ISO 639-6:2009
Withdrawn
A Withdrawn Standard is one, which is removed from sale, and its unique number can no longer be used. The Standard can be withdrawn and not replaced, or it can be withdrawn and replaced by a Standard with a different number.
Codes for the representation of names of languages Part 6: Alpha-4 code for comprehensive coverage of language variants
Hardcopy , PDF , PDF 3 Users , PDF 5 Users , PDF 9 Users
22-03-2019
English, French
17-11-2009
Important note : Users cannot be edited or removed once added to your Multi user PDF.
ISO 639-6:2009 specifies a method for establishing four-letter language identifiers (alpha-4) and language reference names for language variants and a hierarchical framework for relating them to languages, language families and language groups. The alpha-4 language identifiers have been developed for use in a wide range of applications, especially in computer systems, where there is a potential need to cover the entire range of languages, language families and language groups as well as language variants within each identified language. Alpha-4 language identifiers can support the quantity of known language variants and accommodate any future expansion.
ISO 639-6:2009 provides a hierarchical framework, which facilitates backward compatibility with other ISO 639 codes, based on linguistic and/or geolinguistic relationships, within which a comprehensive enumeration of language variants is possible, including living, extinct, ancient and constructed languages, whether major or minor. As a result, ISO 639-6:2009 caters for a very large number of languages and their variants. ISO 639-6:2009 is not applicable to the registrations for languages designed exclusively for machine use, such as computer-programming languages and reconstructed languages.
| DevelopmentNote |
Supersedes ISO/DIS 639-6. (11/2009) Supersedes NBN ISO 639. (05/2010)
|
| DocumentType |
Standard
|
| Pages |
16
|
| PublisherName |
International Organization for Standardization
|
| Status |
Withdrawn
|
| Supersedes |
| Standards | Relationship |
| BS ISO 639-6:2009 | Identical |
| NEN ISO 639-6 : 2009 | Identical |
| NF ISO 639-6 : 2010 | Identical |
| NS ISO 639-6 : 2009 | Identical |
| 17/30275369 DC : 0 | BS EN ISO 13606-2 - HEALTH INFORMATICS - ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORD COMMUNICATION - PART 2: ARCHETYPE INTERCHANGE SPECIFICATION |
| ISO 639-1:2002 | Codes for the representation of names of languages — Part 1: Alpha-2 code |
| ISO 15924:2004 | Information and documentation Codes for the representation of names of scripts |
| ISO/IEC 11179-4:2004 | Information technology — Metadata registries (MDR) — Part 4: Formulation of data definitions |
| ISO 12620:2009 | Terminology and other language and content resources Specification of data categories and management of a Data Category Registry for language resources |
| ISO/IEC 11179-3:2013 | Information technology — Metadata registries (MDR) — Part 3: Registry metamodel and basic attributes |
| ISO/IEC 11179-5:2015 | Information technology — Metadata registries (MDR) — Part 5: Naming principles |
| ISO 3166-2:2013 | Codes for the representation of names of countries and their subdivisions Part 2: Country subdivision code |
| ISO 8601:2004 | Data elements and interchange formats Information interchange Representation of dates and times |
| ISO 639-3:2007 | Codes for the representation of names of languages — Part 3: Alpha-3 code for comprehensive coverage of languages |
| ISO 639-4:2010 | Codes for the representation of names of languages — Part 4: General principles of coding of the representation of names of languages and related entities, and application guidelines |
| ISO 639-2:1998 | Codes for the representation of names of languages — Part 2: Alpha-3 code |
| ISO 4217:2015 | Codes for the representation of currencies |
| ISO/IEC 11179-6:2015 | Information technology — Metadata registries (MDR) — Part 6: Registration |
| ISO 3166-1:2013 | Codes for the representation of names of countries and their subdivisions Part 1: Country codes |
| ISO 16642:2003 | Computer applications in terminology Terminological markup framework |
| ISO/IEC 11179-2:2005 | Information technology Metadata registries (MDR) Part 2: Classification |
| ISO/IEC 11179-1:2015 | Information technology — Metadata registries (MDR) — Part 1: Framework |
| ISO 639-5:2008 | Codes for the representation of names of languages — Part 5: Alpha-3 code for language families and groups |
Access your standards online with a subscription
Features
-
Simple online access to standards, technical information and regulations.
-
Critical updates of standards and customisable alerts and notifications.
-
Multi-user online standards collection: secure, flexible and cost effective.