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Language Codes

This page lists the 101 languages that an agency can enable in Admin > Settings, under Languages. It supports the Multilingual Messaging guide.

ColumnUse
CodeThe value of the language field in the REST API. Send it in lowercase, with no region. An SFTP file can also hold this code.
LanguageThe English name of the language.
Agency app labelThe label of the language in the Agency app, in Admin > Settings and in the template editors. The confirmation text of Detect Language also uses this label.
Other SFTP codesThe ISO 639-2 and ISO 639-3 codes that also set this language in an SFTP file.
SFTP namesThe names that set this language in an SFTP file.
Inbound keywordsThe full-message texts that set this language when Detect Language is on. eCourtDate ignores the case of the letters A to Z. "None" means that only machine detection sets this language.

SFTP Value Rules​

eCourtDate reads the Preferred Language column of an SFTP file with these rules:

  • It ignores case and the spaces at the start and end of the value.
  • It accepts the code, an other SFTP code, or an SFTP name of each language.
  • It accepts a locale and uses the part before the first hyphen or underscore. For example, es-MX and es_US set es, and fil-PH sets fil.
  • It stores en for all other values, such as N/A, Unknown, or a code that is not on this page.
  • The names cantonese and filipino set zh and tl. To set Cantonese (zhh) or Filipino (fil), use the code.

