MARC Code List for Languages

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MARC 21 Code List for Languages prepared by the Library of Congress Network
Development and MARC Standards Office

2007 Edition

[Updated continuously to incorporate additions and changes (HTML only).]

Table of Contents

Introduction (PDF)
Changes in 2007 Edition

Structure of the Codes

Relationship to ISO 639-2

Individual Language Codes

Language Group Codes

Names of Languages and Dialects

Special Codes for Special Situations

Arrangement of the List

Use of Language Names in Cataloging

MARC 21 Fields in which Codes are Used

Publication Background

Code Maintenance

Related MARC 21 Documents

Other Related Documents

Name Sequence (HTML)

Code Sequence (HTML)

Changes in 2007 edition (PDF)
Changes since the 2007 edition: Summarizes code changes, additions, deletions and revisions to language captions.

An XML version is available for use in applications at: www.loc.gov/standards/codelists/languages.xml

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