List of ISO 639-2 codes explained

ISO 639 is a set of international standards that lists short codes for language names. The following is a complete list of three-letter codes defined in part two (ISO 639-2) of the standard,[1] including the corresponding two-letter (ISO 639-1) codes where they exist.

Codes

Where two ISO 639-2 codes are given in the table, the one with the asterisk is the bibliographic code (B code) and the other is the terminological code (T code).

Entries in the Scope column distinguish:

The Type column distinguishes:

The standard includes some codes for special situations:

639-2 639-3[2] 639-5[3] 639-1 Language name(s) from ISO 639-2 Scope Type Native name(s) Other name(s)
{{iso639-2|aar}} aar aa Individual Living Afar: Qafaraf
Afar: ’Afar Af; Afar: Afaraf; Afar: Qafar af
{{iso639-2|abk}} abk ab Individual Living Abkhazian: Аҧсуа бызшәа ; Abkhazian: Аҧсшәа Abkhaz
{{iso639-2|ace}} ace Individual Living Achinese: بهسا اچيه Acehnese
{{iso639-2|ach}} ach Individual Living Acoli: Lwo Acholi
{{iso639-2|ada}} ada Individual Living Adangme: Dangme Dangme
{{iso639-2|ady}} ady Adyghe
Adygei
Individual Living Adyghe; Adygei: Адыгабзэ
Adyghe; Adygei: Кӏахыбзэ
West Circassian
{{iso639-2|afa}} afa Collective
{{iso639-2|afh}} afh Individual Constructed Afrihili: El-Afrihili
{{iso639-2|afr}} afr af Individual Living Afrikaans: Afrikaans
{{iso639-2|ain}} ain Individual Living Ainu: アイヌ・イタㇰ
{{iso639-2|aka}} aka ak Macrolanguage Living Akan: Akan
{{iso639-2|akk}} akk Individual Ancient Akkadian:
{{iso639-2|ale}} ale Individual Living Aleut: Уна́ӈам тунуу́
Aleut: Унаӈан умсуу
{{iso639-2|alg}} alg Collective
{{iso639-2|alt}} alt Individual Living Southern Altai: Алтай тили
{{iso639-2|amh}} amh am Individual Living Amharic: አማርኛ
{{iso639-2|ang}} ang English, Old (ca.450–1100) Individual Historical English, Old (ca.450-1100);: Ænglisc
English, Old (ca.450-1100);: Anglisc; English, Old (ca.450-1100);: Englisc
{{iso639-2|anp}} anp Individual Living
{{iso639-2|apa}} apa Collective Southern Athabaskan languages
{{iso639-2|ara}} ara ar Macrolanguage Living Arabic: العربية
Arabic: al'Arabiyyeẗ
{{iso639-2|arc}} arc Official Aramaic (700–300 BCE); Individual Ancient
{{iso639-2|arg}} arg an Individual Living Aragonese: aragonés
{{iso639-2|arn}} arn Individual Living
{{iso639-2|arp}} arp Individual Living Arapaho: Hinónoʼeitíít
{{iso639-2|art}} art Collective
{{iso639-2|arw}} arw Individual Living Arawak: Lokono Lokono
{{iso639-2|asm}} asm as Individual Living Assamese: অসমীয়া
{{iso639-2|ast}} ast AsturianIndividual Living Asturian; Bable; Leonese; Asturleonese: Asturianu
Asturian; Bable; Leonese; Asturleonese: Llïonés
{{iso639-2|ath}} ath Collective Athabaskan languages
{{iso639-2|aus}} aus Collective
{{iso639-2|ava}} ava av Individual Living Avaric: Магӏарул мацӏ
Avaric: Авар мацӏ
Avar
{{iso639-2|ave}} ave ae Individual Ancient
{{iso639-2|awa}} awa Individual Living Awadhi: अवधी
{{iso639-2|aym}} aym ay Macrolanguage Living Aymara: Aymar aru
{{iso639-2|aze}} aze az Macrolanguage Living Azerbaijani: Azərbaycan dili
Azerbaijani: آذربایجان دیلی; Azerbaijani: Азәрбајҹан дили
{{iso639-2|bad}} bad Collective
{{iso639-2|bai}} bai Collective Bamileke languages: Bamiléké
{{iso639-2|bak}} bak ba Individual Living Bashkir: Башҡорт теле
Bashkir: Başqort tele
{{iso639-2|bal}} bal Macrolanguage Living Baluchi: بلۏچی Balochi
{{iso639-2|bam}} bam bm Individual Living Bambara: ߓߊߡߊߣߊߣߞߊߣ
{{iso639-2|ban}} ban Individual Living Balinese: ᬪᬵᬱᬩᬮᬶ; ᬩᬲᬩᬮᬶ
{{iso639-2|bas}} bas Individual Living Basa: Mbene
Basa: Ɓasaá
Basaa
{{iso639-2|bat}} bat Collective
{{iso639-2|bej}} bej BejaIndividual Living Beja; Bedawiyet: Bidhaawyeet
{{iso639-2|bel}} bel be Individual Living Belarusian: Беларуская мова
{{iso639-2|bem}} bem Individual Living Bemba: Chibemba
{{iso639-2|ben}} ben bn Individual Living Bengali: বাংলা
{{iso639-2|ber}} ber Collective
; Berber languages: ⵜⴰⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖⵜ; Berber languages: ⵝⴰⵎⴰⵣⵉⵗⵝ; Berber languages: ⵜⴰⵎⴰⵣⵉⵗⵜ
Amazigh languages
{{iso639-2|bho}} bho Individual Living Bhojpuri: भोजपुरी
{{iso639-2|bih}} bih Collective
{{iso639-2|bik}} bik Macrolanguage Living
{{iso639-2|bin}} bin BiniIndividual Living Bini; Edo: Ẹ̀dó
{{iso639-2|bis}} bis bi Individual Living
{{iso639-2|bla}} bla Individual Living Siksika: ᓱᖽᐧᖿ Blackfoot
