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 of the standard, including the corresponding two-letter 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 and the other is the terminological code.Entries in the Scope column distinguish:
- individual language;
- collections of languages connected, for example genetically or by region;
- macrolanguages.
- Living ;
- Historical ;
- Extinct in recent times;
- Constructed.
- Genetic;
- Genetic-like;
- Geographic.
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".| 639-2 | 639-3 | 639-5 | 639-1 | Language name from ISO 639-2 | Scope | Type | Native name | Other name |
| aar | aa | Afar | Individual | Living | Qafaraf; ’Afar Af; Afaraf; Qafar af | ||
| abk | ab | Abkhazian | Individual | Living | Аҧсуа бызшәа ; Аҧсшәа | Abkhaz | |
| ace | Achinese | Individual | Living | بهسا اچيه, | Acehnese | ||
| ach | Acoli | Individual | Living | Lwo | Acholi | ||
| ada | Adangme | Individual | Living | Dangme | Dangme | ||
| ady | Adyghe; Adygei | Individual | Living | Адыгабзэ; Кӏахыбзэ | West Circassian | ||
| afa | Afro-Asiatic languages | Collective | Genetic | ||||
| afh | Afrihili | Individual | Constructed | El-Afrihili | |||
| afr | af | Afrikaans | Individual | Living | Afrikaans | ||
| ain | Ainu | Individual | Living | アイヌ・イタㇰ, | |||
| aka | ak | Akan | Macrolanguage | Living | Akan | ||
| akk | Akkadian | Individual | Historical | ????, | |||
| ale | Aleut | Individual | Living | Уна́ӈам тунуу́; Унаӈан умсуу | |||
| alg | Algonquian languages | Collective | Genetic | ||||
| alt | Southern Altai | Individual | Living | Алтай тили | |||
| amh | am | Amharic | Individual | Living | አማርኛ; | ||
| ang | English, Old | Individual | Historical | Ænglisc; Anglisc; Englisc | |||
| anp | Angika | Individual | Living | अंगिका | |||
| apa | Apache languages | Collective | Genetic | Southern Athabaskan languages | |||
| ara | ar | Arabic | Macrolanguage | Living | العربية; al'Arabiyyeẗ | ||
| arc | Official Aramaic ; | Individual | Historical | ||||
| arg | an | Aragonese | Individual | Living | Aragonés | ||
| arn | Mapudungun; Mapuche | Individual | Living | Mapudungun | |||
| arp | Arapaho | Individual | Living | Hinónoʼeitíít | |||
| art | Artificial languages | Collective | Genetic-like | ||||
| arw | Arawak | Individual | Living | Lokono | Lokono | ||
| asm | as | Assamese | Individual | Living | অসমীয়া | ||
| ast | Asturian; Bable; Leonese; Asturleonese | Individual | Living | Asturianu; Llïonés | |||
| ath | Athapascan languages | Collective | Genetic | Athabaskan languages | |||
| aus | Australian languages | Collective | Genetic | ||||
| ava | av | Avaric | Individual | Living | Авар мацӏ; Магӏарул мацӏ | Avar | |
| ave | ae | Avestan | Individual | Historical | |||
| awa | Awadhi | Individual | Living | अवधी, | |||
| aym | ay | Aymara | Macrolanguage | Living | Aymar aru | ||
| aze | az | Azerbaijani | Macrolanguage | Living | Azərbaycan dili; آذربایجان دیلی; Азәрбајҹан дили | ||
| bad | Banda languages | Collective | Genetic | ||||
| bai | Bamileke languages | Collective | Genetic | Bamiléké | |||
| bak | ba | Bashkir | Individual | Living | Башҡорт теле; Başqort tele | ||
| bal | Baluchi | Macrolanguage | Living | بلۏچی | Balochi | ||
| bam | bm | Bambara | Individual | Living | ߓߡߊߣߊ߲ߞߊ߲, | Bambaran | |
| ban | Balinese | Individual | Living | ᬪᬵᬱᬩᬮᬶ; ᬩᬲᬩᬮᬶ; | |||
| bas | Basa | Individual | Living | Mbene; Ɓasaá | Basaa | ||
| bat | Baltic languages | Collective | Genetic | ||||
| bej | Beja; Bedawiyet | Individual | Living | Bidhaawyeet | |||
| bel | be | Belarusian | Individual | Living | Беларуская мова, | ||
| bem | Bemba | Individual | Living | Chibemba | |||
| ben | bn | Bengali | Individual | Living | বাংলা, | ||
| ber | Berber languages | Collective | Genetic | ⵜⴰⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖⵜ; ⵝⴰⵎⴰⵣⵉⵗⵝ; ⵜⴰⵎⴰⵣⵉⵗⵜ; ; | Amazigh languages | ||
| bho | Bhojpuri | Individual | Living | भोजपुरी | |||
| bih | Bihari languages | Collective | Genetic | ||||
| bik | Bikol | Macrolanguage | Living | Bikol | |||
| bin | Bini; Edo | Individual | Living | Ẹ̀dó | |||
| bis | bi | Bislama | Individual | Living | Bislama | ||
