Thema v1.4 – new core categories, qualifiers and national extensions (April 2020) This is the list of all the new core categories, the new qualifiers and the new national extensions that have been added to Thema v1.4. Code English Notes AFCP Paintings and painting in ink Class here: ink wash AFFC Drawing and drawings in pencil, charcoal, crayon or pastel Class here: graphite, chalk, conté AFFK Drawing and drawings in pen or brush and ink AFJY Body art and tattoos Class here: body piercing, body painting as art. Use with: AFKP for performance art AGT Public art Use for: works on art in any media that were planned and executed with the intention of being staged in the public realm, often outside and accessible to all, either permanent or temporary, and which may be specially commissioned for a site or unofficial or unauthorised AGTS Urban arts Class here: guerrilla art, graffiti art, flyposting, sticker art, yarn bombing, street installations, urban styles etc. Use for: works about visual or applied art forms in urban areas, inspired by urban lifestyles or environment and in the public space AGZC Colours and colour theory Class here: colour science in art. Use with: P* or T* codes for more scientific or technical works AJTH Digital photography AKTF Fashion and textile design: accessories Class here: millinery, cordwainer, glove making, fashion and style in bags, hats, shoes and other accessories . Use for: works, usually illustrated, that look at aspects of the design, or the aesthetics of different accessories in fashion or costume AKX History of design Use with: other AK* and also STYLE 6*, PLACE 1* and TIME PERIOD 3* Qualifiers as appropriate
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Thema v1.4 – new core categories, qualifiers
and national extensions (April 2020)
This is the list of all the new core categories, the new qualifiers and the new national
extensions that have been added to Thema v1.4.
Code English Notes
AFCP Paintings and painting in ink Class here: ink wash
AFFC Drawing and drawings in pencil,
charcoal, crayon or pastel
Class here: graphite, chalk, conté
AFFK Drawing and drawings in pen or brush
and ink
AFJY Body art and tattoos Class here: body piercing, body
painting as art. Use with: AFKP for
performance art
AGT Public art Use for: works on art in any media that
were planned and executed with the
intention of being staged in the public
realm, often outside and accessible to
all, either permanent or temporary, and
which may be specially commissioned
for a site or unofficial or unauthorised
AGTS Urban arts Class here: guerrilla art, graffiti art,
flyposting, sticker art, yarn bombing,
street installations, urban styles etc.
Use for: works about visual or applied
art forms in urban areas, inspired by
urban lifestyles or environment and in
the public space
AGZC Colours and colour theory Class here: colour science in art. Use
with: P* or T* codes for more scientific
or technical works
AJTH Digital photography
AKTF Fashion and textile design:
accessories
Class here: millinery, cordwainer,
glove making, fashion and style in
bags, hats, shoes and other
accessories . Use for: works, usually
illustrated, that look at aspects of the
design, or the aesthetics of different
accessories in fashion or costume
AKX History of design Use with: other AK* and also STYLE
6*, PLACE 1* and TIME PERIOD 3*
Qualifiers as appropriate
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AMCM Materials in architecture Use for: works, often highly illustrated,
that look at structures specifically from
the point of view of the materials they
are made from, such as, concrete,
brick, steel, glass, wood etc. Prefer:
TN* codes for more technical,
structural engineering approaches
ATM Film, television, radio and performing
arts genres
Use for: the performing arts aspects of
these genres only. Use with: other AT*
codes to indicate that a work is about a
particular genre of film, tv show, stage
production etc. Prefer: F* codes for
fictionalised works in particular genres,
including tie-ins
ATMB Film, television, radio genres: Action,
adventure, crime and thrillers
Class here: works about martial arts,
disaster, mysteries, suspense,
gangster, heist, spy, espionage,
westerns, action-based war films,
shows, programmes or series
ATMC Film, television, radio genres:
Comedy and humour
Use for: works about humour-based
films, shows, programmes or series
ATMF Film, television, radio genres: Drama Use for: works about films, shows,
programmes or series
ATMH Film, television, radio genres:
Historical
Class here: period drama, peplums,
historical biographies, historical epic
films, samurai cinema etc. Use for:
works on films, shows, programmes or
series where the historical period is
one of the most important aspects
ATMN Film, television, radio genres: Science
fiction, fantasy and horror
ATMP Film, television, radio genres:
superhero and comic book inspired
Use for: works about films, shows,
programmes or series inspired by
comic book characters or stories
ATY History of Performing Arts Use with: other AT* codes as
appropriate
ATZ Film, television, radio and performing
arts: companion works
Use for: non-fiction, companion works
to TV series, films, shows, franchises,
etc. These are typically uncritical, such
as a compendium of characters, a
guide to the making of, or art of a
series. Use with: other AT* codes as
appropriate. Prefer: FYV or FZ for tie-
in versions of novels, novelisations or
novels inspired by a particular film,
series, show or franchise
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AVSD Music composition Class here: orchestration, musical
arrangement, transposition,
songwriting
CJAB Language teaching and learning: first
or native languages
Use for: all material for or about the
teaching or learning of a first language
or languages
CJAD Language teaching and learning:
second or additional languages
Use for: all material for or about the
teaching or learning of, or in, an
additional language or languages
DCR Poetry by form Use for: collections of poetry by single
or multiple poets, where the form is
one of the major aspects for
classification or search. Use all DCR*
codes with: other DC* or DB* codes as
appropriate
DCRB Poetry by form: Haiku Class here: Senryu, Haikai
DCRC Poetry by form: Tanka Class here: Kyoka, Waka
DCRG Poetry by form: Ghazal
DCRH Poetry by form: Calligram
DCRL Poetry by form: Limerick
DCRS Poetry by form: Sonnet
DDV Monologues / Duologues
FDM Afrofuturism / Black Speculative
fiction
Use with: FL* for Black Science
Fiction, or FK* or FM* codes if
appropriate
FNF Fairy and Folk tales Class here: folk and fairy tales from
any culture told in a story form. Use
for: modern retellings in novel form or
collections of these type of traditional
stories aimed primarily at adults, or
stories recognisably inspired by
traditional fairy stories
FNM Myths and Legends Class here: myths and legends from
any culture told in story form. Use for:
modern retellings in novel form or
collections of these type of traditional
stories aimed primarily at adults, or
stories recognisably inspired by
traditional myths. Use with: QRS* or
QRR* codes to indicate which
tradition, as appropriate
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FXN Narrative theme: Identity / belonging Use for: fiction where the identity, the
sense of, or search for, identity (of
whatever kind, social, cultural,
religious, gender, etc) of the main
character(s) is the main, or one of the
main themes of the story. Use with:
other subject codes and INTEREST 5*
Qualifiers as appropriate
FXQ Narrative theme: displacement, exile,
migration
Use for: fiction that has major themes
relating to diasporas, dispersion,
asylum, deracination, forced
relocation, cultural transitions, forced
journeys, etc
FYQ Fiction: special features: Yaoi / BL
novels
Use with: other F* codes to indicate
genre, for example FR* codes for
Romance stories, 5LKE * codes if they
are about that generation
FYS Fiction: special features: ranobe (‘light
novels’)
Use for: short fiction aimed at adults,
usually driven primarily by dialogue
and character and generally
accompanied by illustrations in
manga/anime or similar styles. Use
with: other F* codes to indicate the
genre. FYS may be used as a main
subject if appropriate
FYW Fiction: special features: game-
related
Class here: LitRPG, GameLit, RoLit.
Use for: fiction that is structured like a
videogame, or features the same kind
of challenges as would be found in a
game, or is about or set in a
videogame. Use with: other F* codes
especially FL* or FM* as appropriate
JBCC7 Cross-cultural studies and topics Class here: cross-cultural encounters,
cross-cultural exchanges, cultural
clashes. Use for: works that examine
social and cultural topics and issues
around the meeting of different of
cultures, including conflicts, negative
or positive exchanges, on a personal
or a societal level. Use with: NH*
codes for historical topics
JBCC8 Cultural policies and debates Use for: works about current debates,
policies, ideas, controversies around
the role of culture or cultural heritage
in society
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JBCT5 Disinformation and misinformation Class here: propaganda, ‘fake news‘.