Languages​

CodeLanguageAgency app labelOther SFTP codesSFTP namesInbound keywords
enEnglishEnglishengenglish, ingles, anglaisenglish, ingles, inglés, anglais, eng
esSpanishEspañol (spanish)spaspanish, espanol, español, espanyol, español (spanish)spanish, espanol, español, espanyol, castellano
zhMandarin Chinese中国人 (mandarin)chi, zho, cmnchinese, mandarin, cantonese, 中文, 中国人 (mandarin), 中国人chinese, chino, 中文, mandarin
tlTagalogTagalog (tagalog)tgltagalog, filipino, tagalog (tagalog)tagalog, filipino
filFilipinoFilipino (Pilipino)Nonefilipino (pilipino), pilipinoNone
viVietnameseTiếng việt (vietnamese)vievietnamese, tiếng việt, tiếng việt (vietnamese)vietnamese, tiếng việt, viet
arArabicعربى (arabic)araarabic, العربية, عربى (arabic), عربىarabic, العربية, عربي, arabe
thThaiไทย (thai)thathai, ไทย, ไทย (thai)None
frFrenchFrançais (french)fre, frafrancais, french, française, français, français (french)francais, french, française, français
koKorean한국어 (korean)korkorean, 한국어, 한국어 (korean)korean, coreano, 한국어
ruRussianPусский (russian)rusrussian, русский, pусский (russian), pусскийrussian, ruso, русский
daDanishDansk (danish)dandansk (danish), dansk, danishNone
deGermanDeutsch (german)ger, deugerman, deutsch, deutsch (german)deutsch, german, aleman, alemán
nlDutchNederlands (dutch)dut, nldnederlands (dutch), nederlands, dutchNone
hiHindiहिन्दी (hindi)hinhindi, हिन्दी, हिन्दी (hindi)None
ptPortuguesePortuguês (portugese)porportuguese, português, português (portugese), portugeseportuguese, portugues, português, portugués
itItalianItaliano (italian)itaitalian, italiano, italiano (italian)italian, italiano, italiana
plPolishPolskie (polish)polpolish, polski, polskie (polish), polskiepolish, polaco, polski
heHebrewעִברִית (hebrew)heb, iwעִברִית (hebrew), עִברִית, hebrewNone
jaJapanese日本語 (japanese)jpnjapanese, 日本語, 日本語 (japanese)japanese, japones, japonés, 日本語
faPersianفارسی (persian)per, fasfarsi, persian, فارسی, فارسی (persian)None
paPunjabiਪੰਜਾਬੀ (punjabi)panpunjabi, ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, ਪੰਜਾਬੀ (punjabi)None
guGujaratiગુજરાતી (gujarati)gujgujarati, ગુજરાતી, ગુજરાતી (gujarati)None
kmKhmerខ្មែរ (khmer)khmkhmer, cambodian, ខ្មែរ, ខ្មែរ (khmer)None
idIndonesianBahasa (indonesian)indbahasa (indonesian), bahasa, indonesianNone
swSwahiliKiswahili (swahili)swakiswahili (swahili), kiswahili, swahiliNone
trTurkishTürkçe (turkish)turtürkçe (turkish), türkçe, turkishNone
elGreekΕλληνικά (greek)gre, ellgreek, ελληνικά, ελληνικά (greek)None
nvNavajoDiné Bizaad (navajo)navnavajo, diné bizaad (navajo), diné bizaadNone
roRomanianRomână (romanian)rum, ronromână (romanian), română, romanianNone
msMalayMelayu (malay)may, msamelayu (malay), melayu, malayNone
kuKurdishKurdî (kurdish)kurkurdî (kurdish), kurdî, kurdishNone
berAmazighⵜⴰⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖⵜ (amazigh)Noneⵜⴰⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖⵜ (amazigh), ⵜⴰⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖⵜ, amazighNone
noNorwegianNorsk (norwegian)nor, nob, nno, nb, nnnorsk (norwegian), norsk, norwegianNone
svSwedishSvenska (swedish)swesvenska (swedish), svenska, swedishNone
fiFinnishSuomalainen (finnish)finsuomalainen (finnish), suomalainen, finnishNone
haHausaHausa (boko)hauhausa (boko), hausa, bokoNone
hawHawaiianʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (hawaiian)Noneʻōlelo hawaiʻi (hawaiian), ʻōlelo hawaiʻi, hawaiianNone
hmnHmongHmoob (hmong)Nonehmoob (hmong), hmoob, hmongNone
hyArmenianհայերեն (armenian)arm, hyeհայերեն (armenian), հայերեն, armenianNone
quQuechuaRunasimi (quechua)querunasimi (quechua), runasimi, quechuaNone
csCzechčeština (czech)cze, cesčeština (czech), čeština, czechNone
huHungarianMagyar (hungarian)hunmagyar (hungarian), magyar, hungarianNone
htHaitian CreoleCreole (Haitian)hatcreole (haitian), creole, haitiancreole, haitian, kreyol, kreyòl
