Incubator:ISO 639

Wikimedia does not decide for itself what is a language and what is a dialect. We follow the ISO 639 standard. Every Wikimedia language edition is required to have a valid ISO 639-1 or ISO 639-3 code. Every language with an ISO 639-1 code also has a ISO 639-3 code, but not vice versa.

If a 639-1 code is available, that one must be taken, otherwise the ISO 639-3 code. If none available, the language has no future on Wikimedia, unless you request a code (However, this can take a lot of time).

Here are some links to lists of those codes.

• http://www-01.sil.org/iso639-3/codes.asp

  You can view by code, name, scope, and type.

• https://iso639-3.sil.org/sites/iso639-3/files/downloads/iso-639-3.tab

  Raw list

• http://www.omegawiki.org/ISO_639-1_language_code_list

  Only ISO 639-1, but with the ISO 639-2/3 added. With links to locally added translations and information about the language.

• List of ISO 639-1 codes (on English Wikipedia)

  Same as OmegaWiki list, but with fewer links.

• List of ISO 639-3 codes (on English Wikipedia)

  Links to subpages with a list and a few translations.

• http://schneegans.de/lv/

  BCP 47 Code Validator

See also

• Special:SiteMatrix – a list of existing Wikimedia wikis