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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This registry is obsolete and has been replaced by the [Language 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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Tag Description Reference Notes
art-lojban Lojban [John_Cowan][John_Cowan_2] Deprecated use ISO 639-2 jbo, registered Sept. 2, 2003.
az-Arab Azerbaijani in Arabic script [Mark_Davis][Mark_Davis_2]
az-Cyrl Azerbaijani in Cyrillic script [Mark_Davis][Mark_Davis_2]
az-Latn Azerbaijani in Latin script [Mark_Davis][Mark_Davis_2]
be-Latn Belarusian in Latin script [Jaska_Zedlik]
bs-Cyrl Bosnian in Cyrillic script [Peter_Constable]
bs-Latn Bosnian in Latin script [Peter_Constable]
cel-gaulish Gaulish [Chris_Lilley]
de-1901 German, traditional orthography [Torsten_Bronger]
de-1996 German, orthography of 1996 [Torsten_Bronger]
de-AT-1901 German, Austrian variant, traditional orthography [Torsten_Bronger]
de-AT-1996 German, Austrian variant, orthography of 1996 [Torsten_Bronger]
de-CH-1901 German, Swiss variant, traditional orthography [Torsten_Bronger]
de-CH-1996 German, Swiss variant, orthography of 1996 [Torsten_Bronger]
de-DE-1901 German, German variant, traditional orthography [Torsten_Bronger]
de-DE-1996 German, German variant, orthography of 1996 [Torsten_Bronger]
el-Latn Greek in Latin script [Luc_Pardon]
en-boont Boontling [John_Cowan][John_Cowan_2]
en-GB-oed English, Oxford English Dictionary spelling [Michael_Everson]
en-scouse English Liverpudlian dialect known as 'Scouse' [Keith_Szlamp]
es-419 Latin American Spanish [Karen_Broome]
i-ami Amis [Kai_hus_Tai]
i-bnn Bunun [Kai_hus_Tai]
i-default Default Language Context [RFC2277]
i-enochian Enochian [Davina_Zawinski]
i-hak Hakka [Kai_hus_Tai] Deprecated use IETF zh-hakka, registered Jan. 10, 2000
i-klingon Klingon [Michael_Everson] Deprecated use ISO 639-2 tlh, registered Feb. 24, 2004.
i-lux Luxembourgish [Matthias_Wimmer][http://lcweb.loc.gov/standards/iso639-2/codechanges.html] Deprecated use ISO 639 lb, registered Sept. 9, 1998
i-mingo Mingo [Sean_Burke]
i-navajo Navajo [Sean_Burke][http://lcweb.loc.gov/standards/iso639-2/codechanges.html] Deprecated use ISO 639 nv, registered Feb. 18, 2000
i-pwn Paiwan [Kai_hus_Tai]
i-tao Tao [Kai_hus_Tai]
i-tay Tayal [Kai_hus_Tai]
i-tsu Tsou [Kai_hus_Tai]
iu-Cans Inuktitut in Canadian Aboriginal [Peter_Constable]
iu-Latn Inuktitut in Latin script [Peter_Constable]
mn-Cyrl Mongolian in Cyrillic script [Peter_Constable]
mn-Mong Mongolian in Mongolian script [Peter_Constable]
no-bok Norwegian "Book language" [http://lcweb.loc.gov/standards/iso639-2/codechanges.html] Deprecated use ISO 639 nb, registered Feb. 18, 2000
no-nyn Norwegian "New Norwegian" [http://lcweb.loc.gov/standards/iso639-2/codechanges.html] Deprecated use ISO 639 nn, registered Feb. 18, 2000
sgn-BE-fr Belgian-French Sign Language [Michael_Everson]
sgn-BE-nl Belgian-Flemish Sign Language [Michael_Everson]
sgn-BR Brazilian Sign Language [Michael_Everson]
sgn-CH-de Swiss German Sign Language [Michael_Everson]
sgn-CO Colombian Sign Language [Michael_Everson]
sgn-DE German Sign Language [Michael_Everson]
sgn-DK Danish Sign Language [Michael_Everson]
sgn-ES Spanish Sign Language [Michael_Everson]
sgn-FR French Sign Language [Michael_Everson]
sgn-GB British Sign Language [Michael_Everson]
sgn-GR Greek Sign Language [Michael_Everson]
sgn-IE Irish Sign Language [Michael_Everson]
sgn-IT Italian Sign Language [Michael_Everson]
sgn-JP Japanese Sign Language [Michael_Everson]
sgn-MX Mexican Sign Language [Michael_Everson]