| bla | Siksika | Individual | Living | ᓱᖽᐧᖿ | Blackfoot | ||
| bnt | Bantu languages | Collective | Genetic | ||||
/ tib* | bod | bo | Tibetan | Individual | Living | བོད་སྐད་, ; ལྷ་སའི་སྐད་, | ||
| bos | bs | Bosnian | Individual | Living | Bosanski | ||
| bra | Braj | Individual | Living | ब्रजभाषा, | Braj Bhāshā | ||
| bre | br | Breton | Individual | Living | Brezhoneg | ||
| btk | Batak languages | Collective | Genetic | ||||
| bua | Buriat | Macrolanguage | Living | буряад хэлэн | Buryat | ||
| bug | Buginese | Individual | Living | ᨅᨔ ᨕᨘᨁᨗ | |||
| bul | bg | Bulgarian | Individual | Living | български език, | ||
| byn | Blin; Bilin | Individual | Living | ብሊና; ብሊን | Bilen | ||
| cad | Caddo | Individual | Living | Hasí:nay | |||
| cai | Central American Indian languages | Collective | Geographic | ||||
| car | Galibi Carib | Individual | Living | Kari'nja | Carib | ||
| cat | ca | Catalan; Valencian | Individual | Living | Català, Valencià | ||
| cau | Caucasian languages | Collective | Geographic | ||||
| ceb | Cebuano | Individual | Living | Sinugbuanong Binisayâ | |||
| cel | Celtic languages | Collective | Genetic | ||||
/ cze* | ces | cs | Czech | Individual | Living | Čeština; Český jazyk | Czechian | |
| cha | ch | Chamorro | Individual | Living | Finu' Chamoru | ||
| chb | Chibcha | Individual | Extinct | Muysccubun | |||
| che | ce | Chechen | Individual | Living | Нохчийн мотт; نَاخچیین موٓتت; ნახჩიე მუოთთ | ||
| chg | Chagatai | Individual | Extinct | جغتای | Eastern Turkic | ||
| chk | Chuukese | Individual | Living | Chuukese | |||
| chm | Mari | Macrolanguage | Living | марий йылме | |||
| chn | Chinook Jargon | Individual | Living | Chinuk wawa; wawa; Chinook lelang; lelang | |||
| cho | Choctaw | Individual | Living | Chahta' | |||
| chp | Chipewyan; Dene Suline | Individual | Living | ᑌᓀᓱᒼᕄᓀ; Dënesųłiné | |||
| chr | Cherokee | Individual | Living | ᏣᎳᎩ ᎦᏬᏂᎯᏍᏗ; Tsalagi gawonihisdi | |||
| chu | cu | Church Slavic; Old Slavonic; Church Slavonic; Old Bulgarian; Old Church Slavonic | Individual | Historical | Славе́нскїй ѧ҆зы́къ | ||
| chv | cv | Chuvash | Individual | Living | Чӑвашла | ||
| chy | Cheyenne | Individual | Living | Tsėhésenėstsestȯtse | |||
| cmc | Chamic languages | Collective | Genetic | ||||
| cnr | Montenegrin | Individual | Living | Црногорски; Crnogorski | |||
| cop | Coptic | Individual | Extinct | ϯⲙⲉⲑⲣⲉⲙⲛ̀ⲭⲏⲙⲓ; ⲧⲙⲛ̄ⲧⲣⲙ̄ⲛ̄ⲕⲏⲙⲉ | |||
| cor | kw | Cornish | Individual | Living | Kernowek | ||
| cos | co | Corsican | Individual | Living | Corsu; Lingua corsa | ||
| cpe | Creoles and pidgins, English based | Collective | Genetic-like | ||||
| cpf | Creoles and pidgins, French-based | Collective | Genetic-like | ||||
| cpp | Creoles and pidgins, Portuguese-based | Collective | Genetic-like | ||||
| cre | cr | Cree | Macrolanguage | Living | ᓀᐦᐃᔭᐍᐏᐣ | ||
| crh | Tatar language|Crimean Tatar]; Crimean Turkish | Individual | Living | Къырымтатарджа; Къырымтатар тили; Ҡырымтатарҗа; Ҡырымтатар тили; Qırımtatar tili | |||
| crp | Creoles and pidgins | Collective | Genetic-like | ||||
| csb | Kashubian | Individual | Living | Kaszëbsczi jãzëk | Cassubian | ||
| cus | Cushitic languages | Collective | Genetic | ||||
/ wel* | cym | cy | Welsh | Individual | Living | Cymraeg; y Gymraeg | ||
| dak | Dakota | Individual | Living | Dakhótiyapi; Dakȟótiyapi | |||
| dan | da | Danish | Individual | Living | Dansk | ||
| dar | Dargwa | Individual | Living | Дарган мез | |||
| day | Land Dayak languages | Collective | Genetic | ||||
| del | Delaware | Macrolanguage | Living | Lënapei èlixsuwakàn | |||
| den | Slave (Athapascan) | Macrolanguage | Living | Dene K'e | Slavey | ||
/ ger* | deu | de | German | Individual | Living | Deutsch | ||
| dgr | Tlicho; Dogrib | Individual | Living | Tłı̨chǫ Yatıì | |||
| din | Dinka | Macrolanguage | Living | Thuɔŋjäŋ | |||
| div | dv | Divehi; Dhivehi; Maldivian | Individual | Living | ދިވެހި ދިވެހިބަސް, | ||
| doi | Dogri | Macrolanguage | Living | ?????; डोगरी; ڈوگرى | |||
| dra | Dravidian languages | Collective | Genetic | ||||
| dsb | Lower Sorbian | Individual | Living | Dolnoserbski; Dolnoserbšćina | |||
| dua | Duala | Individual | Living | Duálá | |||
