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Languages

This is a list of languages used in OCAS systems.

Data Files​

Field Desriptions​

FieldDescription
iso639-2ISO 639-2 language code
iso639-1[Optional] ISO 639-1 language code
psisPSIS code
labelLanguage name in English and French
nativeName[Optional] Language name in native language and orthography
otherName[Optional] Other names for the language
sourceSource of language code (iso639-1, iso639-2, or iso639-3)
scopeScope of language (individual, macrolanguage, special, collective)
typeType of language (living, ancient, constructed, extinct, languageGroup, remainderGroup)
deprecated[Optional] Is Language deprecated from OCAS usage

JSON Model​

  {
    "iso639-2": "string",
    "iso639-1": "string",
    "psis": "string",
    "label": {
      "en": "string",
      "fr": "string"
    },
    "nativeName": "string",
    "source": "string",
    "scope": "string",
    "type": "string",
    "deprecated": "boolean"
  },

Explanation of Language List​

This list includes all languages from ISO 639-1 and ISO 639-2, with the following modifications:

  • Add Canadian indigenous languages (from ISO 639-3) that have corresponding individual language PSIS codes
  • Include special code "Undetermined (und)" to match "Unknown" PSIS code 999
  • Exclude Ancient/Historical/Constructed languages
  • Exclude "Artificial Languages" (art) collection
  • Exclude “Reserved for local use (qaa-qtz)", "Uncoded languages (mis)", "Multiple languages (mul)", "No linguistic content; Not applicable (zxx)"
  • Languages previously published (e.g. in IAS) from ISO 639-1 that are constructed or ancient languages are included but marked as deprecated

PSIS Code Mapping​

  • PSIS codes use parent language collection when no individual language matched
  • Use PSIS code 123 ("Other languages") instead of 999 if language has no corresponding collection

Usage​

This list is presently used by