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Language Tags (OBSOLETE)

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Reference
[RFC3066][RFC4646]
Note
This registry is obsolete and has been replaced by the [Language Subtag Registry], as described in [RFC4646], Section 5.1.
Supplemental Information
 Language tag registration forms are available in the [Language Tag Registration Form Archive].
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TagDescriptionReferenceNotes
art-lojbanLojban[John_Cowan][John_Cowan_2]Deprecated use ISO 639-2 jbo, registered Sept. 2, 2003.
az-ArabAzerbaijani in Arabic script[Mark_Davis][Mark_Davis_2]
az-CyrlAzerbaijani in Cyrillic script[Mark_Davis][Mark_Davis_2]
az-LatnAzerbaijani in Latin script[Mark_Davis][Mark_Davis_2]
be-LatnBelarusian in Latin script[Jaska_Zedlik]
bs-CyrlBosnian in Cyrillic script[Peter_Constable]
bs-LatnBosnian in Latin script[Peter_Constable]
cel-gaulishGaulish[Chris_Lilley]
de-1901German, traditional orthography[Torsten_Bronger]
de-1996German, orthography of 1996[Torsten_Bronger]
de-AT-1901German, Austrian variant, traditional orthography[Torsten_Bronger]
de-AT-1996German, Austrian variant, orthography of 1996[Torsten_Bronger]
de-CH-1901German, Swiss variant, traditional orthography[Torsten_Bronger]
de-CH-1996German, Swiss variant, orthography of 1996[Torsten_Bronger]
de-DE-1901German, German variant, traditional orthography[Torsten_Bronger]
de-DE-1996German, German variant, orthography of 1996[Torsten_Bronger]
el-LatnGreek in Latin script[Luc_Pardon]
en-boontBoontling[John_Cowan][John_Cowan_2]
en-GB-oedEnglish, Oxford English Dictionary spelling[Michael_Everson]
en-scouseEnglish Liverpudlian dialect known as 'Scouse'[Keith_Szlamp]
es-419Latin American Spanish[Karen_Broome]
i-amiAmis[Kai_hus_Tai]
i-bnnBunun[Kai_hus_Tai]
i-defaultDefault Language Context[RFC2277]
i-enochianEnochian[Davina_Zawinski]
i-hakHakka[Kai_hus_Tai]Deprecated use IETF zh-hakka, registered Jan. 10, 2000
i-klingonKlingon[Michael_Everson]Deprecated use ISO 639-2 tlh, registered Feb. 24, 2004.
i-luxLuxembourgish[Matthias_Wimmer][http://lcweb.loc.gov/standards/iso639-2/codechanges.html]Deprecated use ISO 639 lb, registered Sept. 9, 1998
i-mingoMingo[Sean_Burke]
i-navajoNavajo[Sean_Burke][http://lcweb.loc.gov/standards/iso639-2/codechanges.html]Deprecated use ISO 639 nv, registered Feb. 18, 2000
i-pwnPaiwan[Kai_hus_Tai]
i-taoTao[Kai_hus_Tai]
i-tayTayal[Kai_hus_Tai]
i-tsuTsou[Kai_hus_Tai]
iu-CansInuktitut in Canadian Aboriginal[Peter_Constable]
iu-LatnInuktitut in Latin script[Peter_Constable]
mn-CyrlMongolian in Cyrillic script[Peter_Constable]
mn-MongMongolian in Mongolian script[Peter_Constable]
no-bokNorwegian "Book language"[http://lcweb.loc.gov/standards/iso639-2/codechanges.html]Deprecated use ISO 639 nb, registered Feb. 18, 2000
no-nynNorwegian "New Norwegian"[http://lcweb.loc.gov/standards/iso639-2/codechanges.html]Deprecated use ISO 639 nn, registered Feb. 18, 2000
sgn-BE-frBelgian-French Sign Language[Michael_Everson]
sgn-BE-nlBelgian-Flemish Sign Language[Michael_Everson]
sgn-BRBrazilian Sign Language[Michael_Everson]
sgn-CH-deSwiss German Sign Language[Michael_Everson]
sgn-COColombian Sign Language[Michael_Everson]
sgn-DEGerman Sign Language[Michael_Everson]
sgn-DKDanish Sign Language[Michael_Everson]
sgn-ESSpanish Sign Language[Michael_Everson]
sgn-FRFrench Sign Language[Michael_Everson]
sgn-GBBritish Sign Language[Michael_Everson]
sgn-GRGreek Sign Language[Michael_Everson]
sgn-IEIrish Sign Language[Michael_Everson]
sgn-ITItalian Sign Language[Michael_Everson]
sgn-JPJapanese Sign Language[Michael_Everson]
sgn-MXMexican Sign Language[Michael_Everson]
sgn-NINicaraguan Sign Language[Michael_Everson]
sgn-NLDutch Sign Language[Michael_Everson]
sgn-NONorwegian Sign Language[Michael_Everson]
sgn-PTPortuguese Sign Language[Michael_Everson]
sgn-SESwedish Sign Language[Michael_Everson]
sgn-USAmerican Sign Language[Michael_Everson]
sgn-ZASouth African Sign Language[Michael_Everson]
sl-nedisNatisone dialect, Nadiza dialect[Han_Steenwijk]
sl-rozajResian, Resianic, Rezijan[Han_Steenwijk]
sr-CyrlSerbian in Cyrillic script[Mark_Davis][Mark_Davis_2]
sr-LatnSerbian in Latin script[Mark_Davis][Mark_Davis_2]
tg-ArabTajik in Arabic script[Peter_Constable]
tg-CyrlTajik in Cyrillic script[Peter_Constable]
uz-CyrlUzbek in Cyrillic script[Mark_Davis][Mark_Davis_2]
uz-LatnUzbek in Latin script[Mark_Davis][Mark_Davis_2]
yi-latnYiddish, in Latin script[Sean_Burke]
zh-cmnMandarin Chinese[Karen_Broome]
zh-cmn-HansMandarin Chinese (Simplified)[Karen_Broome]
zh-cmn-HantMandarin Chinese (Traditional)[Karen_Broome]
zh-HansChinese, in simplified script[Mark_Davis][Mark_Davis_2]
zh-Hans-CNPRC Mainland Chinese in simplified script[Mark_Davis][Mark_Davis_2]
zh-Hans-HKHong Kong Chinese in simplified script[Mark_Davis][Mark_Davis_2]
zh-Hans-MOMacao Chinese in simplified script[Mark_Davis][Mark_Davis_2]
zh-Hans-SGSingapore Chinese in simplified script[Mark_Davis][Mark_Davis_2]
zh-Hans-TWTaiwan Chinese in simplified script[Mark_Davis][Mark_Davis_2]
zh-HantChinese, in traditional script[Mark_Davis][Mark_Davis_2]
zh-Hant-CNPRC Mainland Chinese in traditional script[Mark_Davis][Mark_Davis_2]
zh-Hant-HKHong Kong Chinese in traditional script[Mark_Davis][Mark_Davis_2]
zh-Hant-MOMacao Chinese in traditional script[Mark_Davis][Mark_Davis_2]
zh-Hant-SGSingapore Chinese in traditional script[Mark_Davis][Mark_Davis_2]
zh-Hant-TWTaiwan Chinese in traditional script[Mark_Davis][Mark_Davis_2]
zh-ganKan or Gan[Clay_Compton]
zh-guoyuMandarin or Standard Chinese[Clay_Compton][John_Cowan][John_Cowan_2]Deprecated, use zh-cmn registered in July 2005
zh-hakkaHakka[Clay_Compton][John_Cowan][John_Cowan_2]
zh-minMin, Fuzhou, Hokkien, Amoy or Taiwanese[Clay_Compton]
zh-min-nanMinnan, Hokkien, Amoy, Taiwanese, Southern Min, Southern Fujian, Hoklo, Southern Fukien, Ho-lo[Kai_hus_Tai]
zh-wuuShanghaiese or Wu[Clay_Compton]
zh-xiangXiang or Hunanese[Clay_Compton]
zh-yueCantonese[Clay_Compton]

