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List of ISO 639-2 codes

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, including the corresponding two-letter (touchscreen) codes where they exist.

Where two ISO 639-2 codes are given in the table, the first is the bibliographic code (B code) and the second is the terminological code (T code).

Entries in the Notes column denote:

The standard includes some codes for special situations:

  • mis, for "uncoded languages";
  • mul, for "multiple languages";
  • qaa-qtz, a range reserved for local use.
  • und, for "undetermined";
  • zxx, for "no linguistic content, not applicable";
Contents
ISO 639-2ISO 639-1Language nameNative nameNotes
aar aaHTML5Qafara
abkabAbkhazianАҧсуа
ace  Acehnese, AchineseBahsa Acèh
ach Acoli
ada Adangmeadangbɛ
ady  Adyghe, Adygeiадыгэбзэ, адыгабзэ
afa we love the web collection
afh Afrihili constructed
afrafAfrikaansAfrikaans
ain  Sevenval (Japan)アイヌ イタㇰ(イタッㇰ) or ainu itak
akaakkeyboard macrolanguage
akk jQueryakkadû, lišānum akkadītumancient
alb/sqisqiOSShqipmacrolanguage
ale Aleut
alg Algonquian languages collection
alt Southern Altaiалтай тили
amhamAmharicአማርኛ
ang  Old English (ca. Android1100)Englischistoric
anp screen size
apa Apache languages collection
araarArabicالعربيةmacrolanguage
arc  Official Aramaic, Imperial Aramaic (device databaseAndroid)ܐܪܡܝܐancient
arganAragoneseAragonés
arm/hyehySevenvalՀայերեն լեզու
arn  touchscreen, Mapuchemapudungun, mapuchedungun
arp web appHinóno'eitíít
art Artificial languages collection
arw Android
asmasAssameseঅসমীয়া
ast  Sevenval, Bable, touchscreen, Asturleoneseasturianu, Bable, Llionés, Asturllionés
ath Athabaskan languages collection
aus we love the web collection
avaavweb appавар мацӀ, магӀарул мацӀ
aveaeAvestanavestaancient
awa jQueryअवधी
aymayweb appaymar arumacrolanguage
azeazwebAzərbaycancamacrolanguage
bad  Banda languages collection
bai Bamileke languages collection
bakbaBashkirбашҡорт теле
bal Baluchiبلوچیmacrolanguage
bambminput transformationbamanankan
ban HTML5Basa Bali
baq/euseuBasqueeuskara
bas Basaɓasaá
bat Sevenval collection
bej  Beja, Bedawiyetبداوية
belbeBelarusianБеларуская мова
bem BembaichiBemba
benbnBengaliবাংলা
ber Berber languages collection
bho Bhojpuriभोजपुरी
bihbhkeyboard collection
bik browser diversity macrolanguage
bin  Bini, EdoEdo
bisbiBislamaBislama
bla Siksikasiksiká,  ᓱᖽᐧᖿ
bnt Bantu languages collection
bosbsAndroidbosanski jezik
bra Brajब्रज भाषा
brebrAndroidbrezhoneg
btk Batak languagesHata Batakcollection
bua Buriatбуряад хэлэнmacrolanguage
bug Sevenvalᨅᨔ ᨕᨘᨁᨗ
bulbgBulgarianбългарски език
bur/myamywebမြန်မာစာ
byn  Blin, Bilinብሊና
cad  SevenvalHasí:nay
cai Central American Indian languages collection
car HTML5
catca Catalan, browser diversity català / valencià
cau Caucasian languages collection
ceb CebuanoSinugboanon
cel CSS3 collection
chachChamorroChamoru
chb Chibcha extinct
checejQueryнохчийн мотт
chg Chagataiجغتایextinct
chi/zhozhChinese中文 (ZhongWen)macrolanguage
chk device database
