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List of ISO 639 language codes - Wikipedia

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ISO 639 is a standardized nomenclature used to classify languages.1 Each language is assigned a two-letter (set 1) and three-letter lowercase abbreviation (sets 2–5).2 Part 1 of the standard, ISO 639-1 defines the two-letter codes, and Part 3 (2007), ISO 639-3, defines the three-letter codes, aiming to cover all known natural languages, largely superseding the ISO 639-2 three-letter code standard.

Table

This table lists all two-letter codes (set 1), one per language for ISO 639 macrolanguage, and some of the three-letter codes of the other sets, formerly parts 2 and 3.

Entries in the Scope column distinguish:

The Type column distinguishes:

ISO Language NamesSet 1Set 2Set 3ScopeTypeEndonym(s)Other Name(s)
1		Notes
TB
AbkhazianababkabkIndividualLivingАҧсуа; Apsua; აფსუაAbkhaz
AfaraaaaraarIndividualLivingQafar af
AfrikaansafafrafrIndividualLivingAfrikaans
Akanakakaaka  +  2MacrolanguageLivingÁkánTwi is tw / twi, Fanti is fat
Albaniansqsqialbsqi  +  4MacrolanguageLivingShqipcalled "Albanian Phylozone" in 639-6
AmharicamamhamhIndividualLivingአማርኛ (Amarəñña)
Arabicararaara  +  28MacrolanguageLivingاَلْعَرَبِيَّةُ

(al-ʿarabiyyah)

Standard Arabic is arb
AragoneseanargargIndividualLivingAragonés
ArmenianhyhyearmhyeIndividualLivingՀայերեն (Hayeren)ISO 639-3 code hye is for Eastern Armenian, hyw is for Western Armenian, and xcl is for Classical Armenian
AssameseasasmasmIndividualLivingঅসমীয়া (Ôxômiya)Asamiya
AvaricavavaavaIndividualLivingАвар мацӏ; اوار ماض (Avar maz)Avar
AvestanaeaveaveIndividualHistoricalUpastawakaēna
Aymaraayaymaym  +  2MacrolanguageLivingAymaraAymaran
Azerbaijaniazazeaze  +  2MacrolanguageLivingAzərbaycan dili; آذربایجان دیلی; Азәрбајҹан дилиAzeri
BambarabmbambamIndividualLivingبَمَنَنكَن;ߓߡߊߣߊ߲ߞߊ߲ (Bamanankan)Bamana; Bamanankan
BashkirbabakbakIndividualLivingБашҡорт теле; Başqort teleBashkort
BasqueeueusbaqeusIndividualLivingEuskara/Euskera
BelarusianbebelbelIndividualLivingБеларуская мова (Biełaruskaja mova)
BengalibnbenbenIndividualLivingবাংলা (Bāŋlā)Bangla
BislamabibisbisIndividualLivingBislamaLanguage formed from English and Vanuatuan languages, with some French influence.
BosnianbsbosbosIndividualLivingБосански (Bosanski)BosniakMember language of Serbo-Croatian with code sh deprecated in 2000
BretonbrbrebreIndividualLivingBrezhoneg
BulgarianbgbulbulIndividualLivingБългарски (Bulgarski)
BurmesemymyaburmyaIndividualLivingမြန်မာစာ (Mrãmācā)Myanmar
Catalan, ValenciancacatcatIndividualLivingCatalà; Valencià
ChamorrochchachaIndividualLivingFinu' Chamoru
ChechencechecheIndividualLivingНохчийн мотт;

(Noxçiyn mott)

Chechnyan; Chechnian
Chichewa, Chewa, NyanjanynyanyaIndividualLivingChichewa; Chinyanja
Chinesezhzhochizho  +  19MacrolanguageLiving中文 (Zhōngwén)

汉语; 漢語 (Hànyǔ)

