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 |
|---|---|
sun SundaneseISO 639-2, the international standard for language codes, assigns the code sun to Sundanese. | |
sus SusuISO 639-2, the international standard for language codes, assigns the code sus to Susu. | |
sux SumerianISO 639-2, the international standard for language codes, assigns the code sux to Sumerian. | |
swa SwahiliISO 639-2, the international standard for language codes, assigns the code swa to Swahili. | |
swe SwedishISO 639-2, the international standard for language codes, assigns the code swe to Swedish. | |
syc Classical SyriacISO 639-2, the international standard for language codes, assigns the code syc to Classical Syriac. | |
syr SyriacISO 639-2, the international standard for language codes, assigns the code syr to Syriac. | |
tah TahitianISO 639-2, the international standard for language codes, assigns the code tah to Tahitian. | |
tai Tai languagesISO 639-2, the international standard for language codes, assigns the code tai to Tai languages. | |
tam TamilISO 639-2, the international standard for language codes, assigns the code tam to Tamil. | |
tat TatarISO 639-2, the international standard for language codes, assigns the code tat to Tatar. | |
tel TeluguISO 639-2, the international standard for language codes, assigns the code tel to Telugu. | |
tem TimneISO 639-2, the international standard for language codes, assigns the code tem to Timne. | |
ter TerenoISO 639-2, the international standard for language codes, assigns the code ter to Tereno. | |
tet TetumISO 639-2, the international standard for language codes, assigns the code tet to Tetum. | |
tgk TajikISO 639-2, the international standard for language codes, assigns the code tgk to Tajik. | |
tgl TagalogISO 639-2, the international standard for language codes, assigns the code tgl to Tagalog. | |
tha ThaiISO 639-2, the international standard for language codes, assigns the code tha to Thai. | |
tib TibetanISO 639-2, the international standard for language codes, assigns the code tib to Tibetan. | |
tig TigreISO 639-2, the international standard for language codes, assigns the code tig to Tigre. | |
tir TigrinyaISO 639-2, the international standard for language codes, assigns the code tir to Tigrinya. | |
tiv TivISO 639-2, the international standard for language codes, assigns the code tiv to Tiv. | |
tkl TokelauISO 639-2, the international standard for language codes, assigns the code tkl to Tokelau. | |
tlh Klingon; tlhIngan-HolISO 639-2, the international standard for language codes, assigns the code tlh to Klingon; tlhIngan-Hol. |
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- 2026-10-05
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