ISO 639-5

I-ISO 639-5 yinxalenye yesihlanu yomgangatho wamazwe ngamazwe we-ISO 639, edwelisa iikhowudi ezimfutshane zokuchonga iintsapho ezahlukeneyo kunye namaqela eelwimi ezithethwa kwihlabathi. Umgangatho wakhutshwa kwaye wapapashwa ngoMeyi 15, 2008 ngegama lesiNgesi: Iikhowudi zokumelwa kwamagama eelwimi- Icandelo lesi-5: Ikhowudi ye-Alpha-3 yeentsapho zeelwimi kunye namaqela

I-ISO 639-5 ibonelela ngekhowudi yokuchonga ezintathu ( i-Alpha-3 ) yokumela amagama eentsapho kunye namaqela eelwimi eziphilayo okanye eziphelelweyo. Iilwimi ezenzelwe kuphela ukusetyenziswa ziikhompyuter, ezinje ngeelwimi zenkqubo yekhompyuter, azifakwanga kule khowudi.

Ikhowudi ye-ISO 639-5 ithatha iikhowudi zeentsapho zolwimi esele zikho kumgangatho we -ISO 639-2, ukuwugqiba kunye nokwandisa, kwaye kuchaza uluhlu lweentsapho kunye namaqela eelwimi.

Kuthelekiso phakathi kwe-ISO 639-5 kunye ne-ISO 639-2 iintlobo ezintathu zeemeko ke ngoko zinokufunyanwa:

 iikhowudi ezinentsingiselo efanayo kuyo yomibini imigangatho (umzekelo alg ethi kuzo zombini imele iilwimi zaseAlgonquian);
 iikhowudi ezinentsingiselo ebanzi kumgangatho we-ISO 639-5
 iikhowudi ezintsha xa kuthelekiswa nomgangatho we-ISO 639-2 (umzekelo sqj ebonisa iqela leelwimi zesi-Albanian).