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 |
|---|---|
ile Interlingue; OccidentalISO 639-2, the international standard for language codes, assigns the code ile to Interlingue; Occidental. | |
ilo IlokoISO 639-2, the international standard for language codes, assigns the code ilo to Iloko. | |
ina Interlingua (International Auxiliary Language Association)ISO 639-2, the international standard for language codes, assigns the code ina to Interlingua (International Auxiliary Language Association). | |
inc Indic languagesISO 639-2, the international standard for language codes, assigns the code inc to Indic languages. | |
ind IndonesianISO 639-2, the international standard for language codes, assigns the code ind to Indonesian. | |
ine Indo-European languagesISO 639-2, the international standard for language codes, assigns the code ine to Indo-European languages. | |
inh IngushISO 639-2, the international standard for language codes, assigns the code inh to Ingush. | |
ipk InupiaqISO 639-2, the international standard for language codes, assigns the code ipk to Inupiaq. | |
ira Iranian languagesISO 639-2, the international standard for language codes, assigns the code ira to Iranian languages. | |
iro Iroquoian languagesISO 639-2, the international standard for language codes, assigns the code iro to Iroquoian languages. | |
ita ItalianISO 639-2, the international standard for language codes, assigns the code ita to Italian. | |
jav JavaneseISO 639-2, the international standard for language codes, assigns the code jav to Javanese. | |
jbo LojbanISO 639-2, the international standard for language codes, assigns the code jbo to Lojban. | |
jpn JapaneseISO 639-2, the international standard for language codes, assigns the code jpn to Japanese. | |
jpr Judeo-PersianISO 639-2, the international standard for language codes, assigns the code jpr to Judeo-Persian. | |
jrb Judeo-ArabicISO 639-2, the international standard for language codes, assigns the code jrb to Judeo-Arabic. | |
kaa Kara-KalpakISO 639-2, the international standard for language codes, assigns the code kaa to Kara-Kalpak. | |
kab KabyleISO 639-2, the international standard for language codes, assigns the code kab to Kabyle. | |
kac Kachin; JingphoISO 639-2, the international standard for language codes, assigns the code kac to Kachin; Jingpho. | |
kal Kalaallisut; GreenlandicISO 639-2, the international standard for language codes, assigns the code kal to Kalaallisut; Greenlandic. | |
kam KambaISO 639-2, the international standard for language codes, assigns the code kam to Kamba. | |
kan KannadaISO 639-2, the international standard for language codes, assigns the code kan to Kannada. | |
kar Karen languagesISO 639-2, the international standard for language codes, assigns the code kar to Karen languages. | |
kas KashmiriISO 639-2, the international standard for language codes, assigns the code kas to Kashmiri. |
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- 2026-10-05
- Last approved change
- 2026-10-05
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