ISO language names and codes

In Content XML (CXML), you can use the optional @xml:lang attribute to indicate the language of the text. @xml:lang applies to all attributes and content of the element where it is specified, unless it is overridden with @xml:lang on another element within that content.

You can use @xml:lang with the following elements:

• Content (<tps:content>)
• Typefi Sections (<tps:section>)
• Typefi Elements (<tps:context>)
• Paragraphs (<tps:p>)
• Character spans (<tps:c>)
• Soft styles (<tps:style>)

The value of @xml:lang is a string and uses ISO-639 two-letter codes with (optional) ISO-3166 two-letter country codes. ISO-3166 two-letter country codes allow you to specify regional dialects, scripts, and other variants related to that language. Refer to the table below.

For example, a <tps:section> in German (2006 reform) would look like this in CXML:

@xml:lang codes are case-sensitive.

Language codes you can use

<tdfr-CA