ISO 639-3 Macrolanguage Mappings
Other parts of ISO 639 have included identifiers designated as individual language identifiers that correspond in a one-to-many manner with individual language identifiers in this part of ISO 639. The latter are designated as macrolanguages in ISO 639-3. This table provides the complete set of mappings from macrolanguages to the individual languages that comprise them.
Order by:
| Macrolanguages | Individual languages | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Identifier | Name | Identifier | Name |
| aka | Akan | fat | Fanti |
| twi | Twi | ||
| ara | Arabic | aao | Algerian Saharan Arabic |
| abh | Tajiki Arabic | ||
| abv | Baharna Arabic | ||
| acm | Mesopotamian Arabic | ||
| acq | Ta'izzi-Adeni Arabic | ||
| acw | Hijazi Arabic | ||
| acx | Omani Arabic | ||
| acy | Cypriot Arabic | ||
| adf | Dhofari Arabic | ||
| aeb | Tunisian Arabic | ||
| aec | Saidi Arabic | ||
| afb | Gulf Arabic | ||
| ajp | South Levantine Arabic | ||
| apc | North Levantine Arabic | ||
| apd | Sudanese Arabic | ||
| arb | Standard Arabic | ||
| arq | Algerian Arabic | ||
| ars | Najdi Arabic | ||
| ary | Moroccan Arabic | ||
| arz | Egyptian Arabic | ||
| auz | Uzbeki Arabic | ||
| avl | Eastern Egyptian Bedawi Arabic | ||
| ayh | Hadrami Arabic | ||
| ayl | Libyan Arabic | ||
| ayn | Sanaani Arabic | ||
| ayp | North Mesopotamian Arabic | ||
| bbz | Babalia Creole Arabic | ||
| pga | Sudanese Creole Arabic | ||
| shu | Chadian Arabic | ||
| ssh | Shihhi Arabic | ||
| aym | Aymara | ayc | Southern Aymara |
| ayr | Central Aymara | ||
| aze | Azerbaijani | azb | South Azerbaijani |
| azj | North Azerbaijani | ||
| bal | Baluchi | bcc | Southern Balochi |
| bgn | Western Balochi | ||
| bgp | Eastern Balochi | ||
| bik | Bikol | bcl | Central Bikol |
| bhk | Albay Bicolano (Retired 1/15/2010) | ||
| bln | Southern Catanduanes Bikol | ||
| bto | Rinconada Bikol | ||
| cts | Northern Catanduanes Bikol | ||
| fbl | West Albay Bikol | ||
| lbl | Libon Bikol | ||
| rbl | Miraya Bikol | ||
| ubl | Buhi'non Bikol | ||
| bnc | Bontok | ebk | Eastern Bontok |
| lbk | Central Bontok | ||
| obk | Southern Bontok | ||
| rbk | Northern Bontok | ||
| vbk | Southwestern Bontok | ||
| bua | Buriat | bxm | Mongolia Buriat |
| bxr | Russia Buriat | ||
| bxu | China Buriat | ||
| chm | Mari (Russia) | mhr | Eastern Mari |
| mrj | Western Mari | ||
| cre | Cree | crj | Southern East Cree |
| crk | Plains Cree | ||
| crl | Northern East Cree | ||
| crm | Moose Cree | ||
| csw | Swampy Cree | ||
| cwd | Woods Cree | ||
| del | Delaware | umu | Munsee |
| unm | Unami | ||
| den | Slave (Athapascan) | scs | North Slavey |
| xsl | South Slavey | ||
| din | Dinka | dib | South Central Dinka |
| dik | Southwestern Dinka | ||
| dip | Northeastern Dinka | ||
| diw | Northwestern Dinka | ||
| dks | Southeastern Dinka | ||
| doi | Dogri (macrolanguage) | dgo | Dogri (individual language) |
| xnr | Kangri | ||
| est | Estonian | ekk | Standard Estonian |