| dum | Dutch, Middle | Individual | Historical | ||||
| dyu | Dyula | Individual | Living | Julakan | Jula | ||
| dzo | dz | Dzongkha | Individual | Living | རྫོང་ཁ་, | ||
| efi | Efik | Individual | Living | Usem Efịk | |||
| egy | Egyptian (Ancient) | Individual | Historical | ||||
| eka | Ekajuk | Individual | Living | Ekajuk | Kajuk | ||
/ gre* | ell | el | Greek, Modern | Individual | Living | Νέα Ελληνικά, | ||
| elx | Elamite | Individual | Historical | ||||
| eng | en | English | Individual | Living | English | ||
| enm | English, Middle | Individual | Historical | ||||
| epo | eo | Esperanto | Individual | Constructed | Esperanto | ||
| est | et | Estonian | Macrolanguage | Living | Eesti keel | ||
/ baq* | eus | eu | Basque | Individual | Living | Euskara | ||
| ewe | ee | Ewe | Individual | Living | Èʋegbe | ||
| ewo | Ewondo | Individual | Living | Ewondo | Kolo | ||
| fan | Fang | Individual | Living | Fang | |||
| fao | fo | Faroese | Individual | Living | Føroyskt | ||
/ per* | fas | fa | Persian | Macrolanguage | Living | فارسی, | Farsi | |
| fat | Fanti | Individual | Living | Mfantse; Fante; Fanti | Fante | ||
| fij | fj | Fijian | Individual | Living | Na Vosa Vakaviti | ||
| fil | Filipino; Pilipino | Individual | Living | Wikang Filipino | |||
| fin | fi | Finnish | Individual | Living | suomen kieli | ||
| fiu | Finno-Ugrian languages | Collective | Genetic | Finno-Ugric languages | |||
| fon | Fon | Individual | Living | Fon gbè | |||
/ fre* | fra | fr | French | Individual | Living | Français | ||
| frm | French, Middle | Individual | Historical | François; Franceis | |||
| fro | French, Old | Individual | Historical | Franceis; François; Romanz | |||
| frr | Northern Frisian | Individual | Living | Frasch; Fresk; Freesk; Friisk | North Frisian | ||
| frs | Eastern Frisian | Individual | Living | Oostfräsk; Oostfreesk; Plattdüütsk | East Frisian Low Saxon | ||
| fry | fy | Western Frisian | Individual | Living | Frysk | West Frisian | |
| ful | ff | Fulah | Macrolanguage | Living | Fulfulde; Pulaar; Pular | Fula | |
| fur | Friulian | Individual | Living | Furlan | |||
| gaa | Ga | Individual | Living | Gã | |||
| gay | Gayo | Individual | Living | Basa Gayo | |||
| gba | Gbaya | Macrolanguage | Living | Gbaya | |||
| gem | Germanic languages | Collective | Genetic | ||||
| gez | Geez | Individual | Historical | ግዕዝ | Ge'ez | ||
| gil | Gilbertese | Individual | Living | Taetae ni Kiribati | |||
| gla | gd | Gaelic; Scottish Gaelic | Individual | Living | Gàidhlig | ||
| gle | ga | Irish | Individual | Living | Gaeilge | ||
| glg | gl | Galician | Individual | Living | Galego | ||
| glv | gv | Manx | Individual | Living | Gaelg; Gailck | ||
| gmh | German, Middle High | Individual | Historical | Diutsch | |||
| goh | German, Old High | Individual | Historical | Diutisk | |||
| gon | Gondi | Macrolanguage | Living | गोण्डि; Koitur | |||
| gor | Gorontalo | Individual | Living | Bahasa Hulontalo | |||
| got | Gothic | Individual | Historical | Gutiska | |||
| grb | Grebo | Macrolanguage | Living | Kréébo | |||
| grc | Greek, Ancient | Individual | Historical | Ἑλληνική | |||
| grn | gn | Guarani | Macrolanguage | Living | Avañe'ẽ | ||
| gsw | German language|Swiss German]; Alemannic; Alsatian | Individual | Living | Schwiizerdütsch | |||
| guj | gu | Gujarati | Individual | Living | ગુજરાતી, | ||
| gwi | Gwich'in | Individual | Living | Dinjii Zhu’ Ginjik | |||
| hai | Haida | Macrolanguage | Living | X̱aat Kíl; X̱aadas Kíl; X̱aayda Kil; Xaad kil | |||
| hat | ht | Haitian; Haitian Creole | Individual | Living | Kreyòl Ayisyen | ||
| hau | ha | Hausa | Individual | Living | Harshen Hausa; هَرْشَن | ||
| haw | Hawaiian | Individual | Living | ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi | |||
| heb | he | Hebrew | Individual | Living | עברית, | ||
| her | hz | Herero | Individual | Living | Otjiherero | ||
| hil | Hiligaynon | Individual | Living | Ilonggo | |||
| Himachali languages; Pahari languages | Collective | Genetic | |||||
| hin | hi | Hindi | Individual | Living | हिन्दी, Hindī | ||
| hit | Hittite | Individual | Historical | ??? | |||