Use for: the purposeful use of false or
misleading information, manipulation
of thoughts and actions by use of
information, the spread of misleading
or non-fact based information. Use
with: JBCT1 for works about the role of
digital platforms
JBFA1 Racism and racial discrimination Class here: institutional racism,
xenophobia. Use for: works about
discrimination and prejudice based on
skin colour, race or ethnic origin, or
prejudices based on the perception
that someone is foreign or from
outside the community, and issues of
inequality and discrimination, as well
as measures to address racism
JBFL Control, privacy and safety in society Use for: issues and debates around
privacy, use of data, the role of
government and big
corporations, security, anti-terrorism,
rights of the individual versus the rights
of society, surveillance, public safety,
social control and coercion
JBFN2 Drugs and alcohol: social aspects Class here: drug or alcohol addiction,
opioid addiction, substance abuse.
Use for: works about impact of drugs
and alcohol addiction or abuse on
society, groups or individuals,
intervention strategies, public policies
etc
JKSL Care of people with specific needs Class here: care of people with visible
or hidden disabilities, people with
physical and sensory impairments,
care of neurodivergent persons with
additional needs. Use for: social care
aspect, community and government
policies and associated professions or
roles. Use with: 5PM* qualifiers as
appropriate
JKVN Violent crimes Class here: murder, unlawful killings,
kidnapping, torture, assault, honour
crimes, rape and crimes of sexual
violence, etc
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JNSV Education of bilingual or multilingual
students
Class here: works looking at the theory
of education through a secondary
language, education in mixed
language classes, works about the
education of pupils who speak another
language, but where the language
teaching itself is not the focus of the
education
JNTR Play-based learning Use for: works that examine the
theories or approaches to using play
and activity to teach and learn
JNTS Teaching of reading, writing and
numeracy
Use for: works about the theory or
different approaches of learning or
teaching the basic skills
JPFA Green politics / ecopolitics /
environmentalism
Class here: green movements, activist
organisations
JPFN2 Pan-nationalism Use for: works about specific forms of
nationalism that look beyond traditional
boundaries of basic national identities,
in order to create a ‘higher’ pan-
national (all-inclusive) identity, based
on various common denominators.
Use with: NH* codes for history titles
and INTEREST 5* Qualifiers as
appropriate
JPVR1 Political abduction, imprisonment,
‘Disappearance’ and assassination
Use for: works about forced abduction,
imprisonment, or unlawful killings used
as a form of political oppression, the
‘Disappeared’ in various societies, the
search for the people or their bodies,
etc. Use with: LBBR or LNDC for legal
aspects or NH* codes for historical
material
JWXJ Non-combatants Class here: civilians, journalists, aid
workers, combat medics, military
chaplains, neutrals etc
KCCD Domestic or internal trade Class here: wholesale and retail trade.
Use for: works on the economics of
exchange of domestic goods within the
boundaries of a country
KCST Circular economic systems Class here: Circularity models. Use
for: works about circular economic
models based on repairing, remaking,
reusing, redesigning goods and
sustainable economic models aimed at
eliminating waste and creating a
continual use of resources
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KCVQ Service sector economics Use for: works that look of the
economics of the service sector,
usually firms offering ‘intangible goods’
such as entertainment, retail,
insurance, tourism, banking and other
services
KNTR Printing and reprographic industries Class here: printed packaging and
labelling industries
LAFF Systems of law: customary law Use for: works about bodies of law or
legal systems wholly or partially based
on custom and precedent
LAFG Systems of law: mixed systems Use for: works about bodies of law or
legal systems that are based on more
than one legal system
LNCB8 Hospitality, Travel and Tourism law Class here: Holiday law. Use for:
works that relate to laws and
regulations in the hospitality, travel and
tourism industries
MFGT Electrophysiology Class here: electroencephalography,
electrocardiogram,
Electrocorticography, EEG, ECG,
Electroneuronography
MKED Orthodontics Class here: dentofacial orthopaedics,
orthodontia
MKEH Dentistry specialities Class here: Prosthodontics,
Endodontics, Periodontics, Paediatric
dentistry, dental anaesthesiology
MQCL7 Nurse practitioner/ Advanced Practice
nursing and equivalents
MZA Veterinary medicine: general
MZAB Veterinary medicine: research
MZAD Veterinary medicine: reference and
statistics
MZB Pre-clinical veterinary medicine: basic
sciences
NHTX Violence, intolerance and persecution
in history
Class here: Purges, pogroms, violent
repression, cruelties, atrocities,
massacres etc. Use for: works that
examine these themes in history,
aspects of these topics or specific
events in different societies, cultures or
regions
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NHWD Medieval warfare (predating
gunpowder warfare)
Use for: works that look at warfare
post-antiquity, usually periods of
greater use of mounted cavalry, and
technologies such as the stirrup, or
heavily armoured knights or castles,
but prior to modern technologies such
as gunpowder warfare. Use with:
relevant PLACE 1* and TIME PERIOD
3* Qualifiers as appropriate
NKDS Archaeological sites Class here: works about specific sites
or digs
QDHL Jewish philosophy Class here: Maimonides
QDHP African philosophy Class here: Africana philosophy and
critical theory
QRJB2 Masorti Judaism Class here: Conservative Judaism
QRMF14 Biblical Apocrypha and
Intertestamental
class here: Biblical Pseudepigrapha
QRMF3 Writings of the Early Church Fathers Class here: Patristics or patrology. Use
for: the works of early Christian Writers
and with QRVC for critiques of the
texts or on its own when just the text
QRPF2 Hadith
QRRT1 Pre-Columbian religions and
mythologies
Class here: Aztec, Mayan, Olmec, Inca
religions and myths. Use for: works
about spiritual beliefs, including
mythology, religion, ceremonial
practices, rituals and observances that
have existed or were present in the
Americas prior to contact with
Europeans
QRRV Animism and Shamanism Class here: natural religion, nature
worship, Fetishism, totemism. Use for:
studies of these spiritual beliefs,
associated rituals, practices, stories,
mythologies etc. Use with: PLACE 1*
Qualifiers to indicate a particular
tradition. Prefer: VXWS for more
popular approaches
QRSV Slavic religion and mythology Use for: works about pre-Christian
Slavic mythologies and spiritual beliefs
QRVA2 Readings, selections and meditations
from sacred texts
Use for: general collections or with
other QR* codes for selections from
specific texts
QRVD Religious doctrines Use for: codification of beliefs or
bodies of teachings or instructions,
taught principles or positions, as the
essence of teachings in a belief
system
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RBPC Climatology and climate modelling Class here: palaeoclimatology, climate
forecasting, climate science
RBPM Meteorology Class here: meteorological
phenomena, short term weather
systems, nephology (study of clouds)
SCBC World Cups and World
championships
Use with: other S* codes to indicate
which type of sport this applies to
SVB Falconry and hawking Class here: trained birds of prey
TDPF1 Apparel and fashion: technology and
techniques
Class here: patternmaking, tailoring,
shoemaking, millinery, bagmaking.
Use for: technical and vocational
works aimed at professionals or
students in the garment, fashion or
related sectors including accessories
TGH Precision engineering and
manufacturing
Use for: works on the design,
engineering and manufacture of
scientific, technical, medical, chemical
and optical devices, precision tools
and equipment
THVG Geothermal energy and power Class here: ground source heat pump
THVH Hydropower / waterpower Class here: hydroelectricity and
hydropower, dams, watermills,
waterwheels
TJKH Signal processing Class here: analogue, continuous time,
discrete time, nonlinear and statistical
signal processing
TVHE Equine Management Class here: horse breeding, equine
sciences
UBB History of Computing, digital and
information technologies
UDP Digital photography: consumer / user
guides
Use for: all consumer/user guides to
digital photography. Use with: AJG for
general and artistic aspects or UGP for
technical works on editing and
software such as Photoshop
UGA Accessibility in web and digital design Class here: accessibility in digital
products, accessible digital publishing,
Electronic accessibility
UKL Interrelated smart technologies Use for: technical or professional
works about smart home technologies,
interconnected smart devices, internet
of things, systems of interrelated
computing devices, mechanical and
digital machines or objects
UYX Quantum computing and information Class here: Quantum information
science
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VFJB7 Coping with headaches and
migraines
VFJB9 Coping with chronic or long-term
illness or conditions
Use for: works giving advice about
living with or coping with or caring of
people with chronic or long-term
conditions
VFJH Coping with body image issues
VFJN Coping with bullying, coercion and
harassment
Use for: works that give advice on
dealing with social media trolling,
cyberbullying, intimidation, mobbing,
workplace harassment, coercion,
stalking and threatening or controlling
behaviour
VFJQ2 Coping with self-harm Class here: body positivity, body
negativity, body shaming, muscle
dysmorphia etc
VFVN Relationships: friends / peer groups Class here: advice on making friends,
friendships, relationships within peer
groups, social networks, social groups,
etc
VSA Practical advice: Life hacks / handy
tips
Use for: collections of useful and
practical tips, often across different
subjects, about making life a bit easier.
