iroTechnical information about ISO 639 language code iro
The table below provides technical details for the Iroquoian languages language, designated by the iro code from the ISO 639-2 standard.
| Code |
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| Standard | |
| Name | Iroquoian languages |
| Text direction | Left-to-Right |
| Language varieties | CherokeeMohawkOneidaOnondagaCayugaSenecaTuscaroraHuron-Wendat (Wyandot)NottowayErie |
| Related languages | Siouan languagesCaddoan languagesYuchi |
| Key facts | Iroquoian languages are highly polysynthetic, packing what would be an entire English sentence into a single verbThey characteristically use noun incorporation and show head-marking in grammarThe family is unusual in lacking true bilabial stops like /p/ and /b/Most member languages are critically endangered—Cherokee has the largest speaker base, yet only a few thousand fluent speakers remainWriting systems differ: the Cherokee syllabary is unique to that language, while the northern languages employ Latin-based orthographies devised by linguists and community members |
| Sample phrase | ᎣᏏᏲ! ᏙᎯᏧ? |
| Character encodings | |
| Supported in Localizely |
The Iroquoian languages language, identified by the code iro, falls under the 'Collective' category in terms of its scope and is classified as 'Genetic' by its type.
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