ISO 639 Code Tables

This page offers a combined view of the language code tables of ISO 639 parts 1, 2, and 3. Select just the elements of the Part 1, 2, or 3 code, or show the set of code elements sorted by name. Viewing by name will enable you to browse for any name associated with a specific identifier, including an inverted form of a name (e.g., the code element id=[aaq] "Eastern Abnaki" will also be found under "Abnaki, Eastern"). The elements may also be ordered by scope of denotation or type of language. The "more" link provides further documentation on what the code element denotes. In the case of a macrolanguage, this includes a listing of its individual member languages.

Also see: Library of Congress ISO 639-2 Registration Authority (which is the primary authority for Parts 1 and 2 of the standard) and ISO 639-5 Registration Authority. These sites are the definitive sources in the case of a discrepancy with this site.

Also see: Deprecated Language Codes Index

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Sierra de Juárez Zapotec [zaa]

639-3 Language Name(s) Scope Language Type
zaa Sierra de Juárez Zapotec Individual Living

Western Tlacolula Valley Zapotec [zab]

639-3 Language Name(s) Scope Language Type
zab San Juan Guelavía Zapotec, Western Tlacolula Valley Zapotec Individual Living

Ocotlán Zapotec [zac]

639-3 Language Name(s) Scope Language Type
zac Ocotlán Zapotec Individual Living

Cajonos Zapotec [zad]

639-3 Language Name(s) Scope Language Type
zad Cajonos Zapotec Individual Living

Yareni Zapotec [zae]

639-3 Language Name(s) Scope Language Type
zae Yareni Zapotec Individual Living

Ayoquesco Zapotec [zaf]

639-3 Language Name(s) Scope Language Type
zaf Ayoquesco Zapotec Individual Living

Zaghawa [zag]

639-3 Language Name(s) Scope Language Type
zag Zaghawa Individual Living

Zangwal [zah]

639-3 Language Name(s) Scope Language Type
zah Zangwal Individual Living

Isthmus Zapotec [zai]

639-3 Language Name(s) Scope Language Type
zai Isthmus Zapotec Individual Living

Zaramo [zaj]

639-3 Language Name(s) Scope Language Type
zaj Zaramo Individual Living

Zanaki [zak]

639-3 Language Name(s) Scope Language Type
zak Zanaki Individual Living

Zauzou [zal]

639-3 Language Name(s) Scope Language Type
zal Zauzou Individual Living

Miahuatlán Zapotec [zam]

639-3 Language Name(s) Scope Language Type
zam Miahuatlán Zapotec Individual Living

Ozolotepec Zapotec [zao]

639-3 Language Name(s) Scope Language Type
zao Ozolotepec Zapotec Individual Living

Zapotec [zap]

639-3 639-2/639-5 Language Name(s) Scope Language Type
zap zap Zapotec Macrolanguage Living

Aloápam Zapotec [zaq]

639-3 Language Name(s) Scope Language Type
zaq Aloápam Zapotec Individual Living

Rincón Zapotec [zar]

639-3 Language Name(s) Scope Language Type
zar Rincón Zapotec Individual Living

Santo Domingo Albarradas Zapotec [zas]

639-3 Language Name(s) Scope Language Type
zas Santo Domingo Albarradas Zapotec Individual Living

Tabaa Zapotec [zat]

639-3 Language Name(s) Scope Language Type
zat Tabaa Zapotec Individual Living

Zangskari [zau]

639-3 Language Name(s) Scope Language Type
zau Zangskari Individual Living

Yatzachi Zapotec [zav]

639-3 Language Name(s) Scope Language Type
zav Yatzachi Zapotec Individual Living

Mitla Zapotec [zaw]

639-3 Language Name(s) Scope Language Type
zaw Mitla Zapotec Individual Living

Xadani Zapotec [zax]

639-3 Language Name(s) Scope Language Type
zax Xadani Zapotec Individual Living

Zayse-Zergulla [zay]

639-3 Language Name(s) Scope Language Type
zay Zayse-Zergulla, Zaysete Individual Living

Zari [zaz]

639-3 Language Name(s) Scope Language Type
zaz Zari Individual Living

Balaibalan [zba]