Use with: other subject codes as
appropriate
VSPP Personality traits Class here: personality tests,
extroverts, introverts, empaths, highly
sensitive persons, highly gifted
persons etc. Use for: works aimed at a
general audience that explore different
personality traits and types
VSY Survivalism / Preparing for disasters Class here: disaster manuals,
preppers’ guides. Use for: practical
guides for preparing for possible
disruptions, disasters (natural and
man-made) or emergencies
VXQM4 Mythical creatures: Fairies, elves and
similar folk
Use with: F*, JBGB or QR* codes if
appropriate
WBVS2 Breads and bread making
WBXN12 Tea Ceremony Class here: Way of the tea, chadō or
sadō (Japanese Tea Ceremony)
WCJB Watches Class here: wristwatches. Use for:
collecting watches, watches as fashion
objects, as luxury objects, yearbooks
of watches, etc
WCVB Antiques, vintage and collectables:
clothing and accessories
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WDMG2 Board games: Shogi
WDMG3 Board games: Go
WFD Leather crafts and Leatherworking
WJJ Perfume and incense Class here: fragrances
WJY Traditional rituals and ceremonies Class here: Japanese arts of
refinement, ceremonies of welcome,
bread and salt greetings, Use for:
popular works about commonplace,
traditional rituals and ceremonies and
associated etiquettes, customs or
codified conduct, often associated with
daily life. Use with: other subject codes
to indicate the nature of the ceremony,
for example, WBXN1 for a Japanese
traditional tea ceremony (Chadō), or
WFW for Ikebana (Kadō) or WJJ for
the Way of Fragrance (Kōdō)
WTHL Travel guides: Cities Use for: guides to specific cities. Use
with: PLACE 1* Qualifier codes as
appropriate
WTHV Travel guides: Rail travel Class here: railway timetables for
travellers, railway maps, travelling by
train, railway journeys etc
WZSJ Thematic journals and notebooks Use for: journals that you fill in, which
have some pre-printed text or images
to inspire what to write or note down.
Use with: another secondary code
indicating a subject as appropriate
XQAY Graphic novel / Comic book / Manga:
Educational
Use for: titles published as comics or
manga where the content is primarily
non-fiction and aimed at educating
people about the subject. Use with:
YN* codes if for young people or other
relevant non-fiction codes for titles
aimed at adults. Use with: relevant XA*
code to indicate type
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YBD Children‘s / Teenage: Chapter books
(transitional storybooks)
Use for: children‘s storybooks that are
primarily text, but still contain plentiful
illustrations. Usually of a relatively
short length and low complexity,
divided into very short chapters, and
intended for transitioning readers -
those moving on from picture
storybooks. Use with: relevant YF*
codes to indicate the genre of story, if
appropriate, or YN* or YX* categories
as secondary codes for stories with
specific themes. Prefer: X* codes for
stories told in comic book or manga
form
YBGS Children‘s interactive and activity:
papercrafts
Class here: origami, books of paper
dolls to dress, paper models to make
or assemble, things to cut out or
punch-out, dioramas, paper folding, or
other activities for children using paper
or card
YFZS Children’s / Teenage fiction: ranobe
(‘light novels‘)
Use for: short fiction for children or
adolescents, usually driven primarily
by dialogue and character, and
generally accompanied by illustrations
in manga/anime or similar styles . Use
with: Other YF* codes to indicate the
genre
YFZT Children’s / Teenage: Fiction in
translation
Use for: fiction in translation from
another language. Use with: YF*
codes to ensure classification is
meaningful beyond the translation of
the work itself. DO NOT USE: PLACE
1* or LANGUAGE 2* Qualifiers to
describe the detail of the original
language, this would be described
elsewhere and not using Thema. You
may still use a PLACE Qualifier if it is
relevant to the plot or setting of the
book. DO NOT USE: YFZT as the
main or primary subject or the only
code
YNRA Children’s / Teenage general interest:
Philosophy
Class here: philosophical traditions
and schools of thoughts
YNVM Children’s / Teenage general
interest: Games
Class here: Indoor games, party
games, board games, card games,
educational games, traditional games,
games of chance, games of skill,
action and reflex games, strategy
games, role-playing games dice
games, chess etc
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YNWD5 Children’s / Teenage general interest:
Ball games and sports: Cricket
YNWD7 Children’s / Teenage general interest:
Ball games and sports: Rugby
YNXB5 Children’s / Teenage general interest:
Unicorns
YNXB6 Children’s / Teenage general interest:
Mermaids / Merfolk
YPWD Educational: Construction, building
and related skills
Class here: Built Environment, Building
Engineering. Use for: material for
pupils about topics in the construction
and related sectors. Use with: TN*
codes to give detail for more
specialised material
YPWE Educational: Agriculture, horticulture
and related subjects
Class here: fishing, forestry, animal
care and management, arboriculture,
countryside management,
blacksmithing, etc. Use for: material for
pupils about topics in the rural or land-
based sectors. Use with: TV* codes to
give detail for more specialised
material
YPWG Educational: Transport, logistics and
related skills
Class here: distribution, driving skills.
Use for: material for pupils about
topics in these sectors. Use with: T* or
K* codes to give detail for more
specialised material
YPWL1 Educational: General knowledge Use for: educational material that gives
a broad sweep of general knowledge
or culture or teaches cultural
awareness and expression
YPWL2 Educational: Study skills Use for: general material that teaches
skills needed for studying or learning
efficiently, such as functional skills,
learning techniques, organizational
skills, writing techniques, note taking
etc
YPWL3 Educational: Memory skills and
creative thinking
Use for: general material that teaches
pupils thinking skills, including initiative
YPWL4 Educational: Social and life skills Use for: general material that teaches
pupils skills for interaction with others
or dealing with daily life
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YPWN Educational: Uniformed public or
protective services
Use for: material aimed at pupils
preparing for one of the uniformed
public or protective services, such as
the fire service, paramedics, police or
armed services. Use with: JKSW* or
JWC* codes to give detail for more
specialised material
YXFR Children’s / Teenage personal and
social topics: siblings
Class here: brothers, sisters, step and
half brothers and sisters
YXHP Children’s / Teenage personal and
social topics: Life skills and choices
Class here: manners, behaviour,
dilemmas, consequences,
responsibilities, skills for interacting
with modern life, other people,
following or not following rules, etc
YXM Children’s / Teenage personal and
social topics: multicultural
Use for: works on social and cultural
topics linked to multiculturalism,
multicultural societies
YZSG Children’s / Teenage stationery items:
thematic journals and notebooks
Use for: journals that you fill in, which
have some pre-printed text or images
to inspire what to write or note down.
Use with: another secondary code
indicating a subject where appropriate.
