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ISO 639
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ISO 639 is one of several international standards that lists short codes for language names. ISO 639 consists of different parts, of which two parts are currently published. The other parts are works in progress.
There are two items for ISO 639:
- ISO 639-1:2002 Codes for the representation of names of languages -- Part 1: Alpha-2 code
- ISO 639-2:1998 Codes for the representation of names of languages -- Part 2: Alpha-3 code
In other words, there are two-letter codes and three-letter codes. Twenty-two of the languages have two three-letter codes. For these languages, the first three-letter code is for bibliographic use (ISO 639-2/B), and the second three-letter code is for terminological use (ISO 639-2/T).
The following parts are still being developed:
- ISO 639-3:2006? Codes for the representation of names of languages -- Part 3: Alpha-3 code for comprehensive coverage of languages [1]
- ISO 639-4 :2007? Codes for the representation of names of languages -- Part 4: Implementation guidelines and general principles for language coding
- ISO 639-5 :2006? Codes for the representation of names of languages -- Part 5: Alpha-3 code for language families and groups
ISO 639-2
Two codes for special situations are defined (mul, und) in the normativ text. Additionally a code for Miscellaneous languages (mis) is defined in the list of codes.
The following incomplete list is sorted by language name in the third column.
A
| Alpha-3 | Alpha-2 | Language name |
|---|---|---|
| abk | ab | Abkhazian |
| ace | Achinese | |
| ach | Acholi | |
| ada | Adangme | |
| ady | Adyghe; Adygei | |
| aar | aa | Afar |
| afh | Afrihili | |
| afr | af | Afrikaans |
| afa | Afro-Asiatic languages (Other) | |
| aka | ak | Akan languages |
| akk | Akkadian | |
| alb/sqi | sq | Albanian |
| ale | Aleut | |
| alg | Algonquian languages | |
| tut | Altaic languages (Other) | |
| amh | am | Amharic |
| apa | Southern Athabaskan languages (excluding Navajo) | |
| ara | ar | Arabic |
| arc | Aramaic | |
| arg | an | Aragonese |
| arn | Araucanian | |
| arp | Arapaho | |
| arw | Arawak | |
| arm/hye | hy | Armenian |
| art | Artificial (Other) | |
| asm | as | Assamese |
| ast | Asturian | |
| ath | Athapascan | |
| map | Austronesian (Other) | |
| ava | av | Avar |
| ave | ae | Avestan |
| awa | Awadhi | |
| aym | ay | Aymara |
| aze | az | Azeri |
B
| Alpha-3 | Alpha-2 | Language name |
|---|---|---|
| ban | Balinese | |
| bat | Baltic (Other) | |
| bal | Baluchi | |
| bam | bm | Bambara |
| bai | Bamileke languages | |
| bad | Banda | |
| bnt | Bantu (Other) | |
| bas | Basa | |
| bak | ba | Bashkir |
| baq/eus | eu | Basque |
| bej | Beja | |
| bem | Bemba | |
| ben | bn | Bengali |
| ber | Berber (Other) | |
| bho | Bhojpuri | |
