INDIVIDUAL ELEMENT DEFINITIONS
Language Primary

 

  • Element Attribute
  • Definition & Guidelines
NAME Language Primary
OBLIGATION TO USE

Optional
DEFINITION The main presentation language of the resource or media item.
ELEMENT DEPENDENCIES None
CONTROLLED VOCABULARY ar;Arabic
zh;Chinese
en;English
fr;French
de;German
it;Italian
ja;Japanese
la;Latin
es;Spanish
QUANTITY PERMITTED 0-1
DATA TYPE Text String
NOTES/GUIDELINES Select the main language from the controlled vocabulary provided. If the digital asset has more than one language, select the primary here and identify the additional languages in Language Alternate.

The controlled vocabulary list follows ISO 3166-1-alpha-2 code: http://www.iso.org/iso/english_country_names_and_code_elements
as expressed in English for country names and code elements.
FORMAT/EXAMPLES

See the controlled vocabulary picklist.
VERSION NUMBER v 1.2

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