mhMarshalleseKajin M̧ajel‌̧ (Marshallese)mahmarshallese, kajin m̧ajeļ, kajin m̧ajel‌̧ (marshallese), kajin m̧ajel‌̧None
bnBengaliবাংলা (bengali)benbengali, বাংলা, বাংলা (bengali)None
urUrduاردو (urdu)urdurdu, اردو, اردو (urdu)None
ukUkrainianУкраїнська (ukrainian)ukrukrainian, українська, українська (ukrainian)None
myBurmeseမြန်မာ (burmese)bur, myaမြန်မာ (burmese), မြန်မာ, burmeseNone
loLaoພາສາລາວ (lao)laoລາວ, ພາສາລາວ (lao), ພາສາລາວNone
siSinhalaසිංහල (sinhala)sinsinhala, සිංහල, සිංහල (sinhala)None
zuZuluisiZulu (zulu)zulisizulu (zulu), isizulu, zuluNone
rwRwandanIkinyarwanda (rwandan)kinikinyarwanda (rwandan), ikinyarwanda, rwandanNone
taTamilதமிழ் (tamil)tamtamil, தமிழ், தமிழ் (tamil)None
teTeluguతెలుగు (telugu)teltelugu, తెలుగు, తెలుగు (telugu)None
amAmharicአማርኛ (amharic)amhamharic, አማርኛ, አማርኛ (amharic)None
knKannadaಕನ್ನಡ (kannada)kankannada, ಕನ್ನಡ, ಕನ್ನಡ (kannada)None
mgMalagasyMalagasy (malagasy)mlgmalagasy (malagasy), malagasyNone
cnHakha ChinHakha Chin (chin)cnhhakha chin (chin), hakha chin, chinNone
mnMongolianМонгол (mongolian)monмонгол (mongolian), монгол, mongolianNone
bgBulgarianБългарски (bulgarian)bulбългарски (bulgarian), български, bulgarianNone
srSerbianСрпски (serbian)srpсрпски (serbian), српски, serbianNone
hrCroatianHrvatski (croatian)hrvhrvatski (croatian), hrvatski, croatianNone
slSlovenianSlovenščina (slovenian)slvslovenščina (slovenian), slovenščina, slovenianNone
kkKazakhҚазақ (kazakh)kazқазақ (kazakh), қазақ, kazakhNone
mlMalayalamമലയാളം (malayalam)malmalayalam, മലയാളം, മലയാളം (malayalam)None
yoYorubaYorùbá (yoruba)yoryorùbá (yoruba), yorùbá, yorubaNone
igIgboIgbo (igbo)iboigbo (igbo), igboNone
afAfrikaansAfrikaans (afrikaans)afrafrikaans (afrikaans), afrikaansNone
caCatalanCatalà (catalan)catcatalà (catalan), català, catalanNone
ltLithuanianLietuvių (lithuanian)litlietuvių (lithuanian), lietuvių, lithuanianNone
lvLatvianLatviešu (latvian)lavlatviešu (latvian), latviešu, latvianNone
etEstonianEesti (estonian)esteesti (estonian), eesti, estonianNone
mkMacedonianМакедонски (macedonian)mac, mkdмакедонски (macedonian), македонски, macedonianNone
tiTigrinyaትግርኛ (tigrinya)tirtigrinya, ትግርኛ, ትግርኛ (tigrinya)None
omOromoOromo (oromo)ormoromo (oromo), oromoNone
xhXhosaisiXhosa (xhosa)xhoisixhosa (xhosa), isixhosa, xhosaNone
soSomaliSoomaali (somali)somsomali, af soomaali, soomaali (somali), soomaaliNone
neNepaliनेपाली (nepali)nepnepali, नेपाली, नेपाली (nepali)None
azAzerbaijaniAzərbaycan (azerbaijani)azeazərbaycan (azerbaijani), azərbaycan, azerbaijaniNone
glGalicianGalego (galician)glggalego (galician), galego, galicianNone
euBasqueEuskara (basque)baq, euseuskara (basque), euskara, basqueNone
zomZomiဇိုမီး (zomi)ctdဇိုမီး (zomi), ဇိုမီး, zomiNone
ffFulaniFulfulde (fulani)fulfulfulde (fulani), fulfulde, fulaniNone
woWolofWolof (wolof)wolwolof (wolof), wolofNone
lnLingalaLingála (lingala)linlingála (lingala), lingála, lingalaNone
ndNdebeleisiNdebele (ndebele)ndeisindebele (ndebele), isindebele, ndebeleNone
tnTswanaSetswana (tswana)tsnsetswana (tswana), setswana, tswanaNone
smSamoanGagana Samoa (samoan)smogagana samoa (samoan), gagana samoa, samoanNone
toTonganFaka-Tonga (tongan)tonfaka-tonga (tongan), faka-tonga, tonganNone
miMaoriReo Māori (maori)mao, mrireo māori (maori), reo māori, maoriNone
chrCherokeeᏣᎳᎩ (cherokee)Noneꮳꮃꭹ (cherokee), ꮳꮃꭹ, cherokeeNone
choChoctawChahta (choctaw)Nonechahta (choctaw), chahta, choctawNone
beBelarusianБеларуская (belarusian)belбеларуская (belarusian), беларуская, belarusianNone
ttTatarТатар (tatar)tatтатар (tatar), татар, tatarNone
kyKyrgyzКыргызча (kyrgyz)kirкыргызча (kyrgyz), кыргызча, kyrgyzNone
tgTajikТоҷикӣ (tajik)tgkтоҷикӣ (tajik), тоҷикӣ, tajikNone
zhhCantonese中国人 (cantonese)yue中国人 (cantonese)None
jvJavaneseBasa Jawa (javanese)jav, jwbasa jawa (javanese), basa jawa, javaneseNone
uzUzbekOʻzbek (uzbek)uzboʻzbek (uzbek), oʻzbek, uzbekNone
psPashtoپښتو (pashto)pusپښتو (pashto), پښتو, pashtoNone

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