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Language code: men

Technical information about ISO 639 language code men

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The table below provides technical details for the Mende (Sierra Leone) language, designated by the men code from the ISO 639-2 standard.

Code

men

Name

Mende (Sierra Leone)

Text direction

Left-to-Right

Language varieties
Ko (Kpa)KehWanjamaSewaBo (Golahun)Lower Bambara (Lom)
Related languages
LokoKono (Kɔnɔ)SherbroBandiLoma
Key facts
Has its own indigenous syllabary, the Kikakui script, created in the 19th centuryClassified in the Southern Mande branch of the Niger-Congo familyUses two level tones (high, low) that can change word meaning and grammarWidely used in traditional storytelling, songs, and secret society rituals in Sierra Leone
Sample phrase

Bahunɛ, keh kɛ́ lɛ̀?

Character encodings

UTF-8, UTF-16, UTF-32

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The Mende (Sierra Leone) language, identified by the code men, falls under the 'Individual' category in terms of its scope and is classified as 'Living' by its type.

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