| bih | bh | Bihari |
| bik | Bikol | |
| bin | Bini | |
| bis | bi | Bislama; Biche-la-mer |
| bnt | Bikya | |
| byn | Blin | |
| bra | Braj | |
| bre | br | Breton |
| bos | bs | Bosnian |
| bug | Buginese | |
| bul | bg | Bulgarian |
| bua | Buryat | |
| bur/mya | my | Burmese |
| bel | be | Belarusian |
C
| Alpha-3 | Alpha-2 | Language name |
|---|---|---|
| cad | Caddo | |
| car | Carib | |
| cat | ca | Catalan, Valencian |
| cau | Caucasian (Other) | |
| ceb | Cebuano | |
| cel | Celtic (Other) | |
| cai | Central American Indian languages (Other) | |
| chg | Chagatai | |
| cha | ch | Chamorro |
| che | ce | Chechen |
| chr | Cherokee | |
| chy | Cheyenne | |
| chb | Chibcha | |
| nya | ny | Chichewa |
| chi/zho | zh | Chinese |
| chn | Chinook jargon | |
| cho | Choctaw | |
| chv | cv | Chuvash |
| nwc | Classical Newari | |
| cop | Coptic | |
| cor | kw | Cornish |
| cos | co | Corsican |
| cre | cr | Cree |
| mus | Creek | |
| crp | Creoles and Pidgins (Other) | |
| cpe | Creoles and Pidgins, English-based (Other) | |
| cpf | Creoles and Pidgins, French-based (Other) | |
| cpp | Creoles and Pidgins, Portuguese-based (Other) | |
| cus | Cushitic (Other) | |
| crh | Crimean Tatar | |
| scr | hr | Croatian |
| cze/ces | cs | Czech |
D
| Alpha-3 | Alpha-2 | Language name |
|---|---|---|
| dak | Dakota | |
| dan | da | Danish |
| dar | Dargwa | |
| del | Delaware | |
| din | Dinka | |
| div | dv | Divehi |
| doi | Dogri | |
| dgr | Dogrib | |
| dra | Dravidian (Other) | |
| dua | Duala | |
| dut/nld | nl | Dutch |
| dum | Dutch, Middle (ca. 1050-1350) | |
| dyu | Dyula | |
| dzo | dz | Dzongkha |
E
| Alpha-3 | Alpha-2 | Language name |
|---|---|---|
| efi | Efik | |
| egy | Egyptian (Ancient) | |
| eka | Ekajuk | |
| elx | Elamite | |
| eng | en | English |
| enm | English, Middle (ca. 1100-1500) | |
| ang | English, Old (ca. 450-1100) | |
| myv | Erzya | |
| esk | Eskimo (Other) | |
| epo | eo | Esperanto |
| est | et | Estonian |
| ewe | ee | Ewe |
| ewo | Ewondo |
F
| Alpha-3 | Alpha-2 | Language name |
|---|---|---|
| fan | Fang | |
| fat | Fanti | |
| fao | fo | Faroese |
| fij | fj | Fijian |
| fil | Filipino,Pilipino added 2004-09-21 | |
| fin | fi | Finnish |
| fiu | Finno-Ugric (Other) | |
| fon | Fon | |
| fre/fra | fr | French |
| frm | French, Middle (ca. 1400-1600) | |
| fro | French, Old (842- ca. 1400) | |
| fry | fy | Frisian |
| fur | Friulian | |
| ful | ff | Fulani |
G
| Alpha-3 | Alpha-2 | Language name |
|---|---|---|
| gaa | Ga | |
| gla | gd | Scots Gaelic |
| glg | gl | Galician |
| lug | lg | Ganda |
| gay | Gayo | |
| gez | Ge'ez | |
| geo/kat | ka | Georgian |
| ger/deu | de | German |
| gmh | German, Middle High (ca. 1050-1500) | |
| goh | German, Old High (ca. 750 - 1050) | |
| gem | Germanic (Other) | |
| gil | Gilbertese/Kiribati | |
| gon | Gondi | |
| got | Gothic | |