sgn-NI Nicaraguan Sign Language [Michael_Everson]
sgn-NL Dutch Sign Language [Michael_Everson]
sgn-NO Norwegian Sign Language [Michael_Everson]
sgn-PT Portuguese Sign Language [Michael_Everson]
sgn-SE Swedish Sign Language [Michael_Everson]
sgn-US American Sign Language [Michael_Everson]
sgn-ZA South African Sign Language [Michael_Everson]
sl-nedis Natisone dialect, Nadiza dialect [Han_Steenwijk]
sl-rozaj Resian, Resianic, Rezijan [Han_Steenwijk]
sr-Cyrl Serbian in Cyrillic script [Mark_Davis][Mark_Davis_2]
sr-Latn Serbian in Latin script [Mark_Davis][Mark_Davis_2]
tg-Arab Tajik in Arabic script [Peter_Constable]
tg-Cyrl Tajik in Cyrillic script [Peter_Constable]
uz-Cyrl Uzbek in Cyrillic script [Mark_Davis][Mark_Davis_2]
uz-Latn Uzbek in Latin script [Mark_Davis][Mark_Davis_2]
yi-latn Yiddish, in Latin script [Sean_Burke]
zh-cmn Mandarin Chinese [Karen_Broome]
zh-cmn-Hans Mandarin Chinese (Simplified) [Karen_Broome]
zh-cmn-Hant Mandarin Chinese (Traditional) [Karen_Broome]
zh-Hans Chinese, in simplified script [Mark_Davis][Mark_Davis_2]
zh-Hans-CN PRC Mainland Chinese in simplified script [Mark_Davis][Mark_Davis_2]
zh-Hans-HK Hong Kong Chinese in simplified script [Mark_Davis][Mark_Davis_2]
zh-Hans-MO Macao Chinese in simplified script [Mark_Davis][Mark_Davis_2]
zh-Hans-SG Singapore Chinese in simplified script [Mark_Davis][Mark_Davis_2]
zh-Hans-TW Taiwan Chinese in simplified script [Mark_Davis][Mark_Davis_2]
zh-Hant Chinese, in traditional script [Mark_Davis][Mark_Davis_2]
zh-Hant-CN PRC Mainland Chinese in traditional script [Mark_Davis][Mark_Davis_2]
zh-Hant-HK Hong Kong Chinese in traditional script [Mark_Davis][Mark_Davis_2]
zh-Hant-MO Macao Chinese in traditional script [Mark_Davis][Mark_Davis_2]
zh-Hant-SG Singapore Chinese in traditional script [Mark_Davis][Mark_Davis_2]
zh-Hant-TW Taiwan Chinese in traditional script [Mark_Davis][Mark_Davis_2]
zh-gan Kan or Gan [Clay_Compton]
zh-guoyu Mandarin or Standard Chinese [Clay_Compton][John_Cowan][John_Cowan_2] Deprecated, use zh-cmn registered in July 2005
zh-hakka Hakka [Clay_Compton][John_Cowan][John_Cowan_2]
zh-min Min, Fuzhou, Hokkien, Amoy or Taiwanese [Clay_Compton]
zh-min-nan Minnan, Hokkien, Amoy, Taiwanese, Southern Min, Southern Fujian, Hoklo, Southern Fukien, Ho-lo [Kai_hus_Tai]
zh-wuu Shanghaiese or Wu [Clay_Compton]
zh-xiang Xiang or Hunanese [Clay_Compton]
zh-yue Cantonese [Clay_Compton]

Contact Information

ID Name Contact URI Last Updated
[Chris_Lilley] Chris Lilley mailto:chris&w3.org 2001-03
[Clay_Compton] Clay Compton mailto:clayco&microsoft.com 2000-01
[Davina_Zawinski] Davina Zawinski mailto:dz&fatalist.uklinux.net 2002-07
[Han_Steenwijk] Han Steenwijk mailto:han.steenwijk&unipd.it 2004-06
[Jaska_Zedlik] Jaska Zedlik mailto:jz53&zedlik.com 2005-04
[John_Cowan] John Cowan mailto:jcowan&reutershealth.com 2003-02
[John_Cowan_2] John Cowan mailto:cowan&ccil.org 2005-09
[Kai_hus_Tai] Kai-hus Tai mailto:kaihsu&ugcs.caltech.edu 2001-03
[Karen_Broome] Karen Broome mailto:Karen.Broome&spe.sony.com 2005-07
[Keith_Szlamp] Keith Szlamp mailto:keith&szlamp.com
[Luc_Pardon] Luc Pardon mailto:lucp&skopos.be 2005-09-28
[Mark_Davis] Mark Davis mailto:mark.davis&macchiato.com 2005-04
[Mark_Davis_2] Mark Davis mailto:mark.davis&us.ibm.com 2005-04
[Matthias_Wimmer] Matthias Wimmer mailto:ich&matthias-wimmer.dec 1999-10
[Michael_Everson] Michael Everson mailto:everson&evertype.com 2003-07
[Peter_Constable] Peter Constable mailto:petercon&microsoft.com 2005-04
[Sean_Burke] Sean Burke mailto:sburke&cpan.org 2003-01
[Torsten_Bronger] Torsten Bronger mailto:bronger&physik.rwth-aachen.de 2002-07