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Language code: ltz

Technical information about ISO 639 language code ltz

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

Code

ltz

Name

Official

Letzeburgesch, Luxembourgish

Native

Lëtzebuergesch

Text direction

Left-to-Right

Language varieties
Northern (Eifel/Oesling) LuxembourgishCentral LuxembourgishMoselle (Eastern) LuxembourgishAreler (Arlon) Luxembourgish
Related languages
Standard GermanMoselle FranconianRipuarianPennsylvania GermanYiddish
Key facts
Belongs to the Moselle Franconian branch of West Central GermanFirst standardized orthography introduced in 1976 and updated in 1999Vocabulary shows extensive borrowing from French, especially for administrative and technological termsHas phonemic nasal vowels, a feature uncommon in other Germanic varietiesTraditionally transmitted orally, with a written literature emerging mainly in the 19th and 20th centuries.
Sample phrase

Moien, wéi geet et dir?

Character encodings

UTF-8, UTF-16, UTF-32

Supported in Localizely

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

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