osaTechnical information about ISO 639 language code osa
The table below provides technical details for the Osage language, designated by the osa code from the ISO 639-2 standard.
| Code |
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| Standard | |
| Name | Osage |
| Text direction | Left-to-Right |
| Language varieties | Upper OsageLower Osage |
| Related languages | Kaw (Kansa)Omaha–PoncaQuapaw |
| Key facts | Member of the Dhegiha branch of the Siouan language familyModern Osage alphabet was created in 2006 and gained its own Unicode block in 2016Fewer than two dozen elder native speakers remained by the early 2000s, prompting intensive revitalization workPhonology features contrastive nasal vowels and aspirated versus unaspirated stopsEarly written records were made by 19th-century missionaries using ad-hoc Latin spelling before the current script was devised. |
| Sample phrase | 𐓵𐓘𐓂𐓟, 𐓣𐓤𐓣 𐓷𐓟? |
| Character encodings | |
| Supported in Localizely |
The Osage language, identified by the code osa, falls under the 'Individual' category in terms of its scope and is classified as 'Living' by its type.
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