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Language code: tum

Technical information about ISO 639 language code tum

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

Code

tum

Name

Tumbuka

Text direction

Left-to-Right

Language varieties
Central (Standard) TumbukaHengaKamangaPhoka
Related languages
Chewa (Nyanja)SenaBembaLambyaSenga
Key facts
Classified in the Nyasa branch of BantuHas seven contrastive vowels written with five letters in the official orthographyUses tone to distinguish both lexical meaning and grammatical categoriesNoun-class prefixes trigger agreement on adjectives, pronouns and verbsFirst complete Bible translation appeared in 1969 and helped standardise spelling.
Sample phrase

Monile, muli uli?

Character encodings

UTF-8, UTF-16, UTF-32

Supported in Localizely

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

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