The following codes have been approved for use in the international language code standard, ISO 639-2 (Codes for the Representation of Names of Languages--Part 2: alpha-3 code) and are also being added to the MARC Code List for Languages.
| New code | Language name | Previously coded |
| ain | Ainu | mis (Miscellaneous languages) |
| alt | Southern Altai | tut (Altaic (Other)) |
LC Implementation Plans
Subscribers can anticipate receiving MARC records reflecting these changes
in all distribution services not earlier than November 30, 2005.
Questions regarding the MARC language codes should be directed to:
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