haiTechnical information about ISO 639 language code hai
The table below provides technical details for the Haida language, designated by the hai code from the ISO 639-2 standard.
| Code |
|
| Standard | |
| Name | Haida |
| Text direction | Left-to-Right |
| Language varieties | Northern HaidaSouthern Haida |
| Key facts | Haida is generally classified as a language isolateOnly about two-to-three dozen fluent speakers remain, most of them elders on Haida Gwaii and Prince of Wales IslandThe sound system includes many ejective and uvular consonants, producing a distinctive acoustic profileModern writing uses a Latin-based orthography with diacritics and apostrophes to mark glottalizationTraditional Haida oral literature is renowned for complex parallelism and extensive use of metaphor. |
| Sample phrase | Gudáng.uu, sáng aad kil lláa? |
| Character encodings | |
| Supported in Localizely |
The Haida language, identified by the code hai, falls under the 'Macrolanguage' category in terms of its scope and is classified as 'Living' by its type.
Previous: Language Code List
Read next: Language Plural Rules
Tired of manually editing translation files?
Our platform streamlines software localization for you.