| hmn | Hmong; Mong | Macrolanguage | Living | lus Hmoob; lug Moob; lol Hmongb; ??? ??? | |||
| hmo | ho | Hiri Motu | Individual | Living | Police Motu | ||
| hrv | hr | Croatian | Individual | Living | Hrvatski | ||
| hsb | Upper Sorbian | Individual | Living | Hornjoserbšćina | |||
| hun | hu | Hungarian | Individual | Living | Magyar nyelv | ||
| hup | Hupa | Individual | Living | Na:tinixwe Mixine:whe' | |||
/ arm* | hye | hy | Armenian | Individual | Living | Հայերէն, ; Հայերեն, | ||
| iba | Iban | Individual | Living | Jaku Iban | |||
| ibo | ig | Igbo | Individual | Living | Asụsụ Igbo | ||
| ido | io | Ido | Individual | Constructed | |||
| iii | ii | Sichuan Yi; Nuosu | Individual | Living | ꆈꌠꉙ, | ||
| ijo | Ijo languages | Collective | Genetic | Ịjọ | Ijaw languages | ||
| iku | iu | Inuktitut | Macrolanguage | Living | ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑐᑦ, | ||
| ile | | Interlingue; Occidental | Individual | Constructed | |||
| ilo | Iloko | Individual | Living | Pagsasao nga Ilokano; Ilokano | Ilocano | ||
| ina | ia | Interlingua | Individual | Constructed | |||
| inc | Indic languages | Collective | Genetic | Indo-Aryan languages | |||
| ind | id | Indonesian | Individual | Living | bahasa Indonesia | ||
| ine | Indo-European languages | Collective | Genetic | ||||
| inh | Ingush | Individual | Living | ГӀалгӀай мотт | |||
| ipk | ik | Inupiaq | Macrolanguage | Living | Iñupiaq | ||
| ira | Iranian languages | Collective | Genetic | ||||
| iro | Iroquoian languages | Collective | Genetic | ||||
/ ice* | isl | is | Icelandic | Individual | Living | Íslenska | ||
| ita | it | Italian | Individual | Living | Italiano; lingua italiana | ||
| jav | jv | Javanese | Individual | Living | ꦧꦱꦗꦮ; Basa Jawa | ||
| jbo | Lojban | Individual | Constructed | la.lojban. | |||
| jpn | ja | Japanese | Individual | Living | 日本語; | ||
| jpr | Judeo-Persian | Individual | Living | Dzhidi | |||
| jrb | Judeo-Arabic | Macrolanguage | Living | ערבית יהודית; عربية يهودية | |||
| kaa | Kara-Kalpak | Individual | Living | Qaraqalpaq tili; Қарақалпақ тили | Karakalpak | ||
| kab | Kabyle | Individual | Living | Tamaziɣt Taqbaylit; Tazwawt | |||
| kac | Kachin; Jingpho | Individual | Living | Jingpho | |||
| kal | kl | Kalaallisut; Greenlandic | Individual | Living | Kalaallisut | ||
| kam | Kamba | Individual | Living | Kikamba | |||
| kan | kn | Kannada | Individual | Living | ಕನ್ನಡ; | ||
| kar | Karen languages | Collective | Genetic | Karenic languages | |||
| kas | ks | Kashmiri | Individual | Living | कॉशुर; كأشُر | ||
/ geo* | kat | ka | Georgian | Individual | Living | ქართული; | ||
| kau | kr | Kanuri | Macrolanguage | Living | Kànùrí | ||
| kaw | Kawi | Individual | Historical | ꦧꦱꦗꦮ | |||
| kaz | kk | Kazakh | Individual | Living | Қазақ тілі; | ||
| kbd | Kabardian | Individual | Living | Адыгэбзэ ; | |||
| kha | Khasi | Individual | Living | কা কতিয়েন খাশি, | |||
| khi | Khoisan languages | Collective | Genetic | ||||
| khm | km | Central Khmer | Individual | Living | ភាសាខ្មែរ, | ||
| kho | Khotanese; Sakan | Individual | Historical | Saka | |||
| kik | ki | Kikuyu; Gikuyu | Individual | Living | Gĩkũyũ | ||
| kin | rw | Kinyarwanda | Individual | Living | Ikinyarwanda | ||
| kir | ky | Kirghiz; Kyrgyz | Individual | Living | Кыргызча, ; Кыргыз тили, | ||
| kmb | Kimbundu | Individual | Living | Kimbundu | |||
| kok | Konkani | Macrolanguage | Living | कोंकणी | |||
| kom | kv | Komi | Macrolanguage | Living | Коми кыв | ||
| kon | kg | Kongo | Macrolanguage | Living | Kikongo | ||
| kor | ko | Korean | Individual | Living | 한국어, | ||
| kos | Kosraean | Individual | Living | Kosraean | |||
| kpe | Kpelle | Macrolanguage | Living | Kpɛlɛwoo | |||
| krc | Karachay-Balkar | Individual | Living | Къарачай-Малкъар тил; Таулу тил | |||
| krl | Karelian | Individual | Living | Kard'al; Kariela; Karjala | |||
| kro | Kru languages | Collective | Genetic | ||||
| kru | Kurukh | Individual | Living | कुड़ुख़ | |||
| kua | kj | Kuanyama; Kwanyama | Individual | Living | Oshikwanyama | ||
| kum | Kumyk | Individual | Living | Къумукъ тил, | |||
| kur | ku | Kurdish | Macrolanguage | Living | کوردی, Kurdî | ||
