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 |
|---|---|
ceb CebuanoISO 639-2, the international standard for language codes, assigns the code ceb to Cebuano. | |
cel Celtic languagesISO 639-2, the international standard for language codes, assigns the code cel to Celtic languages. | |
cha ChamorroISO 639-2, the international standard for language codes, assigns the code cha to Chamorro. | |
chb ChibchaISO 639-2, the international standard for language codes, assigns the code chb to Chibcha. | |
che ChechenISO 639-2, the international standard for language codes, assigns the code che to Chechen. | |
chg ChagataiISO 639-2, the international standard for language codes, assigns the code chg to Chagatai. | |
chi ChineseISO 639-2, the international standard for language codes, assigns the code chi to Chinese. | |
chk ChuukeseISO 639-2, the international standard for language codes, assigns the code chk to Chuukese. | |
chm MariISO 639-2, the international standard for language codes, assigns the code chm to Mari. | |
chn Chinook jargonISO 639-2, the international standard for language codes, assigns the code chn to Chinook jargon. | |
cho ChoctawISO 639-2, the international standard for language codes, assigns the code cho to Choctaw. | |
chp Chipewyan; Dene SulineISO 639-2, the international standard for language codes, assigns the code chp to Chipewyan; Dene Suline. | |
chr CherokeeISO 639-2, the international standard for language codes, assigns the code chr to Cherokee. | |
chu Church Slavic; Old Slavonic; Church Slavonic; Old Bulgarian; Old Church SlavonicISO 639-2, the international standard for language codes, assigns the code chu to Church Slavic; Old Slavonic; Church Slavonic; Old Bulgarian; Old Church Slavonic. | |
chv ChuvashISO 639-2, the international standard for language codes, assigns the code chv to Chuvash. | |
chy CheyenneISO 639-2, the international standard for language codes, assigns the code chy to Cheyenne. | |
cmc Chamic languagesISO 639-2, the international standard for language codes, assigns the code cmc to Chamic languages. | |
cnr MontenegrinISO 639-2, the international standard for language codes, assigns the code cnr to Montenegrin. | |
cop CopticISO 639-2, the international standard for language codes, assigns the code cop to Coptic. | |
cor CornishISO 639-2, the international standard for language codes, assigns the code cor to Cornish. | |
cos CorsicanISO 639-2, the international standard for language codes, assigns the code cos to Corsican. | |
cpe Creoles and pidgins, English basedISO 639-2, the international standard for language codes, assigns the code cpe to Creoles and pidgins, English based. | |
cpf Creoles and pidgins, French-basedISO 639-2, the international standard for language codes, assigns the code cpf to Creoles and pidgins, French-based. | |
cpp Creoles and pidgins, Portuguese-basedISO 639-2, the international standard for language codes, assigns the code cpp to Creoles and pidgins, Portuguese-based. |
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