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Language code: mas

Technical information about ISO 639 language code mas

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

Code

mas

Name

Masai

Text direction

Left-to-Right

Language varieties
BaraguyuKeekonyokieKisongoLoitaParakuyoPurkoSaleiUasin Gishu
Related languages
SamburuCamus (Il-Chamus)Datooga
Key facts
Belongs to the Eastern Nilotic branch of the Nilo-Saharan familyTone is phonemic and carries both lexical and grammatical meaningNouns are marked for masculine, feminine or place gender and show complex singulative–plural patternsWord order is typically verb-subject-object, but shifts for topical emphasisLong contact with Swahili and English has led to extensive modern loan-word adoption
Sample phrase

Supa! Takwenya?

Character encodings

UTF-8, UTF-16, UTF-32

Supported in Localizely

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

Related locale codes

mas-KE – Masai (Kenya)

mas-TZ – Masai (Tanzania)

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