wakTechnical information about ISO 639 language code wak
The table below provides technical details for the Wakashan languages language, designated by the wak code from the ISO 639-2 standard.
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| Standard | |
| Name | Wakashan languages |
| Text direction | Left-to-Right |
| Language varieties | HaislaHeiltsuk-OowekyalaKwakʼwalaNuu-chah-nulthDitidahtMakah |
| Related languages | QuileuteNuxálk (Bella Coola)Lushootseed |
| Key facts | Wakashan languages are highly polysynthetic, packing what can be full English sentences into single complex wordsThey possess very large consonant inventories, including ejectives, uvulars and glottalized sonorantsGrammatical relations are chiefly marked by affixes, allowing relatively free word orderPresent-day writing systems use the Latin alphabet augmented with diacritics and apostrophes to show sounds absent from EnglishActive revitalization includes immersion preschools, smartphone apps and community radio programming. |
| Sample phrase | ƛuł, ʔuuʔaałuk? |
| Character encodings | |
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The Wakashan languages language, identified by the code wak, falls under the 'Collective' category in terms of its scope and is classified as 'Genetic' by its type.
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