ISO 639-3

639 Identifier Documentation: fas

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Persian [fas]

When two 639-2 codes are provided for the same language, they are to be considered synonyms. The first is from the code set for terminology applications (ISO 639-2/T) and the second is from the code set for bibliographic applications (ISO 639-2/B).
Identifier Language Name(s) Status Code Sets Equivalent(s) Scope Language Type Denotations
fas
Persian
Active 639-2, 639-2/T, 639-3 639-1: fa
639-2/B: per
639-2/T and 639-3: fas 		Macrolanguage Living Ethnologue, Glottolog, Wikipedia

Persian is a macrolanguage.

For a listing of the languages that are members of the macrolanguage Persian, see the documentation for the equivalent 639-3 code, namely [fas].
Macrolanguage Individual Languages
Identifier Reference Name
fas Persian
Identifier Reference Name Status
pes Iranian Persian Active
prs Dari Active