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The Peace Corps has generously offered use of words from their language manuals on Wiktionary provided attribution is made. The following is a list of the languages they have manuals for. The list is in alphabetical order according to the Peace Corps names.
Because languages often have multiple names and a language name may refer to multiple languages, it can be difficult to identify languages. This list is an attempt to match the Peace Corps names with the main name used on Wikipedia and with the ISO codes on Ethnologue. Errors have almost certainly been made in the matching process. Please leave notes for corrections on the discussion page.
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Country
Name (Peace Corps)
Name (Wikipedia)
ISO code
Questions
Uganda
Luo (Acholi)
Acholi
Luo or Acholi ?
Uganda
Acholi
Acholi
ach
Benin
Adja
Aja
ajg , aug
Togo
Adja
Aja
ajg , aug
Namibia
Afrikaans
Afrikaans
afr
South Africa
Afrikaans
Afrikaans
afr
Benin
Agni
Agni
any , mtb
Mozambique
ajwa
Yao
yao
Albania
Albanian
Albanian
aln , aae , aat , als
Macedonia
Albanian
Albanian
aln , aae , aat , als
Uganda
Alur
Alur
alz
Ethiopia
Amharic
Amharic
amh
Madagascar
Antandroy
Malagasy
tdx
Madagascar
Antanosy
Malagasy
txy
Madagascar
Antesaka
Malagasy
tkg
Togo
Anufo
Chakosi
cko
Armenia
Armenian
Armenian
hye
Georgia
Armenian
Armenian
hye
Uganda
Ateso
Teso
teo
Suriname
Aucan
Ndyuka
djk
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani
aze
Georgia
Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani
aze
Mali
Bambara
Bambara
bam
Madagascar
Bara
Bara Malagasy
bhr
Benin
Bariba
Bariba
bba
Liberia
Basa
Bassa
bsq
Togo
Bassar
Ntcham
bud , aks
Zambia
Bemba
Bemba
bem
Madagascar
Betsileo
Malagasy
plt
Plateau Malagasy dialect
Madagascar
Betsimisaraka
Malagasy
bmm , bzc
Northern, Southern Betsimisaraka dialect
Vanuatu
Bislama
Bislama
bis
Burkina Faso
Bissa
Bissa
bib
Mozambique
Bitonga
Tonga
toh
Mali
Bomu
Bomu
bmq
The same as Boomu?
Benin
Boo
Boko
bqc
Mali
Boomu
Bomu
bmq
The same as Bomu?
Ghana
Buili
Buli
bwu
Kenya
Bukusu
Bukusu
bxk
Bulgaria
Bulgarian
Bulgarian
bul
Burkina Faso
Bwamu
Bwamu
box
Cameroon
Pidgin (Cameroon)
Cameroonian Pidgin English
wes
Cape Verde
Creole (Cape Verde)
Cape Verdean Creole
kea
Philippines
Cebuano / Sebuano
Cebuano
ceb
Malawi
Chichewa
Chewa
nya
Malawi
Chilambya
Lambya
lai
Malawi
Chindali
Ndali
ndh
Malawi
Chitonga
Tonga
tog
Malawi
Chitumbuka
Tumbuka
tum
Micronesia
Chuukese
Chuukese
chk
Mozambique
CiChope
Chopi
cce
Same as Cicopi?
Mozambique
Cicopi
Chopi
cce
Same as CiChope?
Mozambique
Cimakonde
Makonde
kde
Mozambique
Cimanika
Manyika
mxc , twx
Mozambique
Cindau
Ndau
ndc
Mozambique
cinygue
Nyungwe
nyu
Mozambique
cisena
Sena
seh , swk
Mozambique
citswa
Tswa
tsc
Mozambique
citwe
Tswa
The same as citswa/Tswa?
Ghana
Dagaare
Dagaare
dga , dgd , dgi
Burkina Faso
Dagara
Dagara
dga , dgd , dgi
same as Dagaare?
Ghana
Dagbani
Dagbani
dag
Ghana
Dangme
Dangme
ada
Benin
Dendi
Dendi
ddn
Kenya
Dholuo
Luo
luo
Burkina Faso
Dioula
Dyula
dyu
Mali
Dogon
Dogon languages
Suriname
Dutch
Dutch
nld
Mozambique
echuabo
Chuwabo
chw , cwb
Same as Echwabo?