Church Slavonic, Old Slavonic, Old Church SlavoniccuchuchuIndividualHistoricalСлаве́нскїй ѧ҆зы́къIn use by the Eastern Orthodox Church
ChuvashcvchvchvIndividualLivingЧӑвашла (Çăvaşla)
CornishkwcorcorIndividualLivingKernowek
CorsicancocoscosIndividualLivingCorsu
Creecrcrecre  +  6MacrolanguageLivingᓀᐦᐃᔭᐁᐧᐃᐧᐣ (Nehiyawewin)
CroatianhrhrvhrvIndividualLivingHrvatskiCrovatianMember language of Serbo-Croatian with code sh deprecated in 2000
CzechcscesczecesIndividualLivingČeštinaCzechian
DanishdadandanIndividualLivingDansk
Divehi, Dhivehi, MaldiviandvdivdivIndividualLivingދިވެހި (Dhivehi)
Dutch, FlemishnlnlddutnldIndividualLivingNederlandsFlemish is not to be confused with the closely related West Flemish which is referred to as "Vlaams" and has the code vls in ISO 639-3
DzongkhadzdzodzoIndividualLivingརྫོང་ཁ་ (Dzongkha)Bhutanese
EnglishenengengIndividualLivingEnglish
EsperantoeoepoepoIndividualConstructed by L.L. Zamenhof in 1887Esperanto
Estonianetestest  +  2MacrolanguageLivingEesti keel
EweeeeweeweIndividualLivingÈʋegbe
FaroesefofaofaoIndividualLivingFøroysktFaeroese
FijianfjfijfijIndividualLivingNa Vosa Vakaviti
FinnishfifinfinIndividualLivingSuomi
FrenchfrfrafrefraIndividualLivingFrançais
Western FrisianfyfryfryIndividualLivingFryskWest Frisian; Frisian;
Fries
Fulahfffulful  +  9MacrolanguageLiving𞤊𞤵𞤤𞤬𞤵𞤤𞤣𞤫;ࢻُلْࢻُلْدٜ; Fulfulde

𞤆𞤵𞤤𞤢𞥄𞤪;ݒُلَارْ; Pulaar

Fula; Fulani
Gaelic, Scottish GaelicgdglaglaIndividualLivingGàidhligScots Gaelic
GalicianglglgglgIndividualLivingGalegoGalego
GandalgluglugIndividualLivingLugandaLuganda
GeorgiankakatgeokatIndividualLivingქართული (Kharthuli)
GermandedeugerdeuIndividualLivingDeutsch
Greek, Modern (1453–)elellgreellIndividualLivingΝέα Ελληνικά; (Néa Ellêniká)for Ancient Greek, use the ISO 639-3 code grc
Kalaallisut, GreenlandicklkalkalIndividualLivingKalaallisut
Guaranigngrngrn  +  5MacrolanguageLivingAvañe'ẽ
GujaratigugujgujIndividualLivingગુજરાતી (Gujarātī)
Haitian, Haitian CreolehthathatIndividualLivingKreyòl ayisyen
HausahahauhauIndividualLivingهَرْشٜن هَوْس (halshen Hausa)Hausan
HebrewhehebhebIndividualLivingעברית (Ivrit)Modern Hebrew. Code changed in 1989 from original ISO 639:1988, iw.4
HererohzherherIndividualLivingOtjihereroOtjiherero
HindihihinhinIndividualLivingहिन्दी (Hindī)
Hiri MotuhohmohmoIndividualLivingHiri MotuPolice Motu; Pidgin Motu
HungarianhuhunhunIndividualLivingMagyar nyelvMagyar
IcelandicisisliceislIndividualLivingÍslenska
IdoioidoidoIndividualConstructed in 1907 by Louis de Beaufront as variation of EsperantoIdo
IgboigiboiboIndividualLivingásụ̀sụ́ Ìgbò
IndonesianidindindIndividualLivingbahasa Indonesiacovered by macrolanguage ms / msa. Changed in 1989 from original ISO 639:1988, in.4
Interlingua (International Auxiliary Language Association)iainainaIndividualConstructed by the International Auxiliary Language AssociationInterlingua
Interlingue, OccidentalieileileIndividualConstructed by Edgar de Wahl, first published in 1922Interlingue; Occidental
Inuktitutiuikuiku  +  2MacrolanguageLivingᐃᓄᒃᑎᑐᑦ (Inuktitut)
Inupiaqikipkipk  +  2MacrolanguageLivingIñupiaqInupiat; Inupiatun
IrishgaglegleIndividualLivingGaeilgeIrish Gaelic
ItalianititaitaIndividualLivingItaliano
JapanesejajpnjpnIndividualLiving日本語 (Nihongo)
JavanesejvjavjavIndividualLivingꦧꦱꦗꦮ; basa Jawa
KannadaknkankanIndividualLivingಕನ್ನಡ (Kannađa)Kannadan; Canarese
Kanurikrkaukau  +  3MacrolanguageLivingكَنُرِيِه; Kànùrí
KashmirikskaskasIndividualLivingकॉशुर; كأشُر (Kosher)Koshur
KazakhkkkazkazIndividualLivingҚазақша; Qazaqşa; قازاقشاQazaq
Central KhmerkmkhmkhmIndividualLivingខេមរភាសា; (Khémôrôphéasa)Khmer; Cambodian
Kikuyu, GikuyukikikkikIndividualLivingGĩgĩkũyũ
KinyarwandarwkinkinIndividualLivingIkinyarwandaRwandan; Rwanda; Ikinyarwanda
Kyrgyz, KirghizkykirkirIndividualLivingКыргыз;