| grb | Grebo | |
| grc | Greek, Ancient (to 1453) | |
| gre/ell | el | Greek, Modern (1453 -) |
| kal | kl | Greenlandic |
| grn | gn | Guarani |
| guj | gu | Gujarati |
H
| Alpha-3 | Alpha-2 | Language name | Native name |
|---|---|---|---|
| hai | Haida | ||
| hat | ht | Haitian Creole | Kreyōl ayisyen |
| hau | ha | Hausa | هَوُسَ |
| haw | Hawaiian | ‘Ōlelo Hawai‘i | |
| heb | he | Hebrew | עברית |
| her | hz | Herero | |
| hil | Hiligaynon | ||
| him | Himachali | ||
| hin | hi | Hindi | हिन्दी |
| hmo | ho | Hiri Motu | |
| hun | hu | Hungarian | Magyar |
| hup | Hupa |
I
| Alpha-3 | Alpha-2 | Language name |
|---|---|---|
| iba | Iban | |
| ice/isl | is | Icelandic |
| ido | io | Ido |
| ibo | ig | Igbo |
| ijo | Ijo | |
| ilo | Ilocano | |
| smn | Inari Sami | |
| inc | Indic (Other) | |
| ine | Indo-European (Other) | |
| ind | id | Indonesian |
| inh | Ingush | |
| ina | ia | Interlingua (International Auxiliary Language Association ) |
| ine | ie | Interlingue |
| iku | iu | Inuktitut |
| ipk | ik | Inupiak |
| ira | Zazaisch/Zazaki | |
| gle | ga | Irish |
| sga | Irish, Old (to 900) | |
| mga | Irish, Middle (900 - 1200) | |
| iro | Iroquoian languages | |
| ita | it | Italian |
J
| Alpha-3 | Alpha-2 | Language name |
|---|---|---|
| jpn | ja | Japanese |
| jav | jv | Javanese |
| jrb | Judeo-Arabic | |
| jpr | Judeo-Persian |
K
| Alpha-3 | Alpha-2 | Language name |
|---|---|---|
| kbd | Kabardian | |
| kab | Kabyle | |
| kac | Kachin | |
| xal | Kalmyk | |
| kam | Kamba | |
| kan | kn | Kannada |
| kau | kr | Kanuri |
| kaa | Kara-Kalpak | |
| krc | Karachay-Balkar | |
| kar | Karen | |
| kas | ks | Kashimiri |
| csb | Kashubian | |
| kaw | Kawi | |
| kaz | kk | Kazakh |
| kha | Khasi | |
| khm | km | Khmer |
| khi | Khoisan (Other) | |
| kho | Khotanese | |
| kik | ki | Kikuyu |
| kin | rw | Kinyarwanda |
| kir | ky | Kirghiz |
| tlh | Klingon | |
| kom | kv | Komi |
| kon | kg | Kongo |
| kok | Konkani | |
| kor | ko | Korean |
| kpe | Kpelle | |
| kro | Kru | |
| kua | kj | Kuanyama |
| kum | Kumyk | |
| kur | ku | Kurdish |
| kru | Kurukh | |
| kus | Kusaie | |
| kut | Kutenai |
L
| Alpha-3 | Alpha-2 | Language name |
|---|---|---|
| lad | Ladino | |
| lah | Lahnda (Western Punjabi) | |
| lam | Lamba | |
| lao | lo | Lao |
| lat | la | Latin |
| lav | lv | Latvian |
| ltz | lb | Lëtzebuergesch |
| lez | Lezghian | |
| lim | li | Limburgish |
| lin | ln | Lingala |
| lit | lt | Lithuanian |
| jbo | Lojban | |
| nds | Low Saxon | |
| dsb | Lower Sorbian | |
| loz | Lozi | |
| lub | lu | Luba-Katanga |
| lui | Luiseno | |
| smj | Lule Sami | |
| lun | Lunda | |
| luo | Luo |
M
| Alpha-3 | Alpha-2 | Language name |
|---|---|---|
| mac/mkd | mk | Macedonian |
| mad | Madurese | |
| mag | Magahi | |
| mai | Maithili | |
| mak | Makasar | |
| mlg | mg | Malagasy |
| may/msa | ms | Malay |
