lusTechnical information about ISO 639 language code lus
The table below provides technical details for the Lushai language, designated by the lus code from the ISO 639-2 standard.
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| Standard | |
| Name | Lushai |
| Text direction | Left-to-Right |
| Language varieties | Central Mizo (Duhlian/Lusei)HmarPaiteRalteThadoPawi (Lai)Mara (Lakher) |
| Related languages | Hakha ChinFalam ChinZomi (Tedim Chin)BawmBurmese |
| Key facts | Belongs to the northern branch of the Central Kuki-Chin subgroup of Tibeto-BurmanThe current 24-letter Latin-based orthography was devised by Welsh missionaries in 1894Mizo has three phonemic tones (high, mid, low) that change word meaningVerbs show aspect and mood chiefly through stem alternation and post-verbal particles rather than affixesVocabulary exhibits noticeable borrowing from Bengali, Assamese and Burmese due to trade and missionary contact |
| Sample phrase | Chibai, i dam em? |
| Character encodings | |
| Supported in Localizely |
The Lushai language, identified by the code lus, falls under the 'Individual' category in terms of its scope and is classified as 'Living' by its type.
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