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Language code: tvl

Technical information about ISO 639 language code tvl

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

Code

tvl

Name

Tuvalu

Text direction

Left-to-Right

Language varieties
NanumeanFunafutiVaitupuNukufetauNukulaelaeNui
Related languages
TokelauanSamoanNiueanTongan
Key facts
Tuvaluan belongs to the Nuclear Polynesian branch of the Austronesian familyIt distinguishes inclusive vs. exclusive ‘we’ in its pronoun systemLong vowels are phonemic and usually marked with a macron, while word stress tends to fall on the penultimate syllableLexicon shows noticeable borrowing from Samoan and Gilbertese due to historical contactFewer than 12,000 people speak Tuvaluan worldwide, making it a vulnerable language.
Sample phrase

Talofa, e ā koe?

Character encodings

UTF-8, UTF-16, UTF-32

Supported in Localizely

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

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