Use with: INTEREST AGE 5A*
Qualifiers and another secondary code
indicating subject where appropriate
1DDN-NL-GR Achterhoek Class here: Doesburg, Doetinchem,
Winterswijk, Zutphen
1DDN-NL-GS Betuwe (Batavia)
1DDN-NL-GV Veluwe Class here: Hoge Veluwe National
Park
1DDN-NL-UV Utrechtse Heuvelrug (Utrecht Hill
Ridge)
Use for: the national park or the area
1DDN-NL-VT Twente
1DDN-NL-X Netherlands: Places of interest Use for: physical features, historical
and cultural areas or other places of
national interest or importance
1DDN-NL-XB Groene Hart
1DDU-GB-ESZC The Chilterns
1DDU-GB-EYKW Whitby
1DDU-GB-SHGD Cairngorms Class here: Cairngorms National park,
Ben Macdhui, Braeriach, Cairn Toul,
Sgor an Lochain Uaine, Angus Glens,
Monadhliath, Càrn Dearg, Strathspey,
Aviemore, Glenshee, Braemar
1DDU-GB-SHGH Ben Nevis and Glen Coe Class here: Mamores, Glen Etive,
Black Mount, Rannoch Moor, Loch
Levan, Fort William, Glen Nevis
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1DFA-AT-KB Klagenfurt
1DFA-AT-KD Villach
1DFA-AT-KF Wörthersee (Lake Wort)
1DFA-AT-MB Bruck an der Mur
1DFA-AT-MG Graz
1DFA-AT-MH Hochschwab Class here: Mariazell, Tragöß
(Tragoess), Wildalpen
1DFA-AT-ML Leoben
1DFA-AT-NA Industrieviertel Class here: Wiener Neustadt
1DFA-AT-NB Mostviertel Class here: Sankt Pölten, Waidhofen
an der Ybbs
1DFA-AT-NC Waldviertel Class here: Krems an der Donau
1DFA-AT-ND Weinviertel
1DFA-AT-NW Wachau Class here: Melk
1DFA-AT-RA Linz
1DFA-AT-RC Hausruckviertel Class here: Wels
1DFA-AT-RD Innviertel Class here: Schärding
1DFA-AT-RE Mühlviertel Class here: Freistadt
1DFA-AT-RF Traunviertel Class here: Gmunden, Steyr
1DFA-AT-SA Salzburg (City)
1DFA-AT-SC Flachgau Class here: Wallersee
1DFA-AT-SD Pinzgau Class here: Saalfelden, Zell am See
1DFA-AT-SE Lungau
1DFA-AT-SF Pongau Class here: Gastein, Werfen
1DFA-AT-SG Tennengau Class here: Hallein
1DFA-AT-TA Innsbruck
1DFA-AT-TC Ausserfern Class here: Reutte
1DFA-AT-TD Upper Tyrol Class here: Imst, Landeck, Telfs,
Ötztal, Stubaital
1DFA-AT-TE Lower Tyrol Class here: Hall in Tirol, Kitzbühel,
Kaiser Mountains, Zillertal
1DFA-AT-TF Eastern Tyrol Class here: Lienz
1DFA-AT-VB Bregenz
1DFA-AT-VF Feldkirch
1DFA-AT-VM Montafon
1DFA-AT-VR Bregenz Forest
1DFA-AT-Z Austria: Places of Interest
1DFA-AT-ZA Arlberg
1DFA-AT-ZD Dachstein
1DFA-AT-ZR Semmering
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1DFA-AT-ZS Salzkammergut Class here: Attersee, Mondsee,
Traunsee, Wolfgangsee
1DFA-AT-ZW Vienna Woods
1DFG-DE-BGB Havelland
1DFG-DE-BGD Potsdam
1DFG-DE-BGE Cottbus
1DFG-DE-BGF Frankfurt (Oder)
1DFG-DE-BKB Fehmarn
1DFG-DE-BKD Fischland-Darss-Zingst
1DFG-DE-BKF Usedom
1DFG-DE-BMB Schwerin
1DFG-DE-BMC Greifswald
1DFG-DE-BMD Rostock
1DFG-DE-BMF Stralsund
1DFG-DE-BMH Wismar
1DFG-DE-BMM Mecklenburg Lake Plateau Class here: Neubrandenburg
1DFG-DE-BSB Magdeburg Class here: Magdeburg Börde, Elbe-
Börde-Heath, Magdeburg (region)
1DFG-DE-BSC Dessau
1DFG-DE-BSD Halberstadt
1DFG-DE-BSF Halle (Saale)
1DFG-DE-BSG Lutherstadt Wittenberg
1DFG-DE-BSH Quedlinburg
1DFG-DE-BSK Wernigerode
1DFG-DE-FSC Bautzen
1DFG-DE-FSD Görlitz
1DFG-DE-FSE Chemnitz
1DFG-DE-FSF Freiberg
1DFG-DE-FSG Plauen
1DFG-DE-FSH Zwickau
1DFG-DE-FSN Saxon Switzerland National Park Class here: Elbe Sandstone Mountains
1DFG-DE-FTB Erfurt
1DFG-DE-FTD Thuringian Forest
1DFG-DE-FTDB Eisenach
1DFG-DE-FTH Jena
1DFG-DE-FTJ Weimar
1DFG-DE-TBAB Passau
1DFG-DE-TBBB Berchtesgadener Land Class here: Berchtesgaden National
Park
1DFG-DE-
TBBBA
Berchtesgaden
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1DFG-DE-TBBD Ingolstadt
1DFG-DE-TBBF Chiemgau Class here: Chiemsee
1DFG-DE-TBBG Lake Starnberg
1DFG-DE-TBBH Tegernsee Class here: Tegernsee (City)
1DFG-DE-TBF Franconia Class here: Steigerwald
1DFG-DE-TBFC Upper Franconia
1DFG-DE-
TBFCB
Bamberg
1DFG-DE-
TBFCD
Bayreuth
1DFG-DE-TBFM Middle Franconia
1DFG-DE-
TBFMB
Fürth
1DFG-DE-
TBFMD
Rothenburg ob der Tauber
1DFG-DE-TBFV Lower Franconia
1DFG-DE-
TBFVB
Aschaffenburg
1DFG-DE-
TBFVD
Würzburg
1DFG-DE-TBH Augsburg
1DFG-DE-TBJ Füssen
1DFG-DE-TBK Kempten
1DFG-DE-TBL Lindau
1DFG-DE-TBM Upper Palatinate
1DFG-DE-TBMB Regensburg
1DFG-DE-TBN Altmühltal Class here: Altmühl
1DFG-DE-TBP Bavarian Forest
1DFG-DE-UBC Breisgau Class here: Kaiserstuhl
1DFG-DE-UBCF Freiburg im Breisgau
1DFG-DE-UBE Electoral Palatinate
1DFG-DE-UBEB Heidelberg
1DFG-DE-UBED Mannheim
1DFG-DE-UBG Heilbronn
1DFG-DE-UBJ Karlsruhe
1DFG-DE-UBL Konstanz
1DFG-DE-UBP Swabian Jura
1DFG-DE-UBPB Reutlingen
1DFG-DE-UBPD Ulm
1DFG-DE-UBR Singen (Hohentwiel)
1DFG-DE-UBT Tübingen
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1DFG-DE-UHC Rheingau
1DFG-DE-UHCW Wiesbaden
1DFG-DE-UHE Darmstadt
1DFG-DE-UHP Kassel
1DFG-DE-UHT Taunus
1DFG-DE-URAS Speyer
1DFG-DE-URC Rhenish Hesse Class here: Bingen am Rhein,
Ingelheim am Rhein
1DFG-DE-URCM Mainz
1DFG-DE-URCW Worms
1DFG-DE-URK Koblenz
1DFG-DE-URT Trier
1DFG-DE-VAF Heligoland
1DFG-DE-VAN North Frisia
1DFG-DE-VANF Föhr
1DFG-DE-VANS Sylt
1DFG-DE-VAP East Frisia Class here: East Frisian Islands
1DFG-DE-VBC Bremerhaven
1DFG-DE-VNB Wendland
1DFG-DE-VNC Braunschweig
1DFG-DE-VND Lüneburg Heath
1DFG-DE-VNDB Celle
1DFG-DE-VNDD Lüneburg
1DFG-DE-VNE Goslar
1DFG-DE-VNF Göttingen
1DFG-DE-VNG Hildesheim
1DFG-DE-VNH Oldenburg
1DFG-DE-VNK Osnabrück
1DFG-DE-VRA Aachen
1DFG-DE-VRG Bonn
1DFG-DE-VRH Münster (region)
1DFG-DE-VRHM Münster
1DFG-DE-VRJ Siegen
1DFG-DE-VRK Ostwestfalen-Lippe
1DFG-DE-VRKB Bielefeld
1DFG-DE-VRKP Paderborn
1DFG-DE-VRL Bergisches Land
1DFG-DE-VRLB Solingen
1DFG-DE-VRLD Wuppertal
1DFG-DE-VRM Lower Rhine region
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1DFG-DE-VRN Sauerland
1DFG-DE-VRRB Bochum
1DFG-DE-VRRD Duisburg
1DFG-DE-XD Rothaar Mountains
1DFG-DE-XE Odenwald
1DFG-DE-XEB Bergstrasse
1DFG-DE-XF Teutoburg Forest
1DFG-DE-XG Westerwald
1DFG-DE-XH Spessart
1DFH-CH-CBB Bernese Oberland Class here: Lake Brienz
1DFH-CH-CBBD Interlaken
1DFH-CH-CBBG Grindelwald
1DFH-CH-CBBT Thun Class here: Lake Thun
