ISO 639:c
This is a list of ISO 639-3 language codes starting with C.
Index | a | b | c | d | e | f | g | h | i | j | k | l | m | n | o | p | q | r | s | t | u | v | w | x | y | z
Abbreviations are used in the table as follows:
- Scope[1]: I = individual language, M = macrolanguage, S = special code
- Type[2]: C = constructed, E = extinct (in recent times), H = historical (distinct from its modern form), L = living, S = special code
Deprecated codes are enclosed in (parentheses).[3]
The column Family contains the generic English name of the language's family or macrolanguage.
| ISO 639 codes | Scope/Type | Family | Language names | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 639-3 | 639-1 | 639-2/B | Native | ISO name | ||
caa
|
I/L | Mayan | čorti' | Chortí | ||
cab
|
I/L | Arawakan | Garifuna | |||
cac
|
I/L | Mayan | Chuj | |||
cad
|
cad |
I/L | Caddoan | Hasí:nay | Caddo | |
cae
|
I/L | Niger-Congo | Laalaa; Lehar | |||
caf
|
I/L | Dené-Yeniseian | ᑕᗸᒡ | Southern Carrier | ||
cag
|
I/L | Matacoan | Nivaclé | |||
cah
|
I/L | Zaparoan | Cahuarano | |||
caj
|
I/E | Arawakan | Chané | |||
cak
|
I/L | Mayan | Cakchiquel; Kaqchikel | |||
cal
|
I/L | Austronesian | Carolinian | |||
cam
|
I/L | Austronesian | Cemuhî | |||
can
|
I/L | Ramu-Lower Sepik | Chambri | |||
cao
|
I/L | Panoan | Chácobo | |||
cap
|
I/L | Uru-Chipaya | Chipaya | |||
caq
|
I/L | Austroasiatic | Car Nicobarese | |||
car
|
car |
I/L | Cariban | Galibi Carib | ||
cas
|
I/L | Moseten-Chonan | Tsimané | |||
cat
|
ca |
cat |
I/L | Indo-European | català | Catalan; Valencian |
cav
|
I/L | Pano-Tacanan | Cavineña | |||
caw
|
I/L | mixed: Puquina and Quechua | Callawalla | |||
cax
|
I/L | isolate | Chiquitano | |||
cay
|
I/L | Iroquian | Goyogo̱hó:nǫ’ | Cayuga | ||
caz
|
I/E | Tequiraca-Canichana | Canichana | |||
cbb
|
I/L | Arawakan | Cabiyarí | |||
cbc
|
I/L | Tucanoan | Carapana | |||
cbd
|
I/L | Cariban | Tsahá | Carijona | ||
(cbe)
|
I/E | spurious language | Chipiajes | |||
cbg
|
I/L | Chibchan | Chimila | |||
(cbh)
|
I/E | spurious language | Cagua | |||
cbi
|
I/L | Barbarcoan | Chachi | |||
cbj
|
I/L | Niger-Congo | Ede Cabe | |||
cbk
|
I/L | Spanish-based creole | Chavacano | |||
cbl
|
I/L | Sino-Tibetan | Bualkhaw Chin | |||
(cbm)
|
I/L | Mayan | Yepocapa Southwestern Cakchiquel | |||
cbn
|
I/L | Austroasiatic | Nyahkur | |||
cbo
|
I/L | Niger-Congo | Izora | |||
cbq
|
I/L | Niger–Congo | Cuba; Tsucuba | |||
cbr
|
I/L | Panoan | Cashibo-Cacataibo | |||
cbs
|
I/L | Panoan | Cashinahua | |||
cbt
|
I/L | Cahuapanan | Chayahuita | |||
