walTechnical information about ISO 639 language code wal
The table below provides technical details for the Wolaitta, Wolaytta language, designated by the wal code from the ISO 639-2 standard.
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| Standard | |
| Name | Wolaitta, Wolaytta |
| Text direction | Left-to-Right |
| Related languages | GamoGofaDawroBasketoMalo |
| Key facts | Belongs to the North Omotic branch of the Afro-Asiatic familyspoken by well over two million people in southwestern Ethiopiawritten in both a Latin-based orthography (official since the 1990s) and an adapted Ethiopic scriptverbs carry extensive inflection for person, number, gender, tense–aspect and evidentialityone of the most thoroughly described Omotic tongues, with a full Bible translation and regular radio programming. |
| Sample phrase | Salamicho, taamota? |
| Character encodings | |
| Supported in Localizely |
The Wolaitta, Wolaytta language, identified by the code wal, falls under the 'Individual' category in terms of its scope and is classified as 'Living' by its type.
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