1DFH-CH-GVM Montreux
1DFH-CH-GWB Zermatt
1DFH-CH-NAB Aarau
1DFH-CH-NBL Liestal
1DFH-CH-PKA Chur (Coire)
1DFH-CH-PKB Davos
1DFH-CH-PKM Engadine Class here: Maloja Pass, Albula Pass,
Flüela Pass, Julier Pass, Maloja Pass,
Ofen Pass / Fuorn Pass
1DFH-CH-PKMB St. Moritz
1DFH-CH-PNH Toggenburg Class here: Wildhaus
1DFH-CH-PZ Eastern Switzerland: Places of
interest
Class here: Lake Walen / Lake
Walenstadt
1DFH-CH-PZB Säntis Class here: Alpstein Massif
1DFH-CH-RA Ascona Class here: Monte Verità
1DFH-CH-RC Bellinzona
1DFH-CH-RE Locarno
1DFH-CH-RG Lugano
1DFH-CH-UZ Central Switzerland: Places of interest Class here: Mount Pilatus, Mount Titlis
1DFH-CH-UZD Lake Lucerne Class here: the lake and its
surrounding area
1DFH-CH-XB Winterthur
1DFH-CH-Z Switzerland: Places of Interest Class here: River Aare, River Reuss,
Seetal, Lake Hallwil, Lake Baldegg
1DFH-CH-ZS Lake Zurich Class here: the lake and its
surrounding area
1DNN-NO-DA Troms and Finnmark Use for: merger of Troms and
Finnmark to ‘Troms and Finnmark’
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1DNN-NO-DFA Vardø
1DNN-NO-DFB Kirkenes Class here: Sør-Varanger
1DNN-NO-DFC Alta
1DNN-NO-DFD Hammerfest Class here: Kvalsund
1DNN-NO-DFG Honningsvåg
1DNN-NO-DFK North Cape Class here: Knivskjellodden,
Honningsvåg
1DNN-NO-DTB Harstad Class here: Hinnøya
1DNN-NO-DTD Finnsnes Class here: Senja
1DNN-NO-DLD Fauske
1DNN-NO-DLF Lofoten and Vesterålen
1DNN-NO-DLFA Sortland
1DNN-NO-DLFB Stokmarknes
1DNN-NO-DLFC Leknes
1DNN-NO-DLFD Svolvær
1DNN-NO-DLG Helgeland Class here: Vega
1DNN-NO-DLGA Mo i Rana
1DNN-NO-DLGB Mosjøen
1DNN-NO-DLGC Sandnessjøen
1DNN-NO-DLGD Brønnøysund
1DNN-NO-JB Agder Use for: merged county of Aust-Agder
and Vest-Agder as Agder
1DNN-NO-JAB Grimstad
1DNN-NO-JAC Tvedestrand
1DNN-NO-JAD Risør
1DNN-NO-JGM Lyngdal
1DNN-NO-JGN Mandal
1DNN-NO-JGP Flekkefjord
1DNN-NO-TDA Levanger
1DNN-NO-TDB Namsos
1DNN-NO-TDC Kolvereid
1DNN-NO-TDD Stjørdal
1DNN-NO-TDE Verdal Class here: Verdalsøra
1DNN-NO-TRA Orkanger
1DNN-NO-TRB Brekstad
1DNN-NO-TRC Røros
1DNN-NO-VA Vestland Use for: merged county of Sogn og
Fjordane and Hordaland as Vestland
1DNN-NO-VHC Stord
1DNN-NO-VHD Odda
1DNN-NO-VMB Fosnavåg
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1DNN-NO-VMD Ulsteinvik
1DNN-NO-VMN Åndalsnes
1DNN-NO-VRA Bryne
1DNN-NO-VRB Eigersund
1DNN-NO-VRC Haugesund
1DNN-NO-VRD Jørpeland
1DNN-NO-VRF Sandnes
1DNN-NO-VRG Sauda
1DNN-NO-VRH Skudeneshavn
1DNN-NO-VRJ Kopervik
1DNN-NO-VRK Åkrehamn
1DNN-NO-VWA Flora Class here: Florø
1DNN-NO-VWB Førde
1DNN-NO-VWC Måløy
1DNN-NO-XC Viken Use for: merged county of Akershus,
Buskerud and Østfold as Viken
1DNN-NO-XAA Drøbak
1DNN-NO-XAB Lillestrøm
1DNN-NO-XAC Sandvika
1DNN-NO-XAD Ski (NO)
1DNN-NO-XAE Jessheim
1DNN-NO-XBC Hokksund
1DNN-NO-XBH Hønefoss
1DNN-NO-XBK Kongsberg
1DNN-NO-XD Innlandet Use for: merger county of Hedmark
and Oppland as Innlandet
1DNN-NO-XHA Elverum
1DNN-NO-XHB Kongsvinger
1DNN-NO-XHC Brumunddal
1DNN-NO-XHD Moelv
1DNN-NO-XPA Fagernes
1DNN-NO-XPB Gjøvik
1DNN-NO-XPC Otta
1DNN-NO-XPD Raufoss
1DNN-NO-XPE Vinstra
1DNN-NO-XR Vestfold and Telemark
1DNN-NO-XTA Kragerø
1DNN-NO-XTB Notodden
1DNN-NO-XTC Brevik
1DNN-NO-XTD Porsgrunn
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1DNN-NO-XTE Rjukan
1DNN-NO-XTF Langesund
1DNN-NO-XTG Stathelle
1DNN-NO-XVA Holmestrand
1DNN-NO-XVB Horten
1DNN-NO-XVC Stavern
1DNN-NO-XVD Svelvik
1DNN-NO-XVF Åsgårdstrand
1DNN-NO-XZA Askim
1DNN-NO-XZB Mysen
1DZA-CH-L Lake Lugano Class here: the lake and its
surrounding area
1DZTA-CH-A Swiss Alps Class here: Glarus Alps
1DZTA-CH-AD Bernese Alps
1DZTA-CH-ADA Aletsch Class here: Finsteraarhorn, Aarmassif,
Aletsch Glacier, Bietschhorn
1DZTA-CH-ADE Eiger
1DZTA-CH-ADJ Jungfrau
1DZTA-CH-AG Saint-Gotthard Massif Class here: Gotthard Pass
1DZTA-CH-B Val Bregaglia Class here: Bregaglia Range
1DZTCB Beskid Mountains
1DZTCBB Bieszczady Mountains
1DZTCBP Peniny (Pienin Mountains)
1DZTJ Bohemian Massif
1DZTJS Sudetes
1DZTJSH Stołowe Mountains
1DZT-BE-A The Ardennes Class here: Ardennes Forest
1QBCV Spanish Empire Class here: Hispanic Monarchy,
Viceroyalty of New Spain, Viceroyalty
of Peru, Viceroyalty of New Granada,
and Viceroyalty of Rio de la Plata
1QBCW Portuguese Empire
1QBK-CO-B Gran Colombia
1QBK-CO-C Nueva Granada (New Granada)
1QFB African Union Class here: Organisation of African
Unity
1QFT Mercosur / Mercosul Class here: Southern Common Market
2ACBX International English Class here: Global English, World
English etc
2ACZH Low German / Low Saxon Equivalent of ISO 639-2 nds
2ACZL Luxembourgish / Letzeburgesch Equivalent of ISO 639-2 ltz
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2ADFC Norman language Class here: Guernésiais, Jèrriais,
Sercquiais, Cauchois, Cotentinais,
Norman-French. Equivalent of ISO
639-3 nrf
2ADSR Judeo-Spanish / Ladino Equivalent of ISO 639-2 lad
2ADWD Ladin Equivalent of ISO 639-3 lld
2ADWR Romansh Equivalent of ISO 639-2 roh
2AGN Rusyn Class here: Lemko, Ruthene,
Pannonian and Carpathian rusyn.
Equivalent of ISO 639-3 rue
2FCU Uralic / Uralian languages Class here: Samoyedic, Permic,
Mordvinic, Mari languages
2JNBL Inuinnaqtun Class here: Western Canadian
Inuktitut, Natsilingmiutut, Siglitun.
Equivalent to code ikt from ISO 639-3
2JNBM Inupiaq Class here: North Alaskan Inupiatun,
Northwest Alaska Inupiatun,
Equivalent to codes ipk, esi, esk from
ISO 639-3
2JNBN Yupik languages Class here: Pacific Gulf Yupik, Central
Yupik, Central Siberian Yupik.
Equivalent to code ypk from ISO 639-2
and codes ems, esu, ess from ISO
639-3
2JNBR Kalaallisut /Greenlandic Class here: Tunumiisut, Inuktun.
Equivalent to code kal from ISO 639-2
2JNCA Siksika Class here: Blackfoot languages,
Kainai, Aapátohsipikani,
Aamsskáápipikani. Equivalent to code
bla from ISO 639-3
2JNCB Arapaho Class here: Arapahoan languages,
Atsina, Gros Ventre. Equivalent to
code arp from ISO 639-3
2JNCC Cheyenne Class here: Tsėhésenėstsestȯtse.
