enmTechnical information about ISO 639 language code enm
The table below provides technical details for the Middle English (1100-1500) language, designated by the enm code from the ISO 639-2 standard.
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| Standard | |
| Name | Middle English (1100-1500) |
| Text direction | Left-to-Right |
| Language varieties | NorthernEast MidlandsWest MidlandsSouthernKentish |
| Related languages | Old EnglishScotsMiddle ScotsMiddle Low GermanMiddle Dutch |
| Key facts | Used the letters þ (thorn) and ȝ (yogh) that vanished from later EnglishHeavy influx of Norman French vocabulary reshaped its lexiconThe Great Vowel Shift began in late Middle English, radically altering pronunciationGeoffrey Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales exemplifies its literary peakThird-person plural pronouns they/their/them were adopted from Old Norse through northern dialect contact |
| Sample phrase | Heil, hou art þou? |
| Character encodings | |
| Supported in Localizely |
The Middle English (1100-1500) language, identified by the code enm, falls under the 'Individual' category in terms of its scope and is classified as 'Historical' by its type.
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