Language Tags (OBSOLETE)
Language Tags (OBSOLETE)
2024-12-20
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Language Tags (OBSOLETE)
Language Tags (OBSOLETE)
Registration Procedure(s)
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Reference
RFC3066
][
RFC4646
Note
This registry is obsolete and has been replaced by the [
Language
Subtag Registry
], as described in [
RFC4646
], Section 5.1.
Supplemental Information
Language tag registration forms are available in the [
Language Tag
Registration Form Archive
].
Available Formats
CSV
Tag
Description
Reference
Notes
art-lojban
Lojban
John_Cowan
][
John_Cowan_2
Deprecated use ISO
639-2 jbo, registered
Sept. 2, 2003.
az-Arab
Azerbaijani in Arabic script
Mark_Davis
][
Mark_Davis_2
az-Cyrl
Azerbaijani in Cyrillic
script
Mark_Davis
][
Mark_Davis_2
az-Latn
Azerbaijani in Latin script
Mark_Davis
][
Mark_Davis_2
be-Latn
Belarusian in Latin script
Jaska_Zedlik
bs-Cyrl
Bosnian in Cyrillic script
Peter_Constable
bs-Latn
Bosnian in Latin script
Peter_Constable
cel-gaulish
Gaulish
Chris_Lilley
de-1901
German, traditional
orthography
Torsten_Bronger
de-1996
German, orthography of 1996
Torsten_Bronger
de-AT-1901
German, Austrian variant,
traditional orthography
Torsten_Bronger
de-AT-1996
German, Austrian variant,
orthography of 1996
Torsten_Bronger
de-CH-1901
German, Swiss variant,
traditional orthography
Torsten_Bronger
de-CH-1996
German, Swiss variant,
orthography of 1996
Torsten_Bronger
de-DE-1901
German, German variant,
traditional orthography
Torsten_Bronger
de-DE-1996
German, German variant,
orthography of 1996
Torsten_Bronger
el-Latn
Greek in Latin script
Luc_Pardon
en-boont
Boontling
John_Cowan
][
John_Cowan_2
en-GB-oed
English, Oxford English Dictionary spelling
Michael_Everson
en-scouse
English Liverpudlian dialect
known as 'Scouse'
Keith_Szlamp
es-419
Latin American Spanish
Karen_Broome
i-ami
Amis
Kai_hus_Tai
i-bnn
Bunun
Kai_hus_Tai
i-default
Default Language Context
RFC2277
i-enochian
Enochian
Davina_Zawinski
i-hak
Hakka
Kai_hus_Tai
Deprecated use IETF
zh-hakka, registered
Jan. 10, 2000
i-klingon
Klingon
Michael_Everson
Deprecated use ISO
639-2 tlh, registered
Feb. 24, 2004.
i-lux
Luxembourgish
Matthias_Wimmer
][
Deprecated use ISO
639 lb, registered
Sept. 9, 1998
i-mingo
Mingo
Sean_Burke
i-navajo
Navajo
Sean_Burke
][
Deprecated use ISO
639 nv, registered
Feb. 18, 2000
i-pwn
Paiwan
Kai_hus_Tai
i-tao
Tao
Kai_hus_Tai
i-tay
Tayal
Kai_hus_Tai
i-tsu
Tsou
Kai_hus_Tai
iu-Cans
Inuktitut in Canadian Aboriginal
Peter_Constable
iu-Latn
Inuktitut in Latin script
Peter_Constable
mn-Cyrl
Mongolian in Cyrillic script
Peter_Constable
mn-Mong
Mongolian in Mongolian script
Peter_Constable
no-bok
Norwegian "Book language"
Deprecated use ISO
639 nb, registered
Feb. 18, 2000
no-nyn
Norwegian "New Norwegian"
Deprecated use ISO
639 nn, registered
Feb. 18, 2000
sgn-BE-fr
Belgian-French Sign Language
Michael_Everson
sgn-BE-nl
Belgian-Flemish Sign Language
Michael_Everson
sgn-BR
Brazilian Sign Language
Michael_Everson
sgn-CH-de
Swiss German Sign Language
Michael_Everson
sgn-CO
Colombian Sign Language
Michael_Everson
sgn-DE
German Sign Language
Michael_Everson
sgn-DK
Danish Sign Language
Michael_Everson
sgn-ES
Spanish Sign Language
Michael_Everson
sgn-FR
French Sign Language
Michael_Everson
sgn-GB
British Sign Language
Michael_Everson
sgn-GR
Greek Sign Language
Michael_Everson
sgn-IE
Irish Sign Language
Michael_Everson
sgn-IT
Italian Sign Language
Michael_Everson
sgn-JP
Japanese Sign Language
Michael_Everson
sgn-MX
Mexican Sign Language
Michael_Everson