Equivalent to code chy from ISO 639-3
2JNCEA Plains Cree Class here: nēhiyawēwin. Equivalent
to code crk from ISO 639-3
2JNCEB Woods Cree Equivalent to code cwd from ISO 639-
3
2JNCEC Swampy Cree Class here: Maskekon, Omaškêkowak.
Equivalent to code csw from ISO 639-
3
2JNCED East Cree Class here: Northern East Cree,
Southern East Cree, Iyiniw-Ayamiwin,
Iyiyiw-Ayamiwin, Iyiyiw-Ayimiwin.
Equivalent to code crl, crj from ISO
639-3
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2JNCF Naskapi Class here: Iyuw Iyimuun. Equivalent
to code nsk from ISO 639-3
2JNCG Innu-aimun / Montagnais Equivalent to code moe from ISO 639-
3
2JNCH Atikamekw Equivalent to code atj from ISO 639-3
2JNCJB Chippewa Class here: Ojibwemowin. Equivalent
to code ciw from ISO 639-3
2JNCJC Ottawa / Odawa Class here: Nishnaabemwin,
Daawaamwin. Equivalent to code otw
from ISO 639-3
2JNCJD Oji-Cree / Severn Ojibwa Class here: Anishininiimowin, Northern
Ojibwa. Equivalent to code ojs from
ISO 639-3
2JNCK Algonquin / Algonkin Class here: Anicinàbemowin.
Equivalent to code alq from ISO 639-3
2JNCL Potawatomi Clashere: Pottawatomie,
Bodéwadmimwen, Bodéwadmi
Zheshmowen, Neshnabémwen.
Equivalent to code pot from ISO 639-3
2JNCM Mesquakie-Sauk-Kickapoo Class here: Fox, Meskwakiatoweni,
Kikapú. Equivalent to codes sac, kic
from ISO 639-3
2JNCN Shawnee Equivalent to code sjw from ISO 639-3
2JNCP Miami / Myaamia Class here: Miami-Illinois language.
Equivalent to code mia from ISO 639-3
2JNCQ Mi‘kmaq / Micmac Equivalent to code mic from ISO 639-3
2JNCR Abnaki / Abenaki Class here: Western and Eastern
Abnaki. Equivalent to code abe from
ISO 639-3
2JNCS Malecite-Passamaquoddy Class here: Maliseet–
Passamaquoddy. Equivalent to code
pqm from ISO 639-3
2JNCT Delaware / Lenape languages Class here: Munsee, Unami.
Equivalent to codes del, umu from
ISO 639-3
2JNDB Tlingit Equivalent to code tli from ISO 639-3
2JNDD Athabaskan (Dene) languages Class here: Athapascan. Equivalent to
code ath from ISO 639-2
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2JNDDB Northern Athabaskan languages Class here: Ahtena,Tanaina,
Degexit‘an, Holikachuk, Koyukon,
Upper Kuskokwim, Tanana, Tutchone,
Gwichʼin, Han, Tagish, Tahltan, Kaska,
Sekani, Beaver,Dane-zaa, Babine,
Carrier, Chilcotin, Sarsi. Equivalent to
codes aht, tfn, ing, hoi, koy, kuu, taa,
tce, ttm, gwi, haa, tgx, tht, kkz,sek,
bea, bcr, crx, caf, clc, srs from ISO
639-3
2JNDDBK Slavey languages Class here: North Slavey, South
Slavey. Equivalent to codes den, scs,
xsl from ISO 639-3
2JNDDBP Dogrib Class here: Ticho. Equivalent to code
dgr from ISO 639-3
2JNDDBR Chipewyan / Dene Suline Equivalent to code chp from ISO 639-3
2JNDDH Apachean (Southern Athabaskan)
languages
Class here: Kiowa Apache ,
Mescalero-Chiricahua, Western
Apache, Jicarilla. Equivalent to code
apa from ISO 639-2 and codes apk,
apj, apm, apw from ISO 639-3
2JNDDHJ Navajo / Navaho Equivalent to code nav from ISO 639-2
2JNE Kutenai Equivalent to code kut from ISO 639-2
2JNF Salishan languages Class here: Coast and Interior Salish
languages, Tsamosan, Lushootseed,
Southern Puget Sound Salish, Skagit,
Snohomish, Sechelt, Clallam, Straits
Salish, Twana, Coeur d‘Alene,
Columbia-Wenatchi, Okanagan,
Kalispel-Pend d‘Oreille, Spokane.
Equivalent to code sal from ISO 639-2,
and codes lut, slh, ska, sno, sec, clm,
str, twa, crd, col, fla, spo from
ISO 639-3
2JNFB Nuxalk / Bella Coola Equivalent to code blc from ISO 639-3
2JNFC Comox Equivalent to code coo from ISO 639-3
2JNFD Halkomelem Class here: Hul‘qumi‘num. Equivalent
to code hur from ISO 639-3
2JNFG Squamish Equivalent to code squ from ISO 639-3
2JNFH Shuswap Class here: Secwepemctsín.
Equivalent to code shs from ISO 639-3
2JNFM Lillooet Equivalent to code lil from ISO 639-3
2JNFR Ntlakyapamuk / Thompson Class here: Nlaka‘pamuctsin,
Nlaka‘pamux. Equivalent to code thp
from ISO 639-3
2JNFT Okanagan Class here: Colville-Okanagan.
Equivalent to code oka from ISO 639-3
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2JNGC Cherokee Equivalent to code chr from ISO 639-2
2JNGM Mohawk Equivalent to code moh from ISO
639‑2
2JNGW Wyandot / Wendat – Huron Equivalent to code wya from ISO
639‑3
2JNH Siouan–Catawban languages Class here: Crow, Hidatsa, ,Equivalent
to code sio from ISO 639-2 and codes
cro, hid from ISO 639-3
2JNHB Sioux / Dakota language Class here: Dakota, Lakota, Natoka.
Equivalent to code dak from ISO 639-2
2JNJ Haida languages Class here: Northern and Southern
Haida. Equivalent to codes hai, hdn,
hax from ISO 639-3
2JNK Wakashan languages Class here: Ditidaht, Haisla, Heiltsuk-
Oowekyala, Kwakʼwala, Kwakiutl, Nuu-
chah-nulth, Nootka, . Equivalent to
code wak from ISO 639-2 and codes
dtd, has, hei, kwk, nuk from ISO 639-3
2JNL Tsimshianic languages Class here: Tsimshian, Nass–Gitksan,
Gitksang, Niskag. Equivalent to codes
git, ncg, tsi from ISO 639-3
2JNNA Nahuatl languages Class here: Aztec / Aztecan, Nahuan.
Use for: the various languages and
dialects that are part of this family.
