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 |
|---|---|
slo SlovakISO 639-2, the international standard for language codes, assigns the code slo to Slovak. | |
slv SlovenianISO 639-2, the international standard for language codes, assigns the code slv to Slovenian. | |
sma Southern SamiISO 639-2, the international standard for language codes, assigns the code sma to Southern Sami. | |
sme Northern SamiISO 639-2, the international standard for language codes, assigns the code sme to Northern Sami. | |
smi Sami languagesISO 639-2, the international standard for language codes, assigns the code smi to Sami languages. | |
smj Lule SamiISO 639-2, the international standard for language codes, assigns the code smj to Lule Sami. | |
smn Inari SamiISO 639-2, the international standard for language codes, assigns the code smn to Inari Sami. | |
smo SamoanISO 639-2, the international standard for language codes, assigns the code smo to Samoan. | |
sms Skolt SamiISO 639-2, the international standard for language codes, assigns the code sms to Skolt Sami. | |
sna ShonaISO 639-2, the international standard for language codes, assigns the code sna to Shona. | |
snd SindhiISO 639-2, the international standard for language codes, assigns the code snd to Sindhi. | |
snk SoninkeISO 639-2, the international standard for language codes, assigns the code snk to Soninke. | |
sog SogdianISO 639-2, the international standard for language codes, assigns the code sog to Sogdian. | |
som SomaliISO 639-2, the international standard for language codes, assigns the code som to Somali. | |
son Songhai languagesISO 639-2, the international standard for language codes, assigns the code son to Songhai languages. | |
sot Sotho, SouthernISO 639-2, the international standard for language codes, assigns the code sot to Sotho, Southern. | |
spa Spanish; CastilianISO 639-2, the international standard for language codes, assigns the code spa to Spanish; Castilian. | |
srd SardinianISO 639-2, the international standard for language codes, assigns the code srd to Sardinian. | |
srn Sranan TongoISO 639-2, the international standard for language codes, assigns the code srn to Sranan Tongo. | |
srp SerbianISO 639-2, the international standard for language codes, assigns the code srp to Serbian. | |
srr SererISO 639-2, the international standard for language codes, assigns the code srr to Serer. | |
ssa Nilo-Saharan languagesISO 639-2, the international standard for language codes, assigns the code ssa to Nilo-Saharan languages. | |
ssw SwatiISO 639-2, the international standard for language codes, assigns the code ssw to Swati. | |
suk SukumaISO 639-2, the international standard for language codes, assigns the code suk to Sukuma. |
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- Last approved change
- 2026-10-05
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