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2020 Department of Defense Language Codes List
The 2020 Department of Defense Language Codes List features 94 new languages and 17 alternate names to existing languages. The new language codes and alternate names appear in bold blue italics on the list. The equivalent digraph codes remains on the list to aid in the identification of the DoD formal language name and trigraph codes.
Language codes identified as retired have an Effective End Date. Codes associated with these mainly language families or groups are not to be used for DoD reporting requirements after the End Date. The Start Date is the approximate date when the trigraph code was adopted as a DoD standard code.
Languages with more than one digraph code can only be used to convert to trigraph codes and cannot be used to convert trigraph codes to digraph codes. For example Arabic-Maghrebi has AM and QW digraph codes; these codes can only be used to convert from digraph to trigraph code but cannot be used to convert from trigraph to digraph code.
Trigraph Code
Digraph Code
DoD Language Name Alternate Name Start Date
End Date
ACE AF ACHINESE 20040101
ACH AH ACHOLI 20040101
ADY AG ADIGEY ADYGHE 20040101
AAR AFAR 20200131
AFR AA AFRIKAANS 20040101
AFA TZ AFRO-ASIAN 20040101 20141201
AIQ AIMAQ 20200131
AKA FB AKAN 20040101
KPO BC AKPOSSO IKPOSO 20040101
SQI AB ALBANIAN 20040101
ALN ALBANIAN-GHEG 20040101
ALS ALBANIAN-TOSK 20040101
ALE ALEUT 20040101
MYG CR AMASHI 20040101
ASE SI AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE 20040101
AMH AC AMHARIC 20040101
APA APACHE 20040101
ARA AZ ARABIC 20040101
ARB AD / QE ARABIC (MODERN STANDARD)¹ ARABIC-EASTERN 20040101
ARQ DH ARABIC-ALGERIAN 20040101
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DoD Language Name Alternate Name Start Date
End Date
ABV ARABIC-BAHARNA 20200131
SHU ARABIC-CHADIAN ARABIC-SHUWA 20091001
QAC AJ ARABIC-CLASSICAL 20040101
ARZ AE ARABIC-EGYPTIAN 20040101
QAG DG ARABIC-GULF 20040101
AYH ARABIC-HADRAMI 20200131
MEY QH ARABIC-HASSANIYYA ARABIC-MAURITANIA 20091001
ACW ARABIC-HIJAZI 20200131
QAI QI ARABIC-IRAQI 20040401
QAJ AK ARABIC-JORDANIAN 20040101
QLB AQ ARABIC-LEBANESE 20040101
QAV QL ARABIC-LEVANTINE 20091001
AYL AL ARABIC-LIBYAN 20040101
QAM AM / QW ARABIC-MAGHREBI¹ ARABIC-WESTERN 20040101
ACM ARABIC-MESOPOTAMIAN 20200131
ARY BS ARABIC-MOROCCAN 20040101
ARS ARABIC-NAJDI 20200131
APC ARABIC-NORTH LEVANTINE 20200131
ACX ARABIC-OMANI 20200131
AYN ARABIC-SANAANI 20200131
AEC ARABIC-SAIDI 20200131
QAS AN ARABIC-SAUDI ARABIC-PENINSULA 20040101
AJP ARABIC-SOUTH LEVANTINE 20200131
APD AV ARABIC-SUDANESE 20040101
