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South Ndebele

nr

South Ndebele is a language . It is written using the Latin script. Its BCP 47 language code is nr.

Writing Systems Used for South Ndebele

Latin
Primary
Hello World
LTR Latn

Frequently Asked Questions

What alphabet or script does South Ndebele use?
South Ndebele is written using the Latin script (ISO 15924 code: Latn). Latin is written left-to-right.
What direction is South Ndebele written?
South Ndebele is written Left-to-right. Text runs from left to right, the same direction as most European languages.
What is the language code for South Ndebele?
The BCP 47 language code for South Ndebele is "nr". This code is used in software, web standards (the HTML lang attribute), and internationalization contexts.

Language Facts

BCP 47 Code
nr
ISO 639-3
nbl
Status
living
Scripts
1
Primary Script
Latin

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Data sourced from Unicode CLDR and ISO 639-3. Last updated April 20, 2026.