{{iso639-2|bnt}} bnt Collective
{{iso639-2|bod}} / tib* bod bo Individual Living Tibetan: བོད་སྐད་ ; Tibetan: ལྷ་སའི་སྐད་
{{iso639-2|bos}} bos bs Individual Living Bosnian: bosanski
{{iso639-2|bra}} bra Individual Living Braj Bhāshā
{{iso639-2|bre}} bre br Individual Living Breton: Brezhoneg
{{iso639-2|btk}} btk Collective
{{iso639-2|bua}} bua Macrolanguage Living Buriat: буряад хэлэн Buryat
{{iso639-2|bug}} bug Individual Living Buginese: ᨅᨔ ᨕᨘᨁᨗ
{{iso639-2|bul}} bul bg Individual Living Bulgarian: български език
{{iso639-2|byn}} byn Individual Living Blin; Bilin: ብሊና
Blin; Bilin: ብሊን
Bilen
{{iso639-2|cad}} cad Individual Living Caddo: Hasí:nay
{{iso639-2|cai}} cai Collective
{{iso639-2|car}} car Individual Living Galibi Carib: Kari'nja Carib
{{iso639-2|cat}} cat ca CatalanIndividual Living Catalan; Valencian: català, valencià
{{iso639-2|cau}} cau Collective
{{iso639-2|ceb}} ceb Individual Living Cebuano: Sinugbuanong Binisayâ
{{iso639-2|cel}} cel Collective
{{iso639-2|ces}} / cze* ces cs Individual Living Czech: čeština
Czech: český jazyk
{{iso639-2|cha}} cha ch Individual Living Chamorro: Finu' Chamoru
{{iso639-2|chb}} chb Individual Extinct Chibcha: Muysccubun
{{iso639-2|che}} che ce Individual Living Chechen: Нохчийн мотт
Chechen: نَاخچیین موٓتت; Chechen: ნახჩიე მუოთთ
{{iso639-2|chg}} chg Individual Extinct Chagatai: جغتای
{{iso639-2|chk}} chk Individual Living
{{iso639-2|chm}} chm Macrolanguage Living Mari: марий йылме
{{iso639-2|chn}} chn Individual Living Chinook jargon: chinuk wawa
Chinook jargon: wawa; Chinook jargon: chinook lelang; Chinook jargon: lelang
{{iso639-2|cho}} cho Individual Living Choctaw: Chahta'
{{iso639-2|chp}} chp ChipewyanIndividual Living Chipewyan; Dene Suline: ᑌᓀᓱᒼᕄᓀ (Chipewyan; Dene Suline: Dënesųłiné)
{{iso639-2|chr}} chr Individual Living Cherokee: ᏣᎳᎩ ᎦᏬᏂᎯᏍᏗ Cherokee: Tsalagi gawonihisdi
{{iso639-2|chu}} chu cu Church SlavicIndividual Ancient Church Slavic; Old Slavonic; Church Slavonic; Old Bulgarian; Old Church Slavonic: Славе́нскїй ѧ҆зы́къ
{{iso639-2|chv}} chv cv Individual Living Chuvash: Чӑвашла
{{iso639-2|chy}} chy Individual Living Cheyenne: Tsėhésenėstsestȯtse
{{iso639-2|cmc}} cmc Collective
{{iso639-2|cnr}} cnr Individual Living crnogorski / црногорски
{{iso639-2|cop}} cop Individual Extinct Coptic: ϯⲙⲉⲑⲣⲉⲙⲛ̀ⲭⲏⲙⲓ
Coptic: ⲧⲙⲛ̄ⲧⲣⲙ̄ⲛ̄ⲕⲏⲙⲉ
{{iso639-2|cor}} cor kw Individual Living Cornish: Kernowek
{{iso639-2|cos}} cos co Individual Living Corsican: Corsu
Corsican: Lingua corsa
{{iso639-2|cpe}} cpe Creoles and pidgins, English based Collective
{{iso639-2|cpf}} cpf Creoles and pidgins, French-based Collective
{{iso639-2|cpp}} cpp Creoles and pidgins, Portuguese-based Collective
{{iso639-2|cre}} cre cr Macrolanguage Living
{{iso639-2|crh}} crh Crimean TatarIndividual Living Crimean Tatar; Crimean Turkish: Къырымтатарджа
Crimean Tatar; Crimean Turkish: Къырымтатар тили; Crimean Tatar; Crimean Turkish: Ҡырымтатарҗа; Crimean Tatar; Crimean Turkish: Ҡырымтатар тили; Crimean Tatar; Crimean Turkish: Qırımtatar tili
{{iso639-2|crp}} crp Collective
{{iso639-2|csb}} csb Individual Living Kashubian: Kaszëbsczi jãzëk Cassubian
{{iso639-2|cus}} cus Collective
{{iso639-2|cym}} / wel* cym cy Individual Living Welsh: Cymraeg
Welsh: y Gymraeg
{{iso639-2|dak}} dak Individual Living Dakota: Dakhótiyapi
Dakota: Dakȟótiyapi
{{iso639-2|dan}} dan da Individual Living Danish: dansk
{{iso639-2|dar}} dar Individual Living Dargwa: дарган мез
{{iso639-2|day}} day Collective
{{iso639-2|del}} del Macrolanguage Living
{{iso639-2|den}} den Macrolanguage Living Slave (Athapascan);: Dene K'e Slavey
{{iso639-2|deu}} / ger* deu de Individual Living German: Deutsch
{{iso639-2|dgr}} dgr Individual Living
{{iso639-2|din}} din Macrolanguage Living Dinka: Thuɔŋjäŋ
{{iso639-2|div}} div dv Individual Living Divehi; Dhivehi; Maldivian: ދިވެހި; ދިވެހިބަސް
{{iso639-2|doi}} doi Macrolanguage Living Dogri:
Dogri: डोगरी; Dogri: ڈوگرى
{{iso639-2|dra}} dra Collective
{{iso639-2|dsb}} dsb Individual Living Lower Sorbian: Dolnoserbski
Lower Sorbian: Dolnoserbšćina
{{iso639-2|dua}} dua Individual Living
{{iso639-2|dum}} dum Dutch, Middle (ca. 1050–1350) Individual Historical
{{iso639-2|dyu}} dyu Individual Living Dyula: Julakan Jula
{{iso639-2|dzo}} dzo dz Individual Living Dzongkha: རྫོང་ཁ་
{{iso639-2|efi}} efi Individual Living
{{iso639-2|egy}} egy Individual Ancient