| mal | ml | Malayalam |
| mlt | mt | Maltese |
| mnc | Manchu | |
| man | Mandingo | |
| mni | Meithei (Manipuri) | |
| mno | Manobo | |
| glv | gv | Manx |
| mao/mri | mi | Maori |
| mar | mr | Marathi |
| chm | Mari | |
| mah | mh | Marshallese |
| mwr | Marwari | |
| mas | Masai | |
| myn | Mayan | |
| men | Mende | |
| mic | Mi'kmaq | |
| min | Minangkabau | |
| mwl | Mirandese; added 2004-09-21 | |
| mis | Miscellaneous (Other) | |
| moh | Mohawk | |
| mdf | Moksha | |
| mol | mo | Moldavian |
| mkh | Austro-Asiatic (Other) | |
| lol | Mongo | |
| mon | mn | Mongolian |
| mos | Mossi | |
| mul | Multiple languages (several languages used) | |
| mun | Munda |
N
| Alpha-3 | Alpha-2 | Language name |
|---|---|---|
| nah | Nahuatl | |
| nau | na | Nauru |
| nav | nv | Navajo |
| nde | nd | Ndebele, North |
| nbl | nr | Ndebele, South |
| ndo | ng | Ndonga |
| nap | Neapolitan | |
| nep | ne | Nepali |
| new | Newari | |
| nic | Niger-Kordofanian (Other) | |
| ssa | Nilo-Saharan (Other) | |
| niu | Niuean | |
| nog | Nogai | |
| non | Norse, Old | |
| nai | North American Indian languages (Other) | |
| sme | se | Northern Sami |
| nor | no | Norwegian |
| nob | nb | Norwegian (Bokmål) |
| nno | nn | Norwegian (Nynorsk) |
| nub | Nubian | |
| nym | Nyamwezi | |
| nyn | Nyankole | |
| nyo | Nyoro | |
| nzi | Nzima |
O
| Alpha-3 | Alpha-2 | Language name |
|---|---|---|
| oci | oc | Occitan (post 1500) |
| oji | oj | Ojibwe |
| chu | cu | Old Church Slavonic |
| ori | or | Oriya |
| orm | om | Oromo |
| osa | Osage | |
| oss | os | Ossetian |
| oto | Otomian |
P
| Alpha-3 | Alpha-2 | Language name |
|---|---|---|
| pal | Pahlavi | |
| pau | Palauan | |
| pli | pi | Pali |
| pam | Kapampangan | |
| pag | Pangasinan | |
| pan | pa | Punjabi,Panjabi |
| pap | Papiamento | |
| paa | Papuan-Australian (Other) | |
| per/fas | fa | Persian |
| peo | Persian, Old (ca 600 - 400 B.C.) | |
| phn | Phoenician | |
| pol | pl | Polish |
| pon | Ponapean | |
| por | pt | Portuguese |
| pra | Prakrits | |
| pro | Provencal, Old (to 1500) | |
| pus | ps | Pashto |
Q
| Alpha-3 | Alpha-2 | Language name |
|---|---|---|
| que | qu | Quechua |
R
| Alpha-3 | Alpha-2 | Language name |
|---|---|---|
| raj | Rajasthani | |
| rap | Rapanui | |
| rar | Rarotongan | |
| roh | rm | Rhaeto-Romance |
| roa | Romance (Other) | |
| rum/ron | ro | Romanian |
| rom | Romany | |
| run | rn | Rundi |
| rus | ru | Russian |
S
| Alpha-3 | Alpha-2 | Language name |
|---|---|---|
| sal | Salishan | |
| sam | Samaritan Aramaic | |
| smi | Sami | |
| smo | sm | Samoan |
| sad | Sandawe | |
| sag | sg | Sango |
| san | sa | Sanskrit |
| srd | sc | Sardinian |
| sco | Scots | |
| sel | Selkup | |
| sem | Semitic (Other) | |
| scc/srp | sr | Serbian |
| srr | Serer | |
| shn | Shan | |
| sna | sn | Shona |
| scn | Sicilian | |
| sid | Sidamo | |
