ISO 639:p

This is a list of ISO 639-3 language codes starting with P.

Index | a | b | c | d | e | f | g | h | i | j | k | l | m | n | o | p | q | r | s | t | u | v | w | x | y | z

Abbreviations are used in the table as follows:

Scope^[1]: I = individual language, M = macrolanguage, S = special code
Type^[2]: C = constructed, E = extinct (in recent times), H = historical (distinct from its modern form), L = living, S = special code

Deprecated codes are enclosed in (parentheses).^[3]

The column Family contains the generic English name of the language's family or macrolanguage.

ISO 639 codes			Scope/Type	Family	Language names
639-3	639-1	639-2/B	Scope/Type	Family	Native	ISO name
`pab`			I/L	Arawakan	Haliti-Paresi	Parecís
`pac`			I/L			Pacoh
`pad`			I/L			Paumarí
`pae`			I/L			Pagibete
`paf`			I/E			Paranawát
`pag`		`pag`	I/L		Pangasinán	Pangasinan
`pah`			I/L			Tenharim
`pai`			I/L			Pe
(`paj`)			I/L			Ipeka-Tapuia
`pak`			I/L	Tupian		Parakanã
`pal`		`pal`	I/H			Pahlavi
`pam`		`pam`	I/L		Kapampangan	Kapampangan; Pampanga
`pan`	`pa`	`pan`	I/L	Indo-European	ਪੰਜਾਬੀ	Panjabi; Punjabi
`pao`			I/L			Northern Paiute
`pap`		`pap`	I/L		Papiamentu	Papiamento
`paq`			I/L			Parya
`par`			I/L			Panamint; Timbisha
`pas`			I/L			Papasena
(`pat`)			I/L			Papitalai
`pau`		`pau`	I/L		tekoi ra Belau	Palauan
`pav`			I/L			Pakaásnovos
`paw`			I/L			Pawnee
`pax`			I/E	language isolate		Pankararé
`pay`			I/L			Pech
`paz`			I/E	language isolate		Pankararú
`pbb`			I/L			Páez
`pbc`			I/L			Patamona
`pbe`			I/L			Mezontla Popoloca
`pbf`			I/L			Coyotepec Popoloca
`pbg`			I/E			Paraujano
`pbh`			I/L	Cariban	Eʼñapa Woromaipu	E'ñapa Woromaipu
`pbi`			I/L			Parkwa
`pbl`			I/L			Mak (Nigeria)
`pbm`			I/L	Oto-Manguean		Puebla Mazatec
`pbn`			I/L			Kpasam
`pbo`			I/L			Papel
`pbp`			I/L			Badyara
`pbr`			I/L			Pangwa
`pbs`			I/L			Central Pame
`pbt`			I/L			Southern Pashto
`pbu`			I/L			Northern Pashto
`pbv`			I/L			Pnar
`pby`			I/L			Pyu (Papua New Guinea)
(`pbz`)			I/L	spurious language		Palu
`pca`			I/L			Santa Inés Ahuatempan Popoloca
`pcb`			I/L			Pear
`pcc`			I/L			Bouyei
`pcd`			I/L		picard	Picard
`pce`			I/L			Ruching Palaung
`pcf`			I/L			Paliyan
`pcg`			I/L			Paniya
`pch`			I/L			Pardhan
`pci`			I/L			Duruwa
`pcj`			I/L			Parenga
`pck`			I/L			Paite Chin
`pcl`			I/L			Pardhi
`pcm`			I/L			Nigerian Pidgin
`pcn`			I/L			Piti
`pcp`			I/L			Pacahuara
(`pcr`)			I/L			Panang
`pcw`			I/L			Pyapun
`pda`			I/L			Anam
