The language codes are based on ISO 639-1, 639-2, or 639-3 codes. When a 2 character 639-1 code is available, this is the preferred code. Codes in blue represent a code change from earlier versions of the Naming Convention due to clarifications, or to conflicts discovered with the recently released 639-3 code. Codes beginning with "Q" are not represented in the ISO Standard, but are named using the 639-2 methodology for additional languages. "LAS", representing Latin American Spanish, is a special case in that LAS represents Lama (spoken in Togo) in the 639-3 codes. Due to the widespread use of "LAS" as Latin American Spanish in Film Distribution, however, we have chosen to keep it as Latin American Spanish for purposes of this convention.
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