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Language code: ijo

Technical information about ISO 639 language code ijo

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

Code

ijo

Name

Ijo languages

Text direction

Left-to-Right

Language varieties
Izon (Central–Western Ijo)KalabariOkrikaIbaniNembeNkoroo
Related languages
DefakaEdoUrhobo
Key facts
Three-level tonal systemRetains rare SOV word order within Niger–CongoUses a vigesimal (base-20) counting systemNoun-class marking is much simpler than in most Niger–Congo branchesOrthography includes special letters such as ḅ, ɗ, ọ and ẹ to show implosives and vowel quality.
Sample phrase

Ibása, súò yé?

Character encodings

UTF-8, UTF-16, UTF-32

Supported in Localizely

The Ijo languages language, identified by the code ijo, falls under the 'Collective' category in terms of its scope and is classified as 'Genetic' by its type.

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