`pdc`			I/L		Pennsilfaani-Deitsch	Pennsylvania German
`pdi`			I/L			Pa Di
`pdn`			I/L			Fedan; Podena
`pdo`			I/L			Padoe
`pdt`			I/L		Plautdietsch	Plautdietsch
`pdu`			I/L			Kayan
`pea`			I/L			Peranakan Indonesian
`peb`			I/E			Eastern Pomo
(`pec`)			I/L			Southern Pesisir
`ped`			I/L			Mala (Papua New Guinea)
`pee`			I/L			Taje
`pef`			I/E			Northeastern Pomo
`peg`			I/L			Pengo
`peh`			I/L			Bonan
`pei`			I/L			Chichimeca-Jonaz
`pej`			I/E			Northern Pomo
`pek`			I/L			Penchal
`pel`			I/L			Pekal
`pem`			I/L			Phende
(`pen`)			I/L			Penesak
`peo`		`peo`	I/H	Indo-European	𐎠𐎼𐎹	Old Persian (ca. 600-400 B.C.)
`pep`			I/L			Kunja
`peq`			I/L			Southern Pomo
`pes`			I/L		فارسی	Iranian Persian
`pev`			I/L			Pémono
`pex`			I/L			Petats
`pey`			I/L			Petjo
`pez`			I/L			Eastern Penan
`pfa`			I/L			Pááfang
`pfe`			I/L			Pere
`pfl`			I/L		Pälzisch	Pfaelzisch
`pga`			I/L			Sudanese Creole Arabic
`pgd`			I/H	Indo-European		Gāndhārī
`pgg`			I/L			Pangwali
`pgi`			I/L			Pagi
`pgk`			I/L			Rerep
`pgl`			I/H			Primitive Irish
`pgn`			I/H			Paelignian
`pgs`			I/L			Pangseng
`pgu`			I/L			Pagu
(`pgy`)			I/L	spurious language		Pongyong
`pgz`			I/L			Papua New Guinean Sign Language
`pha`			I/L			Pa-Hng
`phd`			I/L			Phudagi
`phg`			I/L			Phuong
`phh`			I/L			Phukha
`phj`			I/L	Sino-Tibetan		Pahari
`phk`			I/L			Phake
`phl`			I/L			Palula; Phalura
`phm`			I/L			Phimbi
`phn`		`phn`	I/H			Phoenician
`pho`			I/L			Phunoi
`phq`			I/L			Phana'
`phr`			I/L			Pahari-Potwari
`pht`			I/L			Phu Thai
`phu`			I/L			Phuan
`phv`			I/L			Pahlavani
`phw`			I/L	Sino-Tibetan	याक्खा	Phangduwali
`pia`			I/L			Pima Bajo
`pib`			I/L			Yine
`pic`			I/L			Pinji
`pid`			I/L			Piaroa
`pie`			I/E			Piro
`pif`			I/L			Pingelapese
`pig`			I/L			Pisabo
`pih`			I/L		Norfuk	Pitcairn-Norfolk
(`pii`)			I/L	spurious language		Pini
`pij`			I/E			Pijao
`pil`			I/L			Yom
`pim`			I/E			Powhatan
`pin`			I/L			Piame
`pio`			I/L	Arawakan	Cháse	Piapoco
`pip`			I/L			Pero
`pir`			I/L			Piratapuyo
`pis`			I/L			Pijin
`pit`			I/E			Pitta Pitta
`piu`			I/L			Pintupi-Luritja
`piv`			I/L			Pileni; Vaeakau-Taumako
`piw`			I/L			Pimbwe
`pix`			I/L			Piu
`piy`			I/L			Piya-Kwonci
`piz`			I/L			Pije
`pjt`			I/L			Pitjantjatjara
`pka`			I/H	Indo-European	𑀅𑀭𑁆𑀥𑀫𑀸𑀕𑀥𑀻	Ardhamāgadhī Prākrit
`pkb`			I/L			Kipfokomo; Pokomo
`pkc`			I/H			Paekche
`pkg`			I/L			Pak-Tong
`pkh`			I/L			Pankhu
`pkn`			I/L			Pakanha
`pko`			I/L			Pökoot
`pkp`			I/L			Pukapuka
`pkr`			I/L	Dravidian	അട്ടപ്പാടി കുറുംബ	Attapady Kurumba