PGA ARABIC-SUDANESE CREOLE ARABIC-JUBA 20200131
ACQ ARABIC-TAIZZI ADENI ARABIC-SOUTHERN YEMENI 20200131
AEB BW ARABIC-TUNISIAN 20040101
QAY AU ARABIC-YEMENI 20040101
SYR AT ARAMAIC 20040101
HYE AR ARMENIAN ARMENIAN-EASTERN 20040101
ART XZ ARTIFICIAL 20040101 20141201
ASM AS ASSAMESE 20040101
AII XY ASSYRIAN 20040101
AVA AW AVAR 20040101
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End Date
AVE XB AVESTAN 20040101
AWA AWADHI 20200131
AYM AY AYMARA 20040101
AZE AX AZERBAIJANI 20040101
AZJ AZERBAIJANI-NORTH 20040101
AZB AZERBAIJANI-SOUTH 20040101
BDQ BB BAHNAR 20040101
BRI BK BAKWERI 20040101
BLE BALANTA-KENTOHE 20200131
BAN BD BALINESE 20040101
BAL BT BALOCHI 20040101
BGP BALOCHI-EASTERN 20141201
BCC BALOCHI-SOUTHERN MAKRANI 20141201
BGN BALOCHI-WESTERN RAKHSHANI 20141201
BAT WZ BALTIC 20040101 20141201
BAM BAMBARA BAMANANKAN 20200131
BAI BJ BAMILIKE 20040101
LIY BANDA-BAMBARI 20200131
BPD BANDA-BANDA 20200131
BQK BANDA-MBRES 20200131
BJO BANDA-MID SOUTHERN 20200131
BFL BANDA-NDELE 20200131
LNL BANDA-SOUTH CENTRAL 20200131
TOR BANDA-TOGBO VARA 20200131
BBP BANDA-WEST CENTRAL 20200131
YAJ BANDA-YANGERE 20200131
BNT BZ BANTU 20040101
BAK BP BASHKIR 20040101
EUS BQ BASQUE 20040101
BAS EC BASSA (CAMAROONS) BASA (CAMEROON) 20040101
BSQ BG BASSA-KRU BASSA 20040101
BTK BF BATAK 20040101
QBA BH BAULE 20040101
BEJ BE BEJA BEDAWI, BEDAWIYET 20040101
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DoD Language Name Alternate Name Start Date
End Date
BEL BL BELORUSSIAN 20040101
BEM BM BEMBA 20040101
BEN BN BENGALI 20040101
BER BR BERBER 20040101
BTB BETI 20040101 20141201
BHB BHILI 20040101
BDT BHOGOTO 20200131
BHO BHOJPURI 20200131
BIK CG BICOL BIKOL 20040101
BIH BV BIHARI 20040101
BIN CU BINI 20040101
BLA BLACKFOOT 20040101
BOS QO BOSNIAN 20091001
BRH BRAHUI 20040101
BRE BX BRETON 20040101
QBG CE BUGINESE-MAKASSARESE 20040101
BUL BU BULGARIAN 20040101
MYA BY BURMESE MYANMAR 20040101
BSK BURUSHASKI 20040101
FRC CAJUN 20040101
KHM CA CAMBODIAN KHMER 20040101
CAT CB CATALAN 20040101
CEB VB CEBUANO 20040101
CLD XC CHALDEAN 20040101
CBK HV CHAVACANO 20040101
CHE CK CHECHEN 20040101
CHR CHEROKEE 20040101
CGG CHIGA 20040101
ZHO CZ CHINESE 20040101
NAN YD / CD CHINESE-AMOY¹ SHOUTH MIN, TEOCHEW 20040101
CZH CN CHINESE-ANHWEI CHINESE-HUIZHOU 20040101
YUE CC CHINESE-CANTONESE CHINESE-YUE 20040101
MNP CQ CHINESE-FUCHOW 20040101
QMN CF CHINESE-FUKIENESE 20040101
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DoD Language Name Alternate Name Start Date
End Date
GAN CHINESE-GAN 20040101
HAK CH CHINESE-HAKKA 20040101
HSN CHINESE-HSIANG 20040101
CMN CM / DR CHINESE-MANDARIN¹ CHINESE-STANDARD 20040101
