preferredLanguage

Description

The preferred written or spoken language for a person.

Format

Attribute values are restricted to two or three letter codes according to BCP 47: nn (Norwegian, nynorsk), nb (Norwegian, bokmål), no (Norwegian), en (English), se (Northern Sami), sma (Southern Sami) or smj (Lule Sami), used in accordance with recommendation in BCP 47 based on ISO 639 and ISO 3166 country codes.

Examples

A person preferring nynorsk has the following value:

• nn

Another person preferring bokmål has the following value:

• nb

Technical details

Cardinality:

Singlevalued

Availability in higher education.:

Low

Availability, primary and secondary school.:

Low

Entry type:

person

Short description:

Person’s preferred language