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