{{iso639-2|eka}} eka Individual Living Kajuk
{{iso639-2|ell}} / gre* ell el Greek, Modern (1453–) Individual Living Greek, Modern (1453-);: Νέα Ελληνικά
{{iso639-2|elx}} elx Individual Ancient
{{iso639-2|eng}} eng en Individual Living English: English
{{iso639-2|enm}} enm English, Middle (1100–1500) Individual Historical
{{iso639-2|epo}} epo eo Individual Constructed Esperanto: Esperanto
{{iso639-2|est}} est et Macrolanguage Living Estonian: eesti keel
{{iso639-2|eus}} / baq* eus eu Individual Living Basque: euskara
{{iso639-2|ewe}} ewe ee Individual Living Ewe: Èʋegbe
{{iso639-2|ewo}} ewo Individual Living Kolo
{{iso639-2|fan}} fan Individual Living
{{iso639-2|fao}} fao fo Individual Living Faroese: føroyskt
{{iso639-2|fas}} / per* fas fa Macrolanguage Living Persian: فارسی Farsi
{{iso639-2|fat}} fat Individual Living Fanti: Mfantse
Fanti: Fante; Fanti: Fanti
Fante
{{iso639-2|fij}} fij fj Individual Living Fijian: Na Vosa Vakaviti
{{iso639-2|fil}} fil FilipinoIndividual Living Filipino; Pilipino: Wikang Filipino
{{iso639-2|fin}} fin fi Individual Living Finnish: suomen kieli
{{iso639-2|fiu}} fiu Collective Finno-Ugric languages
{{iso639-2|fon}} fon Individual Living Fon: Fon gbè
{{iso639-2|fra}} / fre* fra fr Individual Living French: français
{{iso639-2|frm}} frm French, Middle (ca. 1400–1600) Individual Historical French, Middle (ca.1400-1600);: françois
French, Middle (ca.1400-1600);: franceis
{{iso639-2|fro}} fro French, Old (842–ca. 1400) Individual Historical French, Old (842-ca.1400);: Franceis
French, Old (842-ca.1400);: François; French, Old (842-ca.1400);: Romanz
{{iso639-2|frr}} frr Individual Living Northern Frisian: Frasch
Northern Frisian: Fresk; Northern Frisian: Freesk; Northern Frisian: Friisk
North Frisian
{{iso639-2|frs}} frs Individual Living Eastern Frisian: Oostfräsk
Eastern Frisian: Oostfreesk; Eastern Frisian: Plattdüütsk
East Frisian Low Saxon
{{iso639-2|fry}} fry fy Individual Living Western Frisian: Frysk West Frisian
{{iso639-2|ful}} ful ff Macrolanguage Living Fulah: Fulfulde
Fulah: Pulaar; Fulah: Pular
Fula
{{iso639-2|fur}} fur Individual Living Friulian: Furlan
{{iso639-2|gaa}} gaa Individual Living Ga:
{{iso639-2|gay}} gay Individual Living Gayo: Basa Gayo
{{iso639-2|gba}} gba Macrolanguage Living
{{iso639-2|gem}} gem Collective
{{iso639-2|gez}} gez Individual Ancient Geez: ግዕዝ Ge'ez
{{iso639-2|gil}} gil Individual Living Gilbertese: Taetae ni Kiribati
{{iso639-2|gla}} gla gd GaelicIndividual Living Gaelic; Scottish Gaelic: Gàidhlig
{{iso639-2|gle}} gle ga Individual Living Irish: Gaeilge
{{iso639-2|glg}} glg gl Individual Living Galician: galego
{{iso639-2|glv}} glv gv Individual Living Manx: Gaelg
Manx: Gailck
{{iso639-2|gmh}} gmh German, Middle High (ca. 1050–1500) Individual Historical German, Middle High (ca.1050-1500);: Diutsch
{{iso639-2|goh}} goh German, Old High (ca. 750–1050) Individual Historical German, Old High (ca.750-1050);: Diutisk
{{iso639-2|gon}} gon Macrolanguage Living
{{iso639-2|gor}} gor Individual Living Gorontalo: Bahasa Hulontalo
{{iso639-2|got}} got Individual Ancient
{{iso639-2|grb}} grb Macrolanguage Living
{{iso639-2|grc}} grc Greek, Ancient (to 1453) Individual Historical Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: Ἑλληνική
{{iso639-2|grn}} grn gn Macrolanguage Living Guarani: Avañe'ẽ
{{iso639-2|gsw}} gsw Swiss GermanIndividual Living Swiss German; Alemannic; Alsatian: Schwiizerdütsch
{{iso639-2|guj}} guj gu Individual Living Gujarati: ગુજરાતી
{{iso639-2|gwi}} gwi Individual Living Gwich'in: Dinjii Zhu’ Ginjik
{{iso639-2|hai}} hai Macrolanguage Living Haida: X̱aat Kíl
Haida: X̱aadas Kíl; Haida: X̱aayda Kil; Haida: Xaad kil
{{iso639-2|hat}} hat ht Individual Living Haitian; Haitian Creole: kreyòl ayisyen
{{iso639-2|hau}} hau ha Individual Living Hausa: Harshen Hausa
Hausa: هَرْشَن
{{iso639-2|haw}} haw Individual Living Hawaiian: ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi
{{iso639-2|heb}} heb he Individual Living Hebrew: עברית
{{iso639-2|her}} her hz Individual Living Herero: Otjiherero
{{iso639-2|hil}} hil Individual Living Hiligaynon: Ilonggo
{{iso639-2|him}} Collective
{{iso639-2|hin}} hin hi Individual Living Hindi: हिन्दी Hindi: Hindī
{{iso639-2|hit}} hit Individual Ancient Hittite:
{{iso639-2|hmn}} hmn HmongMacrolanguage Living Hmong; Mong: lus Hmoob
