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Language code: war

Technical information about ISO 639 language code war

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The table below provides technical details for the Waray (Philippines) language, designated by the war code from the ISO 639-2 standard.

Code

war

Name

Waray (Philippines)

Text direction

Left-to-Right

Language varieties
Northern Samar (Norte Samareño)Calbayog (Western Samar)Catbalogan (Central Samar)Borongan (Eastern Samar)Tacloban (Leyte)
Related languages
CebuanoHiligaynonBikolKinaray-a
Key facts
Uses both inclusive and exclusive forms of ‘we’Heavy Spanish lexical influence due to 300-plus years of contactReduplication marks aspect and intensity in verbs and adjectivesEarliest printed text in Waray dates to 1697 missionary catechismTraditional Waray verse-song form called ‘kuratsa’ is still performed at festivities.
Sample phrase

Hello, kumusta ka?

Character encodings

UTF-8, UTF-16, UTF-32

Supported in Localizely

The Waray (Philippines) language, identified by the code war, falls under the 'Individual' category in terms of its scope and is classified as 'Living' by its type.

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