Localizely logo
Sign up

Language code: lam

Technical information about ISO 639 language code lam

Documentation

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

Code

lam

Name

Lamba

Text direction

Left-to-Right

Language varieties
Northern LambaSouthern Lamba
Related languages
BembaLimaLalaSwakaKaonde
Key facts
Classified in Guthrie’s Bantu Zone M (M.50)Shares around 75 % lexical similarity with BembaWritten with a Latin-based alphabet that adds special letters such as ŋ and ʃPhonemic tone system with two level tones that distinguish word meaningFirst complete Bible translation in Lamba was finished in 2011.
Sample phrase

Mwashibukeni, muli shani?

Character encodings

UTF-8, UTF-16, UTF-32

Supported in Localizely

The Lamba language, identified by the code lam, falls under the 'Individual' 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.

Try now for Free

Documentation

Localizely logo
About
Resources
Free tools
Boring stuff
Newsletter
Copyrights 2025 © Localizely