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Language codes

Learn about language codes—two-letter identifiers for employees' preferred languages. added to your employee data file.

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Written by Jared Ellis
Updated over a month ago

Who can use this feature?

Available on:

  • All Culture Amp subscriptions

What are language codes?


Language codes are two-letter identifiers (with optional classifiers) that represent an employee's preferred language. You can add these codes in the Language column of your employee data file.

How to update your employee data file


Create a new Language column or update the existing one in your data file.

For each employee, enter the appropriate language code in the Language column.

Save your changes and upload the updated file.

Tip: If all employees can read English, you can leave the Language field blank. This will default their preferred language to US English.

Language options:

Language (in English)

Language

Language code

English (US English)

English

en

English (UK English)

English

en-gb

Arabic

العربية

ar

Belarusian

беларуская

be

Bulgarian

български

bg

Simplified Chinese

简体中文‬

zh

Traditional Chinese

繁体中文

zh-TW

Czech

čeština

cs

Danish

dansk

da

Dutch

Nederlands

nl

Estonian

Eesti keel

et

Finnish

Suomi

fi

French

français

fr

French Canadian

français canadien

fr-CA

French Creole

fransè ayisyen

ht

German

Deutsch

de

Greek

ελληνικά

el

Hebrew

עִברִית

he

Hindi

हिंदी

hi

Hungarian

Magyar

hu

Indonesian

Bahasa Indonesia

id

Italian

italiano

it

Japanese

日本語

ja

Khmer

ភាសាខ្មែរ

km-KH

Korean

한국의

kr

Latvian

Latviešu

lv

Lithuanian

Lietuvių

lt

Malay

Bahasa Melayu

ms

Maori

Te reo Maori

mi

Norwegian

Norsk

no

Polish

Język Polski

pl

Portuguese

Português

pt

Brazilian Portuguese

Português brasileiro

pt-BR

Romanian

Limba Română

ro

Russian

русский

ru

Serbian

српски

sr

Sinhala

සිංහල

si-LK

Slovak

Slovenčina

sk

Spanish

Español

es

Latin American Spanish

Español latinoamericano

es-419

Swedish

Svenska

sv

Filipino

Tagalog

tl

Tamil

தமிழ்

ta-LK

Thai

ไทย

th

Turkish

Türkçe

tr

Ukrainian

Українська

uk

Vietnamese

Việt

vi

Welsh

Cymraeg

cy

Tip: Check out our article on supported languages to learn more about our language tiers and what parts of the platform are covered.

After importing your file


Once you import your file, the language specified in the Language column will be set as the Preferred language for each user profile.

Sending Surveys in multiple languages


If your survey has been set up to supports multiple languages, employees will receive survey invitations in their preferred language. When they click the survey link, it will appear in that language, and they can change it at any time during the survey.

Note: Language codes are not applicable for participants using Kiosk Mode. In this case, you can set Kiosk landing page text for each enabled language, allowing participants to select their preferred language directly.

Tip: While Culture Amp strives for accurate translations, it's advisable to have a fluent colleague review the questions and their translations to ensure consistency before launching the survey.


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