Mozambique
Echwabo
Chuwabo
chw , cwb
Same as echuabo?
Mozambique
Elomwe
Lomwe
ngl , llb , kzn
Mozambique
Emakwa
Makhuwa
vmw
Ghana
Ewe
Ewe
ewe , wci , kef , wud
Togo
Ewe
Ewe
ewe , wci , kef , wud
Fiji
Fijian
Fijian
fij
Benin
Fon
Fon
fon , mxl , guw , gbh , wem , cib
Benin
French
French
fra
Burkina Faso
French
French
fra
Cameroon
French
French
fra
Guinea
French
French
fra
Madagascar
French
French
fra
Mali
French
French
fra
Niger
French
French
fra
Senegal
French
French
fra
Togo
French
French
fra
Senegal
Fulakunda
Fulakunda
ful
Burkina Faso
Fulfulde
Fula (unclear dialect)
ful ? fuh ?
Variety unclear; compare to other Fula entries
Cameroon
Fulfulde
Fula (Adamawa Fulfulde dialect)
fub
Compare to other Fula entries
Mali
Fulfulde
Fula ( Maasina Fulfulde dialect)
ffm
Compare to other Fula entries
Belize
Garifuna
Garifuna
cab
Georgia
Georgian
Georgian
kat
Liberia
Gola
Gola
gol
Ghana
Gonja
Gonja
gjn
Benin
Goun
Fon
guw
Burkina Faso
Gourematche
Gourmanchéma
gux
See Gourma
Togo
Gourma
Gourmanchéma
gux
See Gourematche
Liberia
Grebo
Grebo
grb
a macrolanguage
Paraguay
Guarani
Guarani
gug
Ghana
Gurune
Frafra
gur
Dominican Republic
Creole (Haiti)
Haitian Creole
hat
Niger
Hausa
Hausa
hau
Namibia
Otjiherero / Herero
Herero
her
Philippines
Hiligaynon
Hiligaynon
hil
Fiji
Hindi
Hindi
hin
Romania
Hungarian
Hungarian
hun
Benin
Idaatcha
Ede
idd
see also nqg
Togo
Ife
Ifè
ife
Philippines
Ilocano / Ilokano
Ilokano
ilo
Indonesia
Indonesian
Indonesian
ind
Jamaica
Jamaican Patois
Jamaican Patois
jam
Indonesia
Javanese
Javanese
jav , osi , tes
Senegal
Jaxanke
unknown
The Gambia
Jola
Jola
unclear which language
Burkina Faso
Jula
Dyula
dyu
Guatemala
K´iche
K’iche’
quc
Togo
Kabiye
Kabiye
kpb
Kenya
Kamba
Kamba
kam , dhs
Zambia
Kaonde
Kaonde
kqn
Guatemala
Kaqchikel
Kaqchikel
cak
Burkina Faso
Karaboro
Karaboro
unclear which language
Ghana
Kasem
Kasem
xsm
Burkina Faso
Katsena
Same as Kasem?
Kazakhstan
Kazakh
Kazakh
kaz
Mongolia
Kazakh
Kazakh
kaz
Kenya
Kenyan Sign Language
Kenyan Sign Language
xki
Cambodia
Khmer
Khmer
khm , kxm
Namibia
Damara / Nama / Khoekhoegowab
Khoekhoe
hgm , naq
Ecuador
Kichwa
Kichwa
many varieties
Kenya
Kikuyu
Gikuyu
kik
Rwanda
Kinyarwanda
Kinyarwanda
kin
Uganda
Runyoro-Rutooro
Nyoro
nyo
Micronesia
Kosraean
Kosraean
kos
Togo
Kotokoli
Tem
kdh
Liberia
Kpelle
Kpelle
kpe
macrolanguage
Sierra Leone
Krio
Krio
kri
Belize
Kriol
Belizean Creole
bzj
Sierra Leone
Kuranko
Kuranko
knk
Namibia
Rukwangali
Kwangali
kwn
Namibia
Oshikwanyama / Kwanyama
Kwanyama dialect
kua
Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States
Kweyole
Haitian Creole
hat
Perhaps not Haitian Creole
Kyrgyz Republic
Kyrgyz
Kyrgyz
kir
Uganda
Luo (Lango)
Lango
laj
Same as Lango?
Uganda
Lango
Lango
laj
Same as Luo (Lango)?