| vro | Võro | ||
| fas | Persian | pes | Iranian Persian |
| prs | Dari | ||
| ful | Fulah | ffm | Maasina Fulfulde |
| fub | Adamawa Fulfulde | ||
| fuc | Pulaar | ||
| fue | Borgu Fulfulde | ||
| fuf | Pular | ||
| fuh | Western Niger Fulfulde | ||
| fui | Bagirmi Fulfulde | ||
| fuq | Central-Eastern Niger Fulfulde | ||
| fuv | Nigerian Fulfulde | ||
| gba | Gbaya (Central African Republic) | bdt | Bokoto |
| gbp | Gbaya-Bossangoa | ||
| gbq | Gbaya-Bozoum | ||
| gmm | Gbaya-Mbodomo | ||
| gso | Southwest Gbaya | ||
| gya | Northwest Gbaya | ||
| mdo | Southwest Gbaya (Retired 1/14/2008) | ||
| gon | Gondi | esg | Aheri Gondi |
| ggo | Southern Gondi (Retired ) | ||
| gno | Northern Gondi | ||
| wsg | Adilabad Gondi | ||
| grb | Grebo | gbo | Northern Grebo |
| gec | Gboloo Grebo | ||
| grj | Southern Grebo | ||
| grv | Central Grebo | ||
| gry | Barclayville Grebo | ||
| grn | Guarani | gnw | Western Bolivian Guaraní |
| gug | Paraguayan Guaraní | ||
| gui | Eastern Bolivian Guaraní | ||
| gun | Mbyá Guaraní | ||
| nhd | Chiripá | ||
| hai | Haida | hax | Southern Haida |
| hdn | Northern Haida | ||
| hbs | Serbo-Croatian | bos | Bosnian |
| hrv | Croatian | ||
| srp | Serbian | ||
| hmn | Hmong | blu | Hmong Njua (Retired 1/14/2008) |
| cqd | Chuanqiandian Cluster Miao | ||
| hea | Northern Qiandong Miao | ||
| hma | Southern Mashan Hmong | ||
| hmc | Central Huishui Hmong | ||
| hmd | Large Flowery Miao | ||
| hme | Eastern Huishui Hmong | ||
| hmg | Southwestern Guiyang Hmong | ||
| hmh | Southwestern Huishui Hmong | ||
| hmi | Northern Huishui Hmong | ||
| hmj | Ge | ||
| hml | Luopohe Hmong | ||
| hmm | Central Mashan Hmong | ||
| hmp | Northern Mashan Hmong | ||
| hmq | Eastern Qiandong Miao | ||
| hms | Southern Qiandong Miao | ||
| hmw | Western Mashan Hmong | ||
| hmy | Southern Guiyang Hmong | ||
| hmz | Hmong Shua | ||
| hnj | Hmong Njua | ||
| hrm | Horned Miao | ||
| huj | Northern Guiyang Hmong | ||
| mmr | Western Xiangxi Miao | ||
| muq | Eastern Xiangxi Miao | ||
| mww | Hmong Daw | ||
| sfm | Small Flowery Miao | ||
| iku | Inuktitut | ike | Eastern Canadian Inuktitut |
| ikt | Inuinnaqtun | ||
| ipk | Inupiaq | esi | North Alaskan Inupiatun |
| esk | Northwest Alaska Inupiatun | ||
| jrb | Judeo-Arabic | ajt | Judeo-Tunisian Arabic |
| aju | Judeo-Moroccan Arabic | ||
| jye | Judeo-Yemeni Arabic | ||
| yhd | Judeo-Iraqi Arabic | ||
| yud | Judeo-Tripolitanian Arabic | ||
| kau | Kanuri | kby | Manga Kanuri |
| knc | Central Kanuri | ||
| krt | Tumari Kanuri | ||
| kln | Kalenjin | enb | Markweeta |
| eyo | Keiyo | ||
| niq | Nandi | ||
| oki | Okiek | ||
| pko | Pökoot | ||
| sgc | Kipsigis | ||
| spy | Sabaot | ||
| tec | Terik | ||
| tuy | Tugen | ||
| kok | Konkani (macrolanguage) | gom | Goan Konkani |
| knn | Konkani (individual language) | ||
| kom | Komi | koi | Komi-Permyak |
| kpv | Komi-Zyrian | ||
| kon | Kongo | kng | Koongo |
| kwy | San Salvador Kongo | ||
| ldi | Laari | ||
| kpe | Kpelle | gkp | Guinea Kpelle |
