ossTechnical information about ISO 639 language code oss
The table below provides technical details for the Ossetian, Ossetic language, designated by the oss code from the ISO 639-2 standard.
| Code |
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| Standard | |
| Name | Official Ossetian, Ossetic Native Ирон æвзаг |
| Text direction | Left-to-Right |
| Language varieties | IronDigor |
| Related languages | YaghnobiPashtoPersian (Farsi)Tajik |
| Key facts | Only living descendant of the ancient Scytho-Sarmatian branch of Eastern Iranian languagesKeeps about seven noun cases and three grammatical gendersWritten with a modified Cyrillic alphabet since 1937, previously used Georgian and Latin scriptsThe special letter ӕ marks a front rounded vowel rare in Iranian tonguesVocabulary shows heavy borrowing from neighbouring Caucasian languages and from Russian. |
| Sample phrase | Салам, уӕд нæу? |
| Character encodings | |
| Supported in Localizely |
The Ossetian, Ossetic language, identified by the code oss, falls under the 'Individual' category in terms of its scope and is classified as 'Living' by its type.
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