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 |
|---|---|
arn Mapudungun; MapucheISO 639-2, the international standard for language codes, assigns the code arn to Mapudungun; Mapuche. | |
arp ArapahoISO 639-2, the international standard for language codes, assigns the code arp to Arapaho. | |
art Artificial languagesISO 639-2, the international standard for language codes, assigns the code art to Artificial languages. | |
arw ArawakISO 639-2, the international standard for language codes, assigns the code arw to Arawak. | |
asm AssameseISO 639-2, the international standard for language codes, assigns the code asm to Assamese. | |
ast Asturian; Bable; Leonese; AsturleoneseISO 639-2, the international standard for language codes, assigns the code ast to Asturian; Bable; Leonese; Asturleonese. | |
ath Athapascan languagesISO 639-2, the international standard for language codes, assigns the code ath to Athapascan languages. | |
aus Australian languagesISO 639-2, the international standard for language codes, assigns the code aus to Australian languages. | |
ava AvaricISO 639-2, the international standard for language codes, assigns the code ava to Avaric. | |
ave AvestanISO 639-2, the international standard for language codes, assigns the code ave to Avestan. | |
awa AwadhiISO 639-2, the international standard for language codes, assigns the code awa to Awadhi. | |
aym AymaraISO 639-2, the international standard for language codes, assigns the code aym to Aymara. | |
aze AzerbaijaniISO 639-2, the international standard for language codes, assigns the code aze to Azerbaijani. | |
bad Banda languagesISO 639-2, the international standard for language codes, assigns the code bad to Banda languages. | |
bai Bamileke languagesISO 639-2, the international standard for language codes, assigns the code bai to Bamileke languages. | |
bak BashkirISO 639-2, the international standard for language codes, assigns the code bak to Bashkir. | |
bal BaluchiISO 639-2, the international standard for language codes, assigns the code bal to Baluchi. | |
bam BambaraISO 639-2, the international standard for language codes, assigns the code bam to Bambara. | |
ban BalineseISO 639-2, the international standard for language codes, assigns the code ban to Balinese. | |
baq BasqueISO 639-2, the international standard for language codes, assigns the code baq to Basque. | |
bas BasaISO 639-2, the international standard for language codes, assigns the code bas to Basa. | |
bat Baltic languagesISO 639-2, the international standard for language codes, assigns the code bat to Baltic languages. | |
bej Beja; BedawiyetISO 639-2, the international standard for language codes, assigns the code bej to Beja; Bedawiyet. | |
bel BelarusianISO 639-2, the international standard for language codes, assigns the code bel to Belarusian. |
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- 2026-10-05
- Last approved change
- 2026-10-05
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