Jordan
Arabic (Jordan)
Levantine Arabic
apc , ajp
Uganda
Lhukonzo
Konjo
koo
Liberia
Liberian English
Liberian English
unclear which variety
Ghana
Likpakpaln
Konkomba
xon
Sierra Leone
Limba
Limba
lia , lma
Burkina Faso
Lobiri
Lobi
lob
Sierra Leone
Loko
Loko
lok
Liberia
Loma
Loma
lom , tod
Namibia
Silozi
Lozi
loz
Uganda
Luganda
Luganda
lug
Uganda
Lugbara
Lugbara
lgg , snm
Uganda
Lugwere
Gwere
gwr
Zambia
Lunda
Lunda
lun
Uganda
Lunyole
Nyole dialect
nuj
Uganda
Lusoga
Lusoga
xog , lke
Burkina Faso
Lyele
Lyélé
lee
Kenya
Maa
Maasai
mas
Macedonia
Macedonian
Macedonian
mkd
Indonesia
Maduranese
Madurese
mad
same as Madurese?
Indonesia
Madurese
Madurese
mad
same as Maduranese?
Madagascar
Mahafaly
Malagasy
mlg
macrolanguage
Mozambique
Makwa
Makhuwa
vmw
Madagascar
Malagasy
Malagasy
mlg
macrolanguage
Guinea
Malinke
Mandinka
mnk
Mali
Malinke
Mandinka
mnk
Senegal
Malinke
Mandinka
mnk
Guatemala
Mam
Mam
mam
Zambia
Mambwe
Mambwe-Lungu
mgr
same as Mambwe-Lungu?
Zambia
Mambwe-Lungu
Mambwe-Lungu
mgr
same as Mambwe?
China
Chinese / Mandarin
Mandarin
cmn
Senegal
Mandinka
Mandinka
mnk
Sierra Leone
Mandinka
Mandinka
mnk
The Gambia
Mandinka
Mandinka
mnk
Liberia
Mano
Mano
mev
Liberia
Mano/Gio
Dan
daf
uncertain
Kenya
Maragoli
Logoli dialect
rag
Uganda
Lumasaaba / Lugisu
Masaba
myx
Namibia
Thimbukushu
Mbukushu
mhw
Liberia
Mende
Mende
men
Sierra Leone
Mende
Mende
men
Kenya
Meru
Meru
mer , thk , mws
Benin
Mina
Gen
gej
same as MINA?
Togo
MINA
MINA
gej
same as Mina?
Togo
Moba
Moba
mfq , bim
Mongolia
Mongolian
Mongolian
mon
macrolanguage
Burkina Faso
Moore
Mossi
mos
Belize
Mopan Maya
Mopan Maya
mop
Morocco
Arabic (Morocco)
Moroccan Arabic
ary
Micronesia
Mortlockese
Mortlockese
mrl
Benin
Nagot
Ede
nqg
see also idd
Benin
Nateni
Nateni
ntm
South Africa
Ndebele
Southern Ndebele
nbl
Namibia
Oshindonga / Ndonga
Ndonga dialect
ndo
Panama
Ngabe
Guaymí
gym
Burkina Faso
Nuni
Nuni
nuv , nnw
Mozambique
nyanja
Chewa
nya
Zambia
Nyanja
Chewa
nya
Benin
Nyende
Mbelime
mql
Ghana
Nzema
Nzema
nzi
Suriname
Okanisi
Ndyuka
djk
Ethiopia
Oromo / Afan Oromo
Oromo
orm
macrolanguage
Micronesia
Palauan
Palauan
pau
Micronesia
Pohnepeian
Pohnpeian
pon
Cape Verde
Portuguese
Portuguese
por
Mozambique
Portuguese
Portuguese
por
Guinea
Pulaar
Pulaar
fuc
The Gambia
Pulaar
Pulaar
fuc
Senegal
Pulaar du Nord
dialect of Pulaar?
Senegal
Pulafuta
Pular
fuf
uncertain
Guatemala
Q´eqchi
Q’eqchi’
kek
Guatemala
Q´iqchi
same as Q’eqchi’?
Belize
Q'ueqchi (Maya)
kek
same as Q’eqchi’?