CDO CHINESE-MIN DONG 20200131
QCS YE CHINESE-SWATOW 20040101
QTO CT CHINESE-TOISHAN 20040101
WUU CS CHINESE-WU 20040101
CTG CHITTAGONIAN 20200131
CHO CHOCTAW 20040101
CJK CY CHOKWE 20040101
CKT CV CHUKCHI 20040101
CHV CHUVASH 20040101
SWB COMORIAN 20040101
QEU JZ CONTINENTAL EURASIAN 20040101 20141201
COP CL COPTIC 20040101 20141201
COR CP CORNISH 20040101
CRE CREE 20040101
HRV CROATIAN 20091001
CES CX CZECH 20040101
DAK DAKOTA 20040101
DAN DA DANISH 20040101
DZG DAZAGA 20200131
DIQ DIMLI 20040101
DIN DJ DINKA 20040101
DIV DV DIVEHI MALDIVIAN 20040101
QDS DB DJERMA-SONGHAI ZARMA 20040101
DOI DOGRI-KANGRI 20040101
DUA DL DUALA 20040101
NLD DU / FL DUTCH¹ FLEMISH 20040101
DCR DW DUTCH-CREOLE 20040101
DZO DK DZONGKHA 20040101
EFI EF EFIK 20040101
ENG EN ENGLISH 20040101
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DoD Language Name Alternate Name Start Date
End Date
JAM ENGLISH CARIBBEAN CREOLE 20040101
QES EK ESKIMO 20040101
EPO EL ESPERANTO 20040101
EST ES ESTONIAN 20040101
EWE EW EWE 20040101
EWO EX EWONDO 20040101
FNG GX FANA 20040101
QFB FA FANG 20040101
FAO FD FAROESE 20040101
FIJ FG FIJIAN 20040101
FIN FJ FINNISH 20040101
FON FQ FON 20040101
QFO FM FORMOSAN 20040101
FRA FR FRENCH 20040101
CPF FRENCH-CREOLE 20040101
FRY FE FRISIAN 20040101
FUL FV FULAH FULANI 20040101
FUR FUR 20200131
FUD FUTNIAN 20040101
FUF FUUTA JALON PULAR 20040101
GAA GB GA 20040101
GLG GALICIAN 20040101
ORM GA GALLA OROMO 20040101
GBP GBAYA-BOSSANGOA 20200131
GBQ GBAYA-BOZOUM 20200131
GMM GBAYA-MBDOMO 20200131
GYA GBAYA-NORTHWEST 20200131
GSO GBAYA-SOUTHWEST 20200131
SXW GBE SAXWE 20200131
AYB GBE-AYIZO 20200131
CIB GBE-CI 20200131
GBH GBE-DEFI 20200131
GBX GBE-EASTERN XWLA 20200131
GBS GBE-GBESI 20200131
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End Date
KGK GBE-KOTAFON 20200131
MXL GBE-MAXI 20200131
TFI GBE-TOFIN 20200131
WCI GBE-WACI 20200131
WEM GBE-WEME 20200131
XWL GBE-WESTERN XWLA 20200131
XWE GBE-XWELA 20200131
KAT GG GEORGIAN 20040101
DEU GM GERMAN 20040101
BAR GT GERMAN-BAVARIAN 20040101
GEM MZ GERMANIC 20040101
GSW GS GERMAN-SWISS 20040101
GLK GILAKI 20040101
GOG GOGO 20040101
GON GQ GONDI 20040101
GOT GD GOTHIC 20040101
ELL GR GREEK 20040101
QGN GE GREEK (NEW TESTAMENT) 20040101
QGD GREEK DEMOTIC 20040101
QGK GREEK KATHAREVOUSA 20040101
GRC YG GREEK-ANCIENT 20040101
CHA CJ GUAMANIAN CHAMORRO 20040101
GRN GU GUARANI 20040101
GUJ GW GUJARATI 20040101
GUZ GUSII EKEGUSII 20040101
HDY HADIYYA 20040101
HAT HC HAITIAN-CREOLE 20040101
HNI HANI HAW 20200131
HAU HS HAUSA 20040101
HAW HA HAWAIIAN 20040101
HWC HAWAIIAN-CREOLE 20040101
HAY HAYA 20040101
HAZ HAZARAGI 20091001