| xpe | Liberia Kpelle | ||
| kur | Kurdish | ckb | Central Kurdish |
| kmr | Northern Kurdish | ||
| sdh | Southern Kurdish | ||
| lah | Lahnda | hnd | Southern Hindko |
| hno | Northern Hindko | ||
| jat | Jakati | ||
| phr | Pahari-Potwari | ||
| pmu | Mirpur Panjabi (Retired ) | ||
| pnb | Western Panjabi | ||
| skr | Saraiki | ||
| xhe | Khetrani | ||
| lav | Latvian | ltg | Latgalian |
| lvs | Standard Latvian | ||
| luy | Luyia | bxk | Bukusu |
| ida | Idakho-Isukha-Tiriki | ||
| lkb | Kabras | ||
| lko | Khayo | ||
| lks | Kisa | ||
| lri | Marachi | ||
| lrm | Marama | ||
| lsm | Saamia | ||
| lto | Tsotso | ||
| lts | Tachoni | ||
| lwg | Wanga | ||
| nle | East Nyala | ||
| nyd | Nyore | ||
| rag | Logooli | ||
| man | Mandingo | emk | Eastern Maninkakan |
| mku | Konyanka Maninka | ||
| mlq | Western Maninkakan | ||
| mnk | Mandinka | ||
| msc | Sankaran Maninka | ||
| mwk | Kita Maninkakan | ||
| myq | Forest Maninka (Retired ) | ||
| mlg | Malagasy | bhr | Bara Malagasy |
| bjq | Southern Betsimisaraka Malagasy (Retired ) | ||
| bmm | Northern Betsimisaraka Malagasy | ||
| bzc | Southern Betsimisaraka Malagasy | ||
| msh | Masikoro Malagasy | ||
| plt | Plateau Malagasy | ||
| skg | Sakalava Malagasy | ||
| tdx | Tandroy-Mahafaly Malagasy | ||
| tkg | Tesaka Malagasy | ||
| txy | Tanosy Malagasy | ||
| xmv | Antankarana Malagasy | ||
| xmw | Tsimihety Malagasy | ||
| mon | Mongolian | khk | Halh Mongolian |
| mvf | Peripheral Mongolian | ||
| msa | Malay (macrolanguage) | bjn | Banjar |
| btj | Bacanese Malay | ||
| bve | Berau Malay | ||
| bvu | Bukit Malay | ||
| coa | Cocos Islands Malay | ||
| dup | Duano | ||
| hji | Haji | ||
| ind | Indonesian | ||
| jak | Jakun | ||
| jax | Jambi Malay | ||
| kvb | Kubu | ||
| kvr | Kerinci | ||
| kxd | Brunei | ||
| lce | Loncong | ||
| lcf | Lubu | ||
| liw | Col | ||
| max | North Moluccan Malay | ||
| meo | Kedah Malay | ||
| mfa | Pattani Malay | ||
| mfb | Bangka | ||
| min | Minangkabau | ||
| mly | Malay (individual language) (Retired 2/18/2008) | ||
| mqg | Kota Bangun Kutai Malay | ||
| msi | Sabah Malay | ||
| mui | Musi | ||
| orn | Orang Kanaq | ||
| ors | Orang Seletar | ||
| pel | Pekal | ||
| pse | Central Malay | ||
| tmw | Temuan | ||
| urk | Urak Lawoi' | ||
| vkk | Kaur | ||
| vkt | Tenggarong Kutai Malay | ||
| xmm | Manado Malay | ||
| zlm | Malay (individual language) | ||
| zmi | Negeri Sembilan Malay | ||
| zsm | Standard Malay | ||
| mwr | Marwari | dhd | Dhundari |
| mtr | Mewari | ||
| mve | Marwari (Pakistan) | ||
| rwr | Marwari (India) | ||
| swv | Shekhawati | ||
| wry | Merwari | ||
| nep | Nepali (macrolanguage) | dty | Dotyali |
| npi | Nepali (individual language) | ||
| nor | Norwegian | nno | Norwegian Nynorsk |
| nob | Norwegian Bokmål | ||
| oji | Ojibwa | ciw | Chippewa |
| ojb | Northwestern Ojibwa | ||
| ojc | Central Ojibwa | ||
| ojg | Eastern Ojibwa | ||
| ojs | Severn Ojibwa | ||
| ojw | Western Ojibwa | ||
| otw | Ottawa | ||
