ISO 639 language codes exist to identify the languages, dialects and languages scripts around the world. It is an international standardization of linguistic codes.
ISO 639 language codes were released by ISO (International Organization for Standardization). ISO standards are the most frequently used linguistic codification - from language recognition to translation, ISO language codes have proven to be crucial for neural learning.
ISO 639 contains language designators that allow assignment of target locales for localization projects. A locale is a set that defines the language and region preferences that the user wants to see in their user interface. Usually a locale identifier includes a language code and a country or region code.
ISO 639-1 is a two-character code which serves as identifiers for major (macro) languages from the world, as well as some ancient languages.
- The ISO 639-1 is a standardized nomenclature used to classify languages
- The ISO 639-1 codes cover the world's major languages
- These codes are a useful international and formal shorthand for indicating languages
- Two-letter codes
- Used to multilingual websites, aka Internationalization (
i18n)
- i18n language codes