diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 9bdda5678..076a2c93e 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -53,6 +53,11 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 - Updated the `GoogleVertexLLMService` to use the `GoogleLLMService` as a base
   class instead of the `OpenAILLMService`.
 
+- Updated STT and TTS services to pass through unverified language codes with a
+  warning instead of returning None. This allows developers to use newly
+  supported languages before Pipecat's service classes are updated, while still
+  providing guidance on verified languages.
+
 ### Fixed
 
 - Fixed an issue that would cause wrong user/assistant context ordering when
diff --git a/src/pipecat/services/asyncai/tts.py b/src/pipecat/services/asyncai/tts.py
index 3e4ff33cc..fe067e6b1 100644
--- a/src/pipecat/services/asyncai/tts.py
+++ b/src/pipecat/services/asyncai/tts.py
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ from pipecat.frames.frames import (
 )
 from pipecat.processors.frame_processor import FrameDirection
 from pipecat.services.tts_service import InterruptibleTTSService, TTSService
-from pipecat.transcriptions.language import Language
+from pipecat.transcriptions.language import Language, resolve_language
 from pipecat.utils.tracing.service_decorators import traced_tts
 
 try:
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ def language_to_async_language(language: Language) -> Optional[str]:
     Returns:
         The corresponding Async language code, or None if not supported.
     """
-    BASE_LANGUAGES = {
+    LANGUAGE_MAP = {
         Language.EN: "en",
         Language.FR: "fr",
         Language.ES: "es",
@@ -58,17 +58,7 @@ def language_to_async_language(language: Language) -> Optional[str]:
         Language.IT: "it",
     }
 
-    result = BASE_LANGUAGES.get(language)
-
-    # If not found in base languages, try to find the base language from a variant
-    if not result:
-        # Convert enum value to string and get the base language part (e.g. en-En -> en)
-        lang_str = str(language.value)
-        base_code = lang_str.split("-")[0].lower()
-        # Look up the base code in our supported languages
-        result = base_code if base_code in BASE_LANGUAGES.values() else None
-
-    return result
+    return resolve_language(language, LANGUAGE_MAP, use_base_code=True)
 
 
 class AsyncAITTSService(InterruptibleTTSService):
diff --git a/src/pipecat/services/aws/stt.py b/src/pipecat/services/aws/stt.py
index b019fc058..b1e0b5ba7 100644
--- a/src/pipecat/services/aws/stt.py
+++ b/src/pipecat/services/aws/stt.py
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ from pipecat.frames.frames import (
 )
 from pipecat.services.aws.utils import build_event_message, decode_event, get_presigned_url
 from pipecat.services.stt_service import STTService
-from pipecat.transcriptions.language import Language
+from pipecat.transcriptions.language import Language, resolve_language
 from pipecat.utils.time import time_now_iso8601
 from pipecat.utils.tracing.service_decorators import traced_stt
 
@@ -326,7 +326,7 @@ class AWSTranscribeSTTService(STTService):
         Returns:
             AWS Transcribe compatible language code, or None if unsupported.
         """
-        language_map = {
+        LANGUAGE_MAP = {
             # Afrikaans
             Language.AF: "af-ZA",
             Language.AF_ZA: "af-ZA",
@@ -466,7 +466,7 @@ class AWSTranscribeSTTService(STTService):
             Language.ZU_ZA: "zu-ZA",
         }
 
-        return language_map.get(language)
+        return resolve_language(language, LANGUAGE_MAP, use_base_code=False)
 
     @traced_stt
     async def _handle_transcription(
diff --git a/src/pipecat/services/aws/tts.py b/src/pipecat/services/aws/tts.py
index 805d733e8..f22c42399 100644
--- a/src/pipecat/services/aws/tts.py
+++ b/src/pipecat/services/aws/tts.py
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ from pipecat.frames.frames import (
     TTSStoppedFrame,
 )
 from pipecat.services.tts_service import TTSService
-from pipecat.transcriptions.language import Language
+from pipecat.transcriptions.language import Language, resolve_language
 from pipecat.utils.tracing.service_decorators import traced_tts
 
 try:
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ def language_to_aws_language(language: Language) -> Optional[str]:
     Returns:
         The corresponding AWS Polly language code, or None if not supported.
     """
-    language_map = {
+    LANGUAGE_MAP = {
         # Arabic
         Language.AR: "arb",
         Language.AR_AE: "ar-AE",
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ def language_to_aws_language(language: Language) -> Optional[str]:
         Language.CY_GB: "cy-GB",
     }
 
-    return language_map.get(language)
+    return resolve_language(language, LANGUAGE_MAP, use_base_code=False)
 
 
 class AWSPollyTTSService(TTSService):
diff --git a/src/pipecat/services/azure/common.py b/src/pipecat/services/azure/common.py
index a6f1eeedd..425572889 100644
--- a/src/pipecat/services/azure/common.py
+++ b/src/pipecat/services/azure/common.py
@@ -8,7 +8,9 @@
 
 from typing import Optional
 
-from pipecat.transcriptions.language import Language
+from loguru import logger
+
+from pipecat.transcriptions.language import Language, resolve_language
 
