ISO 639-3:2007
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Codes for the representation of names of languages — Part 3: Alpha-3 code for comprehensive coverage of languages
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05-02-2007
09-04-2025
ISO 639-3:2007 provides a code, published by the Registration Authority of ISO 639-3, consisting of language code elements comprising three-letter language identifiers for the representation of languages. The language identifiers according to this ISO 639-3:2007 were devised for use in a wide range of applications, especially in computer systems, where there is potential need to support a large number of the languages that are known to have ever existed. Whereas ISO 639-1 and ISO 639-2 are intended to focus on the major languages of the world that are most frequently represented in the total body of the world's literature, ISO 639-3:2007 attempts to provide as complete an enumeration of languages as possible, including living, extinct, ancient and constructed languages, whether major or minor, written or unwritten. As a result, ISO 639-3:2007 deals with a very large number of lesser-known languages. Languages designed exclusively for machine use, such as computer-programming languages and reconstructed languages, are not included in this code.
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ISO/TC 37/SC 2
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| DevelopmentNote |
Supersedes ISO/DIS 639-3. (02/2007) Supersedes NBN ISO 639. (05/2010)
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| DocumentType |
Standard
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| Pages |
12
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| PublisherName |
International Organization for Standardization
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| Status |
Withdrawn
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| Supersedes |
| Standards | Relationship |
| DS ISO 639-3 : 2007 | Identical |
| SS-ISO 639-3:2023 | Identical |
| DS/ISO 24019:2022 | Identical |
| NEN ISO 639-3 : 2007 | Identical |
| NF ISO 639-3 : 2007 | Identical |
| NS ISO 639-3 : 2007 | Identical |
| BS ISO 639-3:2007 | Identical |
| UNE-ISO 639-3:2022 | Identical |
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