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Instruction Language

Definition

The language of instruction, other than English, used in the program or course.

Usage Notes

The CEDS ISO 639-2 Language Code option set comes from the ISO 639-2 standard, the character encoding in ISO 8859-1 download. Discontinued codes from the ISO standard are not included in the CEDS list.

Option Set
DescriptionCode
Afaraar
Abkhazianabk
Achineseace
Acoliach
Adangmeada
Adyghe; Adygeiady
Afro-Asiatic languagesafa
Afrihiliafh
Afrikaansafr
Ainuain
Akanaka
Akkadianakk
Albanianalb
Aleutale
Algonquian languagesalg
Southern Altaialt
Amharicamh
English, Old (ca.450-1100)ang
Angikaanp
Apache languagesapa
Arabicara
Official Aramaic (700-300 BCE); Imperial Aramaic (700-300 BCE)arc
Aragonesearg
Armenianarm
Mapudungun; Mapuchearn
Arapahoarp
Artificial languagesart
Arawakarw
Assameseasm
Asturian; Bable; Leonese; Asturleoneseast
Athapascan languagesath
Australian languagesaus
Avaricava
Avestanave
Awadhiawa
Aymaraaym
Azerbaijaniaze
Banda languagesbad
Bamileke languagesbai
Bashkirbak
Baluchibal
Bambarabam
Balineseban
Basquebaq
Basabas
Baltic languagesbat
Beja; Bedawiyetbej
Belarusianbel
Bembabem
Bengaliben
Berber languagesber
Bhojpuribho
Bihari languagesbih
Bikolbik
Bini; Edobin
Bislamabis
Siksikabla
Bantu languagesbnt
Bosnianbos
Brajbra
Bretonbre
Batak languagesbtk
Buriatbua
Buginesebug
Bulgarianbul
Burmesebur
Blin; Bilinbyn
Caddocad
Central American Indian languagescai
Galibi Caribcar
Catalan; Valenciancat
Caucasian languagescau
Cebuanoceb
Celtic languagescel
Chamorrocha
Chibchachb
Chechenche
Chagataichg
Chinesechi
Chuukesechk
Marichm
Chinook jargonchn
Choctawcho
Chipewyan; Dene Sulinechp
Cherokeechr
Church Slavic; Old Slavonic; Church Slavonic; Old Bulgarian; Old Church Slavonicchu
Chuvashchv
Cheyennechy
Chamic languagescmc
Copticcop
Cornishcor
Corsicancos
Creoles and pidgins, English basedcpe
Creoles and pidgins, French-basedcpf
Creoles and pidgins, Portuguese-basedcpp
Creecre
Crimean Tatar; Crimean Turkishcrh
Creoles and pidgins crp
Kashubiancsb
Cushitic languagescus
Czechcze
Dakotadak
Danishdan
Dargwadar
Land Dayak languagesday
Delawaredel
Slave (Athapascan)den
Dogribdgr
Dinkadin
Divehi; Dhivehi; Maldiviandiv
Dogridoi
Dravidian languagesdra
Lower Sorbiandsb
Dualadua
Dutch, Middle (ca.1050-1350)dum
Dutch; Flemishdut
Dyuladyu
Dzongkhadzo
Efikefi
Egyptian (Ancient)egy
Ekajukeka
Elamiteelx
Englisheng
English, Middle (1100-1500)enm
Esperantoepo
Estonianest
Eweewe
Ewondoewo
Fangfan
Faroesefao
Fantifat
Fijianfij
Filipino; Pilipinofil
Finnishfin
Finno-Ugrian languagesfiu
Fonfon
Frenchfre
French, Middle (ca.1400-1600)frm
French, Old (842-ca.1400)fro
Northern Frisianfrr
Eastern Frisianfrs
Western Frisianfry
Fulahful