| kut | Kutenai | Individual | Living | Ktunaxa | |||
| lad | Ladino | Individual | Living | Judeo-español | Judaeo-Spanish | ||
| lah | Lahnda | Macrolanguage | Living | بھارت کا | Western Punjabi | ||
| lam | Lamba | Individual | Living | Ichilamba | |||
| lao | lo | Lao | Individual | Living | ພາສາລາວ, | ||
| lat | la | Latin | Individual | Historical | Lingua latīna | ||
| lav | lv | Latvian | Macrolanguage | Living | Latviešu valoda | ||
| lez | Lezghian | Individual | Living | Лезги чӏал | Lezgian | ||
| lim | li | Limburgan; Limburger; Limburgish | Individual | Living | Lèmburgs | ||
| lin | ln | Lingala | Individual | Living | Lingála | ||
| lit | lt | Lithuanian | Individual | Living | Lietuvių kalba | ||
| lol | Mongo | Individual | Living | Lomongo | |||
| loz | Lozi | Individual | Living | Silozi | |||
| ltz | lb | Luxembourgish; Letzeburgesch | Individual | Living | Lëtzebuergesch | ||
| lua | Luba-Lulua | Individual | Living | Cilubà; Tshiluba | Luba-Kasai | ||
| lub | lu | Luba-Katanga | Individual | Living | Kiluba | ||
| lug | lg | Ganda | Individual | Living | Luganda | Luganda | |
| lui | Luiseno | Individual | Extinct | Cham'teela | |||
| lun | Lunda | Individual | Living | Chilunda | Lundan | ||
| luo | Luo (Kenya and Tanzania) | Individual | Living | Dholuo | |||
| lus | Lushai | Individual | Living | Mizo ṭawng | Mizo | ||
| mad | Madurese | Individual | Living | Madhura | |||
| mag | Magahi | Individual | Living | मगही | Magadhi | ||
| mah | mh | Marshallese | Individual | Living | Kajin M̧ajeļ | ||
| mai | Maithili | Individual | Living | मैथिली; মৈথিলী | |||
| mak | Makasar | Individual | Living | ᨅᨔ ᨆᨀᨔᨑ, basa Mangkasara' | Makassarese | ||
| mal | ml | Malayalam | Individual | Living | മലയാളം, | ||
| man | Mandingo | Macrolanguage | Living | Mandi'nka kango, ߡߊ߲߬ߘߌ߲߬ߞߊ, مَانْدِنْجَوْ | Manding; Mandikan | ||
| map | Austronesian languages | Collective | Genetic | ||||
| mar | mr | Marathi | Individual | Living | मराठी, | ||
| mas | Masai | Individual | Living | ɔl Maa | Maasai | ||
| mdf | Moksha | Individual | Living | Мокшень кяль | |||
| mdr | Mandar | Individual | Living | Mandar | |||
| men | Mende | Individual | Living | Mɛnde yia | |||
| mga | Irish, Middle | Individual | Historical | Gaoidhealg | |||
| mic | Mi'kmaq; Micmac | Individual | Living | Míkmawísimk | |||
| min | Minangkabau | Individual | Living | Baso Minang | |||
| mis | Uncoded languages | Special | Special | ||||
/ mac* | mkd | mk | Macedonian | Individual | Living | Македонски јазик, | ||
| mkh | Mon-Khmer languages | Collective | Genetic | Austroasiatic languages | |||
| mlg | mg | Malagasy | Macrolanguage | Living | مَلَغَسِ | ||
| mlt | mt | Maltese | Individual | Living | Malti | ||
| mnc | Manchu | Individual | Living | ᠮᠠᠨᠵᡠ ᡤᡳᠰᡠᠨ, | |||
| mni | Manipuri | Individual | Living | মৈতৈলোন, ꯃꯩꯇꯩꯂꯣꯟ, | Meitei | ||
| mno | Manobo languages | Collective | Genetic | ||||
| moh | Mohawk | Individual | Living | Kanien’kéha | |||
| mon | mn | Mongolian | Macrolanguage | Living | ᠮᠣᠩᠭᠣᠯ ᠬᠡᠯᠡ, Монгол хэл | ||
| mos | Mossi | Individual | Living | Mooré | |||
/ mao* | mri | mi | Maori | Individual | Living | Te Reo Māori | Māori | |
/ may* | msa | ms | Malay | Macrolanguage | Living | Bahasa Melayu | Malaysian | |
| mul | Multiple languages | Special | Special | ||||
| mun | Munda languages | Collective | Genetic | ||||
| mus | Creek | Individual | Living | Mvskoke | Muscogee | ||
| mwl | Mirandese | Individual | Living | Mirandés; lhéngua Mirandesa | |||
| mwr | Marwari | Macrolanguage | Living | मारवाड़ी | |||
/ bur* | mya | my | Burmese | Individual | Living | မြန်မာစာ, ; မြန်မာစကား, | ||
| myn | Mayan languages | Collective | Genetic | ||||
| myv | Erzya | Individual | Living | Ерзянь кель | |||
| nah | Nahuatl languages | Collective | Genetic | Nahuan languages | |||
| nai | North American Indian languages | Collective | Geographic | ||||
| nap | Neapolitan | Individual | Living | Napulitano | |||
| nau | na | Nauru | Individual | Living | dorerin Naoero | Nauruan | |
| nav | nv | Navajo; Navaho | Individual | Living | Diné bizaad; Naabeehó bizaad | ||
| nbl | nr | Ndebele, South; South Ndebele | Individual | Living | isiNdebele seSewula | Southern Ndebele | |
