List of ISO 639 language codes

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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[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:

More information ISO Language Names, Set 1 ...
ISO Language NamesSet 1Set 2Set 3 ScopeTypeEndonym(s) Other Name(s)
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Notes
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Abkhazianababkabk IndividualLivingАҧсуа; Apsua; აფსუაAbkhaz
Afaraaaaraar IndividualLivingQafar af
Afrikaansafafrafr IndividualLivingAfrikaans
Akanakakaaka + 2 MacrolanguageLivingÁkán Twi is tw/twi, Fanti is fat
Albaniansqsqialbsqi + 4 MacrolanguageLivingShqipcalled "Albanian Phylozone" in 639-6
Amharicamamhamh IndividualLivingአማርኛ (Amarəñña)
Arabicararaara + 28 MacrolanguageLivingاَلْعَرَبِيَّةُ (al-ʿarabiyyah) Standard Arabic is arb
Aragoneseanargarg IndividualLivingAragonés
Armenianhyhyearmhye IndividualLivingՀայերեն (Hayeren) ISO 639-3 code hye is for Eastern Armenian, hyw is for Western Armenian, and xcl is for Classical Armenian
Assameseasasmasm IndividualLivingঅসমীয়া (Ôxômiya)Asamiya
Avaricavavaava IndividualLivingАвар мацӏ; اوار ماض (Avar maz)Avar
Avestanaeaveave IndividualHistoricalUpastawakaēna
Aymaraayaymaym + 2 MacrolanguageLivingAymaraAymaran
Azerbaijaniazazeaze + 2 MacrolanguageLivingAzərbaycan dili; آذربایجان دیلی; Азәрбајҹан дилиAzeri
Bambarabmbambam IndividualLivingبَمَنَنكَن ;ߓߡߊߣߊ߲ߞߊ߲ (Bamanankan)Bamana; Bamanankan
Bashkirbabakbak IndividualLivingБашҡорт теле; Başqort teleBashkort
Basqueeueusbaqeus IndividualLivingEuskara/Euskera
Belarusianbebelbel IndividualLivingБеларуская мова (Biełaruskaja mova)
Bengalibnbenben IndividualLivingবাংলা (Bāŋlā)Bangla
Bislamabibisbis IndividualLivingBislama Language formed from English and Vanuatuan languages, with some French influence.
Bosnianbsbosbos IndividualLivingБосански (Bosanski)Bosniak Member language of Serbo-Croatian with code sh deprecated in 2000
Bretonbrbrebre IndividualLivingBrezhoneg
Bulgarianbgbulbul IndividualLivingБългарски (Bulgarski)
Burmesemymyaburmya IndividualLivingမြန်မာစာ (Mrãmācā)Myanmar
Catalan, Valenciancacatcat IndividualLivingCatalà; Valencià
Chamorrochchacha IndividualLivingFinu' Chamoru
Chechencecheche IndividualLivingНохчийн мотт; (Noxçiyn mott)Chechnyan; Chechnian
Chichewa, Chewa, Nyanjanynyanya IndividualLivingChichewa; Chinyanja
Chinesezhzhochizho + 19 MacrolanguageLiving中文 (Zhōngwén), 汉语; 漢語 (Hànyǔ)
Church Slavonic, Old Slavonic, Old Church Slavoniccuchuchu IndividualHistoricalСлаве́нскїй ѧ҆зы́къ In use by the Eastern Orthodox Church
Chuvashcvchvchv IndividualLivingЧӑвашла (Çăvaşla)
Cornishkwcorcor IndividualLivingKernowek
Corsicancocoscos IndividualLivingCorsu
Creecrcrecre + 6 MacrolanguageLivingᓀᐦᐃᔭᐁᐧᐃᐧᐣ (Nehiyawewin)
Croatianhrhrvhrv IndividualLivingHrvatski Member language of Serbo-Croatian with code sh deprecated in 2000
Czechcscesczeces IndividualLivingČeštinaCzechian
Danishdadandan IndividualLivingDansk
Divehi, Dhivehi, Maldiviandvdivdiv IndividualLivingދިވެހި (Dhivehi)
