saiTechnical information about ISO 639 language code sai
The table below provides technical details for the South American Indian languages language, designated by the sai code from the ISO 639-2 standard.
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| Standard | |
| Name | South American Indian languages |
| Text direction | Left-to-Right |
| Key facts | The ISO code "sai" is a collective code, not one specific languageIt bundles hundreds of distinct Indigenous languages spoken throughout South AmericaThe grouped languages span many unrelated families such as Quechuan, Tupian, Arawakan, Cariban, Pano-Tacanan and ChibchanBecause it is a collective, there is no single writing system, standard greeting or unified set of dialectsLinguists study and document each constituent language separately rather than under the umbrella code. |
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The South American Indian languages language, identified by the code sai, falls under the 'Collective' category in terms of its scope and is classified as 'Geographic' by its type.
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