قىرعىز

Komikvkomkom  +  2MacrolanguageLivingКоми кывZyran; Zyrian; Komi-Zyryan
Kongokgkonkon  +  3MacrolanguageLivingKikongoKikongo
KoreankokorkorIndividualLiving한국어 (Hangugeo)

조선말 (Chosŏnmal)

Kuanyama, KwanyamakjkuakuaIndividualLivingOshikwanyamaCuanhama; Oshikwanyama
Kurdishkukurkur  +  3MacrolanguageLivingکوردی; Kurdî
LaololaolaoIndividualLivingພາສາລາວ (phasa Lao)Laotian
LatinlalatlatIndividualHistoricalLatinumIn use by several Christian organization of churches, and for sciences
Latvianlvlavlav  +  2MacrolanguageLivingLatviskiLettish
Limburgan, Limburger, LimburgishlilimlimIndividualLivingLèmburgs
LingalalnlinlinIndividualLivingLingálaNgala
LithuanianltlitlitIndividualLivingLietuvių
Luba-KatangalulublubIndividualLivingKilubaLuba-Shaba
Luxembourgish, LetzeburgeschlbltzltzIndividualLivingLëtzebuergeschLuxembourgian
MacedonianmkmkdmacmkdIndividualLivingМакедонски (Makedonski)
Malagasymgmlgmlg  +  11MacrolanguageLivingمَلَغَسِ; Malagasy
Malaymsmsamaymsa  +  36MacrolanguageLivingبهاس ملايو (bahasa Melayu)Standard Malay is zsm, Indonesian is id / ind
MalayalammlmalmalIndividualLivingമലയാളം (Malayāļã)
MaltesemtmltmltIndividualLivingMalti
ManxgvglvglvIndividualLivingGaelg; GailckManx Gaelic
MaorimimrimaomriIndividualLivingreo Māori
MarathimrmarmarIndividualLivingमराठी (Marāṭhī)Maharashtran
MarshallesemhmahmahIndividualLivingkajin M̧ajeļEbon
Mongolianmnmonmon  +  2MacrolanguageLivingᠮᠣᠩᠭᠣᠯ
ᠬᠡᠯᠡ; Монгол хэл (Mongol xel)		Mongol
NaurunanaunauIndividualLivingdorerin NaoeNauruan
Navajo, NavahonvnavnavIndividualLivingDiné bizaad; Naabeehó bizaad
North NdebelendndendeIndividualLivingisiNdebele; saseNyakatho; Mthwakazi NdebeleNorthern Ndebele
South NdebelenrnblnblIndividualLivingisiNdebele; sakwaNdzundzaSouthern Ndebele
NdongangndondoIndividualLivingNdongaOshindonga
Nepalinenepnep  +  2MacrolanguageLivingनेपाली भाषा (Nepālī bhāśā)Nepalese; Gorkhali
Norwegiannonornor  +  2MacrolanguageLivingNorskBokmål is nb / nob, Nynorsk is nn / nno
Norwegian BokmålnbnobnobIndividualLivingNorsk Bokmålcovered by macrolanguage no / nor
Norwegian NynorsknnnnonnoIndividualLivingNorsk Nynorskcovered by macrolanguage no / nor
OccitanocociociIndividualLivingOccitan; ProvençalProvential; Provencal
Ojibwaojojioji  +  7MacrolanguageLivingᐊᓂᔑᓈᐯᒧᐎᓐ (Anishinaabemowin)Ojibwe; Ojibway; Otchipwe; Ojibwemowin
Oriyaororiori  +  2MacrolanguageLivingଓଡ଼ିଆ (Odia)Odian; Odishan; Orissan
Oromoomormorm  +  4MacrolanguageLivingafaan OromooOromoo
Ossetian, OsseticosossossIndividualLivingирон Ӕвзаг

(iron Ævzag)