Hmong; Mong: lug Moob; Hmong; Mong: lol Hmongb; Hmong; Mong:
{{iso639-2|hmo}} hmo ho Individual Living
{{iso639-2|hrv}} hrv hr Individual Living Croatian: hrvatski
{{iso639-2|hsb}} hsb Individual Living Upper Sorbian: hornjoserbšćina
{{iso639-2|hun}} hun hu Individual Living Hungarian: magyar nyelv
{{iso639-2|hup}} hup Individual Living Hupa: Na:tinixwe Mixine:whe'
{{iso639-2|hye}} / arm* hye hy Individual Living Armenian: Հայերէն ; Armenian: Հայերեն
{{iso639-2|iba}} iba Individual Living Iban: Jaku Iban
{{iso639-2|ibo}} ibo ig Individual Living Igbo: Asụsụ Igbo
{{iso639-2|ido}} ido io Individual Constructed
{{iso639-2|iii}} iii ii Sichuan YiIndividual Living Sichuan Yi; Nuosu: ꆈꌠꉙ
{{iso639-2|ijo}} ijo Collective Ijo languages: Ịjọ Ijaw languages
{{iso639-2|iku}} iku iu Macrolanguage Living Inuktitut: ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑐᑦ
{{iso639-2|ile}} ile {{not a typo|ie}} Individual Constructed
{{iso639-2|ilo}} ilo Individual Living Iloko: Pagsasao nga Ilokano
Iloko: Ilokano
Ilocano
{{iso639-2|ina}} ina ia Interlingua (International Auxiliary Language Association) Individual Constructed
{{iso639-2|inc}} inc Collective Indic languages
{{iso639-2|ind}} ind id Individual Living Indonesian: bahasa Indonesia
{{iso639-2|ine}} ine Collective
{{iso639-2|inh}} inh Individual Living Ingush: ГӀалгӀай мотт
{{iso639-2|ipk}} ipk ik Macrolanguage Living Inupiaq: Iñupiaq
{{iso639-2|ira}} ira Collective
{{iso639-2|iro}} iro Collective
{{iso639-2|isl}} / ice* isl is Individual Living Icelandic: íslenska
{{iso639-2|ita}} ita it Individual Living Italian: italiano
Italian: lingua italiana
{{iso639-2|jav}} jav jv Individual Living Javanese: ꦧꦱꦗꦮ / Javanese: Basa Jawa
{{iso639-2|jbo}} jbo Individual Constructed Lojban: la .lojban.
{{iso639-2|jpn}} jpn ja Individual Living Japanese: 日本語
{{iso639-2|jpr}} jpr Individual Living Judeo-Persian: Dzhidi
{{iso639-2|jrb}} jrb Macrolanguage Living Judeo-Arabic: ערבית יהודית / Judeo-Arabic: عربية يهودية
{{iso639-2|kaa}} kaa Individual Living Kara-Kalpak: Qaraqalpaq tili
Kara-Kalpak: Қарақалпақ тили
Karakalpak
{{iso639-2|kab}} kab Individual Living Tamaziɣt Taqbaylit; Tazwawt
{{iso639-2|kac}} kac KachinIndividual Living Jingpho
{{iso639-2|kal}} kal kl KalaallisutIndividual Living
{{iso639-2|kam}} kam Individual Living
{{iso639-2|kan}} kan kn Individual Living Kannada: ಕನ್ನಡ
{{iso639-2|kar}} kar Collective Karenic languages
{{iso639-2|kas}} kas ks Individual Living Kashmiri: कॉशुर / Kashmiri: كأشُر
{{iso639-2|kat}} / geo* kat ka Individual Living Georgian: ქართული
{{iso639-2|kau}} kau kr Macrolanguage Living
{{iso639-2|kaw}} kaw Individual Ancient Kawi: ꦧꦱꦗꦮ
{{iso639-2|kaz}} kaz kk Individual Living Kazakh: қазақ тілі ; Kazakh: қазақша
{{iso639-2|kbd}} kbd Individual Living Kabardian: Адыгэбзэ (Къэбэрдейбзэ)
{{iso639-2|kha}} kha Individual Living Khasi: কা কতিয়েন খাশি
{{iso639-2|khi}} khi Collective
{{iso639-2|khm}} khm km Individual Living Central Khmer: ភាសាខ្មែរ
{{iso639-2|kho}} kho KhotaneseIndividual Ancient Saka
{{iso639-2|kik}} kik ki KikuyuIndividual Living Kikuyu; Gikuyu: Gĩkũyũ
{{iso639-2|kin}} kin rw Individual Living Cornish: Ikinyarwanda
{{iso639-2|kir}} kir ky KirghizIndividual Living Kirghiz; Kyrgyz: кыргызча ; Kirghiz; Kyrgyz: кыргыз тили
{{iso639-2|kmb}} kmb Individual Living
{{iso639-2|kok}} kok Macrolanguage Living Konkani: कोंकणी
{{iso639-2|kom}} kom kv Macrolanguage Living Komi: Коми кыв
{{iso639-2|kon}} kon kg Macrolanguage Living
{{iso639-2|kor}} kor ko Individual Living Korean: 한국어
{{iso639-2|kos}} kos Individual Living
{{iso639-2|kpe}} kpe Macrolanguage Living Kpelle: Kpɛlɛwoo
{{iso639-2|kpt}} kpt Karata-TukitaIndividual Living К̄ӀирлӀе мац̄Ӏи; кӏкӏирлӏи
{{iso639-2|krc}} krc Individual Living Karachay-Balkar: Къарачай-Малкъар тил
Karachay-Balkar: Таулу тил
{{iso639-2|krl}} krl Individual Living Karelian: karjal
Karelian: kariela; Karelian: karjala
{{iso639-2|kro}} kro Collective
{{iso639-2|kru}} kru Individual Living Kurukh: कुड़ुख़
{{iso639-2|kua}} kua kj KuanyamaIndividual Living
{{iso639-2|kum}} kum Individual Living Kumyk: къумукъ тил/
{{iso639-2|kur}} kur ku Macrolanguage Living Kurdish: kurdî / Kurdish: کوردی
{{iso639-2|kut}} kut Individual Living
{{iso639-2|lad}} lad Individual Living Ladino: Judeo-español Judaeo-Spanish
{{iso639-2|lah}} lah Macrolanguage Living Lahnda: بھارت کا Western Punjabi
