PERSON DESCRIPTION CODES

 

Used on PERA and PER screens

*** Indicates new or changed item

Eye Color

BLK

Black

BLU

Blue

BRO

Brown

GRN

Green

GRY

Gray – Partially Gray

HAZ

Hazel

MAR

Maroon

MUL

Multicolored

PNK

Pink

XXX

Unknown

Hair Color

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

Race

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

Ethnicity

H

Hispanic

N

Non-Hispanic

U

Unknown

Sex

F

Female

M

Male

U

Unknown

Interpreter Language


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
(alternate names and/or dialects are shown in parenthesis)

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)
a Certified Court Interpreter may be available for this language.

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)
a Certified Court Interpreter may be available for this language.

Cambodia

KJG

Khmu

Laos

KKN

Korean
a Certified Court Interpreter may be available for this language.

South Korea

KSI

Kosraean

Micronesia

KDB

Kurdi

Iraq

NOL

Lao (Laotian)
a Certified Court Interpreter may be available for this language.

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
(Note: This code is not based on an Ethnologue language definition, but rather refers to a style of interpretation in any language)

 

RMY

Romani, Vlax (Gypsy)

Romania

RUM

Romanian

Romania

RUN

Rundi (Kirundi)

Burundi

RUS

Russian
a Certified Court Interpreter may be available for this language.

Russia

SMY

Samoan

Western Samoa

SRC

Serbo-Croatian

Yugoslavia

SHD

Shona

Zimbabwe

SIN

Sinhala

Sri Lanka

SOM

Somali

Somalia

SPN

Spanish
a Certified Court Interpreter may be available for this language.

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
a Certified Court Interpreter may be available for this language.

Viet Nam

VMC

Mixtec, Juxthahuaca

Mexico

XOS

Xhosa

South Africa

YAP***

Yapese

Micronesia

YOR

Yoruba

Nigeria

ZIW***

Zigula

Tanzania

ZUU

Zulu

South Africa

Phone Type Codes

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