wenTechnical information about ISO 639 language code wen
The table below provides technical details for the Sorbian languages language, designated by the wen code from the ISO 639-2 standard.
| Code |
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| Standard | |
| Name | Sorbian languages |
| Text direction | Left-to-Right |
| Language varieties | Upper SorbianLower Sorbian |
| Related languages | CzechSlovakPolishKashubian |
| Key facts | Belongs to the West Slavic branch of the Indo-European familyKeeps the archaic dual grammatical number in daily useWritten with the Latin script plus diacritics such as č, ě, ł and šThe earliest known Sorbian printed book appeared in 1548Traditional culture is famous for intricately decorated Easter eggs called "pisanki" |
| Sample phrase | Witaj, kak so maš? |
| Character encodings | |
| Supported in Localizely |
The Sorbian languages language, identified by the code wen, falls under the 'Collective' category in terms of its scope and is classified as 'Genetic' by its type.
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