Dutch, Flemishnlnlddutnld IndividualLivingNederlands Flemish 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
Dzongkhadzdzodzo IndividualLivingརྫོང་ཁ་ (Dzongkha)Bhutanese
Englishenengeng IndividualLivingEnglish
Esperantoeoepoepo IndividualConstructedEsperanto
Estonianetestest + 2 MacrolanguageLivingEesti keel
Eweeeeweewe IndividualLivingÈʋegbe
Faroesefofaofao IndividualLivingFøroysktFaeroese
Fijianfjfijfij IndividualLivingNa Vosa Vakaviti
Finnishfifinfin IndividualLivingSuomi
Frenchfrfrafrefra IndividualLivingFrançais
Western Frisianfyfryfry IndividualLivingFryskWest Frisian; Frisian;
Fries
Fulahfffulful + 9 MacrolanguageLiving𞤊𞤵𞤤𞤬𞤵𞤤𞤣𞤫 ;ࢻُلْࢻُلْدٜ; Fulfulde, 𞤆𞤵𞤤𞤢𞥄𞤪 ;ݒُلَارْ; PulaarFula; Fulani
Gaelic, Scottish Gaelicgdglagla IndividualLivingGàidhligScots Gaelic
Galicianglglgglg IndividualLivingGalegoGalego
Gandalgluglug IndividualLivingLugandaLuganda
Georgiankakatgeokat IndividualLivingქართული (Kharthuli)
Germandedeugerdeu IndividualLivingDeutsch
Greek, Modern (1453–)elellgreell IndividualLivingΝέα Ελληνικά; (Néa Ellêniká) for Ancient Greek, use the ISO 639-3 code grc
Kalaallisut, Greenlandicklkalkal IndividualLivingKalaallisut
Guaranigngrngrn + 5 MacrolanguageLivingAvañe'ẽ
Gujaratigugujguj IndividualLivingગુજરાતી (Gujarātī)
Haitian, Haitian Creolehthathat IndividualLivingKreyòl ayisyen
Hausahahauhau IndividualLivingهَرْشٜن هَوْس (halshen Hausa)Hausan
Hawaiianhawhawhaw IndividualLivingʻōlelo HawaiʻiHawaiian
Hebrewhehebheb IndividualLivingעברית‎ (Ivrit) Modern Hebrew. Code changed in 1989 from original ISO 639:1988, iw.[3]
Hererohzherher IndividualLivingOtjihereroOtjiherero
Hindihihinhin IndividualLivingहिन्दी (Hindī)
Hiri Motuhohmohmo IndividualLivingHiri MotuPolice Motu; Pidgin Motu
Hungarianhuhunhun IndividualLivingMagyar nyelvMagyar
Icelandicisisliceisl IndividualLivingÍslenska
Idoioidoido IndividualConstructedIdo
Igboigiboibo IndividualLivingásụ̀sụ́ Ìgbò
Indonesianidindind IndividualLivingbahasa Indonesia covered by macrolanguage ms/msa. Changed in 1989 from original ISO 639:1988, in.[3]
Interlingua (International Auxiliary Language Association)iainaina IndividualConstructedInterlingua
Interlingue, Occidentalieileile IndividualConstructedInterlingue; Occidental
Inuktitutiuikuiku + 2 MacrolanguageLivingᐃᓄᒃᑎᑐᑦ (Inuktitut)
Inupiaqikipkipk + 2 MacrolanguageLivingIñupiaqInupiat; Inupiatun
Irishgaglegle IndividualLivingGaeilgeIrish Gaelic
Italianititaita IndividualLivingItaliano
Japanesejajpnjpn IndividualLiving日本語 (Nihongo)
Javanesejvjavjav IndividualLivingꦧꦱꦗꦮ; basa Jawa
Kannadaknkankan IndividualLivingಕನ್ನಡ (Kannađa)Kannadan; Canarese
Kanurikrkaukau + 3 MacrolanguageLivingكَنُرِيِه; Kànùrí
Kashmirikskaskas IndividualLivingकॉशुर; كأشُر (Kosher)Koshur
Kazakhkkkazkaz IndividualLivingҚазақша; Qazaqşa; قازاقشاQazaq
Central Khmerkmkhmkhm IndividualLivingខេមរភាសា; (Khémôrôphéasa)Khmer; Cambodian
Kikuyu, Gikuyukikikkik IndividualLivingGĩgĩkũyũ
Kinyarwandarwkinkin IndividualLivingIkinyarwandaRwandan; Rwanda; Ikinyarwanda
Kyrgyz, Kirghizkykirkir IndividualLivingКыргыз; قىرعىز
Komikvkomkom + 2 MacrolanguageLivingКоми кывZyran; Zyrian; Komi-Zyryan
Kongokgkonkon + 3 MacrolanguageLivingKikongoKikongo
