Language code: yao
Technical information about ISO 639 language code yao
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The table below provides technical details for the Yao language, designated by the yao code from the ISO 639-2 standard.
| Code |
|
| Standard | |
| Name | Yao |
| Text direction | Left-to-Right |
| Language varieties | MakaleMassaningaNiassaMachinga |
| Related languages | MakondeMweraMatengoSwahili |
| Key facts | Belongs to the Niger–Congo family, Bantu subgroup (Guthrie zone P.21)Written with an extended Latin alphabet that marks prenasalised consonants and nasal vowelsVerb morphology is highly agglutinative with extensive noun-class agreementContains many Swahili and Arabic loanwords due to centuries of coastal trade contactRich oral tradition of folktales (ngano) and epic songs performed with drumming. |
| Sample phrase | Monire, uli uli? |
| Character encodings | |
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The Yao language, identified by the code yao, falls under the 'Individual' category in terms of its scope and is classified as 'Living' by its type.
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