{{iso639-2|lam}} lam Individual Living
{{iso639-2|lao}} lao lo Individual Living Lao: ພາສາລາວ
{{iso639-2|lat}} lat la Individual Ancient Latin: Lingua latīna
{{iso639-2|lav}} lav lv Macrolanguage Living Latvian: Latviešu valoda
{{iso639-2|lez}} lez Individual Living Lezghian: Лезги чӏал Lezgian
{{iso639-2|lim}} lim li LimburganIndividual Living Limburgan; Limburger; Limburgish: Lèmburgs
{{iso639-2|lin}} lin ln Individual Living
{{iso639-2|lit}} lit lt Individual Living Lithuanian: lietuvių kalba
{{iso639-2|lol}} lol Individual Living Mongo: Lomongo
{{iso639-2|loz}} loz Individual Living
{{iso639-2|ltz}} ltz lb LuxembourgishIndividual Living Luxembourgish; Letzeburgesch: Lëtzebuergesch
{{iso639-2|lua}} lua Individual Living Luba-Lulua: Cilubà / Luba-Lulua: Tshiluba Luba-Kasai
{{iso639-2|lub}} lub lu Individual Living Luba-Katanga: Kiluba
{{iso639-2|lug}} lug lg Individual Living Ganda: Luganda Luganda
{{iso639-2|lui}} lui Individual Extinct Luiseno: Cham'teela
{{iso639-2|lun}} lun Individual Living Lunda: Chilunda
{{iso639-2|luo}} luo Individual Living Luo (Kenya and Tanzania);: Dholuo
{{iso639-2|lus}} lus Individual Living Lushai: Mizo ṭawng Mizo
{{iso639-2|mad}} mad Individual Living Madurese: Madhura
{{iso639-2|mag}} mag Individual Living Marshallese: मगही
{{iso639-2|mah}} mah mh Individual Living Marshallese: Kajin M̧ajeļ
{{iso639-2|mai}} mai Individual Living Maithili: मैथिली
Maithili: মৈথিলী
{{iso639-2|mak}} mak Individual Living Makasar: Basa Mangkasara' / Makasar: ᨅᨔ ᨆᨀᨔᨑ Makassarese
{{iso639-2|mal}} mal ml Individual Living Malayalam: മലയാളം
{{iso639-2|man}} man Macrolanguage Living Mandingo: Mandi'nka kango Manding
{{iso639-2|map}} map Collective
{{iso639-2|mar}} mar mr Individual Living Marathi: मराठी
{{iso639-2|mas}} mas Individual Living Masai: ɔl MaaMaasai
{{iso639-2|mdf}} mdf Individual Living Moksha: мокшень кяль
{{iso639-2|mdr}} mdr Individual Living
{{iso639-2|men}} men Individual Living Mende: Mɛnde yia
{{iso639-2|mga}} mga Irish, Middle (900–1200) Individual Historical Irish, Middle (900-1200);: Gaoidhealg
{{iso639-2|mic}} mic Mi'kmaqIndividual Living Mi'kmaq; Micmac: Míkmawísimk
{{iso639-2|min}} min Individual Living Minangkabau: Baso Minang
{{iso639-2|mis}} mis Uncoded languages Special
{{iso639-2|mkd}} / mac* mkd mk Individual Living Macedonian: македонски јазик
{{iso639-2|mkh}} mkh Collective Austroasiatic languages
{{iso639-2|mlg}} mlg mg Macrolanguage Living
{{iso639-2|mlt}} mlt mt Individual Living Maltese: Malti
{{iso639-2|mnc}} mnc Individual Living Manchu: ᠮᠠᠨᠵᡠ ᡤᡳᠰᡠᠨ
{{iso639-2|mni}} mni Individual Living Meitei
{{iso639-2|mno}} mno Collective
{{iso639-2|moh}} moh Individual Living Mohawk: Kanien’kéha
{{iso639-2|mon}} mon mn Macrolanguage Living Mongolian: монгол хэл (; Mongolian: ᠮᠣᠩᠭᠣᠯ ᠬᠡᠯᠡ
{{iso639-2|mos}} mos Individual Living Mossi: Mooré
{{iso639-2|mri}} / mao* mri mi Individual Living Maori: Te Reo Māori
{{iso639-2|msa}} / may* msa ms Macrolanguage Living Malay: Bahasa Melayu
{{iso639-2|mul}} mul Multiple languages Special
{{iso639-2|mun}} mun Collective
{{iso639-2|mus}} mus Individual Living Creek: Mvskoke Muscogee
{{iso639-2|mwl}} mwl Individual Living Mirandese: mirandés
Mirandese: lhéngua mirandesa
{{iso639-2|mwr}} mwr Macrolanguage Living Marwari: मारवाड़ी
{{iso639-2|mya}} / bur* mya my Individual Living Burmese: မြန်မာစာ ; Burmese: မြန်မာစကား Myanmar
{{iso639-2|myn}} myn Collective
{{iso639-2|myv}} myv Individual Living Erzya: эрзянь кель
{{iso639-2|nah}} nah Collective Nahuan languages
{{iso639-2|nai}} nai Collective
{{iso639-2|nap}} nap Individual Living Neapolitan: napulitano
{{iso639-2|nau}} nau na Individual Living Nauru: dorerin Naoero Nauruan
{{iso639-2|nav}} nav nv NavajoIndividual Living Navajo; Navaho: Diné bizaad
Navajo; Navaho: Naabeehó bizaad
{{iso639-2|nbl}} nbl nr Individual Living Ndebele, South; South Ndebele: isiNdebele seSewula Southern Ndebele
{{iso639-2|nde}} nde nd Individual Living Ndebele, North; North Ndebele: siNdebele saseNyakatho Northern Ndebele
{{iso639-2|ndo}} ndo ng Individual Living Ndonga: ndonga
{{iso639-2|nds}} nds Low German
Low Saxon; German, Low; Saxon, Low
Individual Living Low German; Low Saxon; German, Low; Saxon, Low: Plattdütsch
Low German; Low Saxon; German, Low; Saxon, Low: Plattdüütsch
{{iso639-2|nep}} nep ne Macrolanguage Living Nepali: नेपाली भाषा
