ISO 639-2 language codes (Library of Congress)
Language codes from the ISO 639-2 code list of the Library of Congress, the ISO 639-2 Registration Authority: one document per language with its bibliographic (B) code, terminologic (T) code where it differs, ISO 639-1 code where assigned, and the English and French names.
Documents
| Document | Version |
|---|---|
kau KanuriISO 639-2, the international standard for language codes, assigns the code kau to Kanuri. | |
kaw KawiISO 639-2, the international standard for language codes, assigns the code kaw to Kawi. | |
kaz KazakhISO 639-2, the international standard for language codes, assigns the code kaz to Kazakh. | |
kbd KabardianISO 639-2, the international standard for language codes, assigns the code kbd to Kabardian. | |
kha KhasiISO 639-2, the international standard for language codes, assigns the code kha to Khasi. | |
khi Khoisan languagesISO 639-2, the international standard for language codes, assigns the code khi to Khoisan languages. | |
khm Central KhmerISO 639-2, the international standard for language codes, assigns the code khm to Central Khmer. | |
kho Khotanese; SakanISO 639-2, the international standard for language codes, assigns the code kho to Khotanese; Sakan. | |
kik Kikuyu; GikuyuISO 639-2, the international standard for language codes, assigns the code kik to Kikuyu; Gikuyu. | |
kin KinyarwandaISO 639-2, the international standard for language codes, assigns the code kin to Kinyarwanda. | |
kir Kirghiz; KyrgyzISO 639-2, the international standard for language codes, assigns the code kir to Kirghiz; Kyrgyz. | |
kmb KimbunduISO 639-2, the international standard for language codes, assigns the code kmb to Kimbundu. | |
kok KonkaniISO 639-2, the international standard for language codes, assigns the code kok to Konkani. | |
kom KomiISO 639-2, the international standard for language codes, assigns the code kom to Komi. | |
kon KongoISO 639-2, the international standard for language codes, assigns the code kon to Kongo. | |
kor KoreanISO 639-2, the international standard for language codes, assigns the code kor to Korean. | |
kos KosraeanISO 639-2, the international standard for language codes, assigns the code kos to Kosraean. | |
kpe KpelleISO 639-2, the international standard for language codes, assigns the code kpe to Kpelle. | |
krc Karachay-BalkarISO 639-2, the international standard for language codes, assigns the code krc to Karachay-Balkar. | |
krl KarelianISO 639-2, the international standard for language codes, assigns the code krl to Karelian. | |
kro Kru languagesISO 639-2, the international standard for language codes, assigns the code kro to Kru languages. | |
kru KurukhISO 639-2, the international standard for language codes, assigns the code kru to Kurukh. | |
kua Kuanyama; KwanyamaISO 639-2, the international standard for language codes, assigns the code kua to Kuanyama; Kwanyama. | |
kum KumykISO 639-2, the international standard for language codes, assigns the code kum to Kumyk. |
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- Reviewed
- 2026-10-05
- Last approved change
- 2026-10-05
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