C508 Language details
To identify a language.
Position
Element
Name
Type
Requirement
Min
Max
Repeat
010Language name code
String (AN)
Conditional
1
3
-
Code specifying the language name.
1 Use ISO 639-1.
020Language name
String (AN)
Conditional
1
35
-
Name of language.
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