Koreankokorkor IndividualLiving한국어 (Hangugeo), 조선말 (Chosŏnmal)
Kuanyama, Kwanyamakjkuakua IndividualLivingOshikwanyamaCuanhama; Oshikwanyama
Kurdishkukurkur + 3 MacrolanguageLivingکوردی; Kurdî
Laololaolao IndividualLivingພາສາລາວ (phasa Lao)Laotian
Latinlalatlat IndividualHistoricalLatinum In use by several Christian organization of churches, and for sciences
Latvianlvlavlav + 2 MacrolanguageLivingLatviešuLettish
Limburgan, Limburger, Limburgishlilimlim IndividualLivingLèmburgs
Lingalalnlinlin IndividualLivingLingálaNgala
Lithuanianltlitlit IndividualLivingLietuvių
Luba-Katangalulublub IndividualLivingKilubaLuba-Shaba
Luxembourgish, Letzeburgeschlbltzltz IndividualLivingLëtzebuergeschLuxembourgian
Macedonianmkmkdmacmkd IndividualLivingМакедонски (Makedonski)
Malagasymgmlgmlg + 11 MacrolanguageLiving مَلَغَسِ; Malagasy
Malaymsmsamaymsa + 36 MacrolanguageLivingبهاس ملايو (bahasa Melayu) Standard Malay is zsm, Indonesian is id/ind
Malayalammlmalmal IndividualLivingമലയാളം (Malayāḷam)
Maltesemtmltmlt IndividualLivingMalti
Manxgvglvglv IndividualLivingGaelg; GailckManx Gaelic
Maorimimrimaomri IndividualLivingreo Māori
Marathimrmarmar IndividualLivingमराठी (Marāṭhī)Maharashtran
Marshallesemhmahmah IndividualLivingkajin M̧ajel‌̧Ebon
Mongolianmnmonmon + 2 MacrolanguageLivingᠮᠣᠩᠭᠣᠯ
ᠬᠡᠯᠡ
; Монгол хэл (Mongol xel)
Mongol
Naurunanaunau IndividualLivingdorerin NaoeNauruan
Navajo, Navahonvnavnav IndividualLivingDiné bizaad; Naabeehó bizaad
North Ndebelendndende IndividualLivingisiNdebele; saseNyakatho; Mthwakazi Ndebele Northern Ndebele
South Ndebelenrnblnbl IndividualLivingisiNdebele; sakwaNdzundzaSouthern Ndebele
Ndongangndondo IndividualLivingNdongaOshindonga
Nepalinenepnep + 2 MacrolanguageLivingनेपाली भाषा (Nepālī bhāśā)Nepalese; Gorkhali
Norwegiannonornor + 2 MacrolanguageLivingNorsk Bokmål is nb/nob, Nynorsk is nn/nno
Norwegian Bokmålnbnobnob IndividualLivingNorsk Bokmål covered by macrolanguage no/nor
Norwegian Nynorsknnnnonno IndividualLivingNorsk Nynorsk covered by macrolanguage no/nor
Occitanococioci IndividualLivingOccitan; ProvençalProvential; Provencal
Ojibwaojojioji + 7 MacrolanguageLivingᐊᓂᔑᓈᐯᒧᐎᓐ (Anishinaabemowin)Ojibwe; Ojibway; Otchipwe; Ojibwemowin
Oriyaororiori + 2 MacrolanguageLivingଓଡ଼ିଆ (Odia)Odian; Odishan; Orissan
Oromoomormorm + 4 MacrolanguageLivingafaan OromooOromoo
Ossetian, Osseticosossoss IndividualLivingирон Ӕвзаг (iron Ævzag)Ossete This generally refers to Iron, one of the two main dialect of Ossetian, Digor, as another one, has separate set 3 code osd
Palipiplipli IndividualHistoricalPāliPali-Magadhi
Pashto, Pushtopspuspus + 3 MacrolanguageLivingپښتو (Pax̌tow)
Persianfafasperfas + 2 MacrolanguageLivingفارسی (Fārsiy)Farsi
Polishplpolpol IndividualLivingPolski
Portugueseptporpor IndividualLivingPortuguês
Punjabi, Panjabipapanpan IndividualLivingਪੰਜਾਬੀ; پنجابی (Pãjābī)
Quechuaququeque + 43 MacrolanguageLivingRuna simi; kichwa simi; Nuna shimiQuechuan
Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovanroronrumron IndividualLivingRomână; Ромынэ the 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.
