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.

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Document	Version
vai Vai ISO 639-2, the international standard for language codes, assigns the code vai to Vai.	v1
ven Venda ISO 639-2, the international standard for language codes, assigns the code ven to Venda.	v1
vie Vietnamese ISO 639-2, the international standard for language codes, assigns the code vie to Vietnamese.	v1
vol Volapük ISO 639-2, the international standard for language codes, assigns the code vol to Volapük.	v1
vot Votic ISO 639-2, the international standard for language codes, assigns the code vot to Votic.	v1
wak Wakashan languages ISO 639-2, the international standard for language codes, assigns the code wak to Wakashan languages.	v1
wal Wolaitta; Wolaytta ISO 639-2, the international standard for language codes, assigns the code wal to Wolaitta; Wolaytta.	v1
war Waray ISO 639-2, the international standard for language codes, assigns the code war to Waray.	v1
was Washo ISO 639-2, the international standard for language codes, assigns the code was to Washo.	v1
wel Welsh ISO 639-2, the international standard for language codes, assigns the code wel to Welsh.	v1
wen Sorbian languages ISO 639-2, the international standard for language codes, assigns the code wen to Sorbian languages.	v1
wln Walloon ISO 639-2, the international standard for language codes, assigns the code wln to Walloon.	v1
wol Wolof ISO 639-2, the international standard for language codes, assigns the code wol to Wolof.	v1
xal Kalmyk; Oirat ISO 639-2, the international standard for language codes, assigns the code xal to Kalmyk; Oirat.	v1
xho Xhosa ISO 639-2, the international standard for language codes, assigns the code xho to Xhosa.	v1
yao Yao ISO 639-2, the international standard for language codes, assigns the code yao to Yao.	v1
yap Yapese ISO 639-2, the international standard for language codes, assigns the code yap to Yapese.	v1
yid Yiddish ISO 639-2, the international standard for language codes, assigns the code yid to Yiddish.	v1
yor Yoruba ISO 639-2, the international standard for language codes, assigns the code yor to Yoruba.	v1
ypk Yupik languages ISO 639-2, the international standard for language codes, assigns the code ypk to Yupik languages.	v1
zap Zapotec ISO 639-2, the international standard for language codes, assigns the code zap to Zapotec.	v1
zbl Blissymbols; Blissymbolics; Bliss ISO 639-2, the international standard for language codes, assigns the code zbl to Blissymbols; Blissymbolics; Bliss.	v1
zen Zenaga ISO 639-2, the international standard for language codes, assigns the code zen to Zenaga.	v1
zgh Standard Moroccan Tamazight ISO 639-2, the international standard for language codes, assigns the code zgh to Standard Moroccan Tamazight.	v1

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Published on Koskamo by: Koskamo
Version: 487
Documents: 486 documents
Reviewed: 2026-10-05
Last approved change: 2026-10-05
Agent lookups: 0 in the last 90 days
Reuse: ISO 639-2 code list published by the Library of Congress as registration authority (loc.gov/standards/iso639-2)
Review status: Published by Koskamo; proposed revisions require Koskamo approval

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Published by Koskamo2026-10-05
tur Turkish · v1
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ven Venda · v1
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son Songhai languages · v1
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phn Phoenician · v1
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min Minangkabau · v1
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ijo Ijo languages · v1
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her Herero · v1
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zza Zaza; Dimili; Dimli; Kirdki; Kirmanjki; Zazaki · v1
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zxx No linguistic content; Not applicable · v1
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zun Zuni · v1