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In some taxonomies you might see the language code '''XX''' and '''ZZ'''. These have a special meaning for parsing and are not related to a specific language. | In some taxonomies you might see the language code '''XX''' and '''ZZ'''. These have a special meaning for parsing and are not related to a specific language. | ||
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Revision as of 17:55, 18 December 2023
Introduction
The Languages taxonomy is one of the Taxonomies that form the basis of OFF. This taxonomy gives a list of all supported languages, their translations and short cuts (the language codes).
Language codes
ISO standards, basis for language codes
Wikidata
Relation with wikidata
Usage
Where is this taxonomy used?
Maintenance
Ideas
- The languages taxonomy only accepts two letter language code. Support of more languages requires the introduction of three letter language codes (Cantonese), country variants (Brazilian Portuguese) or scripts support.
Remark
In some taxonomies you might see the language code XX and ZZ. These have a special meaning for parsing and are not related to a specific language.