Ossete
PalipiplipliIndividualHistoricalPāliPali-Magadhi
Pashto, Pushtopspuspus  +  3MacrolanguageLivingپښتو (Pax̌tow)
Persianfafasperfas  +  2MacrolanguageLivingفارسی (Fārsiy)Farsi
PolishplpolpolIndividualLivingPolski
PortugueseptporporIndividualLivingPortuguês
Punjabi, PanjabipapanpanIndividualLivingਪੰਜਾਬੀ; پنجابی (Pãjābī)
Quechuaququeque  +  43MacrolanguageLivingRuna simi; kichwa simi; Nuna shimiQuechuan
Romanian, Moldavian, MoldovanroronrumronIndividualLivingRomână; Ромынэthe identifiers mo and mol for Moldavian are deprecated. They will not be assigned to different items, and recordings using these identifiers will not be invalid.
RomanshrmrohrohIndividualLivingRumantsch; Rumàntsch; Romauntsch; RomontschRomansch
RundirnrunrunIndividualLivingIkirundiKirundi
RussianrurusrusIndividualLivingРусский язык (Russkiĭ âzyk)
Northern SamisesmesmeIndividualLivingDavvisámegiellaNorth Sami
SamoansmsmosmoIndividualLivinggagana Sāmoa
SangosgsagsagIndividualLivingyângâ tî SängöSangoic
Sanskritsasansan  +  2MacrolanguageHistoricalसंस्कृतम् (Saṃskṛtam)In use by some Indian states on judicial purposes
Sardinianscsrdsrd  +  4MacrolanguageLivingSarduSard
SerbiansrsrpsrpIndividualLivingСрпски (Srpski)Member language of Serbo-Croatian with code sh deprecated in 2000, the ISO 639-2/T code srp deprecated the ISO 639-2/B code scc 5
ShonasnsnasnaIndividualLivingchiShona
SindhisdsndsndIndividualLivingسنڌي; सिन्धी (Sindhī)
Sinhala, SinhalesesisinsinIndividualLivingසිංහල (Siṁhala)
SlovakskslksloslkIndividualLivingSlovenčinaSlovakian
SlovenianslslvslvIndividualLivingSlovenščinaSlovene
SomalisosomsomIndividualLivingSoomaali; 𐒈𐒝𐒑𐒛𐒐𐒘; سٝومالِSomalian
Southern SothostsotsotIndividualLivingSesothoSesotho; Sotho
Spanish, CastilianesspaspaIndividualLivingEspañol; Castellano
SundanesesusunsunIndividualLivingbasa Sunda; ᮘᮞ ᮞᮥᮔ᮪ᮓ; بَاسَا سُوْندَا
Swahiliswswaswa  +  2MacrolanguageLivingKiswahili; كِسوَحِيلِKiswahili
SwatisssswsswIndividualLivingsiSwatiSwazi
SwedishsvswesweIndividualLivingSvenska
TagalogtltgltglIndividualLivingWikang Tagalognote: Filipino (Pilipino) has the code fil
TahitiantytahtahIndividualLivingreo TahitiOne of the Reo Mā`ohi (languages of French Polynesia) 6
TajiktgtgktgkIndividualLivingТоҷикӣ (Tojikī)Tajiki
TamiltatamtamIndividualLivingதமிழ் (Tamiḻ)Thamizh
TatartttattatIndividualLivingТатар теле;

Tatar tele; تاتار تئلئ

TeluguteteltelIndividualLivingతెలుగు (Telugu)
ThaiththathaIndividualLivingภาษาไทย (Phasa Thai)Central Thai; Siamese
TibetanbobodtibbodIndividualLivingབོད་སྐད་ (Bodskad);

ལྷ་སའི་སྐད་ (Lhas'iskad)

Standard Tibetan; Lhasa Tibetan
TigrinyatitirtirIndividualLivingትግርኛ (Təgrəñña)Tigrigna
Tonga (Tonga Islands)totontonIndividualLivinglea faka-TongaTongan
TsongatstsotsoIndividualLivingXitsongaXitsonga
TswanatntsntsnIndividualLivingSetswanaSetswana; Sechuana
TurkishtrturturIndividualLivingTürkçe
TurkmentktuktukIndividualLivingTürkmençe;

Түркменче; تۆرکمنچه

TwitwtwitwiIndividualLivingTwicovered by macrolanguage ak / aka
Uighur, UyghuruguiguigIndividualLivingئۇيغۇر تىلى;

Уйғур тили; Uyƣur tili

UkrainianukukrukrIndividualLivingУкраїнська (Ukraїnska)
UrduururdurdIndividualLivingاُردُو (Urduw)
Uzbekuzuzbuzb  +  2MacrolanguageLivingÓzbekça;

