ssaTechnical information about ISO 639 language code ssa
The table below provides technical details for the Nilo-Saharan languages language, designated by the ssa code from the ISO 639-2 standard.
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| Standard | |
| Name | Nilo-Saharan languages |
| Text direction | Left-to-Right |
| Related languages | MaasaiKanuriDholuoNubianSonghay |
| Key facts | Covers roughly 100 individual languages across a broad belt from the Sahara to the Nilespoken by an estimated 25–35 million peoplegenetic unity is still debated and not universally accepted among linguistsmember languages employ diverse writing systems including Latin, Arabic-based Ajami, and Ethiopic (Geʽez)many Nilo-Saharan languages are tonal and show complex noun-class or gender systems. |
| Sample phrase | Amosi, idhi nadi? |
| Character encodings | |
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The Nilo-Saharan languages language, identified by the code ssa, falls under the 'Collective' category in terms of its scope and is classified as 'Genetic' by its type.
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