HEB HE HEBREW 20040101
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DoD Language Name Alternate Name Start Date
End Date
HBO YH HEBREW-ANCIENT 20040101
HER HR HERERO 20040101
HIL VH HILIGAYNON 20040101
HIN HJ HINDI 20040101
HNO HINDKO-NORTHERN 20200131
QHN HN HINDUSTANI 20040101
HMO HIRI MOTU 20200131
HMN MC HMONG 20040101
HOC HO 20040101
HOP HOPI 20040101
HUN HU HUNGARIAN 20040101
IBA JD IBAN 20040101
IBG JE IBANAG 20040101
IBO JB IBO IGBO 20040101
ISL JC ICELANDIC 20040101
IJO JJ IJAW 20040101
ILB JF ILA-TONGA 20040101
ILO JL ILOCANO 20040101
INC OZ / QZ INDIC¹ 20040101
INE RZ INDO-EUROPEAN 20040101 20141201
IND JN INDONESIAN 20040101
GLE GF / GL IRISH¹ GAELIC, IRISH 20040101
ITA JT ITALIAN 20040101
NAP JM ITALIAN-NEAPOLITAN 20040101
SRD JK ITALIAN-SARDINIAN 20040101
SCN JS ITALIAN-SICILIAN 20040101
JPN JA JAPANESE 20040101
JRA JR JARAI 20040101
JAV JV JAVANESE 20040101
DYO JOLA-FONYI 20200131
CSK JOLA-KASA 20200131
KBP KT KABRE KABIYE 20040101
KAB KY KABYLE 20040101
KAC KH KACHIN 20040101
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DoD Language Name Alternate Name Start Date
End Date
QDK KADAZAN-DUSUN 20040101
KAL KALAALLISUT INUKTITUT 20200131
KAM KAMBA 20040101
KTB JG KAMBATTA 20040101
KAN KA KANARESE 20040101
KAU JH KANURI 20040101
KNC KANURI-CENTRAL 20200131
KPG GP KAPINGAMARANGI 20040101
KRC DC KARACHAI-BALKHAR 20040101
KAR KC KAREN 20040101
KAS KB KASHMIRI 20040101
CSB KR KASHUBIAN 20040101
KAZ KE KAZAKH 20040101
QKE KERES 20040101
QSB KD KHERWARI KHIRWAR 20040101
QUC KICHE 20200131
KON KG KIKONGO KOONGO 20040101
KIK KJ KIKUYU GIKUYU 20040101
KMB KK KIMBUNDU 20040101
KIN KL KINYARWANDA RWANDA 20040101
KIR KM KIRGHIZ 20040101
GIL KIRIBATI 20040101
RUN KF / RN KIRUNDI¹ RUNDI 20040101
QKS KS KISSI 20040101
KTU KN KITUBA 20040101
KOK KQ KONKANIS 20040101
KOR KP KOREAN 20040101
KPE KV KPELLE 20040101
KRI KW KRIO 20040101
LNS EB KUMBO / LAMNSO LAMNSO 20040101
KUR KU KURDISH KURDI 20040101
QKB KURDISH-BADINI 20200131
CKB XS KURDISH-CENTRAL SORANI 20141201
KMR XK KURDISH-NORTHERN KURMANJI 20040101
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DoD Language Name Alternate Name Start Date
End Date
SDH KURDISH-SOUTHERN 20040101
KRU KX KURUKH 20040101
KOS QR KUSAIE 20040101
LAD LD LADINO 20040101
LAH LN LAHNDA 20040101
LHU YM LAHU 20040101
LKT LAKOTA 20040101
LAM LL LAMBA 20040101
LJP LAMPUNG 20040101
NNO LR LANDSMAL 20040101
LAJ LANGO (UGANDA) 20200131
NOD LANNA 20040101
LAO LC LAO 20040101
SMI LP LAPP 20040101
QLE LH LATIN (ECCLESIASTIC) 20040101
LAT VL / YL LATIN¹ 20040101
LAV LE LATVIAN 20040101
LIN LJ LINGALA 20040101
LIS LB LISU 20040101
LIT LT LITHUANIAN 20040101
