fatTechnical information about ISO 639 language code fat
The table below provides technical details for the Fanti language, designated by the fat code from the ISO 639-2 standard.
| Code |
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| Standard | |
| Name | Fanti |
| Text direction | Left-to-Right |
| Language varieties | AburaAgonaAnomaboGomoaOguaa |
| Related languages | TwiBrong (Bono)NzemaAhanta |
| Key facts | Tonal language with two level tones that can change meaningEmploys nine oral and five nasal vowel phonemes governed by vowel harmonyTraditionally written with a Latin alphabet augmented by ɛ and ɔ, standardized by the Bureau of Ghana LanguagesCommonly serves as a trade lingua franca along Ghana’s coastal marketsShows significant borrowing from English and Ga, especially for modern technological terms. |
| Sample phrase | Maakye, wo ho te sɛn? |
| Character encodings | |
| Supported in Localizely |
The Fanti language, identified by the code fat, falls under the 'Individual' category in terms of its scope and is classified as 'Living' by its type.
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