ISO 639-3

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ISO 639-3 is an international standard that assigns three-letter codes to uniquely identify the world’s languages, including many lesser-known and endangered ones.

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Label Occurrences
ISO 639-3 canonical 23
ISO 639-3 standard 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf international standard
language code standard
basedOn ISO 639-2 NERFINISHED
changeRequestFrequency annual
codeLength 3 letters
codeType three-letter language code
covers ancient languages
constructed languages
endangered languages
extinct languages
historical languages
lesser-known languages
living languages
distinguishes closely related languages
domain language identification
extends ISO 639-2 NERFINISHED
goal provide comprehensive set of identifiers for all known human languages
hasChangeRequestProcess yes
hasMetadata geographic information
language classification
language names
identifierFormat lowercase letters
includesDialects no
includesMacrolanguages yes
includesRetiredCodes yes
maintainedBy SIL International NERFINISHED
partOf ISO 639 NERFINISHED
primaryUnit language
provides unique identifiers for languages
publishedBy International Organization for Standardization
registrationAuthority SIL International NERFINISHED
relatedStandard ISO 639-1 NERFINISHED
ISO 639-4 NERFINISHED
ISO 639-5 NERFINISHED
scope individual languages
macrolanguages
special codes
standardNumber 639-3
status active
usedIn Bible translation
archival description
digital libraries
language documentation
language technology
linguistics
software localization
usesScript Latin alphabet
webResource https://iso639-3.sil.org

Referenced by (24)

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Glottolog distinguishesFrom ISO 639-3
hsn partOfStandard ISO 639-3
Isanzu languageCodeStandard ISO 639-3
sva codeStandard ISO 639-3
Akuapem Twi ISOStandard ISO 639-3
plo (Oluta Popoluca) hasLanguageCodeType ISO 639-3
subject surface form: Oluta Popoluca
arp partOf ISO 639-3
this entity surface form: ISO 639-3 standard
Isnag hasLanguageCodeType ISO 639-3
North Mbundu hasISOStandard ISO 639-3
Swedish Sign Language (historically) languageCodeStandard ISO 639-3
subject surface form: Swedish Sign Language
tso isDefinedIn ISO 639-3
tso standardNumber ISO 639-3
unm standard ISO 639-3
Kwadi languageCodeStandard ISO 639-3
ssy hasISOStandard ISO 639-3
subject surface form: Saho language
oss hasISOStandard ISO 639-3