Language code: gwi

Technical information about ISO 639 language code gwi

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

Code

gwi

Name

Gwichʼin

Text direction

Left-to-Right

Language varieties
Western GwichʼinEastern Gwichʼin
Related languages
HänUpper TananaKoyukonNorthern Tutchone
Key facts
Part of the Northern Athabaskan branch of the Na-Dene familydistinguishes singular, dual and plural in its pronoun systemcurrent orthography uses a raised apostrophe to mark ejective consonants and acute accents for high toneonly a few hundred fluent speakers remain, making it severely endangeredrevitalization efforts include community radio shows, immersion camps and an online Gwichʼin dictionary.
Sample phrase

Drin gwiinzii! Shin guu trʼàp?

Character encodings

UTF-8, UTF-16, UTF-32

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

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