Contact Information

IDNameContact URILast Updated
[Chris_Lilley]Chris Lilleymailto:chris&w3.org2001-03
[Clay_Compton]Clay Comptonmailto:clayco&microsoft.com2000-01
[Davina_Zawinski]Davina Zawinskimailto:dz&fatalist.uklinux.net2002-07
[Han_Steenwijk]Han Steenwijkmailto:han.steenwijk&unipd.it2004-06
[Jaska_Zedlik]Jaska Zedlikmailto:jz53&zedlik.com2005-04
[John_Cowan]John Cowanmailto:jcowan&reutershealth.com2003-02
[John_Cowan_2]John Cowanmailto:cowan&ccil.org2005-09
[Kai_hus_Tai]Kai-hus Taimailto:kaihsu&ugcs.caltech.edu2001-03
[Karen_Broome]Karen Broomemailto:Karen.Broome&spe.sony.com2005-07
[Keith_Szlamp]Keith Szlampmailto:keith&szlamp.com
[Luc_Pardon]Luc Pardonmailto:lucp&skopos.be2005-09-28
[Mark_Davis]Mark Davismailto:mark.davis&macchiato.com2005-04
[Mark_Davis_2]Mark Davismailto:mark.davis&us.ibm.com2005-04
[Matthias_Wimmer]Matthias Wimmermailto:ich&matthias-wimmer.dec1999-10
[Michael_Everson]Michael Eversonmailto:everson&evertype.com2003-07
[Peter_Constable]Peter Constablemailto:petercon&microsoft.com2005-04
[Sean_Burke]Sean Burkemailto:sburke&cpan.org2003-01
[Torsten_Bronger]Torsten Brongermailto:bronger&physik.rwth-aachen.de2002-07
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