Romanshrmrohroh IndividualLivingRumantsch; Rumàntsch; Romauntsch; RomontschRomansch
Rundirnrunrun IndividualLivingIkirundiKirundi
Russianrurusrus IndividualLivingРусский язык (Russkiĭ âzyk)
Northern Samisesmesme IndividualLivingDavvisámegiellaNorth Sami
Samoansmsmosmo IndividualLivinggagana Sāmoa
Sangosgsagsag IndividualLivingyângâ tî SängöSangoic
Sanskritsasansan + 2 MacrolanguageHistoricalसंस्कृतम् (Saṃskṛtam) In use by some Indian states on judicial purposes
Sardinianscsrdsrd + 4 MacrolanguageLivingSarduSard
Serbiansrsrpsrp IndividualLivingСрпски (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[4]
Shonasnsnasna IndividualLivingchiShona
Sindhisdsndsnd IndividualLivingسنڌي; सिन्धी (Sindhī)
Sinhala, Sinhalesesisinsin IndividualLivingසිංහල (Siṁhala)
Slovakskslksloslk IndividualLivingSlovenčinaSlovakian
Slovenianslslvslv IndividualLivingSlovenščinaSlovene
Somalisosomsom IndividualLivingSoomaali; 𐒈𐒝𐒑𐒛𐒐𐒘; سٝومالِSomalian
Southern Sothostsotsot IndividualLivingSesothoSesotho; Sotho
Spanish, Castilianesspaspa IndividualLivingEspañol; Castellano
Sundanesesusunsun IndividualLivingbasa Sunda; ᮘᮞ ᮞᮥᮔ᮪ᮓ; بَاسَا سُوْندَا
Swahiliswswaswa + 2 MacrolanguageLivingKiswahili; كِسوَحِيلِKiswahili
Swatisssswssw IndividualLivingsiSwatiSwazi
Swedishsvsweswe IndividualLivingSvenska
Tagalogtltgltgl IndividualLivingWikang Tagalog Filipino (Pilipino) has the code fil
Tahitiantytahtah IndividualLivingreo Tahiti One of the Reo Mā`ohi (languages of French Polynesia)[5]
Tajiktgtgktgk IndividualLivingТоҷикӣ (Tojikī)Tajiki
Tamiltatamtam IndividualLivingதமிழ் (Tamiḻ)Thamizh
Tatartttattat IndividualLivingТатар теле; Tatar tele; تاتار تئلئ‎
Teluguteteltel IndividualLivingతెలుగు (Telugu)
Thaiththatha IndividualLivingภาษาไทย (Phasa Thai)Central Thai; Siamese
Tibetanbobodtibbod IndividualLivingབོད་སྐད་ (Bodskad); ལྷ་སའི་སྐད་ (Lhas'iskad)Standard Tibetan; Lhasa Tibetan
Tigrinyatitirtir IndividualLivingትግርኛ (Təgrəñña)Tigrigna
Tonga (Tonga Islands)totonton IndividualLivinglea faka-TongaTongan
Tsongatstsotso IndividualLivingXitsongaXitsonga
Tswanatntsntsn IndividualLivingSetswanaSetswana; Sechuana
Turkishtrturtur IndividualLivingTürkçe
Turkmentktuktuk IndividualLivingTürkmençe; Түркменче; تۆرکمنچه
Twitwtwitwi IndividualLivingTwi covered by macrolanguage ak/aka
Uighur, Uyghuruguiguig IndividualLivingئۇيغۇر تىلى; Уйғур тили; Uyƣur tili
Ukrainianukukrukr IndividualLivingУкраїнська (Ukraїnska)
Urduururdurd IndividualLivingاُردُو (Urduw)
Uzbekuzuzbuzb + 2 MacrolanguageLivingÓzbekça; ўзбекча; ئوزبېچه
Vendavevenven IndividualLivingTshivenḓaTshivenda
Vietnamesevivievie IndividualLivingtiếng Việt
Volapükvovolvol IndividualConstructedVolapük
Walloonwawlnwln IndividualLivingWalon
Welshcycymwelcym IndividualLivingCymraeg
Wolofwowolwol IndividualLivingوࣷلࣷفْ
Xhosaxhxhoxho IndividualLivingisiXhosaXosa
Sichuan Yi, Nuosuiiiiiiii IndividualLivingꆈꌠꉙ (Nuosuhxop)Northern Yi; Liangshan Yi; Nosu standard form of the Yi languages
Yiddishyiyidyid + 2 MacrolanguageLivingייִדיש (Yidiš)Judeo-German Changed in 1989 from original ISO 639:1988, ji.[3]
Yorubayoyoryor IndividualLivingèdè Yorùbá
Zhuang, Chuangzazhazha + 16 MacrolanguageLiving話僮 (Vahcuengh)
Zuluzuzulzul IndividualLivingisiZulu
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Notes