| ori | Oriya (macrolanguage) | ory | Odia |
| spv | Sambalpuri | ||
| orm | Oromo | gax | Borana-Arsi-Guji Oromo |
| gaz | West Central Oromo | ||
| hae | Eastern Oromo | ||
| orc | Orma | ||
| pus | Pushto | pbt | Southern Pashto |
| pbu | Northern Pashto | ||
| pst | Central Pashto | ||
| que | Quechua | cqu | Chilean Quechua (Retired ) |
| qub | Huallaga Huánuco Quechua | ||
| qud | Calderón Highland Quichua | ||
| quf | Lambayeque Quechua | ||
| qug | Chimborazo Highland Quichua | ||
| quh | South Bolivian Quechua | ||
| quk | Chachapoyas Quechua | ||
| qul | North Bolivian Quechua | ||
| qup | Southern Pastaza Quechua | ||
| qur | Yanahuanca Pasco Quechua | ||
| qus | Santiago del Estero Quichua | ||
| quw | Tena Lowland Quichua | ||
| qux | Yauyos Quechua | ||
| quy | Ayacucho Quechua | ||
| quz | Cusco Quechua | ||
| qva | Ambo-Pasco Quechua | ||
| qvc | Cajamarca Quechua | ||
| qve | Eastern Apurímac Quechua | ||
| qvh | Huamalíes-Dos de Mayo Huánuco Quechua | ||
| qvi | Imbabura Highland Quichua | ||
| qvj | Loja Highland Quichua | ||
| qvl | Cajatambo North Lima Quechua | ||
| qvm | Margos-Yarowilca-Lauricocha Quechua | ||
| qvn | North Junín Quechua | ||
| qvo | Napo Lowland Quechua | ||
| qvp | Pacaraos Quechua | ||
| qvs | San Martín Quechua | ||
| qvw | Huaylla Wanca Quechua | ||
| qvz | Northern Pastaza Quichua | ||
| qwa | Corongo Ancash Quechua | ||
| qwc | Classical Quechua | ||
| qwh | Huaylas Ancash Quechua | ||
| qws | Sihuas Ancash Quechua | ||
| qxa | Chiquián Ancash Quechua | ||
| qxc | Chincha Quechua | ||
| qxh | Panao Huánuco Quechua | ||
| qxl | Salasaca Highland Quichua | ||
| qxn | Northern Conchucos Ancash Quechua | ||
| qxo | Southern Conchucos Ancash Quechua | ||
| qxp | Puno Quechua | ||
| qxr | Cañar Highland Quichua | ||
| qxt | Santa Ana de Tusi Pasco Quechua | ||
| qxu | Arequipa-La Unión Quechua | ||
| qxw | Jauja Wanca Quechua | ||
| raj | Rajasthani | bgq | Bagri |
| gda | Gade Lohar | ||
| gju | Gujari | ||
| hoj | Hadothi | ||
| mup | Malvi | ||
| wbr | Wagdi | ||
| rom | Romany | rmc | Carpathian Romani |
| rmf | Kalo Finnish Romani | ||
| rml | Baltic Romani | ||
| rmn | Balkan Romani | ||
| rmo | Sinte Romani | ||
| rmw | Welsh Romani | ||
| rmy | Vlax Romani | ||
| sqi | Albanian | aae | Arbëreshë Albanian |
| aat | Arvanitika Albanian | ||
| aln | Gheg Albanian | ||
| als | Tosk Albanian | ||
| srd | Sardinian | sdc | Sassarese Sardinian |
| sdn | Gallurese Sardinian | ||
| src | Logudorese Sardinian | ||
| sro | Campidanese Sardinian | ||
| swa | Swahili (macrolanguage) | swc | Congo Swahili |
| swh | Swahili (individual language) | ||
| syr | Syriac | aii | Assyrian Neo-Aramaic |
| cld | Chaldean Neo-Aramaic | ||
| tmh | Tamashek | taq | Tamasheq |
| thv | Tahaggart Tamahaq | ||
| thz | Tayart Tamajeq | ||
| ttq | Tawallammat Tamajaq | ||
| uzb | Uzbek | uzn | Northern Uzbek |
| uzs | Southern Uzbek | ||
| yid | Yiddish | ydd | Eastern Yiddish |
| yih | Western Yiddish | ||
| zap | Zapotec | zaa | Sierra de Juárez Zapotec |