{{iso639-2|new}} new Nepal BhasaIndividual Living Nepal Bhasa; Newari: नेपाल भाषा
Nepal Bhasa; Newari: नेवाः भाय्
Newar
{{iso639-2|nia}} nia Individual Living Nias: Li Niha
{{iso639-2|nic}} nic Collective Niger-Congo languages
{{iso639-2|niu}} niu Individual Living Niuean: ko e vagahau Niuē
{{iso639-2|nld}} / dut* nld nl DutchIndividual Living Dutch; Flemish: Nederlands
Dutch; Flemish: Vlaams
{{iso639-2|nno}} nno nn Norwegian Nynorsk
Nynorsk, Norwegian
Individual Living Norwegian Nynorsk; Nynorsk, Norwegian: norsk nynorsk Nynorsk
{{iso639-2|nob}} nob nb Bokmål, Norwegian; Norwegian Bokmål Individual Living Bokmål, Norwegian; Norwegian Bokmål: norsk bokmål Bokmål
{{iso639-2|nog}} nog Individual Living Nogai: Ногай тили
{{iso639-2|non}} non Individual Historical Norse, Old: Dǫnsk tunga
Norse, Old: Norrœnt mál
{{iso639-2|nor}} nor no Macrolanguage Living Norwegian: norsk
{{iso639-2|nqo}} nqo Individual Living
{{iso639-2|nso}} nso PediIndividual Living Pedi; Sepedi; Northern Sotho: Sesotho sa Leboa
{{iso639-2|nub}} nub Collective Nubian languages: لغات نوبية
{{iso639-2|nwc}} nwc Classical NewariIndividual Historical Classical Newari; Old Newari; Classical Nepal Bhasa: पुलां भाय्
Classical Newari; Old Newari; Classical Nepal Bhasa: पुलाङु नेपाल भाय्
{{iso639-2|nya}} nya ny ChichewaIndividual Living Chichewa; Chinyanja
{{iso639-2|nym}} nym Individual Living
{{iso639-2|nyn}} nyn Individual Living Nyankole: OrunyankoreNkore
{{iso639-2|nyo}} nyo Individual Living Nyoro: Orunyoro
{{iso639-2|nzi}} nzi Individual Living Nzema
{{iso639-2|oci}} oci oc Occitan (post 1500) Individual Living Occitan (post 1500);: occitan
{{iso639-2|oji}} oji oj Macrolanguage Living Ojibwe
{{iso639-2|ori}} ori or Macrolanguage Living Oriya: ଓଡ଼ିଆ Odia
{{iso639-2|orm}} orm om Macrolanguage Living Oromo: Afaan Oromoo
{{iso639-2|osa}} osa Individual Living / Osage:
{{iso639-2|oss}} oss os OssetianIndividual Living Ossetian; Ossetic: Ирон ӕвзаг
{{iso639-2|ota}} ota Turkish, Ottoman (1500–1928) Individual Historical Turkish, Ottoman (1500-1928);: لسان عثمانى /
{{iso639-2|oto}} oto Collective Oto-Pamean languages
{{iso639-2|paa}} paa Collective
{{iso639-2|pag}} pag Individual Living Pangasinan: Salitan Pangasinan
{{iso639-2|pal}} pal Individual Ancient Pahlavi: Pārsīk
Pahlavi: Pārsīg
Middle Persian
{{iso639-2|pam}} pam PampangaIndividual Living Pampanga; Kapampangan: Amánung Kapampangan
Pampanga; Kapampangan: Amánung Sísuan
{{iso639-2|pan}} pan pa PanjabiIndividual Living Panjabi; Punjabi: ਪੰਜਾਬੀ / Panjabi; Punjabi: پنجابی
{{iso639-2|pap}} pap Individual Living Papiamento: Papiamentu
{{iso639-2|pau}} pau Individual Living Palauan: a tekoi er a Belau
{{iso639-2|peo}} peo Persian, Old (–400 B.C.) Individual Historical
{{iso639-2|phi}} phi Collective
{{iso639-2|phn}} phn Individual Ancient Phoenician:
{{iso639-2|pli}} pli pi Individual Ancient Pali: Pāli
{{iso639-2|pol}} pol pl Individual Living Polish: Język polski
{{iso639-2|pon}} pon Individual Living
{{iso639-2|por}} por pt Individual Living Portuguese: português
{{iso639-2|pra}} pra Collective
{{iso639-2|pro}} pro Provençal, Old (to 1500); Old Occitan (to 1500) Individual Historical
{{iso639-2|pus}} pus ps PushtoMacrolanguage Living Pushto; Pashto: پښتو
{{iso639-2|qaa-qtz}} qaa-qtz Reserved for local use Local
{{iso639-2|que}} que qu Macrolanguage Living Quechua: Runa simi
Quechua: kichwa simi; Quechua: Nuna shimi
{{iso639-2|raj}} raj Macrolanguage Living Rajasthani: राजस्थानी
{{iso639-2|rap}} rap Individual Living Rapanui: Vananga rapa nui
{{iso639-2|rar}} rar RarotonganIndividual Living Rarotongan; Cook Islands Maori: Māori Kūki 'Āirani
{{iso639-2|roa}} roa Collective
{{iso639-2|roh}} roh rm Individual Living Romansh: Rumantsch
Romansh: Rumàntsch; Romansh: Romauntsch; Romansh: Romontsch
{{iso639-2|rom}} rom Macrolanguage Living Romany: romani čhib Romani
{{iso639-2|ron}} / rum* ron ro Romanian
Moldavian; Moldovan
Individual Living Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan: limba română
{{iso639-2|run}} run rn Individual Living Rundi: Ikirundi Kirundi
{{iso639-2|rup}} rup Aromanian
Arumanian; Macedo-Romanian
Individual Living Aromanian; Arumanian; Macedo-Romanian: armãneashce
Aromanian; Arumanian; Macedo-Romanian: armãneashti; Aromanian; Arumanian; Macedo-Romanian: rrãmãneshti
