ISO 639:l

This is a list of ISO 639-3 language codes starting with L.


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Abbreviations are used in the table as follows:

Deprecated codes are enclosed in (parentheses).[3]

The column Family contains the generic English name of the language's family or macrolanguage.

ISO 639 codes Scope/Type Family Language names
639-3 639-1 639-2/B Native ISO name
laa I/L Southern Subanen
lab I/H unclassified Linear A
lac I/L Lacandon
lad lad I/L ג'ודיאו–איספאנייול Ladino
lae I/L Pattani
laf I/L Lafofa
lag I/L Atlantic–Congo Kɨlaangi Rangi
lah lah M/L ਲਹਿੰਦੀ Lahnda
lai I/L Lambya
laj I/L Lango (Uganda)
(lak) I/L Laka (Nigeria)
lal I/L Lalia
lam lam I/L Lamba
lan I/L Laru
lao lo lao I/L Tai–Kadai ພາສາລາວ Lao
lap I/L Laka (Chad)
laq I/L Qabiao
lar I/L Larteh
las I/L Lama (Togo)
lat la lat I/H Indo-European lingua Latīna Latin
lau I/L Laba
lav lv lav M/L Indo-European latviešu Latvian
law I/L Lauje
lax I/L Tiwa
lay I/L Sino-Tibetan Lama Bai
laz I/E Aribwatsa
(lba) I/E spurious language Lui
lbb I/L Label
lbc I/L Lakkia
lbe I/L лакку Lak
lbf I/L Tinani
lbg I/L Laopang
lbi I/L La'bi
lbj I/L Ladakhi
lbk I/L Central Bontok
lbl I/L Libon Bikol
lbm I/L Lodhi
lbn I/L Rmeet
lbo I/L Laven
lbq I/L Wampar
lbr I/L Lohorung
lbs I/L Libyan Sign Language
lbt I/L Lachi
lbu I/L Labu
lbv I/L Lavatbura-Lamusong
lbw I/L Tolaki
lbx I/L Lawangan
lby I/E Lamalama; Lamu-Lamu
lbz I/L Lardil
lcc I/L Legenyem
lcd I/L Lola
lce I/L Loncong; Sekak
lcf I/L Lubu
lch I/L Luchazi
lcl I/L Lisela
lcm I/L Tungag
lcp I/L Western Lawa
lcq I/L Luhu
lcs I/L Lisabata-Nuniali
lda I/L Kla-Dan
ldb I/L Dũya
ldd I/L Luri
ldg I/L Lenyima
ldh I/L Lamja-Dengsa-Tola
ldi I/L Laari
ldj I/L Lemoro
ldk I/L Leelau
ldl I/L Kaan
ldm I/L Landoma
ldn I/C Láadan
ldo I/L Loo
ldp I/L Tso
ldq I/L Lufu
lea I/L Lega-Shabunda
leb I/L Lala-Bisa
lec I/L Leco
led I/L Lendu
lee I/L Lyélé
lef I/L Lelemi
(leg) I/L Lengua
leh I/L Lenje
lei I/L Lemio
lej I/L Lengola
lek I/L Leipon
lel I/L Lele (Democratic Republic of Congo)
lem I/L Nomaande
len I/E Lenca
leo I/L Leti (Cameroon)
lep I/L Sino-Tibetan ᰛᰩᰵᰛᰧᰵᰶ Lepcha
leq I/L Lembena
ler I/L Lenkau
les I/L Lese
let I/L Amio-Gelimi; Lesing-Gelimi
leu I/L Kara (Papua New Guinea)
lev I/L Lamma
lew I/L Ledo Kaili
lex I/L Luang
ley I/L Lemolang
lez lez I/L лезги Lezghian
lfa I/L Lefa
lfb I/L Niger–Congo? Nubabo Buu (Cameroon)
lfn I/C Lingua Franca Nova
lga I/L Lungga
lgb I/L Laghu
lgg I/L Lugbara
lgh I/L Laghuu
lgi I/L Lengilu
lgk I/L Lingarak; Neverver
lgl I/L Wala
lgm I/L Lega-Mwenga
lgn I/L Opuuo; T'apo
lgo I/L Nilo-Saharan Lango (South Sudan)
lgq I/L Logba
lgr I/L Lengo
lgs I/L Guinea-Bissau Sign Language; Língua Gestual Guineense
lgt I/L Pahi
lgu I/L Longgu
lgz I/L Ligenza
lha I/L Laha (Viet Nam)
lhh I/L Laha (Indonesia)
lhi I/L Sino-Tibetan Ladhofshi Lahu Shi
lhl I/L Lahul Lohar
lhm I/L Lhomi
lhn I/L Lahanan
