ISO 639 — Language codes

Part 1: ISO 639-1:2002 provides a 2-letter code that has been designed to represent most of the major languages of the world. Part 2: ISO 639-2:1998 provides a ... Skiptomaincontent Popularstandards ISO639 Languagecodes Internationallyrecognizedcodesfortherepresentationofmorethan500languagesorlanguagefamilies,withISO 639 ThisISOstandardcanbeappliedacrossmanytypesoforganizationandsituations.It’sinvaluableforbibliographicpurposes,inlibrariesorinformationmanagement,includingcomputerizedsystems,andfortherepresentationofdifferentlanguageversionsonWebsites. Usingacode(either2,3or4letterslong),ratherthanthenameofalanguage,hasmanybenefitsassomeculturesmayhavedifferentnamesforthesamelanguage,whilesomelanguagesmaysharethesame,orsimilar,nameseventhoughtheyareunrelated. ISO639languagecodeslist ISO3166—CountryCodes Avoidconfusionwhenreferringtocountriesandtheirsubdivisionswiththisstandard. ISO639iscomposedoffivedifferentparts Part1:ISO639-1:2002 providesa2-lettercodethathasbeendesignedtorepresentmostofthemajorlanguagesoftheworld. Part2:ISO639-2:1998 providesa3-lettercode,whichgivesmorepossiblecombinations,soISO639-2:1998cancovermorelanguages. Part3:ISO639-3:2007 providesa3-lettercodeandaimstogiveascompletealistingoflanguagesaspossible,includingliving,extinctandancientlanguages. Part4:ISO639-4:2010 givesthegeneralprinciplesoflanguagecodingandlaysdownguidelinesfortheuseofISO639. Part5:ISO639-5:2008 providesa3-lettercodeforlanguagefamiliesandgroups(livingandextinct). RegistrationAuthorities Thelanguagecodesareopenliststhatcanbeextendedandrefined.ThejobofmaintainingthesestandardshasbeengiventobodiesknownasRegistrationAuthorities. DetailsoftheRegistrationAuthoritiesforISO 639canbefoundinthelistofRegistrationAuthoritiesandMaintenanceAgencies. usingISOCodes ISOallowsfree-of-chargeuseofitscountry,currencyandlanguagecodesfrom ISO 3166,ISO 4217andISO 639,respectively. UsersofISOcountry codeshavetheoptiontosubscribetoapaidservicethatautomaticallyprovidesupdatesandsuppliesthedatainformats*thatareready-to-useforawiderangeofapplications.Formoreinformation,visittheISO Store.  *(.csv,.xmland.xlsformats) HighlightsfromourstoreDiscoverthemall ISO639-1:2002Codesfortherepresentationofnamesoflanguages Part1:Alpha-2code ISO639-2:1998Codesfortherepresentationofnamesoflanguages Part2:Alpha-3code Standards Popularstandards ISO639—Languagecodes Sitemap StandardsBenefitsPopularstandardsCertification&conformitySDGsAboutusWhatwedoStructureMembersStrategyNewsEventsMediakitTakingpartWhodevelopsstandardsDeliverablesGetinvolvedClimateactionkitResourcesStoreStandardscataloguePublicationsandproducts