`pks`			I/L			Pakistan Sign Language
`pkt`			I/L			Maleng
`pku`			I/L			Paku
`pla`			I/L			Miani
`plb`			I/L			Polonombauk
`plc`			I/L			Central Palawano
`pld`			I/L			Polari
`ple`			I/L			Palu'e
`plg`			I/L			Pilagá
`plh`			I/L			Paulohi
`pli`	`pi`	`pli`	I/H	Indo-European	पालि, पाळि	Pali
(`plj`)			I/L			Polci
`plk`			I/L			Kohistani Shina
`pll`			I/L			Shwe Palaung
(`plm`)			I/L			Palembang
`pln`			I/L			Palenquero
`plo`			I/L			Oluta Popoluca
(`plp`)			I/L	spurious language		Palpa
`plq`			I/H			Palaic
`plr`			I/L			Palaka Senoufo
`pls`			I/L			San Marcos Tlacoyalco Popoloca; San Marcos Tlalcoyalco Popoloca
`plt`			I/L			Plateau Malagasy
`plu`			I/L	Arawakan	Pa'ikwené	Palikúr
`plv`			I/L			Southwest Palawano
`plw`			I/L			Brooke's Point Palawano
`ply`			I/L			Bolyu
`plz`			I/L			Paluan
`pma`			I/L			Paama
`pmb`			I/L			Pambia
(`pmc`)			I/E			Palumata
`pmd`			I/E			Pallanganmiddang
`pme`			I/L			Pwaamei
`pmf`			I/L			Pamona
`pmh`			I/H	Indo-European	𑀫𑀳𑀸𑀭𑀸𑀱𑁆𑀝𑁆𑀭𑀻	Māhārāṣṭri Prākrit
`pmi`			I/L	Sino-Tibetan		Northern Pumi
`pmj`			I/L	Sino-Tibetan		Southern Pumi
(`pmk`)			I/E			Pamlico
`pml`			I/E			Lingua Franca
`pmm`			I/L			Pomo
`pmn`			I/L			Pam
`pmo`			I/L			Pom
`pmq`			I/L			Northern Pame
`pmr`			I/L			Paynamar
`pms`			I/L		piemontèis	Piemontese
`pmt`			I/L			Tuamotuan
(`pmu`)			I/L			Mirpur Panjabi
`pmw`			I/L			Plains Miwok
`pmx`			I/L			Poumei Naga
`pmy`			I/L			Papuan Malay
`pmz`			I/E			Southern Pame
`pna`			I/L			Punan Bah-Biau
`pnb`			I/L	Indo-European	پنجابی	Western Panjabi
`pnc`			I/L			Pannei
`pnd`			I/L			Mpinda
`pne`			I/L			Western Penan
`png`			I/L			Pangu; Pongu
`pnh`			I/L			Penrhyn
`pni`			I/L			Aoheng
`pnj`			I/E			Pinjarup
`pnk`			I/L			Paunaka
`pnl`			I/L	Niger–Congo		Paleni
`pnm`			I/L			Punan Batu 1
`pnn`			I/L			Pinai-Hagahai
`pno`			I/E			Panobo
`pnp`			I/L			Pancana
`pnq`			I/L			Pana (Burkina Faso)
`pnr`			I/L			Panim
`pns`			I/L			Ponosakan
`pnt`			I/L		Ποντιακά	Pontic
`pnu`			I/L			Jiongnai Bunu
`pnv`			I/L			Pinigura
`pnw`			I/L			Banyjima; Panytyima
`pnx`			I/L			Phong-Kniang
`pny`			I/L			Pinyin
`pnz`			I/L			Pana (Central African Republic)
(`poa`)			I/L			Eastern Pokomam
(`pob`)			I/L			Western Pokomchí
`poc`			I/L			Poqomam
(`pod`)			I/E	spurious language		Ponares
`poe`			I/L			San Juan Atzingo Popoloca
`pof`			I/L			Poke
`pog`			I/E			Potiguára
`poh`			I/L			Poqomchi'
`poi`			I/L			Highland Popoluca
(`poj`)			I/L			Lower Pokomo
`pok`			I/L			Pokangá
`pol`	`pl`	`pol`	I/L	Indo-European	polski	Polish
