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Language code: lim

Technical information about ISO 639 language code lim

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The table below provides technical details for the Limburgan, Limburger, Limburgish language, designated by the lim code from the ISO 639-2 standard.

Code

lim

Name

Official

Limburgan, Limburger, Limburgish

Native

Limburgs

Text direction

Left-to-Right

Language varieties
Northern LimburgishCentral LimburgishSouthern Limburgish
Related languages
DutchBrabantianRipuarian FranconianLow German
Key facts
Limburgish belongs to the Low Franconian branch of West GermanicThe language has a distinctive two-tone pitch accent that can change word meaningIt uses the Latin script supplemented by diacritics such as ä, é, ï and ôHistorical texts in Limburgish appear as early as the 13th centuryMany speakers are bi- or trilingual and frequently code-switch with neighbouring Germanic languages.
Sample phrase

Haij, hoe geit 't?

Character encodings

UTF-8, UTF-16, UTF-32

Supported in Localizely

The Limburgan, Limburger, Limburgish language, identified by the code lim, falls under the 'Individual' category in terms of its scope and is classified as 'Living' by its type.

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