cbu
|
I/L | isolate | Candoshi-Shapra | |||
cbv
|
I/L | Puinave-Maku | Cacua | |||
cbw
|
I/L | Austronesian | Kinabalian | |||
cby
|
I/L | Ticuna-Yuri | Carabayo | |||
(cca)
|
I/E | spurious language | Cauca | |||
ccc
|
I/L | Chamicuro | ||||
ccd
|
I/L | Cafundo Creole | ||||
cce
|
I/L | Chopi | ||||
ccg
|
I/L | Samba Daka | ||||
cch
|
I/L | Atsam | ||||
ccj
|
I/L | Kasanga | ||||
ccl
|
I/L | Cutchi-Swahili | ||||
ccm
|
I/L | Malaccan Creole Malay | ||||
cco
|
I/L | Comaltepec Chinantec | ||||
ccp
|
I/L | Chakma | ||||
(ccq)
|
I/L | Chaungtha | ||||
ccr
|
I/E | Cacaopera | ||||
(ccx)
|
I/L | Northern Zhuang | ||||
(ccy)
|
I/L | Southern Zhuang | ||||
cda
|
I/L | Choni | ||||
cde
|
I/L | Dravidian | చెంచు | Chenchu | ||
cdf
|
I/L | Chiru | ||||
(cdg)
|
I/L | spurious language | Chamari | |||
cdh
|
I/L | Chambeali | ||||
cdi
|
I/L | Chodri | ||||
cdj
|
I/L | Churahi | ||||
cdm
|
I/L | Chepang | ||||
cdn
|
I/L | Chaudangsi | ||||
cdo
|
I/L | Sino-Tibetan | 閩東語/闽东语 | Min Dong Chinese | ||
cdr
|
I/L | Cinda-Regi-Tiyal | ||||
cds
|
I/L | Chadian Sign Language | ||||
cdy
|
I/L | Chadong | ||||
cdz
|
I/L | Koda | ||||
cea
|
I/E | Lower Chehalis | ||||
ceb
|
ceb |
I/L | S(in)ugboanon | Cebuano | ||
ceg
|
I/L | Chamacoco | ||||
cek
|
I/L | Eastern Khumi Chin | ||||
cen
|
I/L | Niger–Congo? | Izarek | Cen | ||
ces
|
cs |
cze |
I/L | Indo-European | čeština | Czech |
cet
|
I/L | language isolate | Centúúm | |||
cey
|
I/L | Sino-Tibetan | Ekai Chin | |||
cfa
|
I/L | Dijim-Bwilim | ||||
cfd
|
I/L | Cara | ||||
cfg
|
I/L | Como Karim | ||||
cfm
|
I/L | Sino-Tibetan | Lai ṭong | Falam Chin | ||
cga
|
I/L | Changriwa | ||||
cgc
|
I/L | Kagayanen | ||||
cgg
|
I/L | Chiga | ||||
cgk
|
I/L | Chocangacakha | ||||
cha
|
ch |
cha |
I/L | Austronesian | Chamoru | Chamorro |
chb
|
chb |
I/E | Chibcha | |||
chc
|
I/E | Iyeye | Catawba | |||
chd
|
I/L | Highland Oaxaca Chontal | ||||
che
|
ce |
che |
I/L | Northeast Caucasian | нохчийн | Chechen |
chf
|
I/L | Tabasco Chontal | ||||
chg
|
chg |
I/E | جغتای | Chagatai | ||
chh
|
I/E | Chinook | ||||
chj
|
I/L | Ojitlán Chinantec | ||||
chk
|
chk |
I/L | Chuukese | |||
chl
|
I/L | Cahuilla | ||||
chm
|
chm |
M/L | марий | Mari (Russia) | ||
chn
|
chn |
I/L | chinuk wawa | Chinook jargon | ||
cho
|
cho |
I/L | Chahta | Choctaw | ||
chp
|
chp |
I/L | ᑌᓀᓲᒢᕄᓀ (Dëne Sųłiné) |
Chipewyan; Dene Suline | ||
chq
|
I/L | Quiotepec Chinantec | ||||
chr
|
chr |
I/L | ᏣᎳᎩ | Cherokee | ||
(chs)
|
I/E | Chumash | ||||
cht
|
I/E | Cholón | ||||
chu
|
cu |
chu |
