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Language code: shn

Technical information about ISO 639 language code shn

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

Code

shn

Name

Shan

Text direction

Left-to-Right

Language varieties
Northern ShanSouthern ShanEastern Shan
Related languages
ThaiLaoNorthern Thai (Kam Mueang)Tai LüTai Khün
Key facts
Written in its own Brahmic-derived script with dedicated tone marksHas five to six phonemic tones depending on syllable typeVocabulary shows extensive influence from Burmese and Pali due to centuries of contactTraditional literature includes poetic chronicles called ‘khun long’First standardized digital encoding arrived with the addition of the Shan block to Unicode 7.0 in 2014.
Sample phrase

ႁႂၢႆႇၵႂၢႆႈ၊ ၵူၼ်းၶႂၢႆႇလႂ်?

Character encodings

UTF-8, UTF-16, UTF-32

Supported in Localizely

The Shan language, identified by the code shn, falls under the 'Individual' category in terms of its scope and is classified as 'Living' by its type.

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