BS ISO 639-5:2008 - Page 2

Codes for the representation of names of languages. Alpha-3 code for language families and groups | Status: Superseded, Withdrawn

1 Scope This part of ISO 639 provides a code consisting of language code elements comprising three-letter language identifiers for the representation of names of living and extinct language families and groups. Languages designed exclusively for machine use, such as computer-programming languages, are not included in this code.