sgn-NI
Nicaraguan Sign Language
Michael_Everson
sgn-NL
Dutch Sign Language
Michael_Everson
sgn-NO
Norwegian Sign Language
Michael_Everson
sgn-PT
Portuguese Sign Language
Michael_Everson
sgn-SE
Swedish Sign Language
Michael_Everson
sgn-US
American Sign Language
Michael_Everson
sgn-ZA
South African Sign Language
Michael_Everson
sl-nedis
Natisone dialect, Nadiza dialect
Han_Steenwijk
sl-rozaj
Resian, Resianic, Rezijan
Han_Steenwijk
sr-Cyrl
Serbian in Cyrillic script
Mark_Davis
][
Mark_Davis_2
sr-Latn
Serbian in Latin script
Mark_Davis
][
Mark_Davis_2
tg-Arab
Tajik in Arabic script
Peter_Constable
tg-Cyrl
Tajik in Cyrillic script
Peter_Constable
uz-Cyrl
Uzbek in Cyrillic script
Mark_Davis
][
Mark_Davis_2
uz-Latn
Uzbek in Latin script
Mark_Davis
][
Mark_Davis_2
yi-latn
Yiddish, in Latin script
Sean_Burke
zh-cmn
Mandarin Chinese
Karen_Broome
zh-cmn-Hans
Mandarin Chinese (Simplified)
Karen_Broome
zh-cmn-Hant
Mandarin Chinese (Traditional)
Karen_Broome
zh-Hans
Chinese, in simplified script
Mark_Davis
][
Mark_Davis_2
zh-Hans-CN
PRC Mainland Chinese in simplified script
Mark_Davis
][
Mark_Davis_2
zh-Hans-HK
Hong Kong Chinese in simplified script
Mark_Davis
][
Mark_Davis_2
zh-Hans-MO
Macao Chinese in simplified script
Mark_Davis
][
Mark_Davis_2
zh-Hans-SG
Singapore Chinese in simplified script
Mark_Davis
][
Mark_Davis_2
zh-Hans-TW
Taiwan Chinese in simplified script
Mark_Davis
][
Mark_Davis_2
zh-Hant
Chinese, in traditional script
Mark_Davis
][
Mark_Davis_2
zh-Hant-CN
PRC Mainland Chinese in traditional script
Mark_Davis
][
Mark_Davis_2
zh-Hant-HK
Hong Kong Chinese in traditional script
Mark_Davis
][
Mark_Davis_2
zh-Hant-MO
Macao Chinese in traditional script
Mark_Davis
][
Mark_Davis_2
zh-Hant-SG
Singapore Chinese in traditional script
Mark_Davis
][
Mark_Davis_2
zh-Hant-TW
Taiwan Chinese in traditional script
Mark_Davis
][
Mark_Davis_2
zh-gan
Kan or Gan
Clay_Compton
zh-guoyu
Mandarin or Standard Chinese
Clay_Compton
][
John_Cowan
][
John_Cowan_2
Deprecated, use zh-cmn
registered in July 2005
zh-hakka
Hakka
Clay_Compton
][
John_Cowan
][
John_Cowan_2
zh-min
Min, Fuzhou, Hokkien, Amoy
or Taiwanese
Clay_Compton
zh-min-nan
Minnan, Hokkien, Amoy,
Taiwanese, Southern Min,
Southern Fujian, Hoklo,
Southern Fukien, Ho-lo
Kai_hus_Tai
zh-wuu
Shanghaiese or Wu
Clay_Compton
zh-xiang
Xiang or Hunanese
Clay_Compton
zh-yue
Cantonese
Clay_Compton
Contact Information
ID
Name
Contact URI
[Chris_Lilley]
Chris Lilley
mailto:chris&w3.org
2001-03
[Clay_Compton]
Clay Compton
mailto:claycoµsoft.com
2000-01
[Davina_Zawinski]
Davina Zawinski
mailto:dz&fatalist.uklinux.net
2002-07
[Han_Steenwijk]
Han Steenwijk
mailto:han.steenwijk&unipd.it
2004-06
[Jaska_Zedlik]
Jaska Zedlik
mailto:jz53&zedlik.com
2005-04
[John_Cowan]
John Cowan
mailto:jcowan&reutershealth.com
2003-02
[John_Cowan_2]
John Cowan
mailto:cowan&ccil.org
2005-09
[Kai_hus_Tai]
Kai-hus Tai
mailto:kaihsu&ugcs.caltech.edu
2001-03
[Karen_Broome]
Karen Broome
mailto:Karen.Broome&spe.sony.com
2005-07
[Keith_Szlamp]
Keith Szlamp
mailto:keith&szlamp.com
[Luc_Pardon]
Luc Pardon
mailto:lucp&skopos.be
2005-09-28
[Mark_Davis]
Mark Davis
mailto:mark.davis&macchiato.com
2005-04
[Mark_Davis_2]
Mark Davis
mailto:mark.davis&us.ibm.com
2005-04
[Matthias_Wimmer]
Matthias Wimmer
mailto:ich&matthias-wimmer.dec
1999-10
[Michael_Everson]
Michael Everson
mailto:everson&evertype.com
2003-07
[Peter_Constable]
Peter Constable
mailto:peterconµsoft.com
2005-04
[Sean_Burke]
Sean Burke
mailto:sburke&cpan.org
2003-01
[Torsten_Bronger]
Torsten Bronger
mailto:bronger&physik.rwth-aachen.de
2002-07
US