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Language code: raj

Technical information about ISO 639 language code raj

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The table below provides technical details for the Rajasthani language, designated by the raj code from the ISO 639-2 standard.

Code

raj

Name

Rajasthani

Text direction

Left-to-Right

Language varieties
MarwariMewariDhundariHarautiMewatiShekhawatiBagriMalvi
Related languages
GujaratiSindhiPunjabiHindiSaraiki
Key facts
Earliest known Rajasthani texts appear in 12th-century Apabhramsha inscriptionsOral ballad and folk-song genres such as Panihari remain vibrantMany merchants still employ the historical Mahajani script for bookkeepingThe phonology keeps a three-way contrast among retroflex stops (voiced, voiceless, aspirated)Rajasthani contributed a notable lexical layer to Romani during its migration from India.
Sample phrase

राम-राम सा, थांरो हाल कासो है?

Character encodings

UTF-8, UTF-16, UTF-32

Supported in Localizely

The Rajasthani language, identified by the code raj, falls under the 'Macrolanguage' category in terms of its scope and is classified as 'Living' by its type.

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