munTechnical information about ISO 639 language code mun
The table below provides technical details for the Munda languages language, designated by the mun code from the ISO 639-2 standard.
| Code |
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| Standard | |
| Name | Munda languages |
| Text direction | Left-to-Right |
| Language varieties | North MundaSouth Munda |
| Related languages | KhmerVietnameseMonKhasiKatuic languages |
| Key facts | Covers about two dozen languages spoken mainly in eastern and central IndiaShows heavy lexical borrowing from neighbouring Indo-Aryan and Dravidian tonguesFollows a typical Subject–Object–Verb order with postpositions rather than prepositionsOnly branch of Austroasiatic that regularly uses retroflex and aspirated consonantsWidely spoken member Santali has its own indigenous script, Ol Chiki, created in 1925 |
| Sample phrase | ᱡᱚᱦᱟᱹᱨ! ᱠᱟᱢ ᱟᱹᱱᱮᱱ? |
| Character encodings | |
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The Munda languages language, identified by the code mun, falls under the 'Collective' category in terms of its scope and is classified as 'Genetic' by its type.
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