ISO 639-1

I-ISO 639-1 yinxalenye yokuqala yomgangatho wamazwe ngamazwe we-ISO 639, edwelisa iikhowudi ezimfutshane zokuchonga iilwimi eziphambili ezithethwa kwihlabathi. Yakhutshwa okokuqala ngo-2005 njengeeKhowudi zokumela amagama eelwimi -- Icandelo loku-1: ikhowudi ye-Alpha-2.

Icandelo 1 libandakanya ukurekhoda iikhowudi ezinoonobumba ababini. Kukho iikhowudi ezili-136 ezinoonobumba ababini abarekhodiweyo, eziquka iilwimi eziphambili zehlabathi. Eminye imizekelo:

 Ulwimi lwaseArmenia lumelwe ngu- hy
 Ulwimi lwesiDatshi lumelwe ngu -nl
 Ulwimi lwesiNgesi lumelwe ngu -en
 I-Esperanto imelwe yi- eo