ўзбекча; ئوزبېچه

VendavevenvenIndividualLivingTshivenḓaTshivenda
VietnamesevivievieIndividualLivingtiếng Việt
VolapükvovolvolIndividualConstructed in 1879-80 by Johann Martin SchleyerVolapük
WalloonwawlnwlnIndividualLivingWalon
WelshcycymwelcymIndividualLivingCymraeg
WolofwowolwolIndividualLivingوࣷلࣷفْ
XhosaxhxhoxhoIndividualLivingisiXhosaXosa
Sichuan Yi, NuosuiiiiiiiiIndividualLivingꆈꌠꉙ (Nuosuhxop)Northern Yi; Liangshan Yi; Nosustandard form of the Yi languages
Yiddishyiyidyid  +  2MacrolanguageLivingייִדיש (Yidiš)Judeo-GermanChanged in 1989 from original ISO 639:1988, ji.4
YorubayoyoryorIndividualLivingèdè Yorùbá
Zhuang, Chuangzazhazha  +  16MacrolanguageLiving話僮 (Vahcuengh)
ZuluzuzulzulIndividualLivingisiZulu

Notes

Decoding table of ISO 639 alpha-2 codes (set 1)
aaabacadaeafagahaiajakalamanaoapaqarasatauavawaxayaz
babbbcbdbebfbgbhbibjbkblbmbnbobpbqbrbsbtbubvbwbxbybz
cacbcccdcecfcgchcicjckclcmcncocpcqcrcsctcucvcwcxcycz
dadbdcdddedfdgdhdidjdkdldmdndodpdqdrdsdtdudvdwdxdydz
eaebecedeeefegeheiejekelemeneoepeqereseteuevewexeyez
fafbfcfdfefffgfhfifjfkflfmfnfofpfqfrfsftfufvfwfxfyfz
gagbgcgdgegfggghgigjgkglgmgngogpgqgrgsgtgugvgwgxgygz
hahbhchdhehfhghhhihjhkhlhmhnhohphqhrhshthuhvhwhxhyhz
iaibicidieifigihiiijikiliminioipiqirisitiuiviwixiyiz
jajbjcjdjejfjgjhjijjjkjljmjnjojpjqjrjsjtjujvjwjxjyjz
kakbkckdkekfkgkhkikjkkklkmknkokpkqkrksktkukvkwkxkykz
lalblcldlelflglhliljlklllmlnlolplqlrlsltlulvlwlxlylz
mambmcmdmemfmgmhmimjmkmlmmmnmompmqmrmsmtmumvmwmxmymz
nanbncndnenfngnhninjnknlnmnnnonpnqnrnsntnunvnwnxnynz
oaobocodoeofogohoiojokolomonooopoqorosotouovowoxoyoz
papbpcpdpepfpgphpipjpkplpmpnpopppqprpsptpupvpwpxpypz
qaqbqcqdqeqfqgqhqiqjqkqlqmqnqoqpqqqrqsqtquqvqwqxqyqz
rarbrcrdrerfrgrhrirjrkrlrmrnrorprqrrrsrtrurvrwrxryrz
sasbscsdsesfsgshsisjskslsmsnsospsqsrssstsusvswsxsysz
tatbtctdtetftgthtitjtktltmtntotptqtrtstttutvtwtxtytz
uaubucudueufuguhuiujukulumunuoupuqurusutuuuvuwuxuyuz
vavbvcvdvevfvgvhvivjvkvlvmvnvovpvqvrvsvtvuvvvwvxvyvz
wawbwcwdwewfwgwhwiwjwkwlwmwnwowpwqwrwswtwuwvwwwxwywz
xaxbxcxdxexfxgxhxixjxkxlxmxnxoxpxqxrxsxtxuxvxwxxxyxz
yaybycydyeyfygyhyiyjykylymynyoypyqyrysytyuyvywyxyyyz
zazbzczdzezfzgzhzizjzkzlzmznzozpzqzrzsztzuzvzwzxzyzz
Colour legend
183 /676
Officially assigned: assigned to a language
7 /676
Deprecated: used previously but no longer assigned
486 /676
Unassigned

References

Footnotes

  1. “ISO 639:2023 Code for individual languages and language groups”. International Organization for Standardization. 2023-11-01. Retrieved 2023-12-17. This document specifies the ISO 639 language code and establishes the harmonized terminology and general principles of language coding. ↩

  2. “Access to the databases of the ISO 639 Language Code” (PDF). International Organization for Standardization. 2023-04-14. Retrieved 2023-12-17. ↩

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