ISO Language Code

Codes for the Representation of Names of Languages

Alpha-3 codes arranged alphabetically by the 
English name of language

Note: ISO 639-2 is the alpha-3 code. Where two codes are provided (21 languages total), the bibliographic code is given first and the terminology code is given second. ISO 639-1 is the alpha-2 code. Multiple codes for the same language are to be considered synonyms.

English Name of Language	All English Names	All French Names	ISO 639-2	ISO 639-1
Abkhazian	Abkhazian	abkhaze	abk	ab
Achinese	Achinese	aceh	ace
Acoli	Acoli	acoli	ach
Adangme	Adangme	adangme	ada
Adygei	Adyghe; Adygei	adyghé	ady
Adyghe	Adyghe; Adygei	adyghé	ady
Afar	Afar	afar	aar	aa
Afrihili	Afrihili	afrihili	afh
Afrikaans	Afrikaans	afrikaans	afr	af
Afro-Asiatic languages	Afro-Asiatic languages	afro-asiatiques, langues	afa
Ainu	Ainu	aïnou	ain
Akan	Akan	akan	aka	ak
Akkadian	Akkadian	akkadien	akk
Albanian	Albanian	albanais	alb/sqi	sq
Alemannic	Swiss German; Alemannic; Alsatian	suisse alémanique; alémanique; alsacien	gsw
Aleut	Aleut	aléoute	ale
Algonquian languages	Algonquian languages	algonquines, langues	alg
Alsatian	Swiss German; Alemannic; Alsatian	suisse alémanique; alémanique; alsacien	gsw
Altaic languages	Altaic languages	altaïques, langues	tut
Amharic	Amharic	amharique	amh	am
Angika	Angika	angika	anp
Apache languages	Apache languages	apaches, langues	apa
Arabic	Arabic	arabe	ara	ar
Aragonese	Aragonese	aragonais	arg	an
Arapaho	Arapaho	arapaho	arp
Arawak	Arawak	arawak	arw
Armenian	Armenian	arménien	arm/hye	hy
Aromanian	Aromanian; Arumanian; Macedo-Romanian	aroumain; macédo-roumain	rup
Artificial languages	Artificial languages	artificielles, langues	art
Arumanian	Aromanian; Arumanian; Macedo-Romanian	aroumain; macédo-roumain	rup
Assamese	Assamese	assamais	asm	as
Asturian	Asturian; Bable; Leonese; Asturleonese	asturien; bable; léonais; asturoléonais	ast
Asturleonese	Asturian; Bable; Leonese; Asturleonese	asturien; bable; léonais; asturoléonais	ast
Athapascan languages	Athapascan languages	athapascanes, langues	ath
Australian languages	Australian languages	australiennes, langues	aus
Austronesian languages	Austronesian languages	austronésiennes, langues	map
Avaric	Avaric	avar	ava	av
Avestan	Avestan	avestique	ave	ae
Awadhi	Awadhi	awadhi	awa
Aymara	Aymara	aymara	aym	ay
Azerbaijani	Azerbaijani	azéri	aze	az
Bable	Asturian; Bable; Leonese; Asturleonese	asturien; bable; léonais; asturoléonais	ast
Balinese	Balinese	balinais	ban
Baltic languages	Baltic languages	baltes, langues	bat
Baluchi	Baluchi	baloutchi	bal
Bambara	Bambara	bambara	bam	bm
Bamileke languages	Bamileke languages	bamiléké, langues	bai
Banda languages	Banda languages	banda, langues	bad
Bantu languages	Bantu languages	bantou, langues	bnt
Basa	Basa	basa	bas
Bashkir	Bashkir	bachkir	bak	ba
Basque	Basque	basque	baq/eus	eu
Batak languages	Batak languages	batak, langues	btk
Bedawiyet	Beja; Bedawiyet	bedja	bej
Beja	Beja; Bedawiyet	bedja	bej
Belarusian	Belarusian	biélorusse	bel	be
Bemba	Bemba	bemba	bem
Bengali	Bengali	bengali	ben	bn
Berber languages	Berber languages	berbères, langues	ber
Bhojpuri	Bhojpuri	bhojpuri	bho
Bihari languages	Bihari languages	langues biharis	bih	bh
Bikol	Bikol	bikol	bik
Bilin	Blin; Bilin	blin; bilen	byn
Bini	Bini; Edo	bini; edo	bin
Bislama	Bislama	bichlamar	bis	bi
Blin	Blin; Bilin	blin; bilen	byn
Bliss	Blissymbols; Blissymbolics; Bliss	symboles Bliss; Bliss	zbl
Blissymbolics	Blissymbols; Blissymbolics; Bliss	symboles Bliss; Bliss	zbl
Blissymbols	Blissymbols; Blissymbolics; Bliss	symboles Bliss; Bliss	zbl
Bokmål, Norwegian	Bokmål, Norwegian; Norwegian Bokmål	norvégien bokmål	nob	nb
Bosnian	Bosnian	bosniaque	bos	bs
Braj	Braj	braj	bra
Breton	Breton	breton	bre	br
Buginese	Buginese	bugi	bug
Bulgarian	Bulgarian	bulgare	bul	bg
Buriat	Buriat	bouriate	bua
Burmese	Burmese	birman	bur/mya	my
Caddo	Caddo	caddo	cad
Castilian	Spanish; Castilian	espagnol; castillan	spa	es
Catalan	Catalan; Valencian	catalan; valencien	cat	ca
Caucasian languages	Caucasian languages	caucasiennes, langues	cau
Cebuano	Cebuano	cebuano	ceb
Celtic languages	Celtic languages	celtiques, langues; celtes, langues	cel
Central American Indian languages	Central American Indian languages	amérindiennes de l'Amérique centrale, langues	cai
Central Khmer	Central Khmer	khmer central	khm	km
Chagatai	Chagatai	djaghataï	chg
Chamic languages	Chamic languages	chames, langues	cmc
Chamorro	Chamorro	chamorro	cha	ch
Chechen	Chechen	tchétchène	che	ce
Cherokee	Cherokee	cherokee	chr
Chewa	Chichewa; Chewa; Nyanja	chichewa; chewa; nyanja	nya	ny
Cheyenne	Cheyenne	cheyenne	chy
Chibcha	Chibcha	chibcha	chb
Chichewa	Chichewa; Chewa; Nyanja	chichewa; chewa; nyanja	nya	ny
Chinese	Chinese	chinois	chi/zho	zh
Chinook jargon	Chinook jargon	chinook, jargon	chn
Chipewyan	Chipewyan; Dene Suline	chipewyan	chp
Choctaw	Choctaw	choctaw	cho
Chuang	Zhuang; Chuang	zhuang; chuang	zha	za
Church Slavic	Church Slavic; Old Slavonic; Church Slavonic; Old Bulgarian; Old Church Slavonic	slavon d'église; vieux slave; slavon liturgique; vieux bulgare	chu	cu
Church Slavonic	Church Slavic; Old Slavonic; Church Slavonic; Old Bulgarian; Old Church Slavonic	slavon d'église; vieux slave; slavon liturgique; vieux bulgare	chu	cu