13121113 English
Final language record within West Germanic Languages in the Australian Standard Classification of Languages.
- Family
- 13 Indo-European Languages
- Narrow group
- 131211 West Germanic Languages
- Edition
- ASCL 2025
- Status
- Active
Classification path for English
The official ASCL hierarchy places English within West Germanic Languages. The path below shows which part of the eight-digit record identifies each increasingly specific level.
| ASCL level | Code | Classification |
|---|---|---|
| Language family group | 13 | Indo-European Languages |
| Sub family group | 1312 | Germanic Languages |
| Narrow group | 131211 | West Germanic Languages |
| Language | 13121113 | English |
When to use the final language code
Use 13121113 when the recorded response identifies English specifically. If the response only supports the broader label West Germanic Languages, compare the records on the parent narrow-group page instead of inferring a terminal language.
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About this language code
ASCL language pages are the end point of the hierarchy. They are the most specific record level exposed in the official 2025 structure and should be used when the language has been identified precisely enough for final coding.
If your dataset is less precise, move back to the parent narrow group or sub family page and confirm whether a broader code is more appropriate.
Language code facts
- Code
- 13121113
- Family group
- 13 Indo-European Languages
- Sub family
- 1312 Germanic Languages
- Narrow group
- 131211 West Germanic Languages
Official source
- Official ASCL source
- ABS ASCL 2025
- Last reviewed
- 2026-04-18
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