`pom`			I/L			Southeastern Pomo
`pon`		`pon`	I/L			Pohnpeian
`poo`			I/E			Central Pomo
`pop`			I/L			Pwapwâ
`poq`			I/L			Texistepec Popoluca
`por`	`pt`	`por`	I/L	Indo-European	português	Portuguese
`pos`			I/L			Sayula Popoluca
`pot`			I/L		Neshnabémwen (Bodéwadmimwen)	Potawatomi
(`pou`)			I/L			Southern Pokomam
`pov`			I/L			Upper Guinea Crioulo
`pow`			I/L			San Felipe Otlaltepec Popoloca
`pox`			I/E			Polabian
`poy`			I/L			Pogolo
(`ppa`)			I/L			Pao
`ppe`			I/L			Papi
`ppi`			I/L		aka'ala	Paipai
`ppk`			I/L			Uma
`ppl`			I/L			Nicarao; Pipil
`ppm`			I/L			Papuma
`ppn`			I/L			Papapana
`ppo`			I/L			Folopa
`ppp`			I/L			Pelende
`ppq`			I/L			Pei
(`ppr`)			I/L			Piru
`pps`			I/L			San Luís Temalacayuca Popoloca
`ppt`			I/L			Pare
`ppu`			I/E			Papora
(`ppv`)			I/L	spurious language		Papavô
`pqa`			I/L			Pa'a
`pqm`			I/L		Peskotomuhkati	Malecite-Passamaquoddy
(`prb`)			I/L	spurious language		Lua'
`prc`			I/L			Parachi
`prd`			I/L		(فارسی (دری	Parsi-Dari
`pre`			I/L			Principense
`prf`			I/L			Paranan
`prg`			I/L		Prūsiska	Prussian
`prh`			I/L			Porohanon
`pri`			I/L			Paicî
`prk`			I/L			Parauk
`prl`			I/L			Peruvian Sign Language
`prm`			I/L			Kibiri
`prn`			I/L			Prasuni
`pro`		`pro`	I/H	Indo-European	proensals ancian	Old Occitan (to 1500); Old Provençal (to 1500)
(`prp`)			I/L	spurious language	فارسی	Parsi
`prq`			I/L			Ashéninka Perené
`prr`			I/E			Puri
`prs`			I/L		(فارسی (دری	Afghan Persian; Dari
`prt`			I/L			Phai
`pru`			I/L			Puragi
(`prv`)			I/L			Provençal
`prw`			I/L			Parawen
`prx`			I/L			Purik
(`pry`)			I/L			Pray 3
`prz`			I/L			Providencia Sign Language
`psa`			I/L			Asue Awyu
`psc`			I/L			Iranian Sign Language; Persian Sign Language
`psd`			I/L			Plains Indian Sign Language
`pse`			I/L			Central Malay
`psg`			I/L			Penang Sign Language
`psh`			I/L			Southwest Pashai; Southwest Pashayi
`psi`			I/L			Southeast Pashai; Southeast Pashayi
`psl`			I/L			Puerto Rican Sign Language
`psm`			I/E			Pauserna
`psn`			I/L			Panasuan
`pso`			I/L			Polish Sign Language
`psp`			I/L			Philippine Sign Language
`psq`			I/L			Pasi
`psr`			I/L			Portuguese Sign Language
`pss`			I/L			Kaulong
`pst`			I/L			Central Pashto
`psu`			I/H	Indo-European	𑀰𑁅𑀭𑀲𑁂𑀦𑀻	Sauraseni Prākrit
`psw`			I/L			Port Sandwich
`psy`			I/E			Piscataway
`pta`			I/L			Pai Tavytera
`pth`			I/E	Macro-Jê	Hahaháy	Pataxó Hã-Ha-Hãe
`pti`			I/L			Pindiini; Wangkatha
`ptn`			I/L			Patani
`pto`			I/L			Zo'é
`ptp`			I/L			Patep
