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Language code: lin

Technical information about ISO 639 language code lin

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

Code

lin

Name

Official

Lingala

Native

Lingála

Text direction

Left-to-Right

Language varieties
Spoken Standard Lingala (Literary/Classic)Kinshasa (Urban/Popular) LingalaCommercial LingalaBobangiLobangiBangala
Related languages
KikongoSwahiliTshiluba (Luba-Kasai)BembaKinyarwanda
Key facts
Developed as a lingua franca along the Congo River during the late 19th-century trade eraContains many French loanwords, especially for modern or technical termsEmploys two phonemic tones (high and low) that can distinguish meaningUses the Latin alphabet and usually omits tone marking in everyday orthographyWidely featured in Central African popular music genres such as soukous and gospel.
Sample phrase

Mbote, ozali malamu?

Character encodings

UTF-8, UTF-16, UTF-32

Supported in Localizely

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

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