| nde | nd | Ndebele, North; North Ndebele | Individual | Living | siNdebele saseNyakatho | Northern Ndebele | |
| ndo | ng | Ndonga | Individual | Living | Ndonga | ||
| nds | Low German; Low Saxon; German, Low; Saxon, Low | Individual | Living | Plattdütsch | |||
| nep | ne | Nepali | Macrolanguage | Living | नेपाली, | ||
| new | Nepal Bhasa; Newari | Individual | Living | नेपाल भाषा, | Newar | ||
| nia | Nias | Individual | Living | Li Niha | |||
| nic | Niger-Kordofanian languages | Collective | Genetic | Niger-Congo languages | |||
| niu | Niuean | Individual | Living | ko e vagahau Niuē | |||
/ dut* | nld | nl | Dutch; Flemish | Individual | Living | Nederlands; Vlaams | ||
| nno | nn | Norwegian Nynorsk; Nynorsk, Norwegian | Individual | Living | Norsk Nynorsk | Nynorsk | |
| nob | nb | Bokmål, Norwegian; Norwegian Bokmål | Individual | Living | Norsk Bokmål | Bokmål | |
| nog | Nogai | Individual | Living | Ногай тили | |||
| non | Norse, Old | Individual | Historical | Dǫnsk tunga; Norrœnt mál | |||
| nor | no | Norwegian | Macrolanguage | Living | Norsk | ||
| nqo | N'Ko | Individual | Living | ߒߞߏ | |||
| nso | Pedi; Sepedi; Northern Sotho | Individual | Living | Sesotho sa Leboa | |||
| nub | Nubian languages | Collective | Genetic | لغات نوبية | |||
| nwc | Classical Newari; Old Newari; Classical Nepal Bhasa | Individual | Historical | पुलां भाय्; पुलाङु नेपाल भाय् | |||
| nya | ny | Chichewa; Chewa; Nyanja | Individual | Living | Chichewa; Chinyanja | Chichewan; Chewan | |
| nym | Nyamwezi | Individual | Living | KiNyamwezi | |||
| nyn | Nyankole | Individual | Living | Orunyankore | Nkore | ||
| nyo | Nyoro | Individual | Living | Orunyoro | |||
| nzi | Nzima | Individual | Living | Nzema | Nzema | ||
| oci | oc | Occitan | Individual | Living | Occitan; lenga d'Òc | ||
| oji | oj | Ojibwa | Macrolanguage | Living | ᐊᓂᐦᔑᓈᐯᒧᐎᓐ; | Ojibwe; Ojibwan | |
| ori | or | Oriya | Macrolanguage | Living | ଓଡ଼ିଆ | Odia; Odishan | |
| orm | om | Oromo | Macrolanguage | Living | Afaan Oromoo | ||
| osa | Osage | Individual | Living | ?????? ??, | |||
| oss | os | Ossetian; Ossetic | Individual | Living | Ирон ӕвзаг, | ||
| ota | Turkish, Ottoman | Individual | Historical | لسان عثمانى, | |||
| oto | Otomian languages | Collective | Genetic | Oto-Pamean languages | |||
| paa | Papuan languages | Collective | Geographic | ||||
| pag | Pangasinan | Individual | Living | Salitan Pangasinan | |||
| pal | Pahlavi | Individual | Historical | Pārsīk; Pārsīg | Middle Persian | ||
| pam | Pampanga; Kapampangan | Individual | Living | Amánung Kapampangan; Amánung Sísuan | |||
| pan | pa | Panjabi; Punjabi | Individual | Living | ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, پنجابی, | ||
| pap | Papiamento | Individual | Living | Papiamentu | |||
| pau | Palauan | Individual | Living | a tekoi er a Belau | |||
| peo | Persian, Old | Individual | Historical | ||||
| phi | Philippine languages | Collective | Geographic | ||||
| phn | Phoenician | Individual | Historical | ????? ??????, | |||
| pli | pi | Pali | Individual | Historical | Pāli | ||
| pol | pl | Polish | Individual | Living | Język polski | ||
| pon | Pohnpeian | Individual | Living | Lokaiahn Pohnpei | |||
| por | pt | Portuguese | Individual | Living | Português | ||
| pra | Prakrit languages | Collective | Genetic | ||||
| pro | Provençal, Old ; Old Occitan | Individual | Historical | ||||
| pus | ps | Pushto; Pashto | Macrolanguage | Living | پښتو, | ||
| qaa-qtz | Reserved for local use | Local | |||||
| que | qu | Quechua | Macrolanguage | Living | Runa simi; kichwa simi; Nuna shimi | ||
| raj | Rajasthani | Macrolanguage | Living | राजस्थानी | |||
| rap | Rapanui | Individual | Living | Vananga rapa nui | |||
| rar | Rarotongan; Cook Islands Maori | Individual | Living | Māori Kūki 'Āirani | Cook Islands Māori | ||
| roa | Romance languages | Collective | Genetic | ||||
| roh | rm | Romansh | Individual | Living | Rumantsch; Rumàntsch; Romauntsch; Romontsch | ||
| rom | Romany | Macrolanguage | Living | Romani čhib | Romani | ||
/ rum* | ron | ro | Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan | Individual | Living | limba Română | ||