Moldova
Romanian
Romanian
ron
Romania
Romanian
Romanian
ron
Uganda
Rufumbira
Kinyarwanda
kin
Uganda
Runyankore
Nkore
nyn
Georgia
Russian
Russian
rus
Kazakhstan
Russian
Russian
rus
Kyrgyz Republic
Russian
Russian
rus
Moldova
Russian
Russian
rus
Turkmenistan
Russian
Russian
rus
Ukraine
Russian
Russian
rus
Benin
Sahoue
The Saho language of Eritrea and Ethiopia?
Madagascar
Sakalava
Malagasy
skg
Suriname
Samaaka
Saramaccan
srm
same as Saramaccan?
Kenya
Samia
Samia
lsm
Samoa
Samoan
Samoan
smo
Suriname
Saramaccan
Saramaccan
same as Samaaka?
Senegal
Seereer
Serer
srr
same as Serer?
South Africa
Sepedi
Northern Sotho
nso
Senegal
Serer
Serer
srr
same as Seereer?
The Gambia
Serer
Serer
srr
same as Seereer?
Botswana
Setswana
Tswana
tsn
South Africa
Setswana
Tswana
tsn
Burkina Faso
Sissala
Sisaala
ssl , sil , sld
same as Sissali?
Ghana
Sissali
Sisaala
ssl , sil , sld
same as Sissala?
South Africa
Siswati
Swazi
ssw
same as Swazi?
The Gambia
Soninke
Soninke
snk
Lesotho
Sesotho / Suthu
Sotho
sot
Guinea
Soussou
Susu
sus
same as Susu?
Belize
Spanish
Spanish
spa
Costa Rica
Spanish
Spanish
spa
Dominican Republic
Spanish
Spanish
spa
Ecuador
Spanish
Spanish
spa
El Salvador
Spanish
Spanish
spa
Guatemala
Spanish
Spanish
spa
Honduras
Spanish
Spanish
spa
Mexico
Spanish
Spanish
spa
Nicaragua
Spanish
Spanish
spa
Panama
Spanish
Spanish
spa
Paraguay
Spanish
Spanish
spa
Peru
Spanish
Spanish
spa
Suriname
Sranan Tongo
Sranan Tongo
srn
Sierra Leone
Susu
Susu
sus
same as Soussou?
Kenya
Swahili / Kiswahili
Swahili
swa
Tanzania
Swahili / Kiswahili
Swahili
swa
Swaziland
Siswati / IsiSwati
Swazi
ssw
same as Siswati?
Kenya
Tachoni
Luhya
lts
Philippines
Tagalog
Tagalog
tgl
Considered a well documented language (WDL) now.
Morocco
Tamazight
Atlas languages
Perhaps Central Atlas Tamazight (tzm )
Morocco
Tashelheet
Shilha
shi
Sierra Leone
Temne
Temne
tem
Thailand
Thai
Thai
tha
Ethiopia
Tigrigna
Tigrinya
tir
Zambia
Tonga
Tonga
toi , dov , shq
Tonga
Tongan
Tongan
ton
Benin
Tori
Ayizo
ayb , kqk , gbs
uncertain
Madagascar
Tsimihety
Malagasy
xmw
Mozambique
XiTsonga
Tsonga
tso
South Africa
XiTsonga
Tsonga
tso
Zambia
Tumbuka / Chitumbuka
Tumbuka
tum
Turkmenistan
Turkmen
Turkmen
tuk
Ghana
Twi
Akan
aka
Ukraine
Ukrainian
Ukrainian
ukr
Micronesia
Ulithian
Ulithian
uli
Kyrgyz Republic
Uzbek
Uzbek
uzb
macrolanguage
Liberia
Vai
Vai
vai
South Africa
Venda / TshiVenda
Venda
ven
Philippines
Waray / Samar-Leyte
Waray-Waray
war
Senegal
Wolof
Wolof
wol
see also Wolof of the Gambia
The Gambia
Wolof
Wolof
wof
see also Wolof of Senegal
Panama
Wounaan
Wounaan
noa
Lesotho
Xhosa
Xhosa
xho
South Africa
Xhosa
Xhosa
xho
Mozambique
Xichangana
Tsonga
tso
Xichangana is a misnomer for Tsonga according to the Wikipedia article, but there does not appear to be an article for Xichangana.
Micronesia
Yapese
Yapese
yap
Niger
Zarma / Songhai / Djerma
Zarma
dje
South Africa
IsiZulu
Zulu
zul