| sgn | Signed languages | |
| bla | Siksika | |
| snd | sd | Sindhi |
| sin | si | Sinhalese |
| sit | Sino-Tibetan (Other) | |
| sio | Siouan | |
| sms | Skolt Sami | |
| sla | Slavic (Other) | |
| ssw | ss | Siswant (the same as Swati, see below) |
| slk/slo | sk | Slovak |
| slv | sl | Slovenian |
| sog | Sogdian | |
| som | so | Somali |
| son | Songhai | |
| wen | Sorbian | |
| dsb | Sorbian, Lower | |
| hsb | Sorbian, Upper | |
| nso | Sotho, Northern | |
| sot | st | Sotho, Southern |
| sma | Southern Sami | |
| sai | South American Indian languages (Other) | |
| spa | es | Spanish |
| suk | Sukuma | |
| sux | Sumerian | |
| sun | su | Sundanese |
| sus | Susu | |
| swa | sw | Swahili |
| ssw | ss | Swati |
| swe | sv | Swedish |
| syr | Syriac |
T
| Alpha-3 | Alpha-2 | Language name |
|---|---|---|
| tlg | tl | Tagalog |
| tah | ty | Tahitian |
| tgk | tg | Tajik |
| tmh | Tamashek | |
| tam | ta | Tamil |
| tat | tt | Tatar |
| tel | te | Telugu |
| ter | Tereno | |
| tet | Tetum | |
| tha | th | Thai |
| tib/bod | bo | Tibetan |
| tig | Tigre | |
| tir | ti | Tigrinya; Tigrigna |
| tem | Timne | |
| tiv | Tivi | |
| tli | Tlingit | |
| tpi | Tok Pisin | |
| tog | Tonga | |
| ton | to | Tongan |
| tru | Trukese | |
| tsi | Tsimshian | |
| tso | ts | Tsonga |
| tsn | tn | Tswana |
| tum | Tumbuka | |
| tup | Tupi | |
| tur | tr | Turkish |
| ota | Ottoman Turkish (1500 - 1928) | |
| tuk | tk | Turkmen |
| tyv | Tuvinian | |
| twi | tw | Twi |
U
| Alpha-3 | Alpha-2 | Language name |
|---|---|---|
| udm | Udmurt | |
| uga | Ugaritic | |
| uig | ug | Uighur |
| ukr | uk | Ukrainian |
| umb | Umbundu | |
| und | Undetermined (language or languages cannot be identified) | |
| hsb | Upper Sorbian | |
| urd | ur | Urdu |
| uzb | uz | Uzbek |
V
| Alpha-3 | Alpha-2 | Language name |
|---|---|---|
| vai | Vai | |
| ven | ve | Venda |
| vie | vi | Vietnamese |
| vol | vo | Volapük |
| vot | Votic |
W
| Alpha-3 | Alpha-2 | Language name |
|---|---|---|
| wak | Wakashan | |
| wal | Walamo | |
| wln | wa | Walloon |
| war | Waray | |
| was | Washo | |
| wel/cym | cy | Welsh |
| wol | wo | Wolof |
X
| Alpha-3 | Alpha-2 | Language name |
|---|---|---|
| xho | xh | Xhosa |
Y
| Alpha-3 | Alpha-2 | Language name |
|---|---|---|
| sah | Yakut | |
| yao | Yao | |
| yap | Yapese | |
| iii | ii | Yi |
| yid | yi | Yiddish |
| yor | yo | Yoruba |
| ypk | Yupik |
Z
| Alpha-3 | Alpha-2 | Language name |
|---|---|---|
| znd | Zande | |
| zap | Zapotec | |
| zen | Zenaga | |
| zha | za | Zhuang |
| zul | zu | Zulu |
| zun | Zuni |
See also
External links
- ISO 639-2/RA Homepage
- ISO 639-2/RA Change Notice
- Details at Library of Congress website
- RFC 3066, Tags for the Identification of Languages, Best Current Practice, January 2001
- ISO 639 and the Ethnologue
10-26-2009 08:16:03
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