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Person Description Codes
Person Description Codes
Used on PERA and PER screens
*** Indicates new or changed item
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Eye Color
BLK
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Black
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BLU
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Blue
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BRO
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Brown
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GRN
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Green
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GRY
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Gray – Partially Gray
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HAZ
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Hazel
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MAR
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Maroon
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MUL
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Multicolored
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PNK
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Pink
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XXX
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Unknown
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Hair Color
BLK
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Black
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BLN
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Blond or Strawberry
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BRO
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Brown
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GRN
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Green
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GRY
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Gray – Partially Gray
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ONG
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Orange
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PLE
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Purple
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PNK
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Pink
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RED
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Red or Auburn
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SDY
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Sandy
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WHI
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White
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XXX
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Unknown or Bald
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Race
A
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Asian or Pacific Islander
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B
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Black or African American
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H
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Hispanic (used only by District/Municipal and Superior Courts)
Note:
When H (Hispanic) is entered as the Race code, the system converts the H to U (Unknown) and enters H in the Ethnicity field.
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I
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American Indian or Alaskan Native
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W
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White or Caucasian
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U
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Unknown
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Ethnicity
H
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Hispanic
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N
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Non-Hispanic
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U
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Unknown
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Sex
F
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Female
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M
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Male
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U
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Unknown
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Interpreter Language
Codes in this list are arranged alphabetically by language name and include the country of origin. Codes in the JIS Help Window on the PER/PERA screens are sorted alphabetically by code.
The source for JIS language codes, language names, alternate names, and country of origin is Ethnologue (www.ethnologue.com). The Ethnologue system of language identifiers, assigns a unique code to each of the known languages of the world. Language codes are added to JIS by AOC at the request of a court.
For information about the Certified Court Interpreter program, see the Court website (http://www.courts.wa.gov/programs_orgs/pos_interpret/).
Code
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Language Name
(alternate names and/or dialects are shown in parenthesis)
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Country of Origin
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AFK
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Afrikaans
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South Africa
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ALN
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Albanian (Tosk)
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Albania
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ASE
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American Sign Language
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USA
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AMH
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Amharic
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Ethiopia
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ARZ
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Arabic, Egyptian Spoken
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Egypt
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ABV
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Arabic, Standard
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Saudi Arabia
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APD
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Arabic, Sudanese Spoken
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Sudan
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ARM
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Armenian
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Armenia
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ARY
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Arabic, Moroccan
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Morocco
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BNG
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Bengali
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Bangladesh
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BOS
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Bosnian
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Bosnia and Herzegovina
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BLG
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Bulgarian
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Bulgaria
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BLQ
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Baluan-Pam
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Papua New Guinea
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BMS
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Burmese
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Myanmar
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CEB
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Cebuano (Visayan)
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Philippines
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CJA
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Cham, Western (Cambodian)
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Cambodia
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CHA
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Chamorro
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Guam
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CHN
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Chinese, Mandarin
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China
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CFR
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Chinese, Min Nan (Taiwanese)
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China and Taiwan
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YUH
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Chinese, Yue (Cantonese)
a Certified Court Interpreter may be available for this language.
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China
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CHK
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Chuukese
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Micronesia
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CZC
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Czech
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Czech Republic
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DNS
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Danish
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Denmark
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GBZ
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Dari, Zoroastrian
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Iran
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DIN
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Dinka, Southeastern (Twi)
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Sudan
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DIB
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Dinka, South Central
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Sudan
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DIK
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Dinka, Southwestern
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Sudan
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DIP
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Dinka, Northeastern
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Sudan
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DKS
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Dinka, Southeastern
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Sudan
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DIW
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Dinka, Northwestern
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Sudan
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DUT
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Dutch
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Netherlands
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PRS
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Farsi, Eastern
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Afghanistan
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PES
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Farsi, Western
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Iran
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FIN
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Finnish
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Finland
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FRN
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French
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France
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FUB
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Fulfulde, Adamawa
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Niger
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FUQ
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Fulfulde, Central-East Niger
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Niger
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FUH
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Fulfulde, Western Niger
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Niger
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GER
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German, Standard
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Germany
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GRK
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Greek
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Greece
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HAT
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Haitian Creole French
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Haiti
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HBR
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Hebrew
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Israel
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HIN
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Hindi
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India and Nepal
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HMN***
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Hmong
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China, Thailand, Vietnam, and Laos
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HNG
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Hungarian
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Hungary
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ICE
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Icelandic
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Iceland
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IKW
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Ikwere (Ndele)
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Nigeria
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ILO
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Ilocano
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Philippines
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HIL
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Ilonggo (Hiligaynon)
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Philippines
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INZ
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Indonesian
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Indonesia, Java, and Bali
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ITN
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Italian
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Italy
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IUM
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Iu Mien
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China
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JPN
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Japanese
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Japan
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QUC
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K’iche’, Central
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Guatemala
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KNJ
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Kanjobal, Western
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Guatemala
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KXK
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Karen, Zayein
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Myanmar
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KAZ
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Kazakh
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Kazakhstan
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KMR
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Khmer, Central (Cambodian)
a Certified Court Interpreter may be available for this language.