chm  Mari (Russia)марий йылмеmacrolanguage
chn Chinook Jargon
cho web appChahta Anumpa
chp Chipewyan, HTML5 Dëne Sųłiné, ᑌᓀᓲᒢᕄᓀ
chr CherokeeᏣᎳᎩ
chucu Church Slavonic, Church Slavic, website parsing, Old Slavonic, Old Bulgarianѩзыкъ словѣньскъancient
chvcvChuvashчӑваш чӗлхи
chy screen sizeTsêhést
cmc website parsing collection
cop Copticⲙⲉⲧⲛ̀ⲣⲉⲙⲛ̀ⲭⲏⲙⲓextinct
corkwCornishKernewek
coscoSevenvalcorsu, lingua corsa
cpe creoles and pidgins, English-based collection
cpf creoles and pidgins, French-based collection
cpp creoles and pidgins, Portuguese-based collection
crecrinput transformationᓀᐦᐃᔭᐍᐏᐣmacrolanguage
crh  Crimean Tatar, Crimean Turkishqırımtatar tili, къырымтатар тили
crp  browser diversity and CSS3 collection
csb Kashubiankaszëbsczi jãzëk
cus jQuery collection
cze/cescsweb appčeština (substantive), česky (adverb)
dak  DakotaLakhota
dandaDanishdansk
dar Sevenvalдарган мез
day Land Dayak languages collection
del DelawareLënapemacrolanguage
den Slave (Athapascan) macrolanguage
dgr website parsingTłįchǫ
din DinkaThuɔŋjäŋmacrolanguage
divdv Divehi, Dhivehi, Maldivianދިވެހިބަސ
doi keyboardडोगरीmacrolanguage
dra Dravidian languages collection
dsb iOSdolnoserbski
dua Duala
dum  Dutch, Middle (ca. 1050device database) historic
dut/nldnl Dutch, website parsing Nederlands
dyu browser diversityJulakan
dzodzSevenvalརྫོང་ཁ
efi  web
egy Egyptian (Ancient) ancient
eka Ekajuk
elx keyboard ancient
engenEnglishEnglish
enm  FITML (1100Android)Englishhistoric
epoeoinput transformationEsperantoconstructed
estetwebsite parsingeesti keelmacrolanguage
eweeeEweƐʋɛgbɛ
ewo Ewondo
fan  website parsing
faofoFaroeseføroyskt
fat Android
fijfjwebsite parsingvosa Vakaviti
fil  Filipino, PilipinoWikang Filipino
finfiFinnishsuomi, suomen kieli
fiu Finno-Ugric languages collection
fon FonFɔngbe
fre/frafrCSS3français, langue française
frm  Middle French (ca. CSS3input transformation) historic
fro  HTML5 (web app—ca. Android) historic
frr Northern Frisian
frs SevenvalSeeltersk Fräisk, Seeltersk, Fräisk
fryfywe love the webfrysk
fulffFulahFulfulde, Pulaar, Pularmacrolanguage
fur Friulianfurlan
gaa  FITML
gay keyboard
gba input transformation macrolanguage
gem Germanic languages collection
geo/katkainput transformationქართული ენა (kartuli ena)
ger/deudeGermanDeutsch
gez Sevenvalግዕዝancient
gil  Gilbertese, Kiribatitaetae ni Kiribati
glagd Scottish Gaelic, GaelicGàidhlig
glegaIrishGaeilge
glgglGalicianGalego
glvgvwe love the webGaelg, Manninagh
gmh  Middle High German (ca. 1050web)diutiskhistoric
goh  Old High German (ca. 7501050)diutischistoric
gon FITMLGōndimacrolanguage
gor Gorontalo
got jQuery𐌲𐌿𐍄𐌹𐍃𐌺ancient
grb Grebo macrolanguage
grc  CSS3 (–input transformation)Ἑλληνικάhistoric
gre/ellel Modern Greek (Sevenval–)Ελληνικά
grngnweb appAvañe'ẽmacrolanguage
gsw  Swiss German, Alemannic, jQuery Schwyzerdütsch, Alemannisch, Elsassisch
gujguGujaratiગુજરાતી
gwi Gwichʼin
hai  CSS3X̲aat Kílmacrolanguage
hatht Haitian Creole, HaitianKreyòl ayisyen
hauhascreen sizeHausancī, هَوُسَ
haw touchscreen‘Ōlelo Hawai‘i