lhp I/L Sino-Tibetan Lhobikha Lhokpu
lhs I/E Mlahsö
lht I/L Lo-Toga
lhu I/L Sino-Tibetan Laˇhuˍ hkawˇ Lahu
lia I/L West-Central Limba
lib I/L Likum
lic I/L Hlai
lid I/L Nyindrou
lie I/L Likila
lif I/L Sino-Tibetan ᤕᤠᤰᤌᤢᤱ ᤐᤠᤴ Limbu
lig I/L Ligbi
lih I/L Lihir
(lii) I/L Lingkhim
lij I/L Indo-European líguru Ligurian
lik I/L Lika
lil I/L Sƛ’aƛ’imxǝc Lillooet
lim li lim I/L Indo-European Lèmburgs Limburgan; Limburger; Limburgish
lin ln lin I/L Niger–Congo Lingala Lingala
lio I/L Liki
lip I/L Sekpele
liq I/L Libido
lir I/L Liberian English
lis I/L Sino-Tibetan ꓡꓲ-ꓢꓴ ꓥꓳ Lisu
lit lt lit I/L Indo-European lietuvių Lithuanian
liu I/L Logorik
liv I/L Liv
liw I/L Col
lix I/L Liabuku
liy I/L Banda-Bambari
liz I/L Libinza
lja I/E Golpa
lje I/L Rampi
lji I/L Laiyolo
ljl I/L Li'o
ljp I/L Lampung Api
ljw I/L Yirandali
ljx I/E Yuru
lka I/L Lakalei
lkb I/L Kabras; Lukabaras
lkc I/L Sino-Tibetan Kucong
lkd I/L Lakondê
lke I/L Kenyi
lkh I/L Lakha
lki I/L له کی له کستان Laki
lkj I/L Remun
lkl I/L Laeko-Libuat
lkm I/E Kalaamaya
lkn I/L Lakon; Vure
lko I/L Khayo; Olukhayo
lkr I/L Päri
lks I/L Kisa; Olushisa
lkt I/L Lakȟótiyapi Lakota
lku I/E Kungkari
lky I/L Lokoya
lla I/L Lala-Roba
llb I/L Lolo
llc I/L Lele (Guinea)
lld I/L ladin Ladin
lle I/L Lele (Papua New Guinea)
llf I/E Hermit
llg I/L Lole
llh I/L Lamu
lli I/L Teke-Laali
llj I/E Ladji Ladji
llk I/E Lelak
lll I/L Lilau
llm I/L Lasalimu
lln I/L Lele (Chad)
(llo) I/L spurious language Khlor
llp I/L North Efate
llq I/L Lolak
lls I/L Lithuanian Sign Language
llu I/L Lau
llx I/L Lauan
lma I/L East Limba
lmb I/L Merei
lmc I/E Limilngan
lmd I/L Lumun
lme I/L Pévé
lmf I/L South Lembata
lmg I/L Lamogai
lmh I/L Sino-Tibetan याक्खा Lambichhong
lmi I/L Lombi
lmj I/L West Lembata
lmk I/L Lamkang
lml I/L Hano
(lmm) I/L spurious language Lamam
lmn I/L Lambadi
lmo I/L lumbard Lombard
lmp I/L Limbum
lmq I/L Lamatuka
lmr I/L Lamalera
(lms) I/L Limousin
(lmt) I/L Lematang
lmu I/L Lamenu
lmv I/L Lomaiviti
lmw I/L Lake Miwok
lmx I/L Laimbue
lmy I/L Lamboya
(lmz) I/E spurious language Lumbee
lna I/L Langbashe
lnb I/L Mbalanhu
(lnc) I/L Languedocien
lnd I/L Lun Bawang; Lundayeh
lng I/H Langobardic
lnh I/L Lanoh
lni I/L Daantanai'
lnj I/E Leningitij
lnl I/L South Central Banda
lnm I/L Langam
lnn I/L Lorediakarkar
(lno) I/L Lango (South Sudan)
lns I/L Lamnso'
(lnt) I/L Lintang
lnu I/L Longuda
lnw I/E Lanima
lnz I/L Lonzo
loa I/L Loloda
lob I/L Lobi
loc I/L Inonhan
(lod) I/L Berawan
loe I/L Saluan
lof I/L Logol
log I/L Logo
loh I/L Southern Eastern Sudanic Narim, Laarim Laarim; Narim
loi I/L Loma (Côte d'Ivoire)
loj I/L Lou
lok I/L Loko
lol lol I/L Mongo
lom I/L Lö(g)ömàgòòi Loma (Liberia)
lon I/L Malawi Lomwe
loo I/L Lombo
lop I/L Lopa
loq I/L Lobala
lor I/L Téén
los I/L Loniu
lot I/L Otuho
lou I/L Louisiana Creole
lov I/L Lopi
low I/L Tampias Lobu
lox I/L Loun
loy I/L Loke
loz loz I/L siLozi Lozi
