nso

E572723

"nso" is the ISO 639-2 language code for Northern Sotho, a Bantu language spoken primarily in South Africa.

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nso canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ISO 639-1 language code
ISO 639-2 language code
country South Africa
glottologCode nort2761
hasAlternativeName Northern Sotho language
Pedi language
Sesotho sa Leboa language
hasISOStandard ISO 639-1
linked to: ISO 639

ISO 639-2
linked to: ISO 639

ISO 639-3
iso639-1Code nso
iso639-2Code nso
iso639-3Code nso
languageBranch Sotho–Tswana languages
languageFamily Bantu languages
Niger–Congo languages
macrolanguageStatus Includes dialect Pedi
officialStatus Official language of South Africa
region Gauteng Province
linked to: Gauteng

Limpopo Province
Mpumalanga Province
linked to: Mpumalanga
represents Northern Sotho
Sepedi
Sesotho sa Leboa
scriptDirection left-to-right
spokenIn Botswana
South Africa
Zimbabwe
standardAuthority Pan South African Language Board
writingSystem Latin script
linked to: Latin alphabet

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