639-3 Language Name(s) Scope Language Type
zba Balaibalan Individual Constructed

Central Berawan [zbc]

639-3 Language Name(s) Scope Language Type
zbc Central Berawan Individual Living

East Berawan [zbe]

639-3 Language Name(s) Scope Language Type
zbe East Berawan Individual Living

Blissymbols [zbl]

639-3 639-2/639-5 Language Name(s) Scope Language Type
zbl zbl Bliss, Blissymbolics, Blissymbols Individual Constructed

Batui [zbt]

639-3 Language Name(s) Scope Language Type
zbt Batui Individual Living

Bu (Bauchi State) [zbu]

639-3 Language Name(s) Scope Language Type
zbu Bu (Bauchi State) Individual Living

West Berawan [zbw]

639-3 Language Name(s) Scope Language Type
zbw West Berawan Individual Living

Coatecas Altas Zapotec [zca]

639-3 Language Name(s) Scope Language Type
zca Coatecas Altas Zapotec Individual Living

Las Delicias Zapotec [zcd]

639-3 Language Name(s) Scope Language Type
zcd Las Delicias Zapotec Individual Living

Central Hongshuihe Zhuang [zch]

639-3 Language Name(s) Scope Language Type
zch Central Hongshuihe Zhuang Individual Living

Ngazidja Comorian [zdj]

639-3 Language Name(s) Scope Language Type
zdj Ngazidja Comorian Individual Living

Zeeuws [zea]

639-3 Language Name(s) Scope Language Type
zea Zeeuws Individual Living

Zenag [zeg]

639-3 Language Name(s) Scope Language Type
zeg Zenag Individual Living

Eastern Hongshuihe Zhuang [zeh]

639-3 Language Name(s) Scope Language Type
zeh Eastern Hongshuihe Zhuang Individual Living

Zeem [zem]

639-3 Language Name(s) Scope Language Type
zem Zeem Individual Living

Zenaga [zen]

639-3 639-2/639-5 Language Name(s) Scope Language Type
zen zen Zenaga Individual Living

Kinga [zga]

639-3 Language Name(s) Scope Language Type
zga Kinga Individual Living

Guibei Zhuang [zgb]

639-3 Language Name(s) Scope Language Type
zgb Guibei Zhuang Individual Living

Standard Moroccan Tamazight [zgh]

639-3 639-2/639-5 Language Name(s) Scope Language Type
zgh zgh Standard Moroccan Tamazight Individual Living

Minz Zhuang [zgm]

639-3 Language Name(s) Scope Language Type
zgm Minz Zhuang Individual Living

Guibian Zhuang [zgn]

639-3 Language Name(s) Scope Language Type
zgn Guibian Zhuang Individual Living

Magori [zgr]

639-3 Language Name(s) Scope Language Type
zgr Magori Individual Living

Zhuang [zha]

639-3 639-2/639-5 639-1 Language Name(s) Scope Language Type
zha zha za Chuang, Zhuang Macrolanguage Living

Zhaba [zhb]

639-3 Language Name(s) Scope Language Type
zhb Zhaba Individual Living

Dai Zhuang [zhd]

639-3 Language Name(s) Scope Language Type
zhd Dai Zhuang Individual Living

Zhire [zhi]

639-3 Language Name(s) Scope Language Type
zhi Zhire Individual Living

Nong Zhuang [zhn]

639-3 Language Name(s) Scope Language Type
zhn Nong Zhuang Individual Living

Chinese [zho]

639-3 639-2/639-5 639-1 Language Name(s) Scope Language Type
zho 639-2/T: zho
639-2/B: chi
zh Chinese Macrolanguage Living

Zhoa [zhw]

639-3 Language Name(s) Scope Language Type
zhw Zhoa Individual Living

Chinese (family) [zhx]

639-2/639-5 Language Name(s) Scope Language Type
zhx Chinese (family) Collective

Zia [zia]

639-3 Language Name(s) Scope Language Type
zia Zia Individual Living

Zimbabwe Sign Language [zib]

639-3 Language Name(s) Scope Language Type
zib Zimbabwe Sign Language Individual Living

Zimakani [zik]

639-3 Language Name(s) Scope Language Type
zik Zimakani Individual Living

Zialo [zil]

