diff --git a/internal/utils/isocode.go b/internal/utils/isocode.go
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+++ b/internal/utils/isocode.go
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+package utils
+
+
+
+
+var isoCodes = map[string]bool{
+	"eng": true, // English
+	"swa": true, // Swahili
+
+}
+
+func IsValidISO639(code string) bool {
+	return isoCodes[code]
+}
+