QLO LF LOLO 20040101
LOM LV LOMA 20040101
LOL LG LOMONGO 20040101
NGL LOMWE 20040101
LUB LQ LUBA KATANGA 20040101
LUA LK LUBA-KASAI LUBA-LULUA 20040101
LCF LUBU 20040101
LUG IS / LS LUGANDA¹ GANDA 20040101
LUN LM LUNDA 20040101
LUO LU LUO DHOLUO 20040101
LDD LURI 20040101
LUE LUVALE 20040401
LUY LUYIA 20040101
YMM MAAY 20200131
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DoD Language Name Alternate Name Start Date
End Date
MKD MA MACEDONIAN 20040101
MAD MD MADURESE 20040101
MDH NG MAGINDANAON 20040101
MAI MAITHILI 20200131
MKZ MAKASAE 20200131
MAK MAKASSAR 20040101
VMW MJ MAKUA MAAKHUWA 20040101
MLG MG MALAGASY 20040101
MLY ML MALAY 20040101
MFA YW MALAY PATTANI 20040101
MAL MN MALAYALAM 20040101
MLT MP MALTESE 20040101
MGM MAMBAE 20200131
BAM BA MANDINGO-BAMBARA 20040101
DYU MB MANDINGO-DIOULA 20040101
MLQ MQ MANDINGO-MALINKE 20040101
MNK MANDINKA 20200131
MFV MANDJAK 20200131
EMK MANINKAKAN-EASTERN 20200131
GLV MK MANX 20040101
MRI ME MAORI 20040101
MRW LY MARANAO 20040101
MAR MR MARATHI 20040101
MAH MM MARSHALESE 20040101
MAS MS MASAI 20040101
MYN MF MAYA 20040101
MZN MAZANDERANI 20040101
MNI MEITHEI 20040101
MEN MT MENDE 20040101
MER MERU KIMERU 20040101
MIN MU MINANGKABAU 20040101
XMF MINGRELIAN 20200131
MIQ NM MISKITO 20040101
MON MV MONGOLIAN 20040101
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DoD Language Name Alternate Name Start Date
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QMR MW MORDVIN 20040101
TSG MH MORO TAUSUG 20040101
MRL RL MORTLOCKESE 20040101
MOS MY MOSSI 20040101
MEU MOTU 20200131
MYE DD MPONGWE MYENE 20040101
MTQ MX MUONG 20040101
MUS MUSKOGEE 20040101
QME HZ N AFRICA/MIDEAST/SW ASIA 20040101 20141201
NAH NAHUATL 20040101
NAU NAURUAN 20040101
NAV NAVAJO 20040101
NDE ND NDEBELE 20040101
NDO NDONGA 20200131
NEP NE NEPALESE 20040101
SBA NGAMBAY 20200131
QNG NGBANI 20040101
NIU NB NIUE 20040101
NAI DZ NORTH AMERICAN 20040101 20141201
NOB NR NORWEGIAN 20040101
NUB NV NUBIAN 20040101
NUS NUER 20200131
NUT NUNG 20040101
NUP NUPE 20040101
NYA NY NYANJA 20040101
NYN NYANKOLE 20040101
NYO NX NYORO 20040101
OJI OGIBWA 20040101
ANG EA OLD ENGLISH 20040101 20141201
FRO FC OLD FRENCH 20040101 20141201
GOH GH OLD HIGH GERMAN 20040101 20141201
NON NA OLD NORSE 20040101 20141201
CHU PK OLD SLAVONIC 20040101 20141201
ORI QA ORIYA 20040101
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DoD Language Name Alternate Name Start Date
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OSS QS OSSETIC 20040101
TLL QT OTETELA 20040101
QPI LZ PACIFIC ISLANDS 20040101 20141201
QPA PH PAHARI 20040101
SOU PAKTAI 20040101
PAU PD PALAUAN 20040101
PLI PM PALI 20040101