I/H | Indo-European | ⱌⱃⰽⰲⰰⱀⱁⱄⰾⱁⰲⱑⱀⱄⰽⱜ ⰵⰸⰻⰽⱜ; ⱄⰾⱁⰲⱑⱀⱐⱄⰽⱏ ⱗⰸⱏⰺⰽⱏ Црькъвьнословѣ́ньскъ ѩꙁꙑ́къ; словѣ́ньскъ ѩꙁꙑ́къ |
Church Slavic; Church Slavonic; Old Bulgarian; Old Church Slavonic; Old Slavonic |
chv
|
cv |
chv |
I/L | Turkic | Чӑваш | Chuvash |
chw
|
I/L | Chuwabu | ||||
chx
|
I/L | Chantyal | ||||
chy
|
chy |
I/L | Tsêhést | Cheyenne | ||
chz
|
I/L | Ozumacín Chinantec | ||||
cia
|
I/L | Cia-Cia | ||||
cib
|
I/L | Ci Gbe | ||||
cic
|
I/L | Chikasha | Chickasaw | |||
cid
|
I/E | Chimariko | ||||
cie
|
I/L | Cineni | ||||
cih
|
I/L | Chinali | ||||
cik
|
I/L | Sino-Tibetan | चित्कुली किन्नौरी | Chitkuli Kinnauri | ||
cim
|
I/L | Zimbrisch | Cimbrian | |||
cin
|
I/L | Cinta Larga | ||||
cip
|
I/L | Chiapanec | ||||
cir
|
I/L | Haméa; Méa; Tiri | ||||
(cit)
|
I/L | Chittagonian | ||||
ciw
|
I/L | ᐊᓂᐦᔑᓈᐯᒧᐧᐃᓐ / ᐅᒋᐧᐯᒧᐧᐃᓐ (Anishinaabemowin / Ojibwemowin) |
Chippewa | |||
ciy
|
I/L | Chaima | ||||
cja
|
I/L | Western Cham | ||||
cje
|
I/L | Chru | ||||
cjh
|
I/E | Upper Chehalis | ||||
cji
|
I/L | Chamalal | ||||
cjk
|
I/L | Chokwe | ||||
cjm
|
I/L | Eastern Cham | ||||
cjn
|
I/L | Chenapian | ||||
cjo
|
I/L | Ashéninka Pajonal | ||||
cjp
|
I/L | Cabécar | ||||
(cjr)
|
I/E | Chorotega | ||||
cjs
|
I/L | Шор | Shor | |||
cjv
|
I/L | Chuave | ||||
cjy
|
I/L | Sino-Tibetan | 晋语 | Jinyu Chinese | ||
(cka)
|
I/L | Khumi Awa Chin | ||||
ckb
|
I/L | Indo-European | کوردی | Central Kurdish | ||
(ckc)
|
I/L | Cakchiquel | Northern Cakchiquel | |||
(ckd)
|
I/L | Cakchiquel | South Central Cakchiquel | |||
(cke)
|
I/L | Cakchiquel | Eastern Cakchiquel | |||
(ckf)
|
I/L | Cakchiquel | Southern Cakchiquel | |||
ckh
|
I/L | Chak | ||||
(cki)
|
I/L | Cakchiquel | Santa María De Jesús Cakchiquel | |||
(ckj)
|
I/L | Cakchiquel | Santo Domingo Xenacoj Cakchiquel | |||
(ckk)
|
I/L | Cakchiquel | Acatenango Southwestern Cakchiquel | |||
ckl
|
I/L | Cibak | ||||
ckm
|
I/L | Indo-European | Chakavian | |||
ckn
|
I/L | Kaang Chin | ||||
cko
|
I/L | Anufo | ||||
ckq
|
I/L | Kajakse | ||||
ckr
|
I/L | Kairak | ||||
cks
|
I/L | Tayo | ||||
ckt
|
I/L | чаучу | Chukot | |||
cku
|
I/L | Koasati | ||||
ckv
|
I/L | Kavalan | ||||
(ckw)
|
I/L | Western Cakchiquel | ||||
ckx
|
I/L | Caka | ||||
cky
|
I/L | Cakfem-Mushere | ||||
ckz
|
I/L | Cakchiquel-Quiché Mixed Language | ||||
cla
|
I/L | Ron | ||||
clc
|
I/L | Dené–Yeniseian? | Tŝinlhqutʼin | Chilcotin; Tsilhqot’in | ||
cld
|
I/L | ܟܠܕܝܐ | Chaldean Neo-Aramaic | |||
cle
|
I/L | Lealao Chinantec | ||||
clh
|
I/L | Chilisso | ||||
cli
|
I/L | Chakali | ||||
clj
|
I/L | Laitu Chin | ||||
clk
|