Equivalent to code nah from ISO 639-2
2JNP Oto-Manguean languages Class here: Otomi, Oto-Pamean,
Chinantecan, Tlapanec, Popolocan,
Zapotecan, Mixtecan, Mazatec,
Matlatzinca, Amuzgoan, Mazahua,
Chichimeca Jonaz, Triqui languages
2S Sign / Signed languages Use with: other LANGUAGE 2* or
PLACE 1* Qualifiers to indicate
specific sign language as appropriate
2ZPE English-based creoles Class here: Singlish, pijin. Use for:
creole languages that have English as
their lexifier
2ZPF French-based creoles Use for: creole languages that have
French as their lexifier
3A Geological time
3AC Cenozoic era Class here: Palaeocene, Eocene,
Oligocene epochs (together, the
Palaeogene period), Miocene,
Pliocene epochs (together, the
Neogene period), Quaternary
(Pleistocene, Holocene [post-glacial])
3AM Mesozoic era Class here: Triassic, Jurassic,
Cretaceous
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3AP Palaeozoic era Class here: Cambrian, Ordovician,
Silurian, Devonian, Carboniferous,
Permian
3AR Proterozoic eon Class here: Pre-Cambrian
3AT Archean and Hadean eons
3CDA c 4000 to c 3500 BCE
3CDB c 3500 to c 3000 BCE
3CGA c 3000 to c 2500 BCE
3CGB c 2500 to c 2000 BCE
3CJA c 2000 to c 1500 BCE
3CJB c 1500 BCE to c 1000 BCE
3CTA c 1000 to c 500 BCE
3CTB c 500 BCE to c 1BCE
3CTBA 5th century, c 499 to c 400 BCE
3CTBB 4th century, c 399 to c 300 BCE
3CTBC 3rd century, c 299 to c 200 BCE
3CTBD 2nd century, c 199 to c 100 BCE
3CTBE 1st century, c 99 to c 1 BCE
3KHFB Early 6th century, c 500 to c 550
3KHFQ Later 6th century, c 550 to c 599
3KHKB Early 7th century, c 600 to c 650
3KHKQ Later 7th century, c 650 to c 699
3KHNB Early 8th century, c 700 to c 750
3KHNQ Later 8th century, c 750 to c 799
3KHWB Early 9th century, c 800 to c 850
3KHWQ Later 9th century, c 850 to c 899
3KHYB Early 10th century, c 900 to c 950
3KHYQ Later 10th century, c 950 to c 999
3KLFB Early 11th century c 1100 to c 1150
3KLFQ Later 11th century c 1150 to c 1199
3KLKB Early 12th century c 1200 to c 1250
3KLKQ Later 12th century c 1250 to c 1299
3KLNB Early 13th century c 1200 to c 1250
3KLNQ Later 13th century c 1250 to c 1299
3KLWB Early 14th century c 1300 to c 1350
3KLWQ Later 14th century c 1350 to c 1399
3KLYB Early 15th century c 1400 to c 1450
3KLYQ Later 15th century c 1450 to c 1499
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3MDQ-NL-D 1566 – 1648 (period of the Eighty
Years‘ War)
Class here: period of the Dutch Wars
of Independence, Dutch-Portuguese
War, Revolt of the Seventeen
Provinces
3MGB-DE-B c 1618 to c 1648 (period of the Thirty
Years War)
3MLB-GB-J c 1700 to c 1760 (Jacobite period) Use for: period of the Jacobite risings
of 1715, 1719 and 1745, the period of
Culloden and early Highland
Clearances
3MNB-XA-R c 1808 to c 1833 (period of Spanish
American wars of independence)
3MNQ-MX-P 1876 to 1910 (The Porfiriato period)
3MPBF-MX-R 1910 to c 1917 (Mexican
Revolutionary period)
3MPBF-RU-R 1917 – 1923 (Russian Revolutionary
period)
4CPF For official government / civil service
exams / qualifications
Use for: materials for official courses,
exams or certification to work for
states, regional governments or trans-
national official organisations
4CPG For Recruitment, Professional
Aptitude or Reasoning tests
Class here: Quantitative Aptitude tests,
verbal and non-verbal reasoning,
analytical and logical reasoning testing
used for adult or professional
education. Use for: works specifically
published for exams or tests designed
as part of a recruitment process to
public or private bodies, companies,
institutions, etc
4CPK For tests of general knowledge or
culture
Use for: works aimed at preparing for
exams or tests used to test a
candidate‘s general knowledge or
awareness of culture
4CXB For adult education: beginner levels Use for: instructional material meant
for the beginner with little or no
knowledge of the subject and meant
for use within a structured educational
structure or curriculum
4CXF For adult education: intermediary
levels
Use for: instructional material meant
for learners with some knowledge of
the subject and meant for use within a
structured educational structure or
curriculum
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4CXL For adult education: advanced levels Use for: instructional material meant
for advanced learners with a good
knowledge of the subject and meant
for use within a structured educational
structure or curriculum
4GJ For International AS / A level
4LC For TELC Language tests Class here: European Language
Certificates
4TNH For Entrance or Admissions exams /
tests
Use for: works specifically published
for exams or tests to gain admission or
entrance to institutions of learning
(schools, universities, technical
colleges etc)
4TQ For Intercultural bilingual education
(IBE)
4TYB For home learning: beginner levels Use for: instructional material meant
for the beginner with little or no
knowledge of the subject and
specifically designed for use outside of
an educational structure or curriculum
and where other books cover higher
levels (notion of progression in
learning)
4TYF For home learning: intermediary
levels
Use for: instructional material meant
for learners with some knowledge of
the subject and meant for use outside
of an educational structure or
curriculum
4TYL For home learning: advanced levels Use for: instructional material meant
for advanced learners with a good
knowledge of the subject and meant
for use outside of an educational
structure or curriculum
4Z-AU- For Educational curricula of Australia
4Z-AU-A For Early years education (Australia)
4Z-AU-AA For Pre-school education (Australia)
4Z-AU-AB For Kindergarten education /
Foundation Level (Australia)
4Z-AU-B For Primary education (Australia)
4Z-AU-BA For Year 1 (Australia)
4Z-AU-BB For Year 2 (Australia)
4Z-AU-BC For Year 3 (Australia)
4Z-AU-BD For Year 4 (Australia)
4Z-AU-BE For Year 5 (Australia)
4Z-AU-BF For Year 6 (Australia)
4Z-AU-C For Secondary education (Australia)
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4Z-AU-CA For Year 7 (Australia)
4Z-AU-CB For Year 8 (Australia)
4Z-AU-CC For Year 9 (Australia)
4Z-AU-CD For Year 10 (Australia)
4Z-AU-CE For Year 11 (Australia)
4Z-AU-CF For Year 12 (Australia)
4Z-AU-D For Australian vocational and
educational training (VET)
4Z-AU-H For The Australian Curriculum Assessment and Reporting Authority
(ACARA)
4Z-AU-N For New South Wales curriculum
4Z-AU-NH For the Higher School Certificate
4Z-AU-Q For Queensland curriculum
4Z-AU-QH For the Queensland Certificate of
Education (QCE)
4Z-AU-S For South Australia curriculum
4Z-AU-SH South Australian Certificate of
Education (SACE)
4Z-AU-T For Tasmanian curriculum
4Z-AU-TH Tasmanian Certificate of Education
(TCE)
4Z-AU-V For Victoria curriculum
4Z-AU-VH Victorian Certificate of Education
(VCE)
4Z-AU-W For Western Australia curriculum
4Z-AU-WH Western Australian Certificate of
Education (WACE)
4Z-AU-X For the Northern Territories
curriculum
4Z-AU-XH Northern Territory Certificate of
Education (NTCE)
4Z-AU-Y For the Australian Capital Territory
curriculum
4Z-AU-YH For the Senior Secondary Certificate
and Record of Achievement (ACT
SSC)
4Z-BE- For educational curricula of Belgium Use with: other EDUCATIONAL
PURPOSE 4* Qualifiers to indicate
level
4Z-CB-C For Caribbean Examinations Council
(CXC)
Use for: titles that are suitable for use
for studying for a CXC approved exam
or qualification
4Z-CB-CB For Caribbean Primary Exit
Assessment (CPEA)
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4Z-CB-CD For Caribbean Secondary Education
Certificate (CSEC)
4Z-CB-CF For Caribbean Advanced Proficiency
Examinations (CAPE)
4Z-CB-CS For Caribbean Certificate of
Secondary Level Competence
(CCSLC)
4Z-CB-CV For Caribbean Vocational
Qualification (CVQ)
4Z-CB-E For the educational curricula of OECS
(Organisation of Eastern Caribbean
States) states
4Z-CO-A Initial education - Pre-jardín and
Jardín (Colombia)
4Z-CO-B Preschool education -Transición
(Colombia)
4Z-CO-C Basic Education - Primary and
Secondary (Colombia)
4Z-CO-D Middle Education - Tenth and
Eleventh Grades (Colombia)
4Z-CO-E Higher Education (Colombia) Class here: Undergraduate level,
professional, technological and
university technical careers /
Postgraduate level: Specialisations,
masters and doctorates
4Z-GB-NV For vocational or technical
qualifications (Northern Ireland)
4Z-GB-SA For Scottish Curriculum (P1 to S3)
4Z-GB-SAA For Scottish Primary Curriculum –
Early Level
Class here: Nursery, P1
4Z-GB-SAB For Scottish Primary Curriculum –
First Level
Class here: P2, P3 and/or P4
4Z-GB-SAC For Scottish Primary Curriculum –
Second Level
Class here: P5, P6 and/or P7
4Z-GB-SAD For Scottish Secondary Curriculum –
Third Level
Class here: S1 and/or S2
4Z-GB-VCT Designed / suitable for T Levels
(England)
4Z-GB-VSA For Scottish vocational qualifications
– Level 1
4Z-GB-VSB For Scottish vocational qualifications
– Level 2
Class here: Modern Apprenticeships
