ISO 639-3

I-ISO 639-3: 2007, Iikhowudi zokumelwa kwamagama eelwimi-Icandelo 3: Ikhowudi ye-Alpha-3 yokugubungela ngokupheleleyo iilwimi, yinxalenye yesithathu yomgangatho wehlabathi weekhowudi zolwimi kuthotho lwe-ISO 639, inkqubo ebanzi yokuhlela. zonke iilwimi, kubandakanywa zonke iilwimi ezithethwayo zehlabathi, ukudibanisa ulwimi ngalunye kunye nekhowudi ekhethekileyo yesazisi. Umgangatho wapapashwa yi-International Organisation for Standardization (ISO) ngo-1 February 2007 .

Icandelo lesithathu le-ISO 639 sisalathiso esabela iikhowudi ezinoonobumba aba-3 (alpha-3) kwikhathalogu enkulu yeelwimi eziquka iilwimi zala maxesha, zamandulo, ezaphelayo kwaneelwimi ezenziweyo, kuquka iilwimi zezizwana kunye neelwimi ezigciniweyo, kwisimbuku seelwimi. 7776 izinto. Injongo kukwakha isalathiso ngokubanzi nesineenkcukacha kangangoko kunokwenzeka esiquka lonke uhlobo lolwimi lomntu lwendalo oluthethwa ehlabathini. Inkcazo yolwimi eyandisiweyo yayisekelwe ngokukodwa kwiikhowudi zolwimi ezisetyenziswe kwi- Ethnologue (imiqulu ye-10-14) epapashwe yi-SIL International, ngoku eyirejista ye-ISO 639-3 . 

Le khowudi entsha ifezekisa umsebenzi owenziwe nge -ISO 639-2 version yangaphambili, ukugqiba kunye nokulungisa ukuhlelwa kwayo. I-ISO 639-3 yenzelwe ukuba ingangqubani ne-ISO 639-2 (ngoko ke, onke amasuntswana akwi-ISO 639-2 anikwa isichongi esitsha - ngaphandle kweentsapho zolwimi okanye ingqokelela yeelwimi, ngaphandle kwe-ISO 639-3 kwaye yaphinda yaziswa kuphela. kamva ISO 693-5). Indibaniselwano evunyelwe kukhetho lwekhowudi eyenziwe ngoonobumba aba-3 (alpha-3) ikuvumela ukuba uhlele uluhlu olukhulu kakhulu lweelwimi. 

Ekuqaleni, uhlaziyo lonyaka kunye nokuqinisekiswa kweekhowudi ezicwangcisiweyo kwakucingelwa, ukuze kuphuculwe ngakumbi umsebenzi wokuhlelwa owenziweyo.