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language identifier

symbol to identify a language, dialect or a group of languages
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language identifier

Summary

language identifier ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (783 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • language identifier is a type of code[2].
  • language identifier is a type of identifier[3].
  • language identifier comprises Glottolog code[4].
  • language identifier comprises IETF language tag[5].
  • language identifier comprises ISO 639-1 code[6].
  • language identifier comprises ISO 639-2 code[7].
  • language identifier comprises ISO 639-3 code[8].
  • language identifier comprises Linguasphere code[9].
  • language identifier comprises SIL code[10].
  • language identifier's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Language identifiers[11].
  • language identifier's topic has template is recorded as Template:Langname[12].
  • language identifier's equivalent class is recorded as https://www.omg.org/spec/Commons/Languages/LanguageIdentifier[13].
  • language identifier's different from is recorded as ISO 15924 alpha-4 code[14].
  • language identifier's different from is recorded as Q139051614[15].
  • language identifier's identifies is recorded as languoid[16].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include code[2] and identifier[3].

Use and Application

Components include Glottolog code[4], IETF language tag[5], ISO 639-1 code[6], ISO 639-2 code[7], ISO 639-3 code[8], and Linguasphere code[9].

Why It Matters

language identifier ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (783 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[17] It is known by 54 alternative names across languages and contexts.[18]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [17] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [18] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 16h ago · عُثمان · 2026-10-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Equivalent class → https://www.omg.org/spec/Commons/Languages/LanguageIdentifie
    Has part(s) → Glottolog code, IETF language tag, ISO 639-1 code +4
    Has parts → —
    Subclass of → —
    + 8 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P1709]]: https://www.omg.org/spec/Commons/Languages/LanguageIdentifier"
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