nicTechnical information about ISO 639 language code nic
The table below provides technical details for the Niger-Kordofanian languages language, designated by the nic code from the ISO 639-2 standard.
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| Standard | |
| Name | Niger-Kordofanian languages |
| Text direction | Left-to-Right |
| Language varieties | AtlanticMandeGurKwaKruBenue-CongoIjoidAdamawa-UbangiKordofanianDogon |
| Related languages | YorubaSwahiliZuluWolofFula (Fulani)AkanIgboShona |
| Key facts | Encompasses well over 1,500 individual languages, making it one of the world’s largest language familiesCharacterised by elaborate noun-class or gender systems that trigger agreement on verbs, adjectives and pronounsTone plays a crucial lexical and grammatical role across almost all member languagesSome branches (e.g., certain Bantu languages) have borrowed click consonants from Khoisan contactTypical word order is Subject-Verb-Object, with agglutinative morphology that stacks multiple affixes onto verb roots. |
| Sample phrase | Báwo, ṣé àlàáfíà ni? |
| Character encodings | |
| Supported in Localizely |
The Niger-Kordofanian languages language, identified by the code nic, falls under the 'Collective' category in terms of its scope and is classified as 'Genetic' by its type.
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