Changes to ISO 639 and ISO 639-2: The Code Lists

639639-2/T639-2/BLanguage name (in English)Date added
or changed
aeaveaveAvestan2000-02-18
bsbosbosBosnian2000-02-18
chchachaChamorro2000-02-18
cechecheChechen2000-02-18
cuchuchuChurch Slavic2000-02-18
cvchvchvChuvash2000-02-18
hzherherHerero2000-02-18
hohmohmoHiri Motu2000-02-18
kikikkikKikuyu2000-02-18
kjkuakuaKuanyama2000-02-18
kvkomkomKomi2000-02-18
mhmahmahMarshall2000-02-18
 mncmncManchu2000-02-18
nvnavnavNavajo2000-02-18
nrnblnblNdebele, South2000-02-18
ndndendeNdebele, North2000-02-18
ngndondoNdonga2000-02-18
nnnnonnoNorwegian Nynorsk2000-02-18
nbnobnobNorwegian Bokmål2000-02-18
nynyanyaChichewa; Nyanja2000-02-18
ocociociOccitan (post 1500); Provençal2000-02-18
osossossOssetian; Ossetic2000-02-18
piplipliPali2000-02-18
 sgnsgnSign languages2000-02-18
-sh  Serbo-Croatian [withdrawn; use "bs", "hr", or "sr"]2000-02-18
sesmesmeNorthern Sami2000-02-18
 smismiSami languages Other2000-02-18
scsrdsrdSardinian2000-02-18
kwcorcorCornish1998-09-09
gvglvglvManx Gaelic1998-09-09
lbltzltzLetzeburgesch [Luxembourgish]1998-09-09
se  Northern Sami1989
hehebhebHebrew1989
-iwhebhebHebrew [withdrawn; use "he"]1989
idindindIndonesian 1989
-inindindIndonesian [withdrawn; use "id"]1989
iuikuikuInuktitut1989
uguiguigUighur1989
-jiyidyidYiddish [withdrawn; use "yi"]1989
yiyidyidYiddish1989
zazhazhaZhuang1989
Michael Everson, Evertype, Dublin, 2001-09-21