Schooling language codes Data Services
A list of foreign language codes used in the Student Record Transfer. The language codes (schooling) are available as download files.
Last updated: November 2019
Language codes
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On this page:
- Table 1: European language codes
- Table 2: Chinese language codes
- Table 3: Indian language codes
- Table 4: Other Asian language codes
- Table 5: Middle Eastern language codes
- Table 6: South Pacific language codes
- Table 7: African language codes
- Table 8: Other language codes
Current schooling language codes
| Alpha-3 Code | Language | Alpha-3 Code | Language |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALB | Albanian | LIT | Lithuanian |
| ARM | Armenian | MLT | Maltese |
| BUL | Bulgarian | POL | Polish |
| CAT | Catalan | POR | Portuguese |
| CRO | Croatian | RUM | Romanian |
| CZE | Czech | RUS | Russian |
| DUT | Dutch | SER | Serbian |
| ENG | English | SLO | Slovak |
| FIN | Finnish | SLV | Slovenian |
| FRE | French | SPN | Spanish |
| GAE | Gaelic | SWE | Swedish |
| GER | German | UKV | Ukranian |
| GRE | Greek | WEL | Welsh |
| HUN | Hungarian | EUR | Other European |
| ITA | Italian |
| Alpha-3 Code | Language | Alpha-3 Code | Language |
|---|---|---|---|
| CAN | Cantonese | MDR | Mandarin |
| HOK | Hokkien | CHI | Other Chinese |
| HAK | Hakka |
| Alpha-3 Code | Language | Alpha-3 Code | Language |
|---|---|---|---|
| BEN | Bengali | SNH | Sinhalese |
| GUJ | Gujerati | TAM | Tamil |
| HIN | Hindi | URD | Urdu |
| MAL | Malayalam | INO | Other Indian |
| PAN | Punjabi |
| Alpha-3 Code | Language | Alpha-3 Code | Language |
|---|---|---|---|
| BAH | Bahasa Malay | LAO | Lao |
| BUR | Burmese | MAY | Malay |
| HMO | Hmong | TAG | Tagalog/Filipino |
| IND | Indonesian | TET | Tetum (Timor) |
| JPN | Japanese | THA | Thai |
| JAV | Javanese | VIE | Vietnamese |
| CAM | Khmer | SEA | Other South-East Asian |
| KOR | Korean |
| Alpha-3 Code | Language | Alpha-3 Code | Language |
|---|---|---|---|
| AFG | Afghani | HEB | Hebrew |
| AMH | Amharic | IRA | Iranian |
| ARA | Arabic | KUR | Kurdish |
| ARC | Aramaic | TUR | Turkish |
| ASS | Assyrian | YID | Yiddish |
| EGY | Egyptian | MEL | Other Middle East |
| PER | Farsi (Persian) |
| Alpha-3 Code | Language | Alpha-3 Code | Language |
|---|---|---|---|
| CIM | Cook Island Maori | SAO | Samoan |
| FIJ | Fijian | TAH | Tahitian |
| GIL | Gilbertese | TOK | Tokelauan |
| MAO | Māori | TON | Tongan |
| NIU | Niue | PIL | Other Pacific |
| RAR | Rarotongan |
| Alpha-3 Code | Language | Alpha-3 Code | Language |
|---|---|---|---|
| AFR | Afrikaans | SWA | Swahili |
| SOM | Somali | AFO | Other African |
| Alpha-3 Code | Language | Alpha-3 Code | Language |
|---|---|---|---|
| ESP | Esperanto | OTH | Other |
| NSL | New Zealand Sign Language |