Friulianfur
Gagaa
Gayogay
Gbayagba
Germanic languagesgem
Georgiangeo
Germanger
Geezgez
Gilbertesegil
Gaelic; Scottish Gaelicgla
Irishgle
Galicianglg
Manxglv
German, Middle High (ca.1050-1500)gmh
German, Old High (ca.750-1050)goh
Gondigon
Gorontalogor
Gothicgot
Grebogrb
Greek, Ancient (to 1453)grc
Greek, Modern (1453-)gre
Guaranigrn
Swiss German; Alemannic; Alsatiangsw
Gujaratiguj
Gwich'ingwi
Haidahai
Haitian; Haitian Creolehat
Hausahau
Hawaiianhaw
Hebrewheb
Hereroher
Hiligaynonhil
Himachali languages; Western Pahari languageshim
Hindihin
Hittitehit
Hmong; Monghmn
Hiri Motuhmo
Croatianhrv
Upper Sorbianhsb
Hungarianhun
Hupahup
Ibaniba
Igboibo
Icelandicice
Idoido
Sichuan Yi; Nuosuiii
Ijo languagesijo
Inuktitutiku
Interlingue; Occidentalile
Ilokoilo
Interlingua (International Auxiliary Language Association)ina
Indic languagesinc
Indonesianind
Indo-European languagesine
Ingushinh
Inupiaqipk
Iranian languagesira
Iroquoian languagesiro
Italianita
Javanesejav
Lojbanjbo
Japanesejpn
Judeo-Persianjpr
Judeo-Arabicjrb
Kara-Kalpakkaa
Kabylekab
Kachin; Jingphokac
Kalaallisut; Greenlandickal
Kambakam
Kannadakan
Karen languageskar
Kashmirikas
Kanurikau
Kawikaw
Kazakhkaz
Kabardiankbd
Khasikha
Khoisan languageskhi
Central Khmerkhm
Khotanese; Sakankho
Kikuyu; Gikuyukik
Kinyarwandakin
Kirghiz; Kyrgyzkir
Kimbundukmb
Konkanikok
Komikom
Kongokon
Koreankor
Kosraeankos
Kpellekpe
Karachay-Balkarkrc
Kareliankrl
Kru languageskro
Kurukhkru
Kuanyama; Kwanyamakua
Kumykkum
Kurdishkur
Kutenaikut
Ladinolad
Lahndalah
Lambalam
Laolao
Latinlat
Latvianlav
Lezghianlez
Limburgan; Limburger; Limburgishlim
Lingalalin
Lithuanianlit
Mongolol
Loziloz
Luxembourgish; Letzeburgeschltz
Luba-Lulualua
Luba-Katangalub
Gandalug
Luisenolui
Lundalun
Luo (Kenya and Tanzania)luo
Lushailus
Macedonianmac
Maduresemad
Magahimag
Marshallesemah
Maithilimai
Makasarmak
Malayalammal
Mandingoman
Maorimao
Austronesian languagesmap
Marathimar
Masaimas
Malaymay
Mokshamdf
Mandarmdr
Mendemen
Irish, Middle (900-1200)mga
Mi'kmaq; Micmacmic
Minangkabaumin
Uncoded languagesmis
Mon-Khmer languagesmkh
Malagasymlg
Maltesemlt
Manchumnc
Manipurimni
Manobo languagesmno
Mohawkmoh
Mongolianmon
Mossimos
Multiple languagesmul
Munda languagesmun
Creekmus
Mirandesemwl
Marwarimwr
Mayan languagesmyn
Erzyamyv
Nahuatl languagesnah
North American Indian languagesnai
Neapolitannap
Naurunau
Ndebele, South; South Ndebelenbl
Ndebele, North; North Ndebelende
Ndongando
Low German; Low Saxon; German, Low; Saxon, Lownds
Nepalinep
Nepal Bhasa; Newarinew
Niasnia
Niger-Kordofanian languagesnic
Niueanniu
Norwegian Nynorsk; Nynorsk, Norwegiannno
Bokmål, Norwegian; Norwegian Bokmålnob
Nogainog
Norse, Oldnon
Norwegiannor
N'Konqo
Pedi; Sepedi; Northern Sothonso
Nubian languagesnub
