CDSS – CDMIS User Manual; Appendix A: Child's Primary Language

Child's Primary Language (CDD-801A only)

The Child's Primary Language information field indicates the child's primary language, which is identified as the Native Language Code on the Confidential Application for Child Development Services and Certification of Eligibility (CCD 26 Form).

Where to Find It

On the CCD 26 Form, look in the box “Language Code” in in Section IV: Data on Children.

Rules and Guidelines

Report the child’s primary language. If the child speaks more than one language, select the language in which they are the most fluent. The languages and codes below are the same as those listed on the CCD 26 Form.

  • This information field is optional.
    • This field should only be left blank if the Child’s Primary Language is NOT known to the contracting agency.
  • For agencies using the CDD-801A Electronic File Transfer function, enter the code associated with the child's primary language listed below.
  • For agencies using the CDD-801A Input/Edit function, select the child's primary language from the dropdown list.
Language Code Language Code Language Code

Arabic

11

Hungarian

24

Punjabi

28

Armenian

12

Ilocano

25

Russian

29

Assyrian

42

Indonesian

26

Rumanian

45

Burmese

13

Italian

27

Samoan

30

Cantonese

03

Japanese

08

Serbian

31

Cebuano (Visayan)

36

Khmer (Cambodian)

09

Serbo-Croatian

52

Chaldean

54

Khmu

50

Spanish

01

Chamarro (Guamanian)

20

Korean

04

Taiwanese

46

Chaozhou (Chaochow)

39

Kurdish

51

Thai

32

Croation

14

Lahu

47

Toishanese

53

Dutch

15

Lao

10

Tongan

34

English

00

Mandarin (Putonghua)

07

Turkish

33

Farsi (Persian)

16

Marshallese

48

Ukrainian

38

French

17

Mien

44

Urdu

35

German

18

Mixteco

49

Vietnamese

02

Greek

19

Native American Languages

88

Other Languages of China

55

Gujarati

43

Pashto

40

Other Languages of the Philippines

66

Hebrew

21

Pilipino (Tagalong)

05

Other non-English

99

Hindi

22

Polish

41

N/A

N/A

Hmong

23

Portuguese

06

N/A

N/A

Error Messages and Solutions

See Appendix B: Error Message Codes for solutions to error messages.

Frequently Asked Questions

  • How do I know which is the primary language
    • The box “Language Code” in Section IV: Data on Children of the CCD 26 Form should list the code for the primary language.
  • What if the family file does not contain this information?
    • This information is locatedon the CCD 26 Form. If this information is missing, contact the family to obtain the child’s primary language and update the information in the family file.
  • What if the family indicates a primary language that is not listed?
    • If the language on the CCD 26 Form is not on the list, choose "Other non-English" for the child.

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