{{iso639-2|rus}} rus ru Individual Living Russian: русский язык
{{iso639-2|sad}} sad Individual Living Sandawe: Sandaweeki
{{iso639-2|sag}} sag sg Individual Living Sango: yângâ tî sängö
{{iso639-2|sah}} sah Individual Living Yakut: Сахалыы
{{iso639-2|sai}} sai Collective
{{iso639-2|sal}} sal Collective
{{iso639-2|sam}} sam Individual Extinct Samaritan Aramaic: ארמית
{{iso639-2|san}} san sa Individual Ancient Sanskrit: संस्कृतम् ; Sanskrit:
{{iso639-2|sas}} sas Individual Living
{{iso639-2|sat}} sat Individual Living Santali: ᱥᱟᱱᱛᱟᱲᱤ
{{iso639-2|scn}} scn Individual Living Sicilian: Sicilianu
{{iso639-2|sco}} sco Individual Living Scots: Braid Scots
Scots: Lallans
{{iso639-2|sel}} sel Individual Living
{{iso639-2|sem}} sem Collective
{{iso639-2|sga}} sga Irish, Old (to 900) Individual Historical Irish, Old (to 900);: Goídelc
{{iso639-2|sgn}} sgn Collective
{{iso639-2|shn}} shn Individual Living Shan: ၵႂၢမ်းတႆးယႂ်
{{iso639-2|sid}} sid Individual Living Sidamo: Sidaamu Afoo
{{iso639-2|sin}} sin si SinhalaIndividual Living Sinhala; Sinhalese: සිංහල
{{iso639-2|sio}} sio Collective
{{iso639-2|sit}} sit Collective
{{iso639-2|sla}} sla Collective
{{iso639-2|slk}} / slo* slk sk Individual Living Slovak: slovenčina
Slovak: slovenský jazyk
{{iso639-2|slv}} slv sl Individual Living Slovenian: slovenski jezik
Slovenian: slovenščina
Slovene
{{iso639-2|sma}} sma Individual Living Southern Sami: Åarjelsaemien gïele
{{iso639-2|sme}} sme se Individual Living Northern Sami: davvisámegiella
{{iso639-2|smi}} smi Collective
{{iso639-2|smj}} smj Individual Living Lule Sami: julevsámegiella
{{iso639-2|smn}} smn Individual Living Inari Sami: anarâškielâ
{{iso639-2|smo}} smo sm Individual Living Samoan: Gagana faʻa Sāmoa
{{iso639-2|sms}} sms Individual Living Skolt Sami: sääʹmǩiõll
{{iso639-2|sna}} sna sn Individual Living Shona: chiShona
{{iso639-2|snd}} snd sd Individual Living Sindhi: سنڌي / Sindhi: सिन्धी / Sindhi: ਸਿੰਧੀ
{{iso639-2|snk}} snk Individual Living Soninke: Sooninkanxanne
{{iso639-2|sog}} sog Individual Ancient
{{iso639-2|som}} som so Individual Living Somali: af Soomaali
{{iso639-2|son}} son Collective Songhay languages
{{iso639-2|sot}} sot st Individual Living Sotho, Southern: Sesotho
Sotho, Southern: Sesotho sa Borwa
{{iso639-2|spa}} spa es SpanishIndividual Living Spanish; Castilian: español
Spanish; Castilian: castellano
{{iso639-2|sqi}} / alb* sqi sq Macrolanguage Living Albanian: Shqip
{{iso639-2|srd}} srd sc Macrolanguage Living Sardinian: sardu
Sardinian: limba sarda; Sardinian: lingua sarda
{{iso639-2|srn}} srn Individual Living
{{iso639-2|srp}} srp sr Individual Living Serbian: српски /
{{iso639-2|srr}} srr Individual Living Serer: Seereer
{{iso639-2|ssa}} ssa Collective
{{iso639-2|ssw}} ssw ss Individual Living Swati: siSwati Swazi
{{iso639-2|suk}} suk Individual Living Sukuma: Kɪsukuma
{{iso639-2|sun}} sun su Individual Living Sundanese: ᮘᮞ ᮞᮥᮔ᮪ᮓ / Sundanese: Basa Sunda
{{iso639-2|sus}} sus Individual Living Susu: Sosoxui
{{iso639-2|sux}} sux Individual Ancient Sumerian:
{{iso639-2|swa}} swa sw Macrolanguage Living Swahili: Kiswahili
{{iso639-2|swe}} swe sv Individual Living Swedish: svenska
{{iso639-2|syc}} syc Individual Historical
{{iso639-2|syr}} syr Macrolanguage Living Syriac: ܠܫܢܐ ܣܘܪܝܝܐ
{{iso639-2|tah}} tah ty Individual Living Tahitian: Reo Tahiti
Tahitian: Reo Mā'ohi
{{iso639-2|tai}} tai Collective Tai languages: ภาษาไท
Tai languages: ภาษาไต
{{iso639-2|tam}} tam ta Individual Living Tamil: தமிழ்
{{iso639-2|tat}} tat tt Individual Living Tatar: татар теле / Tatar: tatar tele / Tatar: تاتار
{{iso639-2|tel}} tel te Individual Living Telugu: తెలుగు
{{iso639-2|tem}} tem Individual Living Timne: KʌThemnɛ Temne
{{iso639-2|ter}} ter Individual Living Tereno: Terêna Terena
{{iso639-2|tet}} tet Individual Living Tetum: Lia-Tetun
{{iso639-2|tgk}} tgk tg Individual Living Tajik: тоҷикӣ
{{iso639-2|tgl}} tgl tl Individual Living Tagalog: Wikang Tagalog
{{iso639-2|tha}} tha th Individual Living Thai: ภาษาไทย
{{iso639-2|tig}} tig Individual Living Tigre: ትግረ
Tigre: ትግሬ; Tigre: ኻሳ; Tigre: ትግራይት
{{iso639-2|tir}} tir ti Individual Living Tigrinya: ትግርኛ
{{iso639-2|tiv}} tiv Individual Living
{{iso639-2|tkl}} tkl Individual Living Tokelauan
{{iso639-2|tlh}} tlh KlingonIndividual Constructed
{{iso639-2|tli}} tli Individual Living Tlingit: Lingít