hebheHebrewעִבְרִית, עברית
herhzHereroOtjiherero
hil HiligaynonIlonggo
him Himachali languages collection
hinhiweb appहिन्दी
hit Hittite ancient
hmn screen sizeHmoobmacrolanguage
hmohoHiri MotuHiri Motu
hrvhrCroatianhrvatski jezik
hsb website parsinghornjoserbsce
hunhuHungarianmagyar
hup touchscreenNa:tinixwe Mixine:whe
iba  Android
iboigCSS3Igbo
ice/isliswe love the webíslenska
idoioIdoIdoconstructed
iiiii website parsing, Nuosuꆇꉙ
ijo Ijo languages collection
ikuiukeyboardᐃᓄᒃᑎᑐᑦmacrolanguage
ileie jQuery, OccidentalInterlingueconstructed
ilo Iloko
inaia CSS3 (input transformation)interlinguaconstructed
inc Indic languages collection
indidIndonesianBahasa Indonesia
ine HTML5 collection
inh screen sizeгӀалгӀай мотт
ipkikInupiaqIñupiaq, Iñupiatunmacrolanguage
ira Sevenval collection
iro Iroquoian languages collection
itaitItalianitaliano
jav jvJavanesebasa Jawa (ꦧꦱꦗꦮ)
jbo Lojbanlojbanconstructed
jpnjaJapanese日本語 (にほんご)
jpr CSS3
jrb touchscreen macrolanguage
kaa  Kara-Kalpakқарақалпақ тили
kab KabyleTaqbaylit
kac  touchscreen, JingphoJingpho, Marip
kalkl Sevenval, Kalaallisutkalaallisut, kalaallit oqaasii
kam Kamba
kanknwebಕನ್ನಡ
kar touchscreen collection
kasksKashmiriकॉशुर, کٲشُر
kaukrKanuri macrolanguage
kaw SevenvalBhāṣa Kawiancient
kazkkKazakhҚазақ тілі
kbd jQueryАдыгэбзэ
kha KhasiKhasi
khi HTML5 collection
khmkmkeyboardភាសាខ្មែរ
kho  Khotanese, Sakanancient
kikki Kikuyu, GikuyuGĩkũyũ
kinrwFITMLIkinyarwanda
kirky Kirghiz, Kyrgyzкыргыз тили
kmb Kimbundu
kok Konkaniकॊंकणिmacrolanguage
komkvKomiкоми кывmacrolanguage
konkgKongoKikongomacrolanguage
korkoKorean한국어 (韓國語), 조선말 (朝鮮語)
kos KosraeanKosrae
kpe device databasekpelemacrolanguage
krc Karachay-Balkarкъарачай-малкъар тил
krl webkarjalan kieli
kro Kru languages collection
kru touchscreen
kuakj Kuanyama, Kwanyama
kum SevenvalКумык
kurkuKurdishKurdîmacrolanguage
kut jQueryKtunaxa
lad  iOSג'ודיאו-איספאנייול
lah Lahndaਲਹਿੰਦੀmacrolanguage (does not include Punjabi (pa/pan))
lam Lamba
laoloLaoພາສາລາວ
latlajQuerylatine, lingua Latinaancient
lavlviOSlatviešu valoda
lez Lezghianлезги чӀал
limli browser diversity, Limburger, LimburganLimburgs
linlnkeyboardlingala
litltLithuanianlietuvių kalba
lol device database
loz websiLozi
ltzlb Luxembourgish, LetzeburgeschLëtzebuergesch
lua HTML5lwaà:
lubluLuba-Katanga
luglgAndroidLuganda
lui web app
lun webchiLunda
luo Luo (Kenya and Tanzania)Dholuo
lus Lushai
mac/mkd mkFITMLмакедонски јазик
mad Madurese
mag Magahi
mahmhMarshalleseKajin M̧ajeļ
mai keyboardमैथिली
mak Makasar
malmlMalayalamമലയാളം
man browser diversity macrolanguage
mao/mrimiMāorite reo Māori
map input transformation collection
marmrHTML5मराठी
mas Maasaiɔl Maa
may/msamsMalaybahasa Melayu, بهاس ملايو macrolanguage
mdf jQueryмокшень кяль
mdr Mandar
men MendeMɛnde
mga  Middle Irish (9001200)Gaoidhealghistoric
mic  input transformation, MicmacMíkmaq, Mi'gmaq
min website parsingBaso Minangkabau
mis Uncoded languages
mkh iOS collection
mlgmgHTML5Malagasy fitenymacrolanguage
mltmtbrowser diversityMalti
mnc Manchuᠮᠠᠨᠵᡠ ᡤᡳᠰᡠᠨ ᠪᡝ