`ptq`			I/L	Dravidian		Pattapu
`ptr`			I/L			Piamatsina
`ptt`			I/L			Enrekang
`ptu`			I/L			Bambam
`ptv`			I/L			Port Vato
`ptw`			I/E			Pentlatch
`pty`			I/L	Dravidian		Pathiya
`pua`			I/L			Western Highland Purepecha
`pub`			I/L			Purum
`puc`			I/L			Punan Merap
`pud`			I/L			Punan Aput
`pue`			I/E			Puelche
`puf`			I/L			Punan Merah
`pug`			I/L			Phuie
`pui`			I/L			Puinave
`puj`			I/L			Punan Tubu
(`puk`)			I/L	spurious language		Pu Ko
`pum`			I/L			Puma
(`pun`)			I/L			Pubian
`puo`			I/L			Puoc
`pup`			I/L			Pulabu
`puq`			I/E			Puquina
`pur`			I/L			Puruborá
`pus`	`ps`	`pus`	M/L	Indo-European	پښتو	Pashto; Pushto
`put`			I/L			Putoh
`puu`			I/L			Punu
`puw`			I/L			Puluwatese
`pux`			I/L			Puare
`puy`			I/E			Purisimeño
(`puz`)			I/L			Purum Naga
`pwa`			I/L			Pawaia
`pwb`			I/L	Niger–Congo?	Bujiyel	Panawa
`pwg`			I/L			Gapapaiwa
`pwi`			I/E			Patwin
`pwm`			I/L			Molbog
`pwn`			I/L			Paiwan
`pwo`			I/L			Pwo Western Karen
`pwr`			I/L			Powari
`pww`			I/L			Pwo Northern Karen
`pxm`			I/L			Quetzaltepec Mixe
`pye`			I/L			Pye Krumen
`pym`			I/L			Fyam
`pyn`			I/L			Poyanáwa
`pys`			I/L			Lengua de Señas del Paraguay; Paraguayan Sign Language
`pyu`			I/L			Puyuma
`pyx`			I/H	Sino-Tibetan		Pyu (Myanmar)
`pyy`			I/L			Pyen
`pze`			I/L	Afro-Asiatic		Pesse
`pzh`			I/L	Austronesian		Pazeh
`pzn`			I/L	Sino-Tibetan	Jaijairai	Jejara Naga; Para Naga

References

↑ "Scope of denotation for language identifiers". Archived from the original on December 31, 2024. Retrieved June 17, 2025.
↑ "Types of individual languages". Archived from the original on January 4, 2025. Retrieved June 17, 2025.
↑ "Deprecated Language Codes". Retrieved October 19, 2025.

Sources

"ISO 639-2 Registration Authority". Library of Congress.
"ISO 639-3 Registration Authority". SIL International.
Lewis, M. Paul; Simons, Gary F.; Fennig, Charles D., eds. (2016). "Ethnologue: Languages of the World" (19th ed.). Dallas, Texas: SIL International.

External links

"Codes for the Representation of Names of Languages (ISO 639-1 and ISO 639-2 codes)". Library of Congress.
"ISO 639-3 Downloads". SIL International.

[1] "Scope of denotation for language identifiers". Archived from the original on December 31, 2024. Retrieved June 17, 2025.

[2] "Types of individual languages". Archived from the original on January 4, 2025. Retrieved June 17, 2025.

[3] "Deprecated Language Codes". Retrieved October 19, 2025.

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