639-3 Language Name(s) Scope Language Type
zil Zialo Individual Living

Mesme [zim]

639-3 Language Name(s) Scope Language Type
zim Mesme Individual Living

Zinza [zin]

639-3 Language Name(s) Scope Language Type
zin Zinza Individual Living

Zigula [ziw]

639-3 Language Name(s) Scope Language Type
ziw Zigula Individual Living

Zizilivakan [ziz]

639-3 Language Name(s) Scope Language Type
ziz Zizilivakan Individual Living

Kaimbulawa [zka]

639-3 Language Name(s) Scope Language Type
zka Kaimbulawa Individual Living

Kadu [zkd]

639-3 Language Name(s) Scope Language Type
zkd Kadu Individual Living

Koguryo [zkg]

639-3 Language Name(s) Scope Language Type
zkg Koguryo Individual Historical

Khorezmian [zkh]

639-3 Language Name(s) Scope Language Type
zkh Khorezmian Individual Historical

Karankawa [zkk]

639-3 Language Name(s) Scope Language Type
zkk Karankawa Individual Extinct

Kanan [zkn]

639-3 Language Name(s) Scope Language Type
zkn Kanan Individual Living

Kott [zko]

639-3 Language Name(s) Scope Language Type
zko Kott Individual Extinct

São Paulo Kaingáng [zkp]

639-3 Language Name(s) Scope Language Type
zkp São Paulo Kaingáng Individual Extinct

Zakhring [zkr]

639-3 Language Name(s) Scope Language Type
zkr Zakhring Individual Living

Kitan [zkt]

639-3 Language Name(s) Scope Language Type
zkt Kitan Individual Historical

Kaurna [zku]

639-3 Language Name(s) Scope Language Type
zku Kaurna Individual Living

Krevinian [zkv]

639-3 Language Name(s) Scope Language Type
zkv Krevinian Individual Extinct

Khazar [zkz]

639-3 Language Name(s) Scope Language Type
zkz Khazar Individual Historical

Zula [zla]

639-3 Language Name(s) Scope Language Type
zla Zula Individual Living

East Slavic languages [zle]

639-2/639-5 Language Name(s) Scope Language Type
zle East Slavic languages Collective

Liujiang Zhuang [zlj]

639-3 Language Name(s) Scope Language Type
zlj Liujiang Zhuang Individual Living

Malay (individual language) [zlm]

639-3 Language Name(s) Scope Language Type
zlm Malay (individual language) Individual Living

Lianshan Zhuang [zln]

639-3 Language Name(s) Scope Language Type
zln Lianshan Zhuang Individual Living

Liuqian Zhuang [zlq]

639-3 Language Name(s) Scope Language Type
zlq Liuqian Zhuang Individual Living

South Slavic languages [zls]

639-2/639-5 Language Name(s) Scope Language Type
zls South Slavic languages Collective

Zul [zlu]

639-3 Language Name(s) Scope Language Type
zlu Zul Individual Living

West Slavic languages [zlw]

639-2/639-5 Language Name(s) Scope Language Type
zlw West Slavic languages Collective

Manda (Australia) [zma]

639-3 Language Name(s) Scope Language Type
zma Manda (Australia) Individual Living

Zimba [zmb]

639-3 Language Name(s) Scope Language Type
zmb Zimba Individual Living

Margany [zmc]

639-3 Language Name(s) Scope Language Type
zmc Margany Individual Extinct

Maridan [zmd]

639-3 Language Name(s) Scope Language Type
zmd Maridan Individual Living

Mangerr [zme]

639-3 Language Name(s) Scope Language Type
zme Mangerr Individual Extinct

Mfinu [zmf]

639-3 Language Name(s) Scope Language Type
zmf Mfinu Individual Living

Marti Ke [zmg]

639-3 Language Name(s) Scope Language Type
zmg Marti Ke Individual Living

Makolkol [zmh]

639-3 Language Name(s) Scope Language Type
zmh Makolkol Individual Extinct

Negeri Sembilan Malay [zmi]

639-3 Language Name(s) Scope Language Type
zmi Negeri Sembilan Malay Individual Living

Maridjabin [zmj]