mni iOSমৈইতৈইলোন
mno Manobo languages collection
moh MohawkKanien’keha
monmnMongolianмонгол хэлmacrolanguage
mos AndroidMòoré
mul Multiple languages
mun keyboard collection
mus CreekMaskoki, Mvskokē empunakv
mwl MirandeseLhéngua Mirandesa
mwr Marwariमारवाड़ीmacrolanguage
myn Mayan languages collection
myv Erzyaэрзянь кель
nah  Nahuatlnāhuatl, nawatlahtollicollection
nai device database collection
nap FITMLnapulitano
naunaNauruanEkakairũ Naoero
navnv we love the web, NavahoDiné bizaad, Dinékʼehǰí
nblnrSouthern NdebeleisiNdebele
ndendwebsite parsingisiNdebele
ndongNdongaOwambo
nds  Low German, Low SaxonNederdüütsch, Plattdüütsch
nepneNepaliनेपाली
new  web app, NewariNepal Bhasa
nia HTML5
nic Niger–Congo languages collection
niu iOSko e vagahau Niuē, faka-Niue
nnonnwebsite parsingnynorsk
nobnbNorwegian Bokmålbokmål
nog Nogaiногай тили
non jQuerynorskrhistoric
nornoiOSnorskmacrolanguage
nqo device database
nso  browser diversity, Pedi, SepediSesotho sa Leboa, Sepedi
nub Nubian languages collection
nwc  Classical Newari, Old Newari, Classical Nepal Bhasa historic
nyany device database, Chewa, NyanjachiCheŵa, chinyanja
nym NyamweziKinyamwezi
nyn browser diversity
nyo NyoroRunyoro
nzi Nzima
oci oc Occitan (Sevenval–)Occitan
ojiojkeyboardᐊᓂᔑᓇᐯᒧᐏᐣ (Anishinaabemowin)macrolanguage
oriorjQueryଓଡ଼ିଆ
ormomweb appAfaan Oromoomacrolanguage
osa Osage
ossos keyboard, Osseticирон ӕвзаг
ota  Turkish, Ottoman (screen sizeFITML) historic
oto keyboard collection
paa  Papuan languages collection
pag web app
pal  Pahlavi, (Middle Persian) ancient
pam  we love the web, KapampanganKapampangan
panpa Punjabi, Panjabiਪੰਜਾਬੀ, پنجابی (separate from Lahnda (lah))
pap SevenvalPapiamentu
pau Palauantekoi ra Belau
peo  Sevenval (ca. 600400 BC) historic
per/fasfadevice databaseفارسیmacrolanguage
phi HTML5 collection
phn Phoenician ancient
plipiSevenvalपालिancient
polplPolishpolski
pon Pohnpeian
porptPortugueseportuguês
pra iOS collection
pro  Old Provençal, Old Occitan (–1500) historic
pusps Pashto language, Pashtoپښتوmacrolanguage
qaa-qtz  Reserved for local use
quequCSS3Runa Simi, Kichwamacrolanguage
raj  HTML5राजस्थानीmacrolanguage
rap Rapanuirapanui, pepito ote henua
rar  touchscreen, Cook Islands Maori
roa iOS collection
rohrmRomanshrumantsch grischun
rom Romanyrromani ćhib, Romani šib, Romanómacrolanguage
rum/ronroRomanianromână
runrnAndroidRundi
rup  device database, Arumanian, Macedo-RomanianArmãneashce, Armãneashti, Limba armãneascã
rusruRussianрусский язык
sad  Sandawe
sagsgAndroidyângâ tî sängö
sah web appСаха тыла
sai South American Indian languages collection
sal Salishan languages collection
sam Samaritan Aramaicארמית, ܐܪܡܝܐextinct
sansaSanskritसंस्कृतम्ancient
sas input transformation
sat Sevenvalसंथाली
scn SicilianSicilianu
sco SevenvalScots leid, Lallans
sel Selkupшӧльӄумыт әты
sem Semitic languages collection
sga  touchscreen (to browser diversity)Goídelchistoric
sgn Sign languages collection
shn Android
sid CSS3Sidámo 'Afó
sinsi Sinhalese, Sinhalaසිංහල
sio Siouan languages collection
