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Language code: yor

Technical information about ISO 639 language code yor

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

Code

yor

Name

Official

Yoruba

Native

Yorùbá

Text direction

Left-to-Right

Language varieties
OyoEgbaIjebuEkitiOndoIjesaOwoIgbominaIlajeIfe
Related languages
ItsekiriOlukumiIgalaOwe
Key facts
It employs a Latin-based alphabet with diacritics that mark three tone levels and vowel qualitySeven oral and five nasal vowels are phonemically contrastedThe modern standard orthography grew from Samuel Crowther’s 19th-century work and a 1967 reformOral genres such as ìjálá, ègùngún and òrìkì showcase complex tonal poetryTraditional numerals follow a vigesimal (base-20) system.
Sample phrase

Báwo ni, ṣé àlàáfíà ni?

Character encodings

UTF-8, UTF-16, UTF-32

Supported in Localizely

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

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