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Language code: hsb

Technical information about ISO 639 language code hsb

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

Code

hsb

Standard

ISO 639-2, ISO 639-3

Name

Upper Sorbian

Text direction

Left-to-Right

Language varieties
Bautzen dialectKamenz dialectCatholic (Crostwitz/Wittichenau) dialect
Related languages
Lower SorbianCzechSlovakPolish
Key facts
Retains a fully functional grammatical dual for nouns, pronouns and verbsThe modern literary standard was codified in the 19th century, largely on the Bautzen dialectOnly around 10,000–15,000 people use it daily, so it is considered severely endangeredCenturies of contact have introduced many German loanwords, yet its phonological system remains distinctly SlavicThe language employs seven grammatical cases and a rich aspectual verb system typical of West Slavic tongues
Sample phrase

Witaj, kak so maš?

Character encodings

UTF-8, UTF-16, UTF-32

Supported in Localizely

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

Related locale codes

hsb-DE – Upper Sorbian (Germany)

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