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 |
|---|---|
mag MagahiISO 639-2, the international standard for language codes, assigns the code mag to Magahi. | |
mah MarshalleseISO 639-2, the international standard for language codes, assigns the code mah to Marshallese. | |
mai MaithiliISO 639-2, the international standard for language codes, assigns the code mai to Maithili. | |
mak MakasarISO 639-2, the international standard for language codes, assigns the code mak to Makasar. | |
mal MalayalamISO 639-2, the international standard for language codes, assigns the code mal to Malayalam. | |
man MandingoISO 639-2, the international standard for language codes, assigns the code man to Mandingo. | |
mao MaoriISO 639-2, the international standard for language codes, assigns the code mao to Maori. | |
map Austronesian languagesISO 639-2, the international standard for language codes, assigns the code map to Austronesian languages. | |
mar MarathiISO 639-2, the international standard for language codes, assigns the code mar to Marathi. | |
mas MasaiISO 639-2, the international standard for language codes, assigns the code mas to Masai. | |
may MalayISO 639-2, the international standard for language codes, assigns the code may to Malay. | |
mdf MokshaISO 639-2, the international standard for language codes, assigns the code mdf to Moksha. | |
mdr MandarISO 639-2, the international standard for language codes, assigns the code mdr to Mandar. | |
men MendeISO 639-2, the international standard for language codes, assigns the code men to Mende. | |
mga Irish, Middle (900-1200)ISO 639-2, the international standard for language codes, assigns the code mga to Irish, Middle (900-1200). | |
mic Mi'kmaq; MicmacISO 639-2, the international standard for language codes, assigns the code mic to Mi'kmaq; Micmac. | |
min MinangkabauISO 639-2, the international standard for language codes, assigns the code min to Minangkabau. | |
mis Uncoded languagesISO 639-2, the international standard for language codes, assigns the code mis to Uncoded languages. | |
mkh Mon-Khmer languagesISO 639-2, the international standard for language codes, assigns the code mkh to Mon-Khmer languages. | |
mlg MalagasyISO 639-2, the international standard for language codes, assigns the code mlg to Malagasy. | |
mlt MalteseISO 639-2, the international standard for language codes, assigns the code mlt to Maltese. | |
mnc ManchuISO 639-2, the international standard for language codes, assigns the code mnc to Manchu. | |
mni ManipuriISO 639-2, the international standard for language codes, assigns the code mni to Manipuri. | |
mno Manobo languagesISO 639-2, the international standard for language codes, assigns the code mno to Manobo languages. |
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- Reviewed
- 2026-10-05
- Last approved change
- 2026-10-05
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