I/L | Sino-Tibetan? | Idu-Mishmi | |||
cll
|
I/L | Chala | ||||
clm
|
I/L | Salishan | nəxʷsƛʼayʼəmʼúcən | Klallam; Clallam | ||
clo
|
I/L | Lowland Oaxaca Chontal | ||||
cls
|
I/H | Indo-European | Classical Sanskrit | |||
clt
|
I/L | Lautu Chin | ||||
clu
|
I/L | Caluyanun | ||||
clw
|
I/L | Chulym | ||||
cly
|
I/L | Eastern Highland Chatino | ||||
cma
|
I/L | Maa | ||||
cme
|
I/L | Cerma | ||||
cmg
|
I/H | Classical Mongolian | ||||
cmi
|
I/L | Emberá-Chamí | ||||
(cmk)
|
I/E | spurious language | Chimakum | |||
cml
|
I/L | Campalagian | ||||
cmm
|
I/E | Michigamea | ||||
cmn
|
I/L | Sino-Tibetan | 官话/官話; 北方话; 普通话; 國語; 华语 | Mandarin Chinese | ||
cmo
|
I/L | Central Mnong | ||||
cmr
|
I/L | Mro-Khimi Chin | ||||
cms
|
I/H | Messapic | ||||
cmt
|
I/L | Camtho | ||||
cna
|
I/L | Changthang | ||||
cnb
|
I/L | Chinbon Chin | ||||
cnc
|
I/L | Côông | ||||
cng
|
I/L | Sino-Tibetan | Rrmearr | Northern Qiang | ||
cnh
|
I/L | Haka Chin; Hakha Chin | ||||
cni
|
I/L | Asháninka | ||||
cnk
|
I/L | Khumi Chin | ||||
cnl
|
I/L | Lalana Chinantec | ||||
(cnm)
|
I/L | Ixtatán Chuj | ||||
cno
|
I/L | Con | ||||
cnp
|
I/L | Sino-Tibetan | 桂北平话 | Northern Ping Chinese; Northern Pinghua | ||
cnq
|
I/L | Niger–Congo? | Cung | Chung | ||
cnr
|
cnr |
I/L | Indo-European | crnogorski / црногорски | Montenegrin | |
cns
|
I/L | Central Asmat | ||||
cnt
|
I/L | Tepetotutla Chinantec | ||||
cnu
|
I/L | Chenoua | ||||
cnw
|
I/L | Sino-Tibetan | Ngawn Chin | |||
cnx
|
I/H | Middle Cornish | ||||
coa
|
I/L | Cocos Islands Malay | ||||
cob
|
I/E | Chicomuceltec | ||||
coc
|
I/L | Kwikapa | Cocopa | |||
cod
|
I/L | Cocama-Cocamilla | ||||
coe
|
I/L | Koreguaje | ||||
cof
|
I/L | Colorado | ||||
cog
|
I/L | Chong | ||||
coh
|
I/L | Chichonyi-Chidzihana-Chikauma; Chonyi-Dzihana-Kauma | ||||
coj
|
I/E | Tipai | Cochimi | |||
cok
|
I/L | Santa Teresa Cora | ||||
col
|
I/L | Columbia-Wenatchi | ||||
com
|
I/L | nʉmʉ tekwapʉ̱ | Comanche | |||
con
|
I/L | Cofán | ||||
coo
|
I/L | Saɬuɬtxʷ | Comox | |||
cop
|
cop |
I/E | ⲙⲉⲧⲛ̀ⲣⲉⲙⲛ̀ⲭⲏⲙⲓ | Coptic | ||
coq
|
I/E | Coquille | ||||
cor
|
kw |
cor |
I/L | Indo-European | Kernewek | Cornish |
cos
|
co |
cos |
I/L | Indo-European | corsu | Corsican |
cot
|
I/L | Caquinte | ||||
cou
|
I/L | Wamey | ||||
cov
|
I/L | Cao Miao | ||||
cow
|
I/E | Cowlitz | ||||
cox
|
I/L | Nanti | ||||
(coy)
|
I/E | Coyaima | ||||
coz
|
I/L | Chochotec | ||||
cpa
|
I/L | Palantla Chinantec | ||||
cpb
|
I/L | Ucayali-Yurúa Ashéninka | ||||
cpc
|
I/L | Ajyíninka Apurucayali | ||||
cpg
|
I/E | Cappadocian Greek | ||||
