Ossetic
ирон
os
600K speakers
Ossetic
(ирон)
is a Indo-European language
with approximately 600K speakers speakers.
It is written using the
Cyrillic
script.
Its BCP 47 language code is os.
Writing Systems Used for Ossetic
Frequently Asked Questions
What alphabet or script does Ossetic use?
Ossetic is written using the Cyrillic script (ISO 15924 code: Cyrl). Cyrillic is written left-to-right.
What direction is Ossetic written?
Ossetic is written Left-to-right. Text runs from left to right, the same direction as most European languages.
How many people speak Ossetic?
Ossetic has approximately 600K speakers speakers worldwide. It is a member of the Indo-European language family.
What language family does Ossetic belong to?
Ossetic belongs to the Indo-European language family. It is written with the Cyrillic script.
What is the language code for Ossetic?
The BCP 47 language code for Ossetic is "os". This code is used in software, web standards (the HTML lang attribute), and internationalization contexts.
Language Facts
- BCP 47 Code
- os
- ISO 639-3
- oss
- Status
- living
- Speakers
- 600K speakers
- Language Family
- Indo-European
- Scripts
- 1
- Primary Script
- Cyrillic
Other Cyrillic Languages
Data sourced from Unicode CLDR and ISO 639-3. Last updated April 20, 2026.