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Language code: wel

Technical information about ISO 639 language code wel

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

Code

wel (Bibliographic)

Standard

ISO 639-2

Name

Official

Welsh

Native

Cymraeg

Text direction

Left-to-Right

Language varieties
Northern WelshSouthern Welsh
Related languages
BretonCornishCumbric (extinct)
Key facts
Welsh uses three main patterns of initial consonant mutation that alter the first letter of wordsthe letter combination “ll” represents a voiceless lateral fricative unknown in Englishthe oldest surviving Welsh poetry dates back to the 6th centuryWelsh distinguishes between a traditional literary register and modern colloquial varietiesits traditional counting system is partly vigesimal, using base-20 for numbers like 40, 60 and 80.
Sample phrase

Helo, sut wyt ti?

Character encodings

ISO 8859-14, UTF-8, UTF-16, UTF-32

Supported in Localizely

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

The ISO 639-2 standard offers two codes for the Welsh language: wel for bibliographic purposes and cym for terminology uses.

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