Classical Newari; Old Newari; Classical Nepal Bhasanwc
Chichewa; Chewa; Nyanjanya
Nyamwezinym
Nyankolenyn
Nyoronyo
Nzimanzi
Occitan (post 1500)oci
Ojibwaoji
Oriyaori
Oromoorm
Osageosa
Ossetian; Osseticoss
Turkish, Ottoman (1500-1928)ota
Otomian languagesoto
Papuan languagespaa
Pangasinanpag
Pahlavipal
Pampanga; Kapampanganpam
Panjabi; Punjabipan
Papiamentopap
Palauanpau
Persian, Old (ca.600-400 B.C.)peo
Persianper
Philippine languagesphi
Phoenicianphn
Palipli
Polishpol
Pohnpeianpon
Portuguesepor
Prakrit languagespra
Provençal, Old (to 1500); Occitan, Old (to 1500)pro
Pushto; Pashtopus
Quechuaque
Rajasthaniraj
Rapanuirap
Rarotongan; Cook Islands Maorirar
Romance languagesroa
Romanshroh
Romanyrom
Romanianrum
Rundirun
Aromanian; Arumanian; Macedo-Romanianrup
Russianrus
Sandawesad
Sangosag
Yakutsah
South American Indian languagessai
Salishan languagessal
Samaritan Aramaicsam
Sanskritsan
Sasaksas
Santalisat
Sicilianscn
Scotssco
Selkupsel
Semitic languagessem
Irish, Old (to 900)sga
Sign Languagessgn
Shanshn
Sidamosid
Sinhala; Sinhalesesin
Siouan languagessio
Sino-Tibetan languagessit
Slavic languagessla
Slovakslo
Slovenianslv
Southern Samisma
Northern Samisme
Sami languagessmi
Lule Samismj
Inari Samismn
Samoansmo
Skolt Samisms
Shonasna
Sindhisnd
Soninkesnk
Sogdiansog
Somalisom
Songhai languagesson
Sotho, Southernsot
Spanish; Castilianspa
Sardiniansrd
Sranan Tongosrn
Serbiansrp
Serersrr
Nilo-Saharan languagesssa
Swatissw
Sukumasuk
Sundanesesun
Sususus
Sumeriansux
Swahiliswa
Swedishswe
Classical Syriacsyc
Syriacsyr
Tahitiantah
Tai languagestai
Tamiltam
Tatartat
Telugutel
Timnetem
Terenoter
Tetumtet
Tajiktgk
Tagalogtgl
Thaitha
Tibetantib
Tigretig
Tigrinyatir
Tivtiv
Tokelautkl
Klingon; tlhIngan-Holtlh
Tlingittli
Tamashektmh
Tonga (Nyasa)tog
Tonga (Tonga Islands)ton
Tok Pisintpi
Tsimshiantsi
Tswanatsn
Tsongatso
Turkmentuk
Tumbukatum
Tupi languagestup
Turkishtur
Altaic languagestut
Tuvalutvl
Twitwi
Tuviniantyv
Udmurtudm
Ugariticuga
Uighur; Uyghuruig
Ukrainianukr
Umbunduumb
Undeterminedund
Urduurd
Uzbekuzb
Vaivai
Vendaven
Vietnamesevie
Volapükvol
Voticvot
Wakashan languageswak
Wolaitta; Wolayttawal
Waraywar
Washowas
Welshwel
Sorbian languageswen
Walloonwln
Wolofwol
Kalmyk; Oiratxal
Xhosaxho
Yaoyao
Yapeseyap
Yiddishyid
Yorubayor
Yupik languagesypk
Zapoteczap
Blissymbols; Blissymbolics; Blisszbl
Zenagazen
Standard Moroccan Tamazightzgh
Zhuang; Chuangzha
Zande languagesznd
Zuluzul
Zunizun
No linguistic content; Not applicablezxx
Zaza; Dimili; Dimli; Kirdki; Kirmanjki; Zazakizza
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Related Topics

Early Learning -> Program Quality 

Global ID

000448

Term ID

13438

Element Technical Name

InstructionLanguage

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