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Cambodia
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KJG
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Khmu
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Laos
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KKN
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Korean
a Certified Court Interpreter may be available for this language.
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South Korea
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KSI
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Kosraean
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Micronesia
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KDB
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Kurdi
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Iraq
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NOL
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Lao (Laotian)
a Certified Court Interpreter may be available for this language.
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Laos
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LAT
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Latvian
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Latvia
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LIN
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Lingala
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Democratic Republic of the Congo
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PED
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Mala (Alam)
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Papua New Guinea
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MAL
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Malayalam
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India
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MCM
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Malaccan Creole Portuguese
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Peninsular Malaysia
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MMS
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Mam, Southern
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Southern Guatemala
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MAH
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Marshallese
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Marshall Islands
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KHK
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Mongolian, Halh
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Mongolia
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NHN
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Nahuatl, Central
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Mexico
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NAV
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Navaho
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USA
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ZMI
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Negeri Sembilan Malay
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Peninsular Malaysia
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NEP
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Nepali
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Nepal
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NRR
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Norwegian, Bokmaal
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Norway
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NRN
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Norwegian, Nynorsk
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Norway
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NYN
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Nyankore
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Uganda
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OTR
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Otoro
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Sudan
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PAU
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Palauan
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Palau Islands
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PNG
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Pangasinan
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Philippines
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PNJ
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Panjabi, Eastern
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India
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PMU
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Panjabi, Mirpur
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India
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PNB
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Panjabi, Western
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India
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PBT
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Pashto, Southern
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Afghanistan
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PQL
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Polish
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Poland
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PON
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Pohnpeian
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Micronesia
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POR
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Portuguese
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Portugal
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QND
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Not Yet Determined
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Use this code when an interpreter is required but the language is not yet known.
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QVA
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Real Time Interpreter
(Note: This code is not based on an Ethnologue language definition, but rather refers to a style of interpretation in any language)
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RMY
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Romani, Vlax (Gypsy)
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Romania
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RUM
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Romanian
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Romania
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RUS
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Russian
a Certified Court Interpreter may be available for this language.
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Russia
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SMY
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Samoan
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Western Samoa
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SRC
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Serbo-Croatian
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Yugoslavia
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SHD
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Shona
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Zimbabwe
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SIN
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Sinhala
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Sri Lanka
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SOM
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Somali
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Somalia
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SPN
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Spanish
a Certified Court Interpreter may be available for this language.
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Spain
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SWA
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Swahili
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Tanzania
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SWZ
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Swati (Swazi)
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Swaziland
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SWD
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Swedish
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Sweden
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TGL
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Tagalog
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Philippines
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TCV
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Tamil
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India
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THJ
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Thai
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Thailand
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TIC
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Tibetan
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China: Tibet
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TGN
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Tigrigna
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Ethiopia
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TOV
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Tongan
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Tonga
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TRC
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Triqui, Copala
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Mexico
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TRK
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Turkish
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Turkey
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TRQ
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Triqui, San Martin Itunyoso
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Mexico
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TRS
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Triqui, Chicahuatla
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Mexico
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TSZ
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Purepecha
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Mexico
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UKR
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Ukrainian
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Ukraine
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URD
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Urdu
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Pakistan
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UZB
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Uzbeck, Northern
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Uzbeckistan
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VIE
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Vietnamese
a Certified Court Interpreter may be available for this language.
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Viet Nam
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VMC
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Mixtec, Juxthahuaca
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Mexico
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XOS
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Xhosa
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South Africa
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YOR
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Yoruba
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Nigeria
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ZUU
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Zulu
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South Africa
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Phone Type Codes
Used on page 2 of the Individual Information (PER/PERA) screen
HOM
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Home Phone Number
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CEL
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Cellular Phone Number
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CON
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Contact Phone Number
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FAX
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Fax Number
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MSG
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Message Phone Number
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PGR
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Pager Number
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WRK
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Work Phone Number
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