lpa I/L Lelepa
lpe I/L Lepki
lpn I/L Long Phuri Naga
lpo I/L Lipo
lpx I/L Lopit
lqr I/L Nilo-Saharan Logir
lra I/L Rara Bakati'
lrc I/L Northern Luri
lre I/E Laurentian
lrg I/E Laragia
lri I/L Marachi; Olumarachi
lrk I/L Loarki
lrl I/L Lari
lrm I/L Marama; Olumarama
lrn I/L Lorang
lro I/L Laro
lrr I/L Southern Yamphu
lrt I/L Larantuka Malay
lrv I/L Larevat
lrz I/L Lemerig
lsa I/L Lasgerdi
lsb I/L Burundian Sign Language; Langue des Signes Burundaise
lsc I/L Albarradas Sign Language; Lengua de señas Albarradas
lsd I/L Lishana Deni
lse I/L Lusengo
(lsg) I/L spurious language Lyons Sign Language
lsh I/L Sino-Tibetan Lishpa Lish
lsi I/L Lashi
lsl I/L Latvian Sign Language
lsm I/L Olusamia; Saamia
lsn I/L Tibetan Sign Language
lso I/L Laos Sign Language
lsp I/L Lengua de Señas Panameñas; Panamanian Sign Language
lsr I/L Aruop
lss I/L Lasi
lst I/L Trinidad and Tobago Sign Language
lsv I/L Sivia Sign Language
lsw I/L unclear Seychelles Sign Language; Lalang Siny Seselwa; Langue des Signes Seychelloise
lsy I/L Mauritian Sign Language
ltc I/H Sino-Tibetan Late Middle Chinese
ltg I/L Latgalian
lth I/L Nilo-Saharan Thur
lti I/L Leti (Indonesia)
ltn I/L Latundê
lto I/L Olutsotso; Tsotso
lts I/L Lutachoni; Tachoni
ltu I/L Latu
ltz lb ltz I/L Indo-European Lëtzebuergesch Letzeburgesch; Luxembourgish
lua lua I/L Niger–Congo lwaà: Luba-Lulua
lub lu lub I/L Niger–Congo Luba-Katanga
luc I/L Aringa
lud I/L lüüdi Ludian
lue I/L Luvale
luf I/L Laua
lug lg lug I/L Niger–Congo Luganda Ganda
luh I/L Sino-Tibetan 雷州话 Leizhou Chinese
lui lui I/E Uto-Aztecan Chamꞌteela Luiseño
luj I/L Luna
luk I/L Lunanakha
lul I/L Olu'bo
lum I/L Luimbi
lun lun I/L chiLunda Lunda
luo luo I/L Dholuo Dholuo; Luo (Kenya and Tanzania)
lup I/L Lumbu
luq I/L Lucumí Lucumi
lur I/L Laura
lus lus I/L Sino-Tibetan Mizo ṭawng Lushai
lut I/L Dəxʷləšucid Lushootseed
luu I/L Sino-Tibetan याक्खा Lumba-Yakkha
luv I/L Luwati
luw I/L unclassified Luo (Cameroon)
luy M/L Luyia; Oluluyia
luz I/L Southern Luri
lva I/L Maku'a
lvi I/L Austronesian Lavi
lvk I/L Lavukaleve
lvl I/L Niger–Congo Lwel
lvs I/L Standard Latvian
lvu I/L Levuka
lwa I/L Lwalu
lwe I/L Lewo Eleng
lwg I/L Oluwanga; Wanga
lwh I/L White Lachi
lwl I/L Eastern Lawa
lwm I/L Laomian
lwo I/L Luwo
lws I/L Malawian Sign Language
lwt I/L Lewotobi
lwu I/L Lawu
lww I/L Lewo
lxm I/L Austronesian Lakurumau
lya I/L Layakha
lyg I/L Lyngngam
lyn I/L Luyana
lzh I/H Sino-Tibetan 文言(文) Literary Chinese
lzl I/L Litzlitz
lzn I/L Leinong Naga
lzz I/L ლაზური Laz

References

  1. ^ "Scope of denotation for language identifiers". Archived from the original on December 31, 2024. Retrieved June 17, 2025.
  2. ^ "Types of individual languages". Archived from the original on January 4, 2025. Retrieved June 17, 2025.
  3. ^ "Deprecated Language Codes". Retrieved October 19, 2025.

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