| run | rn | Rundi | Individual | Living | Ikirundi | Kirundi | |
| rup | Aromanian; Arumanian; Macedo-Romanian | Individual | Living | Armãneashce; Armãneashti; Rrãmãneshti | |||
| rus | ru | Russian | Individual | Living | Русский язык | ||
| sad | Sandawe | Individual | Living | Sàndàwé kì’ìng | |||
| sag | sg | Sango | Individual | Living | yângâ tî Sängö | ||
| sah | Yakut | Individual | Living | Сахалыы | |||
| sai | South American Indian languages | Collective | Geographic | ||||
| sal | Salishan languages | Collective | Genetic | ||||
| sam | Samaritan Aramaic | Individual | Extinct | ארמית | |||
| san | sa | Sanskrit | Macrolanguage | Historical | संस्कृतम् ; ????????? | ||
| sas | Sasak | Individual | Living | ᬪᬵᬲᬵᬲᬓ᭄ᬱᬓ᭄, | |||
| sat | Santali | Individual | Living | ᱥᱟᱱᱛᱟᱲᱤ | |||
| scn | Sicilian | Individual | Living | Sicilianu | |||
| sco | Scots | Individual | Living | Braid Scots; Lallans | |||
| sel | Selkup | Individual | Living | Чу́мэл шэ | |||
| sem | Semitic languages | Collective | Genetic | ||||
| sga | Irish, Old | Individual | Historical | Goídelc | |||
| sgn | Sign languages | Collective | Genetic-like | ||||
| shn | Shan | Individual | Living | ၵႂၢမ်းတႆးယႂ်, | |||
| sid | Sidamo | Individual | Living | Sidaamu Afoo | |||
| sin | si | Sinhala; Sinhalese | Individual | Living | සිංහල, | ||
| sio | Siouan languages | Collective | Genetic | ||||
| sit | Sino-Tibetan languages | Collective | Genetic | ||||
| sla | Slavic languages | Collective | Genetic | ||||
/ slo* | slk | sk | Slovak | Individual | Living | Slovenčina; Slovenský jazyk | ||
| slv | sl | Slovenian | Individual | Living | Slovenščina; Slovenski jezik | Slovene | |
| sma | Southern Sami | Individual | Living | Åarjelsaemien gïele | |||
| sme | se | Northern Sami | Individual | Living | Davvisámegiella | ||
| smi | Sami languages | Collective | Genetic | ||||
| smj | Lule Sami | Individual | Living | Julevsámegiella | |||
| smn | Inari Sami | Individual | Living | Anarâškielâ | |||
| smo | sm | Samoan | Individual | Living | Gagana faʻa Sāmoa | ||
| sms | Skolt Sami | Individual | Living | Sääʹmǩiõll | |||
| sna | sn | Shona | Individual | Living | chiShona | ||
| snd | sd | Sindhi | Individual | Living | सिन्धी, سنڌي | ||
| snk | Soninke | Individual | Living | Sooninkanxanne | |||
| sog | Sogdian | Individual | Historical | ||||
| som | so | Somali | Individual | Living | af Soomaali | ||
| son | Songhai languages | Collective | Genetic | Songhay languages | |||
| sot | st | Sotho, Southern | Individual | Living | Sesotho; Sesotho sa Borwa | ||
| spa | es | Spanish; Castilian | Individual | Living | Español; Castellano | ||
/ alb* | sqi | sq | Albanian | Macrolanguage | Living | Shqip | ||
| srd | sc | Sardinian | Macrolanguage | Living | Sardu; limba Sarda; lingua Sarda | ||
| srn | Sranan Tongo | Individual | Living | Sranan Tongo | |||
| srp | sr | Serbian | Individual | Living | Ссрпски, | ||
| srr | Serer | Individual | Living | Seereer | |||
| ssa | Nilo-Saharan languages | Collective | Genetic | ||||
| ssw | ss | Swati | Individual | Living | siSwati | Swazi | |
| suk | Sukuma | Individual | Living | Kɪsukuma | |||
| sun | su | Sundanese | Individual | Living | ᮘᮞ ᮞᮥᮔ᮪ᮓ, basa Sunda | ||
| sus | Susu | Individual | Living | Sosoxui | |||
| sux | Sumerian | Individual | Historical | ?? | |||
| swa | sw | Swahili | Macrolanguage | Living | Kiswahili | ||
| swe | sv | Swedish | Individual | Living | Svenska | ||
| syc | Classical Syriac | Individual | Historical | ||||
| syr | Syriac | Macrolanguage | Living | ܠܫܢܐ ܣܘܪܝܝܐ, | |||
| tah | ty | Tahitian | Individual | Living | Reo Tahiti; Reo Mā'ohi | ||
| tai | Tai languages | Collective | Genetic | ภาษาไท; ภาษาไต | |||
| tam | ta | Tamil | Individual | Living | தமிழ், | ||
| tat | tt | Tatar | Individual | Living | Татар теле, Tatar tele, تاتار | ||
| tel | te | Telugu | Individual | Living | తెలుగు, | ||
| tem | Timne | Individual | Living | KʌThemnɛ | Temne | ||
| ter | Tereno | Individual | Living | Terêna | Terena | ||
| tet | Tetum | Individual | Living | Lia-Tetun | |||
| tgk | tg | Tajik | Individual | Living | Тоҷикӣ, | ||