{{iso639-2|tmh}} tmh TamashekMacrolanguage Living Tamashek: TauregTamasheq
{{iso639-2|tog}} tog Individual Living Tonga (Nyasa);: chiTonga
{{iso639-2|ton}} ton to Individual Living Tonga (Tonga Islands);: lea faka-Tonga Tongan
{{iso639-2|tpi}} tpi Individual Living
{{iso639-2|tsi}} tsi Individual Living
{{iso639-2|tsn}} tsn tn Individual Living Tswana: Setswana
{{iso639-2|tso}} tso ts Individual Living Tsonga: Xitsonga
{{iso639-2|tuk}} tuk tk Individual Living Turkmen: Türkmençe / Turkmen: Түркменче / Turkmen: تورکمن تیلی تورکمنچ; Turkmen: türkmen dili / Turkmen: түркмен дили
{{iso639-2|tum}} tum Individual Living Tumbuka: chiTumbuka
{{iso639-2|tup}} tup Collective Tupian languages
{{iso639-2|tur}} tur tr Individual Living Turkish: Türkçe
{{iso639-2|tut}} tut Collective
{{iso639-2|tvl}} tvl Individual Living Tuvalu: Te Ggana Tuuvalu
Tuvalu: Te Gagana Tuuvalu
Tuvaluan
{{iso639-2|twi}} twi tw Individual Living
{{iso639-2|tyv}} tyv Individual Living Tuvinian: тыва дыл Tuvan
{{iso639-2|udm}} udm Individual Living Udmurt: удмурт кыл
{{iso639-2|uga}} uga Individual Ancient
{{iso639-2|uig}} uig ug UighurIndividual Living Uighur; Uyghur: ئۇيغۇر تىلى
Uighur; Uyghur: ئۇيغۇرچە
{{iso639-2|ukr}} ukr uk Individual Living Ukrainian: Українська мова
Ukrainian: Українська
{{iso639-2|umb}} umb Individual Living Umbundu: Úmbúndú
{{iso639-2|und}} und Undetermined Special
{{iso639-2|urd}} urd ur Individual Living Urdu: اُردُو
{{iso639-2|uzb}} uzb uz Macrolanguage Living Uzbek: Oʻzbekcha / Uzbek: Ózbekça / Uzbek: ўзбекча / Uzbek: ئوزبېچه; Uzbek: oʻzbek tili / Uzbek: ўзбек тили / Uzbek: ئوبېک تیلی
{{iso639-2|vai}} vai Individual Living Vai: ꕙꔤ
{{iso639-2|ven}} ven ve Individual Living Venda: Tshivenḓa
{{iso639-2|vie}} vie vi Individual Living Vietnamese: Tiếng Việt
{{iso639-2|vol}} vol vo Individual Constructed
{{iso639-2|vot}} vot Individual Living Votic: vađđa ceeli
{{iso639-2|wak}} wak Collective
{{iso639-2|wal}} wal Wolaitta
Wolaytta
Individual Living
{{iso639-2|war}} war Individual Living Waray: Winaray
Waray: Samareño; Waray: Lineyte-Samarnon; Waray: Binisayâ nga Winaray; Waray: Binisayâ nga Samar-Leyte; Waray: Binisayâ nga Waray
{{iso639-2|was}} was Individual Living Washo: wá:šiw ʔítlu
{{iso639-2|wal}} wal wal Individual Living Wolaitta; Wolaytta: Wolayttattuwa
{{iso639-2|wen}} wen Collective Sorbian languages: Serbsce / Serbski
{{iso639-2|wln}} wln wa Individual Living Walloon: Walon
{{iso639-2|wol}} wol wo Individual Living
{{iso639-2|xal}} xal KalmykIndividual Living Kalmyk; Oirat: Хальмг келн / Kalmyk; Oirat: Xaľmg keln
{{iso639-2|xho}} xho xh Individual Living Xhosa: isiXhosa
{{iso639-2|yao}} yao Individual Living
{{iso639-2|yap}} yap Individual Living
{{iso639-2|yid}} yid yi Macrolanguage Living Yiddish: ייִדיש
Yiddish: יידיש; Yiddish: אידיש Yiddish: Yidiš
{{iso639-2|yor}} yor yo Individual Living Yoruba: èdè Yorùbá
{{iso639-2|ypk}} ypk Collective
{{iso639-2|zap}} zap Macrolanguage Living Zapotec: Diidxazá/Dizhsa
{{iso639-2|zbl}} zbl BlissymbolsIndividual Constructed
{{iso639-2|zen}} zen Individual Living Zenaga: Tuẓẓungiyya
{{iso639-2|zgh}} zgh Individual Living ⵜⴰⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖⵜ ⵜⴰⵏⴰⵡⴰⵢⵜ Standard Moroccan Berber
{{iso639-2|zha}} zha za ZhuangMacrolanguage Living Zhuang; Chuang: Vahcuengh / Zhuang; Chuang: 話僮
{{iso639-2|zho}} / chi* zho zh Macrolanguage Living Chinese: t=中文|p=Zhōngwén|labels=no
Chinese: s=汉语|t=漢語|p=Hànyǔ|labels=no
{{iso639-2|znd}} znd Collective
{{iso639-2|zul}} zul zu Individual Living Zulu: isiZulu
{{iso639-2|zun}} zun Individual Living Zuni: Shiwi'ma
{{iso639-2|zxx}} zxx No linguistic content; Not applicable Special
{{iso639-2|zza}} zza ZazaMacrolanguage Living Zaza; Dimili; Dimli; Kirdki; Kirmanjki; Zazaki: kirmanckî
Zaza; Dimili; Dimli; Kirdki; Kirmanjki; Zazaki: dimilkî; Zaza; Dimili; Dimli; Kirdki; Kirmanjki; Zazaki: kirdkî; Zaza; Dimili; Dimli; Kirdki; Kirmanjki; Zazaki: zazakî

*Synonyms for terminology applications (ISO 639-2/T) and for *bibliographic applications (ISO 639-2/B)

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Codes arranged alphabetically by alpha-3/ISO 639-2 Code . ISO 639-2 Registration Authority - Library of Congress.
  2. Web site: ISO 639 Code Tables . SIL International.
  3. Web site: ISO 639-5 codes ordered by Identifier . ISO 639-5 Registration Authority - Library of Congress . 2019-01-11.