| zab | Western Tlacolula Valley Zapotec | ||
| zac | Ocotlán Zapotec | ||
| zad | Cajonos Zapotec | ||
| zae | Yareni Zapotec | ||
| zaf | Ayoquesco Zapotec | ||
| zai | Isthmus Zapotec | ||
| zam | Miahuatlán Zapotec | ||
| zao | Ozolotepec Zapotec | ||
| zaq | Aloápam Zapotec | ||
| zar | Rincón Zapotec | ||
| zas | Santo Domingo Albarradas Zapotec | ||
| zat | Tabaa Zapotec | ||
| zav | Yatzachi Zapotec | ||
| zaw | Mitla Zapotec | ||
| zax | Xadani Zapotec | ||
| zca | Coatecas Altas Zapotec | ||
| zoo | Asunción Mixtepec Zapotec | ||
| zpa | Lachiguiri Zapotec | ||
| zpb | Yautepec Zapotec | ||
| zpc | Choapan Zapotec | ||
| zpd | Southeastern Ixtlán Zapotec | ||
| zpe | Petapa Zapotec | ||
| zpf | San Pedro Quiatoni Zapotec | ||
| zpg | Guevea De Humboldt Zapotec | ||
| zph | Totomachapan Zapotec | ||
| zpi | Santa María Quiegolani Zapotec | ||
| zpj | Quiavicuzas Zapotec | ||
| zpk | Tlacolulita Zapotec | ||
| zpl | Lachixío Zapotec | ||
| zpm | Mixtepec Zapotec | ||
| zpn | Santa Inés Yatzechi Zapotec | ||
| zpo | Amatlán Zapotec | ||
| zpp | El Alto Zapotec | ||
| zpq | Zoogocho Zapotec | ||
| zpr | Santiago Xanica Zapotec | ||
| zps | Coatlán Zapotec | ||
| zpt | San Vicente Coatlán Zapotec | ||
| zpu | Yalálag Zapotec | ||
| zpv | Chichicapan Zapotec | ||
| zpw | Zaniza Zapotec | ||
| zpx | San Baltazar Loxicha Zapotec | ||
| zpy | Mazaltepec Zapotec | ||
| zpz | Texmelucan Zapotec | ||
| zsr | Southern Rincon Zapotec | ||
| ztc | Lachirioag Zapotec (Retired 7/18/2007) | ||
| zte | Elotepec Zapotec | ||
| ztg | Xanaguía Zapotec | ||
| ztl | Lapaguía-Guivini Zapotec | ||
| ztm | San Agustín Mixtepec Zapotec | ||
| ztn | Santa Catarina Albarradas Zapotec | ||
| ztp | Loxicha Zapotec | ||
| ztq | Quioquitani-Quierí Zapotec | ||
| zts | Tilquiapan Zapotec | ||
| ztt | Tejalapan Zapotec | ||
| ztu | Güilá Zapotec | ||
| ztx | Zaachila Zapotec | ||
| zty | Yatee Zapotec | ||
| zha | Zhuang | ccx | Northern Zhuang (Retired 1/14/2008) |
| ccy | Southern Zhuang (Retired 7/18/2007) | ||
| zch | Central Hongshuihe Zhuang | ||
| zeh | Eastern Hongshuihe Zhuang | ||
| zgb | Guibei Zhuang | ||
| zgm | Minz Zhuang | ||
| zgn | Guibian Zhuang | ||
| zhd | Dai Zhuang | ||
| zhn | Nong Zhuang | ||
| zlj | Liujiang Zhuang | ||
| zln | Lianshan Zhuang | ||
| zlq | Liuqian Zhuang | ||
| zqe | Qiubei Zhuang | ||
| zyb | Yongbei Zhuang | ||
| zyg | Yang Zhuang | ||
| zyj | Youjiang Zhuang | ||
| zyn | Yongnan Zhuang | ||
| zzj | Zuojiang Zhuang | ||
| zho | Chinese | cdo | Min Dong Chinese |
| cjy | Jinyu Chinese | ||
| cmn | Mandarin Chinese | ||
| cpx | Pu-Xian Chinese | ||
| czh | Huizhou Chinese | ||
| czo | Min Zhong Chinese | ||
| gan | Gan Chinese | ||
| hak | Hakka Chinese | ||
| hsn | Xiang Chinese | ||
| lzh | Literary Chinese | ||
| mnp | Min Bei Chinese | ||
| nan | Min Nan Chinese | ||
| wuu | Wu Chinese | ||
| yue | Yue Chinese | ||
| zza | Zaza | diq | Dimli (individual language) |
| kiu | Kirmanjki (individual language) | ||