639-3 Language Name(s) Scope Language Type
zmj Maridjabin Individual Living

Mandandanyi [zmk]

639-3 Language Name(s) Scope Language Type
zmk Mandandanyi Individual Extinct

Matngala [zml]

639-3 Language Name(s) Scope Language Type
zml Matngala Individual Extinct

Marimanindji [zmm]

639-3 Language Name(s) Scope Language Type
zmm Marimanindji, Marramaninyshi Individual Living

Mbangwe [zmn]

639-3 Language Name(s) Scope Language Type
zmn Mbangwe Individual Living

Molo [zmo]

639-3 Language Name(s) Scope Language Type
zmo Molo Individual Living

Mpuono [zmp]

639-3 Language Name(s) Scope Language Type
zmp Mpuono Individual Living

Mituku [zmq]

639-3 Language Name(s) Scope Language Type
zmq Mituku Individual Living

Maranunggu [zmr]

639-3 Language Name(s) Scope Language Type
zmr Maranunggu Individual Living

Mbesa [zms]

639-3 Language Name(s) Scope Language Type
zms Mbesa Individual Living

Maringarr [zmt]

639-3 Language Name(s) Scope Language Type
zmt Maringarr Individual Living

Muruwari [zmu]

639-3 Language Name(s) Scope Language Type
zmu Muruwari Individual Extinct

Mbariman-Gudhinma [zmv]

639-3 Language Name(s) Scope Language Type
zmv Mbariman-Gudhinma Individual Extinct

Mbo (Democratic Republic of Congo) [zmw]

639-3 Language Name(s) Scope Language Type
zmw Mbo (Democratic Republic of Congo) Individual Living

Bomitaba [zmx]

639-3 Language Name(s) Scope Language Type
zmx Bomitaba Individual Living

Mariyedi [zmy]

639-3 Language Name(s) Scope Language Type
zmy Mariyedi Individual Living

Mbandja [zmz]

639-3 Language Name(s) Scope Language Type
zmz Mbandja Individual Living

Zan Gula [zna]

639-3 Language Name(s) Scope Language Type
zna Zan Gula Individual Living

Zande languages [znd]

639-2/639-5 Language Name(s) Scope Language Type
znd Zande languages Collective

Zande (individual language) [zne]

639-3 Language Name(s) Scope Language Type
zne Zande (individual language) Individual Living

Mang [zng]

639-3 Language Name(s) Scope Language Type
zng Mang Individual Living

Manangkari [znk]

639-3 Language Name(s) Scope Language Type
znk Manangkari Individual Extinct

Mangas [zns]

639-3 Language Name(s) Scope Language Type
zns Mangas Individual Living

Copainalá Zoque [zoc]

639-3 Language Name(s) Scope Language Type
zoc Copainalá Zoque Individual Living

Chimalapa Zoque [zoh]

639-3 Language Name(s) Scope Language Type
zoh Chimalapa Zoque Individual Living

Zou [zom]

639-3 Language Name(s) Scope Language Type
zom Zou Individual Living

Asunción Mixtepec Zapotec [zoo]

639-3 Language Name(s) Scope Language Type
zoo Asunción Mixtepec Zapotec Individual Living

Tabasco Zoque [zoq]

639-3 Language Name(s) Scope Language Type
zoq Tabasco Zoque Individual Living

Rayón Zoque [zor]

639-3 Language Name(s) Scope Language Type
zor Rayón Zoque Individual Living

Francisco León Zoque [zos]

639-3 Language Name(s) Scope Language Type
zos Francisco León Zoque Individual Living

Lachiguiri Zapotec [zpa]

639-3 Language Name(s) Scope Language Type
zpa Lachiguiri Zapotec Individual Living

Yautepec Zapotec [zpb]

639-3 Language Name(s) Scope Language Type
zpb Yautepec Zapotec Individual Living

Choapan Zapotec [zpc]

639-3 Language Name(s) Scope Language Type
zpc Choapan Zapotec Individual Living

Southeastern Ixtlán Zapotec [zpd]

639-3 Language Name(s) Scope Language Type
zpd Southeastern Ixtlán Zapotec Individual Living

Petapa Zapotec [zpe]