cpi
|
I/L | Chinese Pidgin English | ||||
cpn
|
I/L | Cherepon | ||||
cpo
|
I/L | Kpeego | ||||
cps
|
I/L | Capiznon | ||||
cpu
|
I/L | Pichis Ashéninka | ||||
cpx
|
I/L | Sino-Tibetan | 莆仙語; 莆仙話/莆仙话 | Pu-Xian Chinese | ||
cpy
|
I/L | South Ucayali Ashéninka | ||||
cqd
|
I/L | Hmong–Mien | lug Moob | Chuanqiandian Cluster Miao | ||
(cqu)
|
I/L | Chilean Quechua | ||||
cra
|
I/L | Chara | ||||
crb
|
I/E | Island Carib | ||||
crc
|
I/L | Lonwolwol | ||||
crd
|
I/L | Coeur d'Alene | ||||
cre
|
cr |
cre |
M/L | Cree | ᓀᐦᐃᔭᐤ (Nehiyāw) |
Cree |
crf
|
I/E | Caramanta | ||||
crg
|
I/L | Michif | ||||
crh
|
crh |
I/L | Къырым Татар | Crimean Tatar; Crimean Turkish | ||
cri
|
I/L | Sãotomense | ||||
crj
|
I/L | Cree | Southern East Cree | |||
crk
|
I/L | Cree | Plains Cree | |||
crl
|
I/L | Cree | Northern East Cree | |||
crm
|
I/L | Cree | Moose Cree | |||
crn
|
I/L | El Nayar Cora | ||||
cro
|
I/L | Crow | ||||
crq
|
I/L | Iyo'wujwa Chorote | ||||
crr
|
I/E | Carolina Algonquian | ||||
crs
|
I/L | Seselwa Creole French | ||||
crt
|
I/L | Iyojwa'ja Chorote | ||||
(cru)
|
I/E | Carútana | ||||
crv
|
I/L | Chaura | ||||
crw
|
I/L | Chrau | ||||
crx
|
I/L | ᑕᗸᒡ | Carrier | |||
cry
|
I/L | Cori | ||||
crz
|
I/E | Cruzeño | ||||
csa
|
I/L | Chiltepec Chinantec | ||||
csb
|
csb |
I/L | kaszëbsczi | Kashubian | ||
csc
|
I/L | maybe French Sign | Llengua de signes catalana | Catalan Sign Language; Lengua de señas catalana; Llengua de Signes Catalana | ||
csd
|
I/L | Chiangmai Sign Language | ||||
cse
|
I/L | Czech Sign Language | ||||
csf
|
I/L | Cuba Sign Language | ||||
csg
|
I/L | Chilean Sign Language | ||||
csh
|
I/L | Asho Chin | ||||
csi
|
I/E | Coast Miwok | ||||
csj
|
I/L | Songlai Chin | ||||
csk
|
I/L | Jola-Kasa | ||||
csl
|
I/L | Chinese Sign Language | ||||
csm
|
I/L | Central Sierra Miwok | ||||
csn
|
I/L | Colombian Sign Language | ||||
cso
|
I/L | Oto-Mangue | Sochiapam Chinantec; Sochiapan Chinantec | |||
csp
|
I/L | Sino-Tibetan | 桂南平话 | Southern Ping Chinese; Southern Pinghua | ||
csq
|
I/L | Croatia Sign Language | ||||
csr
|
I/L | Costa Rican Sign Language | ||||
css
|
I/E | Southern Ohlone | ||||
cst
|
I/L | Northern Ohlone | ||||
csv
|
I/L | Sumtu Chin | ||||
csw
|
I/L | Cree | Swampy Cree | |||
csx
|
I/L | Cambodian Sign Language | ||||
csy
|
I/L | Siyin Chin | ||||
csz
|
I/L | Coos | ||||
cta
|
I/L | Tataltepec Chatino | ||||
ctc
|
I/E | Chetco | ||||
ctd
|
I/L | Tedim Chin | ||||
cte
|
I/L | Tepinapa Chinantec | ||||
ctg
|
I/L | Indo-European | চাটগাঁইয়া | Chittagonian | ||
cth
