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Language code: nso

Technical information about ISO 639 language code nso

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The table below provides technical details for the Northern Sotho, Pedi, Sepedi language, designated by the nso code from the ISO 639-2 standard.

Code

nso

Name

Northern Sotho, Pedi, Sepedi

Text direction

Left-to-Right

Language varieties
PediLobeduHananwaGananwaKopaPhalaborwaTlokwaBirwa
Related languages
Southern SothoTswanaKgalagadiLozi
Key facts
Belongs to the Sotho-Tswana branch of the Bantu language familyTone is phonemic but usually unmarked in everyday writingUses an agglutinative verb structure that packs subject, tense, aspect and mood into one wordHas about 18 noun classes typical of Bantu languagesThe earliest published novel by a black South African, “Motswasele II” (1906), was written in Northern Sotho
Sample phrase

Dumela, o kae?

Character encodings

UTF-8, UTF-16, UTF-32

Supported in Localizely

The Northern Sotho, Pedi, Sepedi language, identified by the code nso, falls under the 'Individual' category in terms of its scope and is classified as 'Living' by its type.

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