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 Section IV: Data on Children.
Rules and Guidelines
The child’s primary language field is required. 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 required.
- The child’s primary language field cannot be left blank in the CDD-801A Electronic File.
- 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 drop-down list.
- The child’s primary language field cannot be left on “Please Select” in the CDD-801A Input/Edit drop-down menu.
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Language
|
Code
|
Language
|
Code
|
Language
|
Code
|
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American Sign Language
|
37
|
Hindi
|
22
|
Punjabi
|
28
|
|
Arabic
|
11
|
Hmong
|
23
|
Quichean
|
58
|
|
Armenian
|
12
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Hungarian
|
24
|
Rumanian
|
45
|
|
Assyrian
|
42
|
Ilocano
|
25
|
Russian
|
29
|
|
Bengali
|
61
|
Indonesian
|
26
|
Samoan
|
30
|
|
Burmese
|
13
|
Italian
|
27
|
Serbian
|
31
|
|
Cantonese (Chinese)
|
03
|
Japanese
|
08
|
Serbo-Croatian
|
52
|
|
Cebuano (Visayan)
|
36
|
Khmer (Cambodian)
|
09
|
Spanish
|
01
|
|
Chaldean
|
54
|
Khmu
|
50
|
Swahili
|
77
|
|
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
|
|
Fijian
|
93
|
Mien
|
44
|
Urdu
|
35
|
|
Filipino (Pilipino or Tagalong)
|
05
|
Mixteco
|
49
|
Vietnamese
|
02
|
|
French
|
17
|
Native American Languages
|
88
|
Wolof
|
CC
|
|
German
|
18
|
Palauan
|
AA
|
Yiddish
|
BB
|
|
Greek
|
19
|
Pashto
|
40
|
Other Languages of China
|
55
|
|
Gujarati
|
43
|
Patois
|
59
|
Other Languages of the Philippines
|
66
|
|
Haitian-Creole
|
73
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Polish
|
41
|
Other non-English
|
99
|
|
Hebrew
|
21
|
Portuguese
|
06
|
Unspecified
|
UU
|
Error Messages and Solutions
See Appendix B: Error Message Codes for solutions to error messages.
Frequently Asked Questions
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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.
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What if the family file does not contain this information?
- This information is located on 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.
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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.