sidTechnical information about ISO 639 language code sid
The table below provides technical details for the Sidamo language, designated by the sid code from the ISO 639-2 standard.
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| Standard | |
| Name | Sidamo |
| Text direction | Left-to-Right |
| Language varieties | Aleta (Alata)DararaGutaHageriMalga |
| Related languages | Afaan OromoGedeoHadiyyaKambaataAlaba |
| Key facts | Classified as Highland East Cushitic within the Afro-Asiatic familySpoken by well over three million people, mainly in south-central EthiopiaWritten in an extended Ethiopic (Geʽez) syllabary that includes extra signs for Sidamo soundsNeutral clause order is subject-object-verb, with rich verb morphology expressing person, number and moodDistinctive vowel length and pitch accent play a role in differentiating words and grammatical forms. |
| Sample phrase | ሰላም፣ እንታይ አለህ? |
| Character encodings | |
| Supported in Localizely |
The Sidamo language, identified by the code sid, falls under the 'Individual' category in terms of its scope and is classified as 'Living' by its type.
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