PAM QV PAMPANGAN 20040101
PAG PN PANGASINAN 20040101
OOD PAPAGO-PIMA 20040101
PAP PA PAPIAMENTO 20040101
HMO PP PAPUAN 20040101
PST PASHTO-CENTRAL 20200131
PDC PENNSYLVANIA DUTCH 20040101
PRS PG PERSIAN-AFGHAN DARI 20040101
PES PF PERSIAN-IRANIAN FARSI 20040101
TPI PB PIDGIN ENGLISH TOK PISIN 20040101
MSI PS PIZAR MALAY 20040101
POL PL POLISH 20040101
PON PC PONAPEAN 20040101
POR PY PORTUGUESE 20040101
QPB PQ PORTUGUESE-BRAZILIAN 20040101
QPE PT PORTUGUESE-EUROPEAN 20040101
PRV PR PROVENCAL 20040101
FUC PULAAR 20200131
PUW PX PULAP 20040101
PAN PJ PUNJABI 20040101
PNB QP PUNJABI-WESTERN 20141001
PUS PU PUSHTU PASHTO, PUSHTO 20040101
PBT PV PUSHTU-AFGHAN PASHTO-SOUTHERN 20040101
PBU PW PUSHTU-PESHAWARI PASHTO-NORTHERN 20040101
QUE QU QUECHUA 20040101
QUD QUECHUA-CALDERON HIGHLAND 20091001
QXR QUECHUA-CANAR HIGHLAND 20091001
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QUG QUECHUA-CHIMBORAZO HIGHLAND 20091001
QVI QUECHUA-IMBABURA HIGHLAND 20091001
QVJ QUECHUA-LOJA HIGHLAND 20091001
QVO QUECHUA-NAPO LOWLAND 20091001
QVZ QUECHUA-NORTHERN PASTAZA 20091001
QXL QUECHUA-SALASACA HIGHLAND 20091001
QUS QUECHUA-SANTIAGO DEL ESTERO 20091001
QUW QUECHUA-TENA LOWLAND 20091001
MWR RA RAJASTHANI 20040101
RKT RANGPURI 20200131
REJ REJANG 20040101
RAD RH RHADE 20040101
ROH RC RHAETO-ROMANCE 20040101
ROA NZ ROMANCE 20040101
RON RQ ROMANIAN 20040101
ROM RM ROMANY 20040101
RAR ROROTONGAN 20040101
RUS RU RUSSIAN 20040101
QRY RY RYUKYUAN 20040101
QSM SAMA 20040101
SMO SA SAMOAN 20040101
SAG SB SANGO 20040101
SAN RG SANSKRIT 20040101
SAT RB SANTALI 20040101
CRI SAOTOMENSE 20091001
SRB SE SARA 20040101
SAS SASAK 20040101
GLA GN SCOTCH-GAELIC GAELIC, SCOTTISH 20040101
SED SQ SEDANG 20040101
SEM SZ SEMITIC 20040101 20141201
SEH RF SENA 20040101
SKR SARAIKI 20200131
SRP QN SERBIAN 20091001
HBS SC SERBO-CROATIAN 20040101
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SRR SV SERER 20040101
CRS SESELWA CREOLE FRENCH 20200131
SHN SF SHAN 20040101
SHK SHILLUK 20200131
SCL SHINA 20200131
SHI SG SHLUH 20040101
SNA SH SHONA 20040101
JIV SHUAR 20200131
SID RD SIDAMO 20040101
SND SD SINDHI 20040101
SIN SJ SINGHALESE 20040101
SIT UZ SINO-TIBETAN 20040101 20141201
SLA PZ SLAVIC 20040101 20141201
SLK SK SLOVAK 20040101
SLV SL SLOVENIAN 20040101
XOG SOGA 20040101
SOM SM SOMALI 20040101
SOP SONGE 20040101
SNK SN SONINKE 20040101
QSO SP SOTHO 20040101
SAI EZ SOUTH AMERICAN 20040101 20141201
QSH KZ SOUTH ASIAN 20040101 20141201
SPA QB SPANISH 20040101
QSA LA SPANISH-AMERICAN 20040101
QCB QC SPANISH-CARIBBEAN 20040101
QSE SR SPANISH-CASTILIAN 20040101
QSC SS SPANISH-CREOLE 20040101
QSS GZ SUB SAHARA AFRICAN 20040101 20141201