639-3 Language Name(s) Scope Language Type
zpe Petapa Zapotec Individual Living

San Pedro Quiatoni Zapotec [zpf]

639-3 Language Name(s) Scope Language Type
zpf San Pedro Quiatoni Zapotec Individual Living

Guevea De Humboldt Zapotec [zpg]

639-3 Language Name(s) Scope Language Type
zpg Guevea De Humboldt Zapotec Individual Living

Totomachapan Zapotec [zph]

639-3 Language Name(s) Scope Language Type
zph Totomachapan Zapotec Individual Living

Santa María Quiegolani Zapotec [zpi]

639-3 Language Name(s) Scope Language Type
zpi Santa María Quiegolani Zapotec Individual Living

Quiavicuzas Zapotec [zpj]

639-3 Language Name(s) Scope Language Type
zpj Quiavicuzas Zapotec Individual Living

Tlacolulita Zapotec [zpk]

639-3 Language Name(s) Scope Language Type
zpk Tlacolulita Zapotec Individual Living

Lachixío Zapotec [zpl]

639-3 Language Name(s) Scope Language Type
zpl Lachixío Zapotec Individual Living

Mixtepec Zapotec [zpm]

639-3 Language Name(s) Scope Language Type
zpm Mixtepec Zapotec Individual Living

Santa Inés Yatzechi Zapotec [zpn]

639-3 Language Name(s) Scope Language Type
zpn Santa Inés Yatzechi Zapotec Individual Living

Amatlán Zapotec [zpo]

639-3 Language Name(s) Scope Language Type
zpo Amatlán Zapotec Individual Living

El Alto Zapotec [zpp]

639-3 Language Name(s) Scope Language Type
zpp El Alto Zapotec Individual Living

Zoogocho Zapotec [zpq]

639-3 Language Name(s) Scope Language Type
zpq Zoogocho Zapotec Individual Living

Santiago Xanica Zapotec [zpr]

639-3 Language Name(s) Scope Language Type
zpr Santiago Xanica Zapotec Individual Living

Coatlán Zapotec [zps]

639-3 Language Name(s) Scope Language Type
zps Coatlán Zapotec Individual Living

San Vicente Coatlán Zapotec [zpt]

639-3 Language Name(s) Scope Language Type
zpt San Vicente Coatlán Zapotec Individual Living

Yalálag Zapotec [zpu]

639-3 Language Name(s) Scope Language Type
zpu Yalálag Zapotec Individual Living

Chichicapan Zapotec [zpv]

639-3 Language Name(s) Scope Language Type
zpv Chichicapan Zapotec Individual Living

Zaniza Zapotec [zpw]

639-3 Language Name(s) Scope Language Type
zpw Zaniza Zapotec Individual Living

San Baltazar Loxicha Zapotec [zpx]

639-3 Language Name(s) Scope Language Type
zpx San Baltazar Loxicha Zapotec Individual Living

Mazaltepec Zapotec [zpy]

639-3 Language Name(s) Scope Language Type
zpy Mazaltepec Zapotec Individual Living

Texmelucan Zapotec [zpz]

639-3 Language Name(s) Scope Language Type
zpz Texmelucan Zapotec Individual Living

Qiubei Zhuang [zqe]

639-3 Language Name(s) Scope Language Type
zqe Qiubei Zhuang Individual Living

Kara (Korea) [zra]

639-3 Language Name(s) Scope Language Type
zra Kara (Korea) Individual Historical

Mirgan [zrg]

639-3 Language Name(s) Scope Language Type
zrg Mirgan Individual Living

Zerenkel [zrn]

639-3 Language Name(s) Scope Language Type
zrn Zerenkel Individual Living

Záparo [zro]

639-3 Language Name(s) Scope Language Type
zro Záparo Individual Living

Zarphatic [zrp]

639-3 Language Name(s) Scope Language Type
zrp Zarphatic Individual Extinct

Mairasi [zrs]

639-3 Language Name(s) Scope Language Type
zrs Mairasi Individual Living

Sarasira [zsa]

639-3 Language Name(s) Scope Language Type
zsa Sarasira Individual Living

Kaskean [zsk]

