sahTechnical information about ISO 639 language code sah
The table below provides technical details for the Yakut language, designated by the sah code from the ISO 639-2 standard.
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| Standard | |
| Name | Yakut |
| Text direction | Left-to-Right |
| Language varieties | CentralWesternEasternNorthernSouthern |
| Related languages | DolganTuvanTofaKhakas |
| Key facts | It is the northern-most member of the Turkic language familyThe Cyrillic-based alphabet uses five additional letters (Ҕҕ, Ҥҥ, Өө, Һһ, Үү) unique to SakhaYakut preserves archaic Turkic roots while absorbing many Evenki, Mongolic, and Russian loanwordsThe language showcases both vowel harmony and a lesser-known consonant harmonyYakut’s epic oral poetry tradition, the Olonkho, is performed exclusively in this language and is on UNESCO’s intangible heritage list. |
| Sample phrase | Салҕын, эн хайдахсын? |
| Character encodings | |
| Supported in Localizely |
The Yakut language, identified by the code sah, falls under the 'Individual' category in terms of its scope and is classified as 'Living' by its type.
sah-RU – Yakut (Russia)
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