# Language - Language class
id: https://nde.nl/ontology/hc/class/Language
name: Language
prefixes:
  linkml: https://w3id.org/linkml/
  hc: https://nde.nl/ontology/hc/
  dct: http://purl.org/dc/terms/
imports:
  - linkml:types
  - ../slots/has_or_had_code
classes:
  Language:
    class_uri: dct:LinguisticSystem
    description: A language with ISO codes
    slots:
      - has_or_had_code
    attributes:
      language_name:
        range: string
        description: |
          Human-readable name of the language (e.g., "English", "Dutch", "French").
          Parsed from raw string, not authoritative. Use ISO codes for formal identification.
      iso_639_1:
        range: string
        description: ISO 639-1 two-letter code
      iso_639_3:
        range: string
        description: ISO 639-3 three-letter code