639-3 Language Name(s) Scope Language Type
zsk Kaskean Individual Historical

Zambian Sign Language [zsl]

639-3 Language Name(s) Scope Language Type
zsl Zambian Sign Language Individual Living

Standard Malay [zsm]

639-3 Language Name(s) Scope Language Type
zsm Standard Malay Individual Living

Southern Rincon Zapotec [zsr]

639-3 Language Name(s) Scope Language Type
zsr Southern Rincon Zapotec Individual Living

Sukurum [zsu]

639-3 Language Name(s) Scope Language Type
zsu Sukurum Individual Living

Elotepec Zapotec [zte]

639-3 Language Name(s) Scope Language Type
zte Elotepec Zapotec Individual Living

Xanaguía Zapotec [ztg]

639-3 Language Name(s) Scope Language Type
ztg Xanaguía Zapotec Individual Living

Lapaguía-Guivini Zapotec [ztl]

639-3 Language Name(s) Scope Language Type
ztl Lapaguía-Guivini Zapotec Individual Living

San Agustín Mixtepec Zapotec [ztm]

639-3 Language Name(s) Scope Language Type
ztm San Agustín Mixtepec Zapotec Individual Living

Santa Catarina Albarradas Zapotec [ztn]

639-3 Language Name(s) Scope Language Type
ztn Santa Catarina Albarradas Zapotec Individual Living

Loxicha Zapotec [ztp]

639-3 Language Name(s) Scope Language Type
ztp Loxicha Zapotec Individual Living

Quioquitani-Quierí Zapotec [ztq]

639-3 Language Name(s) Scope Language Type
ztq Quioquitani-Quierí Zapotec Individual Living

Tilquiapan Zapotec [zts]

639-3 Language Name(s) Scope Language Type
zts Tilquiapan Zapotec Individual Living

Tejalapan Zapotec [ztt]

639-3 Language Name(s) Scope Language Type
ztt Tejalapan Zapotec Individual Living

Güilá Zapotec [ztu]

639-3 Language Name(s) Scope Language Type
ztu Güilá Zapotec Individual Living

Zaachila Zapotec [ztx]

639-3 Language Name(s) Scope Language Type
ztx Zaachila Zapotec Individual Living

Yatee Zapotec [zty]

639-3 Language Name(s) Scope Language Type
zty Yatee Zapotec Individual Living

Tokano [zuh]

639-3 Language Name(s) Scope Language Type
zuh Tokano Individual Living

Zulu [zul]

639-3 639-2/639-5 639-1 Language Name(s) Scope Language Type
zul zul zu Zulu Individual Living

Kumzari [zum]

639-3 Language Name(s) Scope Language Type
zum Kumzari Individual Living

Zuni [zun]

639-3 639-2/639-5 Language Name(s) Scope Language Type
zun zun Zuni Individual Living

Zumaya [zuy]

639-3 Language Name(s) Scope Language Type
zuy Zumaya Individual Living

Zay [zwa]

639-3 Language Name(s) Scope Language Type
zwa Zay Individual Living

No linguistic content [zxx]

639-3 639-2/639-5 Language Name(s) Scope Language Type
zxx zxx No linguistic content, Not applicable Special Special

Yongbei Zhuang [zyb]

639-3 Language Name(s) Scope Language Type
zyb Yongbei Zhuang Individual Living

Yang Zhuang [zyg]

639-3 Language Name(s) Scope Language Type
zyg Yang Zhuang Individual Living

Youjiang Zhuang [zyj]

639-3 Language Name(s) Scope Language Type
zyj Youjiang Zhuang Individual Living

Yongnan Zhuang [zyn]

639-3 Language Name(s) Scope Language Type
zyn Yongnan Zhuang Individual Living

Zyphe Chin [zyp]

639-3 Language Name(s) Scope Language Type
zyp Zyphe Chin Individual Living

Zaza [zza]

639-3 639-2/639-5 Language Name(s) Scope Language Type
zza zza Dimili, Dimli (macrolanguage), Kirdki, Kirmanjki (macrolanguage), Zaza, Zazaki Macrolanguage Living

Zuojiang Zhuang [zzj]

639-3 Language Name(s) Scope Language Type
zzj Zuojiang Zhuang Individual Living