| tgl | tl | Tagalog | Individual | Living | Wikang Tagalog | ||
| tha | th | Thai | Individual | Living | ภาษาไทย, | ||
| tig | Tigre | Individual | Living | ትግረ; ትግሬ; ኻሳ; ትግራይት | |||
| tir | ti | Tigrinya | Individual | Living | ትግርኛ | ||
| tiv | Tiv | Individual | Living | Tiv | |||
| tkl | Tokelau | Individual | Living | gagana Tokelau | Tokelauan | ||
| tlh | Klingon; tlhIngan-Hol | Individual | Constructed | ||||
| tli | Tlingit | Individual | Living | Lingít | |||
| tmh | Tamashek | Macrolanguage | Living | Tuareg; Tamasheq | |||
| tog | Tonga (Nyasa) | Individual | Living | chiTonga | |||
| ton | to | Tonga (Tonga Islands) | Individual | Living | lea faka-Tonga | Tongan | |
| tpi | Tok Pisin | Individual | Living | Tok Pisin | |||
| tsi | Tsimshian | Individual | Living | Tsmksian | |||
| tsn | tn | Tswana | Individual | Living | Setswana | ||
| tso | ts | Tsonga | Individual | Living | Xitsonga | Tsongan | |
| tuk | tk | Turkmen | Individual | Living | Türkmençe, Түркменче, تۆرکمنچه; Türkmen dili, Түркмен дили, تۆرکمن ديلی | ||
| tum | Tumbuka | Individual | Living | chiTumbuka | Tumbukan | ||
| tup | Tupi languages | Collective | Genetic | Tupian languages | |||
| tur | tr | Turkish | Individual | Living | Türkçe | ||
| tut | Altaic languages | Collective | Genetic | ||||
| tvl | Tuvalu | Individual | Living | Te Ggana Tuuvalu; Te Gagana Tuuvalu | Tuvaluan | ||
| twi | tw | Twi | Individual | Living | Twi | ||
| tyv | Tuvinian | Individual | Living | Тыва дыл | Tuvan | ||
| udm | Udmurt | Individual | Living | Удмурт кыл | |||
| uga | Ugaritic | Individual | Historical | ||||
| uig | ug | Uighur; Uyghur | Individual | Living | ئۇيغۇر تىلى, | ||
| ukr | uk | Ukrainian | Individual | Living | Українська мова; Українська | ||
| umb | Umbundu | Individual | Living | Úmbúndú | |||
| und | Undetermined | Special | Special | ||||
| urd | ur | Urdu | Individual | Living | اُردُو | ||
| uzb | uz | Uzbek | Macrolanguage | Living | Oʻzbekcha, Ózbekça, ўзбекча, ئوزبېچه; oʻzbek tili, ўзбек тили, ئوبېک تیلی | ||
| vai | Vai | Individual | Living | ꕙꔤ | |||
| ven | ve | Venda | Individual | Living | Tshivenḓa | ||
| vie | vi | Vietnamese | Individual | Living | Tiếng Việt | ||
| vol | vo | Volapük | Individual | Constructed | |||
| vot | Votic | Individual | Living | Vaďďa tšeeli | |||
| wak | Wakashan languages | Collective | Genetic | ||||
| wal | Wolaitta; Wolaytta | Individual | Living | Wolayttatto Doonaa | |||
| war | Waray | Individual | Living | Winaray; Samareño; Lineyte-Samarnon; Binisayâ nga Winaray; Binisayâ nga Samar-Leyte; Binisayâ nga Waray | |||
| was | Washo | Individual | Living | Wá:šiw ʔítlu | |||
| wen | Sorbian languages | Collective | Genetic | Serbsce; Serbski | |||
| wln | wa | Walloon | Individual | Living | Walon | ||
| wol | wo | Wolof | Individual | Living | Wolof làkk | ||
| xal | Kalmyk; Oirat | Individual | Living | Хальмг келн, Xaľmg keln | |||
| xho | xh | Xhosa | Individual | Living | isiXhosa | ||
| yao | Yao | Individual | Living | chiYao | |||
| yap | Yapese | Individual | Living | Thin nu Waqaab | |||
| yid | yi | Yiddish | Macrolanguage | Living | ייִדיש; יידיש; אידיש Yidiš | Judeo-German | |
| yor | yo | Yoruba | Individual | Living | èdè Yorùbá | ||
| ypk | Yupik languages | Collective | Genetic | ||||
| zap | Zapotec | Macrolanguage | Living | Diidxazá, Dizhsa | |||
| zbl | Blissymbols; Blissymbolics; Bliss | Individual | Constructed | ||||
| zen | Zenaga | Individual | Living | Tuẓẓungiyya | |||
| zgh | Standard Moroccan Tamazight | Individual | Living | ⵜⴰⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖⵜ ⵜⴰⵏⴰⵡⴰⵢⵜ | Standard Moroccan Berber | ||
| zha | za | Zhuang; Chuang | Macrolanguage | Living | 話僮, | ||
/ chi* | zho | zh | Chinese | Macrolanguage | Living | p=Zhōngwén; t=漢語 | ||
| znd | Zande languages | Collective | Genetic | ||||
| zul | zu | Zulu | Individual | Living | isiZulu | ||
| zun | Zuni | Individual | Living | Shiwi'ma | |||
| zxx | No linguistic content; Not applicable | Special | Special | ||||
| zza | Zaza; Dimili; Dimli; Kirdki; Kirmanjki; Zazaki | Macrolanguage | Living | Kirmanckî; Dimilkî; Kirdkî; Zazakî | Zazan |