Language codes

Full list of supported language codes and regional variants.

Roku supports the following language codes for content ingest, based on a simplified version of RFC 5646.

Where the field description recommends a regional variant, use the appropriate code, such as es-mx for Spanish (Mexico) or es-es for Spanish (Spain). Consult the Film, TV, or Clip field reference for details.

Language CodeLanguageLanguage CodeLanguage
afAfrikaanskmKhmer
sqAlbanianrwKinyarwanda
amAmharickoKorean
arArabicko-krKorean (Korea)
ar-dzArabic (Algeria)kuKurdish
ar-bhArabic (Bahrain)kyKyrgyz
ar-egArabic (Egypt)loLao
ar-iqArabic (Iraq)laLatin
ar-joArabic (Jordan)lvLatvian
ar-kwArabic (Kuwait)ltLithuanian
ar-lbArabic (Lebanon)mkMacedonian
ar-lyArabic (Libya)mgMalagasy
ar-maArabic (Morocco)msMalay
ar-omArabic (Oman)ms-myMalay (Malaysia)
ar-qaArabic (Qatar)mlMalayalam
ar-saArabic (Saudi Arabia)mtMaltese
ar-syArabic (Syria)mrMarathi
ar-tnArabic (Tunisia)mnMongolian
ar-aeArabic (U.A.E.)ndNdebele
ar-yeArabic (Yemen)neNepali
hyArmeniannoNorwegian
asAssameseno-noNorwegian (Norway)
azAzerbaijaniorOriya
euBasqueomOromo
beBelarusianpsPashto
bnBengalifaPersian (Farsi)
bhBihariplPolish
bsBosnianpl-plPolish (Poland)
bgBulgarianptPortuguese
bg-bgBulgarian (Bulgaria)pt-brPortuguese (Brazil)
myBurmesept-ptPortuguese (Portugal)
caCatalanpaPunjabi
zhChinesequQuechua
zh-hkChinese (Hong Kong)rmRhaeto-Romanic
zh-cnChinese (PRC)roRomanian
zh-sgChinese (Singapore)ro-mdRomanian (Republic of Moldova)
zh-twChinese (Taiwan)ro-roRomanian (Romania)
zh-hansChinese (Simplified)rnRundi
zh-hantChinese (Traditional)ruRussian
hrCroatianru-mdRussian (Republic of Moldova)
hr-hrCroatian (Croatia)ru-ruRussian (Russia)
csCzechseSami
cs-czCzech (Czech Republic)saSanskrit
daDanishgdScottish (Gaelic)
da-dkDanish (Denmark)srSerbian
dvDivehisnShona
nlDutchiiSichuan Yi
nl-beDutch (Belgium)sdSindhi
nl-nlDutch (Netherlands)siSinhalese
dzDzongkhaskSlovak
enEnglishslSlovenian
en-auEnglish (Australia)sl-siSlovenian (Slovenia)
en-bzEnglish (Belize)soSomali
en-caEnglish (Canada)stSotho
en-ieEnglish (Ireland)esSpanish
en-jmEnglish (Jamaica)es-arSpanish (Argentina)
en-nzEnglish (New Zealand)es-boSpanish (Bolivia)
en-zaEnglish (South Africa)es-clSpanish (Chile)
en-ttEnglish (Trinidad)es-coSpanish (Colombia)
en-gbEnglish (United Kingdom)es-crSpanish (Costa Rica)
en-usEnglish (United States)es-doSpanish (Dominican Republic)
etEstonianes-ecSpanish (Ecuador)
foFaeroesees-svSpanish (El Salvador)
fiFinnishes-gtSpanish (Guatemala)
frFrenches-hnSpanish (Honduras)
fr-beFrench (Belgium)es-mxSpanish (Mexico)
fr-caFrench (Canada)es-niSpanish (Nicaragua)
fr-luFrench (Luxembourg)es-paSpanish (Panama)
fr-chFrench (Switzerland)es-pySpanish (Paraguay)
fyFrisianes-peSpanish (Peru)
ffFulfulde (Fulah)es-prSpanish (Puerto Rico)
glGalicianes-esSpanish (Spain)
kaGeorgianes-uySpanish (Uruguay)
deGermanes-veSpanish (Venezuela)
de-atGerman (Austria)swSwahili
de-deGerman (Germany)svSwedish
de-liGerman (Liechtenstein)sv-fiSwedish (Finland)
de-luGerman (Luxembourg)sv-seSwedish (Sweden)
de-chGerman (Switzerland)tlTagalog
elGreektyTahitian
el-grGreek (Greece)tgTajik
gnGuaranitaTamil
guGujaratittTatar
htHaitian (Creole)teTelugu
haHausathThai
heHebrewth-thThai (Thailand)
hiHindiboTibetan
huHungariantiTigrigna
hu-huHungarian (Hungary)tsTsonga
isIcelandictnTswana
igIgbotrTurkish
idIndonesiantr-trTurkish (Turkey)
iuInuktituttkTurkmen
ikInupiaqukUkrainian
gaIrishurUrdu
itItalianuzUzbek
it-itItalian (Italy)veVenda
it-chItalian (Switzerland)viVietnamese
jaJapanesevi-vnVietnamese (Vietnam)
ja-jpJapanese (Japan)cyWelsh
knKannadaxhXhosa
krKanuriyiYiddish
ksKashmiriyoYoruba
kkKazakhzuZulu

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