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Reference: Language Codes and Labels

Below is a table of codes and labels for some of the most commonly encountered languages. To look up a language not on this list, try the following sources:

Note that some references may capitalize letters appearing after a dash, e.g. pt-BR instead of pt-br.

LanguageISO 639-1 CodeLabelNote
Arabicarاَلْعَرَبِيَّةُ
Bangla / Bengalibnবাংলা
Chinese (Cantonese)yue廣東話Spoken; for audio streams only
Chinese (Mandarin)cmn普通话Spoken; for audio streams only
Chinese (Simplified)zh-hans简体中文Written; for text streams only
Chinese (Traditional)zh-hant繁體中文Written; for text streams only
DanishdaDansk
DutchnlNederlands
Dutch (Netherlands)nl-nlNederlandsSpecifically as spoken/written in the NL
EnglishenEnglish
English (UK)en-gbEnglish (UK)Specifically as spoken/written in the UK
FinnishfiSuomi
FrenchfrFrançais
French (Canada)fr-caFrançais (Canada)Specifically as spoken/written in Canada
French (Parisian)fr-frFrançaisSpecifically as spoken/written in France
GermandeDeutsch
German (Germany)de-deDeutsch (DL)Specifically as spoken/written in Germany
Hebrewheעִבְרִית
Hindihiहिन्दी
IndonesianidBahasa Indonesia
ItalianitItaliano
Japaneseja日本語
Koreanko한국어
Marathimrमराठी
NorwegiannoNorsk
PolishplPolski
PortugueseptPortuguês
Portuguese (Brazil)pt-brPortuguês (Brasil)Specifically as spoken/written in Brazil
RussianruРусский
Spanish (Castilian)esEspañolSpecifically as spoken/written in Spain
Spanish (LatAm)es-419Español (Latino)Specifically as spoken/written in LatAm
SwedishsvSvenska
Teluguteతెలుగు
Thaithภาษาไทย
TurkishtrTürkçe