4Z-GB-VSC For Scottish vocational qualifications
– Level 3
Class here: Modern Apprenticeships
4Z-GB-VSD For Scottish Vocational Qualifications
– Level 4
Class here: Technical Apprenticeships
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4Z-GB-VSE For Scottish vocational qualifications
– Level 5
Class here: Professional
Apprenticeships
4Z-GB-VTA For BTEC (Business And Technology
Education Council)
Class here/ BTEC Nationals, BTEC
Firsts
4Z-GB-VTB For CACHE / NCFE qualification
4Z-GB-VTC For Cambridge Nationals
4Z-GB-VTD For City and Guilds qualifications
4Z-GB-W For the educational curricula of Wales Use for: titles that are only for use with
the Welsh Curriculum
4Z-GB-WV For Welsh vocational or technical
qualifications
Use with: 4Z-GB-VN* codes to indicate
level as appropriate
4Z-MX-A for Preschool education (Mexico)
4Z-MX-B For Primary education (Mexico)
4Z-MX-C For Secondary Education (Mexico)
4Z-MX-D Higher Secondary Education -
Bachillerato (Mexico)
4Z-MX-E For Higher education (Mexico)
4Z-MX-F For Vocational or technical education
(Mexico)
4Z-NZ- For the educational curricula of New
Zealand
Use with: other EDUCATIONAL
PURPOSE 4* Qualifiers to indicate
level
4Z-SG- For the educational curriculum of
Singapore
Use with: other EDUCATIONAL
PURPOSE 4* Qualifiers to indicate
level
4Z-ZA- For the educational curriculum of
South Africa
Use with: other EDUCATIONAL
PURPOSE 4* Qualifiers to indicate
level
5HCB Days of commemoration Use for: works about significant
national or regional holidays or days of
remembrance or commemoration, that
mark a significant historical event not
covered by another 5H* code,
including things like national
celebrations that mark a revolution, a
significant date for a religious figure
associated with the country, a date
associated with a significant
personage from the past, etc. Use
with: PLACE 1* Qualifiers to indicate
works pertaining to a particular country
5HCBA Holocaust Memorial or Remembrance
Days
5HCB-AR-B May Revolution Day (Argentina)
5HCB-AR-D Day of Remembrance for Truth and
Justice
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5HCB-MX-B Mexican Revolution Day
5HCD Independence Days Use with: PLACE 1* Qualifiers to
indicate works appertaining to a
particular country
5HCF National / Constitution Days Class here: Flag Days, Foundation
Days, Rulers Birthday or any other
type of day seen as a celebration of
the Nation or State. Use with: PLACE
1* Qualifiers to indicate works
appertaining to a particular country
5HCH International Women‘s Day
5HCK Children‘s Day
5HCQ Festivals of the Dead / Ancestors Use for: celebrations and festivals held
in honour or recognition of deceased
members of the community. Use with:
PLACE 1* Qualifiers as appropriate
5HCT Indigenous Peoples / Cultural
Diversity Days
Class here: Día de la resistencia
indígena, día de la Raza, Día del
Respeto a la Diversidad Cultural, Día
del Encuentro de las Culturas. Use
with: PLACE 1* Qualifiers as
appropriate
5HCU World Book Day Use for: works published especially for
World Book Day
5HCX Traditional, cultural or folkloric
festivals, celebrations or holidays
Use for: traditional holidays or
celebrations often based on customs
or folklore or seasonal elements or
local traditions and stories. Use with:
PLACE 1* Qualifiers as appropriate
5HPDE Epiphany Class here: Twelfth Night, Day of the
Kings, Feast of the Magi, Day of the
Three Kings, Candlemas, Epiphany
tide
5HPFH Holy Week Class here: Good Friday, Palm
Sunday, Maundy Thursday
5HPY Other religious holidays, festivals or
celebrations
Use for: works about days that
venerate, commemorate or celebrate a
particular spiritual being, holy person
or religious community; works that are
associated with particular periods of
formal religious observance, days of
specific liturgical worship, official
holidays from religious calendars, etc.
Use with: QR*, 5PG* codes and
PLACE 1* Qualifiers as appropriate
5HPYC Feast of Corpus Christi
5HPY-MX-G Day of the Virgin of Guadalupe
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5PBA Relating to indigenous peoples Use for: material that is of interest to,
or has themes relating to any group
that identifies as indigenous and where
there is no more precise code. Use
with: PLACE 1* Qualifiers if
appropriate to indicate location or with
LANGUAGE 2* Qualifiers when the
language identifies the group
5PBC Relating to migrant groups /
communities
Use for: material that is of interest to,
or has themes relating to, groups of
people or persons who have migrated
or were exiled from one part of the
world to another or are part of a
diaspora community, and who
maintain a strong and distinct identity
within their present place of residence.
Use with: PLACE 1* Qualifiers as
appropriate
5PBD Relating to peoples of African descent Use for: material that is of interest to,
or has themes relating to the
worldwide collection of communities
descended from Africans or Africa‘s
peoples or the African diaspora. Use
with: PLACE 1* Qualifiers as
appropriate
5PBK Relating to Kurdish people
5PB-GB-M Relating to Black, Asian and Minority
Ethnic peoples (BAME)
Class here: BME, BEM. Prefer: more
specific 5PB-GB* codes when
appropriate
5PM Relating to people with visible or
hidden disabilities, impairments or
conditions
Use all 5PM* codes for: indicating the
content of the work has major themes,
topics or storylines relating to, or of
major interest to, or are specifically
about the particular group of people
5PMB Relating to people with mobility or
physical disabilities or impairments
Use for: material that is of interest to,
or has themes relating to people who
have any form of physiological,
functional and/or mobility impairments,
including wheelchair users, absent
limb/reduced limb function, Spinal
Cord Disability, etc
5PMD Relating to people with visual
disabilities or impairments
Use for: material that is of interest to,
or has themes relating to people who
have a visual impairment, such as loss
of sight, blindness
5PMF Relating to people with hearing
disabilities or impairments
Use for: material that is of interest to,
or has themes relating to people who
have a sensory impairment, such as
loss of hearing, deafness
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5PMH Relating to people on the autism
spectrum
Use for: material that is of interest to,
or has themes relating to people with
autism, people with Asperger‘s
5PMJ Relating to people with learning
disorders, difficulties or disabilities
Use for: material that is of interest to,
or has themes relating to people with
learning disorders or difficulties,
including Dyspraxia, Dyslexia,
Dyscalculia, Dysgraphia, Dyspraxia,
Aphasia, Dysphasia, Auditory
Processing Disorder, Language
Processing Disorder, A.D.H.D.
(Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity
Disorder), Learning disabilities or
disorders in language, speech, motor
skills, writing, math or reading
5PMN Relating to people with degenerative
conditions
Use for: material that is of interest to,
or has themes relating to people with
degenerative conditions, such as
dementia, Alzheimer‘s disease,
Parkinson‘s disease, Multiple
sclerosis, Motor neuron disease etc
5PMP Relating to people with hidden or
invisible disabilities
Use for: material that is of interest to,
or has themes relating to people with
hidden disabilities, that is disabilities or
challenges that are not immediately
apparent to others
5PV Relating to asexual or aromantic
people
Use for: material that is of interest to,
or has themes relating to, or is about
asexual and/or aromantic people, or
people in the Ace community
6AR Afrofuturism Use for: the cultural aesthetic,
philosophy of science, and philosophy
of history that explores the developing
intersection of African Diaspora culture
with technology
6BQ Brutalism Class here: Brutalist styles, Béton brut,
Proto-Brutalism
6CP Colonial style Use with: PLACE 1* Qualifiers as
appropriate
6EK EDM (Electronic Dance Music)
6GD Gospel style
6GE Gauchoesque style (gauchesco)
6JL Islamic styles Use with: A* codes to indicate
particular arts associated with the
Islamic world
6JN Indigenous styles Use for: styles associated with peoples
that identify as indigenous and where
is there not a more specific code
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6LC Latin style Use with: music, art, architecture,
fashion, often associated with Latin
America or Latino culture. Use with:
other STYLE 6* qualifiers and PLACE
1* Qualifiers as appropriate
6MM Mid-century modern
6MN Muralism
6MQ Mughal style
6PQ Pre-Columbian styles Class here: Mesoamerican, Olmec,
Mayan, Muisca, Toltec, Aztec, Chavin,
Paracas, Inca etc. Use for: styles
associated with indigenous peoples of
the Americas and the Caribbean prior
to contact with Europeans
6PR Persian / Iranian styles Class here: Safavid, Qajar styles. Use
with: A* codes for Persian Art
6TF Turkish / Ottoman styles
6UB Urban / ‘Street’ styles Use for: works on music, art, design,