QSN ST SUKUMA-NYAMWEZI 20040101
SUX YS SUMERIAN 20040101
SUN DE SUNDANESE 20040101
SUS SU SUSU 20040101
SWA SW SWAHILI 20040101
SSW SX SWATI 20040101
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SWE SY SWEDISH 20040101
SYL SYLHETTI 20040101
SYC DF SYRIAC 20040101
TGK TB TADJIK TAJIK 20040101
TGL TA TAGALOG 20040101
TAH TD TAHITIAN 20040101
SRN TG TAKI-TAKI SRANAN TONGO 20040101
TMH TT TAMACHEK 20040101
TZM TAMAZIGHT 20040101
TAM TC TAMIL 20040101
QTH TK TAPACHULA 20040101
RIF TARIFT 20040101
TAT TM TATAR 20040101
TUQ TEDAGA 20200131
EBO TEKE-EBOO 20200131
IFM TEKE-FUUMU 20200131
TEK TEKE-IBALI 20200131
KKW TEKE-KUKUYA 20200131
LLI TEKE-LAALI 20200131
NZU TEKE-NZIKOU 20200131
TEG TEKE-TEGE 20200131
TYI TEKE-TSAAYI 20200131
TYX TEKE-TYEE 20200131
TEL TE TELUGU 20040101
TEM TF TEMNE 20040101
TEO TESO 20200131
TET TETUM 20040101
THA TH THAI 20040101
TOU THO 20040101
BOD TJ TIBETAN 20040101
TIG TN TIGRE 20040101
TIR TL TIGRINYA 20040101
TIV TIV 20040101
TKL TOKELAUAN 20040101
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TOI UC TONGA 20040101
CHK TQ TRUKESE CHUUKESE 20040101
TSO TP TSONGA 20040101
TSC TR TSWA 20040101
TSN TS TSWANA 20040101
TCY TV TULU 20040101
TUM TUMBUKA 20040101
ZHA CW T-UNG 20040101
EVN TY TUNGUSU 20040101
TUP UA TUPI 20040101
TUR TU TURKISH 20040101
TUK UB TURKOMAN TURKMEN 20040101
TVL TUVULAN 20040101
TWI TWI 20200131
UIG UJ UIGHUR UYGHUR 20040101
UKR RT / UK UKRAINIAN¹ RUTHENIAN 20040101
ULI UL ULITHI 20040101
UMB UM UMBUNDU M’BUNDU 20040101
URD UR URDU 20040101
UZB UX UZBEK 20040101
UZN UZBEK-NORTHERN 20200131
VAI VA VAI 20040101
QNC VC VIETNAMESE-CENTRAL 20040101
VIE VN VIETNAMESE-HANOI 20040101
QNS VS VIETNAMESE-SAIGON 20040101
QBS VY VISAYAN BISAYAN 20040101
VOL VQ VOLAPUK 20040101
WBM WV WA 20040101
WAL WA WALAMO 20040101
WLS WALLISIAN 20040101
WAR WW WARAY-WARAY 20040101
CYM WE WELSH 20040101
WEN WB WENDISH 20040101
WES WS WESCOS 20040101
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QEW FZ WEST EUROPEAN 20040101 20141201
KRW WESTERN KRAHN 20040101
WOE WL WOLEAI 20040101
WOL WQ WOLOF 20040101
XHO WH XHOSA KHOSA 20040101
YKA YN YAKAN 20040101
SAH YA YAKUT 20040101
QMI YC YAO (CHINA) 20040101
YAO YB YAO (MALAWI & MOZAMBIQUE) 20040101
YAP YP YAPPESE 20040101
YID YJ YIDDISH 20040101
YOR YQ YORUBA 20040101
ZNE ZANDE 20040101
ZAP ZAPOTECO 20040101
ZZA ZAZA 20200131
ZEN XA ZENAGA 20040101
JBN XE ZERBA 20040101
ZUL XU ZULU 20040101
ZUN ZUNI 20040101
QAW NOT APPLICABLE2 20091001
QAX XX UNSPECIFIED-OTHER2 20091001
QAZ ZZ UNKNOWN2 20091001
Note 1: This can only be used to convert from digraph code to trigraph code Note 2: Administrative Code