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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bem Bemba ISO 639-2, the international standard for language codes, assigns the code bem to Bemba.	v1
ben Bengali ISO 639-2, the international standard for language codes, assigns the code ben to Bengali.	v1
ber Berber languages ISO 639-2, the international standard for language codes, assigns the code ber to Berber languages.	v1
bho Bhojpuri ISO 639-2, the international standard for language codes, assigns the code bho to Bhojpuri.	v1
bih Bihari languages ISO 639-2, the international standard for language codes, assigns the code bih to Bihari languages.	v1
bik Bikol ISO 639-2, the international standard for language codes, assigns the code bik to Bikol.	v1
bin Bini; Edo ISO 639-2, the international standard for language codes, assigns the code bin to Bini; Edo.	v1
bis Bislama ISO 639-2, the international standard for language codes, assigns the code bis to Bislama.	v1
bla Siksika ISO 639-2, the international standard for language codes, assigns the code bla to Siksika.	v1
bnt Bantu languages ISO 639-2, the international standard for language codes, assigns the code bnt to Bantu languages.	v1
bos Bosnian ISO 639-2, the international standard for language codes, assigns the code bos to Bosnian.	v1
bra Braj ISO 639-2, the international standard for language codes, assigns the code bra to Braj.	v1
bre Breton ISO 639-2, the international standard for language codes, assigns the code bre to Breton.	v1
btk Batak languages ISO 639-2, the international standard for language codes, assigns the code btk to Batak languages.	v1
bua Buriat ISO 639-2, the international standard for language codes, assigns the code bua to Buriat.	v1
bug Buginese ISO 639-2, the international standard for language codes, assigns the code bug to Buginese.	v1
bul Bulgarian ISO 639-2, the international standard for language codes, assigns the code bul to Bulgarian.	v1
bur Burmese ISO 639-2, the international standard for language codes, assigns the code bur to Burmese.	v1
byn Blin; Bilin ISO 639-2, the international standard for language codes, assigns the code byn to Blin; Bilin.	v1
cad Caddo ISO 639-2, the international standard for language codes, assigns the code cad to Caddo.	v1
cai Central American Indian languages ISO 639-2, the international standard for language codes, assigns the code cai to Central American Indian languages.	v1
car Galibi Carib ISO 639-2, the international standard for language codes, assigns the code car to Galibi Carib.	v1
cat Catalan; Valencian ISO 639-2, the international standard for language codes, assigns the code cat to Catalan; Valencian.	v1
cau Caucasian languages ISO 639-2, the international standard for language codes, assigns the code cau to Caucasian languages.	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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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