  1. For reference only, alternate names are not included in the ISO standard.

Table of all possible two-letter codes

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Decoding table of ISO 639 alpha-2 codes (set 1)
aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az
ba bb bc bd be bf bg bh bi bj bk bl bm bn bo bp bq br bs bt bu bv bw bx by bz
ca cb cc cd ce cf cg ch ci cj ck cl cm cn co cp cq cr cs ct cu cv cw cx cy cz
da db dc dd de df dg dh di dj dk dl dm dn do dp dq dr ds dt du dv dw dx dy dz
ea eb ec ed ee ef eg eh ei ej ek el em en eo ep eq er es et eu ev ew ex ey ez
fa fb fc fd fe ff fg fh fi fj fk fl fm fn fo fp fq fr fs ft fu fv fw fx fy fz
ga gb gc gd ge gf gg gh gi gj gk gl gm gn go gp gq gr gs gt gu gv gw gx gy gz
ha hb hc hd he hf hg hh hi hj hk hl hm hn ho hp hq hr hs ht hu hv hw hx hy hz
ia ib ic id ie if ig ih ii ij ik il im in io ip iq ir is it iu iv iw ix iy iz
ja jb jc jd je jf jg jh ji jj jk jl jm jn jo jp jq jr js jt ju jv jw jx jy jz
ka kb kc kd ke kf kg kh ki kj kk kl km kn ko kp kq kr ks kt ku kv kw kx ky kz
la lb lc ld le lf lg lh li lj lk ll lm ln lo lp lq lr ls lt lu lv lw lx ly lz
ma mb mc md me mf mg mh mi mj mk ml mm mn mo mp mq mr ms mt mu mv mw mx my mz
na nb nc nd ne nf ng nh ni nj nk nl nm nn no np nq nr ns nt nu nv nw nx ny nz
oa ob oc od oe of og oh oi oj ok ol om on oo op oq or os ot ou ov ow ox oy oz
pa pb pc pd pe pf pg ph pi pj pk pl pm pn po pp pq pr ps pt pu pv pw px py pz
qa qb qc qd qe qf qg qh qi qj qk ql qm qn qo qp qq qr qs qt qu qv qw qx qy qz
ra rb rc rd re rf rg rh ri rj rk rl rm rn ro rp rq rr rs rt ru rv rw rx ry rz
sa sb sc sd se sf sg sh si sj sk sl sm sn so sp sq sr ss st su sv sw sx sy sz
ta tb tc td te tf tg th ti tj tk tl tm tn to tp tq tr ts tt tu tv tw tx ty tz
ua ub uc ud ue uf ug uh ui uj uk ul um un uo up uq ur us ut uu uv uw ux uy uz
va vb vc vd ve vf vg vh vi vj vk vl vm vn vo vp vq vr vs vt vu vv vw vx vy vz
wa wb wc wd we wf wg wh wi wj wk wl wm wn wo wp wq wr ws wt wu wv ww wx wy wz
xa xb xc xd xe xf xg xh xi xj xk xl xm xn xo xp xq xr xs xt xu xv xw xx xy xz
ya yb yc yd ye yf yg yh yi yj yk yl ym yn yo yp yq yr ys yt yu yv yw yx yy yz
za zb zc zd ze zf zg zh zi zj zk zl zm zn zo zp zq zr zs zt zu zv zw zx zy zz
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Officially assigned: assigned to a language
7/676
Deprecated: used previously but no longer assigned
486/676
Unassigned
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