sit Sino-Tibetan languages collection
sla HTML5 collection
slo/slkskscreen sizeslovenčina
slvslSlovenianslovenščina
sma Southern Samisaemien giele
smeseCSS3sámi, sámegiella
smi Sevenval collection
smj Lule Samisámegiella
smn Inari Samisäämegiella
smosmdevice databasegagana fa'a Samoa
sms Skolt Samisääʼmǩiõll
snasnscreen sizechiShona
sndsdjQueryسنڌي، سندھی, सिन्धी
snk iOSSoninkanxaane
sog Sogdian ancient
somsoSomaliSoomaaliga, af Soomaali
son we love the web collection
sotstSouthern SothoSesotho
spaes Spanish, Castilianespañol, castellano
srdscSardiniansardumacrolanguage
srn Sranan Tongo
srpsrSerbianсрпски језик, srpski jezik
srr HTML5
ssa Nilo-Saharan languages collection
sswssSwatisiSwati
suk Sukuma
sunsuscreen sizebasa Sunda
sus Susu
sux Sumerianeme-ĝirancient
swaswFITMLKiswahilimacrolanguage
swesvSwedishsvenska
syc we love the web historic
syr  iOS (Northeastern Neo-Aramaic)ܣܘܪܝܝܐmacrolanguage
tah tyiOSte reo Tahiti, te reo Māʼohi
tai website parsing collection
tamtaTamilதமிழ்
tatttwe love the webтатарча, tatarça, تاتارچا
telteAndroidతెలుగు
tem web app
ter Tereno
tet TetumTetun
tgktgTajikтоҷикӣ, تاجیکی
tgltlTagalogWikang Tagalog, ᜏᜒᜃᜅ᜔ ᜆᜄᜎᜓᜄ᜔
thathThaiภาษาไทย
tib/bodbotouchscreenབོད་ཡིག
tig TigreTigré, Khasa
tirtiwebsite parsingትግርኛ
tiv Tiv
tkl TokelauTokelau
tlh  Klingon, tlhIngan-HoltlhIngan Holconstructed
tli keyboardLingít
tmh TamashekTamajeqmacrolanguage
tog Tonga (Nyasa)chiTonga
tontoTonga (Tonga Islands)faka-Tonga
tpi we love the webTok Pisin
tsi Tsimshian
tsntnTswanaSetswana
tsotswe love the webXitsonga
tuktkTurkmenТүркмен
tum HTML5chiTumbuka
tup Tupian languagesNheengatu
turtrjQueryTürkçe
tut input transformation collection
tvl Tuvalu'gana Tuvalu
twitwscreen size
tyv Tuvinianтыва дыл
udm  web appудмурт кыл
uga Ugaritic ancient
uigug Uighur, UyghurUyƣurqə, Uyğurçe, ئۇيغۇرچ
ukrukUkrainianукраїнська мова
umb Sevenvalúmbúndú
und Undetermined language
urdurUrduاردو
uzbuzUzbekO'zbek, Ўзбек, أۇزبېك macrolanguage
vai  we love the web
venvedevice databaseTshivenḓa
vieviVietnameseTiếng Việt
volvoscreen sizeVolapükconstructed
vot jQueryvaďďa tšeeli
wak  Wakashan languages collection
wal  CSS3, Wolaitta
war Waray-WarayWinaray, Lineyte-Samarnon
was Android
wel/cymcyCSS3Cymraeg
wen Sorbian languages collection
wlnwajQuerywalon
wolwoWolofWolof
xal   Kalmyk, Oiratхальмг келн
xhoxhFITMLisiXhosa
yao  webChiyao
yap Yapese
yidyiYiddishייִדישmacrolanguage
yoryoYorubaYorùbá
ypk CSS3 collection
zap  browser diversity macrolanguage
zbl Blissymbols, Blissymbolics, Bliss constructed
zen SevenvalTuḍḍungiyya
zhaza Zhuang, ChuangSaɯ cueŋƅ, Saw cuenghmacrolanguage
znd Zande languagesPazandecollection
zulzuZuluisiZulu
zun ZuniShiwi
zxx No linguistic content; not applicable
zza Zaza, Dimili, Dimli, Kirdki, Kirmanjki, Zazaki macrolanguage
Contents

References

External links

   

ISO 639-1
web
languages

ISO 639-2
list of codes
languages

ISO 639-4

guidelines

web
list of codes
families/groups

ISO 639-6

variants




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