tablets and Achaemenid trilingual inscriptionsElamite employs a suffixing agglutinative morphology unlike neighboring Semitic tonguesThe language marks inclusive vs. exclusive in personal pronounsModern decipherment is incomplete, leaving much of its vocabulary obscure. |
| Sample phrase | 𒁹𒂍𒅅, 𒄩𒉽 𒀀𒆤 𒋬? |
| Character encodings | |
| Supported in Localizely |
The Elamite language, identified by the code elx, falls under the 'Individual' category in terms of its scope and is classified as 'Ancient' by its type.
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