|
I/L | Thaiphum Chin | ||||
(cti)
|
I/L | Tila Chol | ||||
ctl
|
I/L | Tlacoatzintepec Chinantec | ||||
ctm
|
I/E | Chitimacha | ||||
ctn
|
I/L | Chhintange | ||||
cto
|
I/L | Emberá-Catío | ||||
ctp
|
I/L | Western Highland Chatino | ||||
cts
|
I/L | Northern Catanduanes Bikol | ||||
ctt
|
I/L | Dravidian | Wayanad Chetti | |||
ctu
|
I/L | Chol | ||||
cty
|
I/L | Dravidian | Moundadan Chetty | |||
ctz
|
I/L | Zacatepec Chatino | ||||
cua
|
I/L | Cua | ||||
cub
|
I/L | Cubeo | ||||
cuc
|
I/L | Usila Chinantec | ||||
(cug)
|
I/L | Chungmboko | ||||
cuh
|
I/L | Chuka; Gichuka | ||||
cui
|
I/L | Cuiba | ||||
cuj
|
I/L | Mashco Piro | ||||
cuk
|
I/L | San Blas Kuna | ||||
cul
|
I/L | Culina; Kulina | ||||
(cum)
|
I/E | spurious language | Cumeral | |||
(cun)
|
I/L | Cunén Quiché | ||||
cuo
|
I/E | Cumanagoto | ||||
cup
|
I/E | Kuupangaxwichem | Cupeño | |||
cuq
|
I/L | Cun | ||||
cur
|
I/L | Chhulung | ||||
cut
|
I/L | Teutila Cuicatec | ||||
cuu
|
I/L | Tai Ya | ||||
cuv
|
I/L | Cuvok | ||||
cuw
|
I/L | Chukwa | ||||
cux
|
I/L | Tepeuxila Cuicatec | ||||
cuy
|
I/L | isolate | Cuitlatec | |||
cvg
|
I/L | Sino-Tibetan | Duhumbi | Chug | ||
cvn
|
I/L | Valle Nacional Chinantec | ||||
cwa
|
I/L | Kabwa | ||||
cwb
|
I/L | Maindo | ||||
cwd
|
I/L | Cree | Woods Cree | |||
cwe
|
I/L | Kwere | ||||
cwg
|
I/L | Cheq Wong; Chewong | ||||
cwt
|
I/L | Kuwaataay | ||||
cxh
|
I/L | Afro-Asiatic | Cha'ari | |||
cya
|
I/L | Nopala Chatino | ||||
cyb
|
I/E | Cayubaba | ||||
cym
|
cy |
wel |
I/L | Indo-European | Cymraeg | Welsh |
cyo
|
I/L | Cuyonon | ||||
czh
|
I/L | Sino-Tibetan | 徽州话; 徽语 | Huizhou Chinese | ||
czk
|
I/E | Knaanic | ||||
czn
|
I/L | Zenzontepec Chatino | ||||
czo
|
I/L | Sino-Tibetan | 闽中语/閩中語 | Min Zhong Chinese | ||
czt
|
I/L | Zotung Chin | ||||
References
- ^ "Scope of denotation for language identifiers". Archived from the original on December 31, 2024. Retrieved June 17, 2025.
- ^ "Types of individual languages". Archived from the original on January 4, 2025. Retrieved June 17, 2025.
- ^ "Deprecated Language Codes". Retrieved October 19, 2025.
Sources
[edit]- "ISO 639-2 Registration Authority". Library of Congress.
- "ISO 639-3 Registration Authority". SIL International.
- Lewis, M. Paul; Simons, Gary F.; Fennig, Charles D., eds. (2016). "Ethnologue: Languages of the World" (19th ed.). Dallas, Texas: SIL International.
External links
[edit]- "Codes for the Representation of Names of Languages (ISO 639-1 and ISO 639-2 codes)". Library of Congress.
- "ISO 639-3 Downloads". SIL International.