 
 def language_to_azure_language(language: Language) -> Optional[str]:
@@ -20,7 +22,7 @@ def language_to_azure_language(language: Language) -> Optional[str]:
     Returns:
         The corresponding Azure language code, or None if not supported.
     """
-    language_map = {
+    LANGUAGE_MAP = {
         # Afrikaans
         Language.AF: "af-ZA",
         Language.AF_ZA: "af-ZA",
@@ -341,4 +343,4 @@ def language_to_azure_language(language: Language) -> Optional[str]:
         Language.ZU: "zu-ZA",
         Language.ZU_ZA: "zu-ZA",
     }
-    return language_map.get(language)
+    return resolve_language(language, LANGUAGE_MAP, use_base_code=False)
diff --git a/src/pipecat/services/cartesia/tts.py b/src/pipecat/services/cartesia/tts.py
index b3fb3f44e..9e7f6b37c 100644
--- a/src/pipecat/services/cartesia/tts.py
+++ b/src/pipecat/services/cartesia/tts.py
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ from pipecat.frames.frames import (
 )
 from pipecat.processors.frame_processor import FrameDirection
 from pipecat.services.tts_service import AudioContextWordTTSService, TTSService
-from pipecat.transcriptions.language import Language
+from pipecat.transcriptions.language import Language, resolve_language
 from pipecat.utils.text.base_text_aggregator import BaseTextAggregator
 from pipecat.utils.text.skip_tags_aggregator import SkipTagsAggregator
 from pipecat.utils.tracing.service_decorators import traced_tts
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ def language_to_cartesia_language(language: Language) -> Optional[str]:
     Returns:
         The corresponding Cartesia language code, or None if not supported.
     """
-    BASE_LANGUAGES = {
+    LANGUAGE_MAP = {
         Language.AR: "ar",
         Language.BG: "bg",
         Language.BN: "bn",
@@ -122,17 +122,7 @@ def language_to_cartesia_language(language: Language) -> Optional[str]:
         Language.ZH: "zh",
     }
 
-    result = BASE_LANGUAGES.get(language)
-
-    # If not found in base languages, try to find the base language from a variant
-    if not result:
-        # Convert enum value to string and get the base language part (e.g. es-ES -> es)
-        lang_str = str(language.value)
-        base_code = lang_str.split("-")[0].lower()
-        # Look up the base code in our supported languages
-        result = base_code if base_code in BASE_LANGUAGES.values() else None
-
-    return result
+    return resolve_language(language, LANGUAGE_MAP, use_base_code=True)
 
 
 class CartesiaTTSService(AudioContextWordTTSService):
diff --git a/src/pipecat/services/elevenlabs/stt.py b/src/pipecat/services/elevenlabs/stt.py
index 291bad414..bbc86d97e 100644
--- a/src/pipecat/services/elevenlabs/stt.py
+++ b/src/pipecat/services/elevenlabs/stt.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ from pydantic import BaseModel
 
 from pipecat.frames.frames import ErrorFrame, Frame, TranscriptionFrame
 from pipecat.services.stt_service import SegmentedSTTService
-from pipecat.transcriptions.language import Language
+from pipecat.transcriptions.language import Language, resolve_language
 from pipecat.utils.time import time_now_iso8601
 from pipecat.utils.tracing.service_decorators import traced_stt
 
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ def language_to_elevenlabs_language(language: Language) -> Optional[str]:
     Returns:
         The corresponding ElevenLabs language code, or None if not supported.
     """
-    BASE_LANGUAGES = {
+    LANGUAGE_MAP = {
         Language.AF: "afr",  # Afrikaans
         Language.AM: "amh",  # Amharic
         Language.AR: "ara",  # Arabic
@@ -139,15 +139,7 @@ def language_to_elevenlabs_language(language: Language) -> Optional[str]:
         Language.ZU: "zul",  # Zulu
     }
 
-    result = BASE_LANGUAGES.get(language)
-
-    # If not found in base languages, try to find the base language from a variant
-    if not result:
-        lang_str = str(language.value)
-        base_code = lang_str.split("-")[0].lower()
-        result = base_code if base_code in BASE_LANGUAGES.values() else None
-
-    return result
+    return resolve_language(language, LANGUAGE_MAP, use_base_code=False)
 
 
 class ElevenLabsSTTService(SegmentedSTTService):
diff --git a/src/pipecat/services/elevenlabs/tts.py b/src/pipecat/services/elevenlabs/tts.py
index 460b23d18..e87e20431 100644
--- a/src/pipecat/services/elevenlabs/tts.py
+++ b/src/pipecat/services/elevenlabs/tts.py
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ from pipecat.services.tts_service import (
     AudioContextWordTTSService,
     WordTTSService,
 )
-from pipecat.transcriptions.language import Language
+from pipecat.transcriptions.language import Language, resolve_language
 from pipecat.utils.tracing.service_decorators import traced_tts
 
 # See .env.example for ElevenLabs configuration needed
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ def language_to_elevenlabs_language(language: Language) -> Optional[str]:
     Returns:
         The corresponding ElevenLabs language code, or None if not supported.
     """
-    BASE_LANGUAGES = {
+    LANGUAGE_MAP = {
         Language.AR: "ar",
         Language.BG: "bg",
         Language.CS: "cs",
@@ -107,17 +107,7 @@ def language_to_elevenlabs_language(language: Language) -> Optional[str]:
         Language.ZH: "zh",
     }
 
-    result = BASE_LANGUAGES.get(language)
-
-    # If not found in base languages, try to find the base language from a variant
-    if not result:
-        # Convert enum value to string and get the base language part (e.g. es-ES -> es)
-        lang_str = str(language.value)
-        base_code = lang_str.split("-")[0].lower()
-        # Look up the base code in our supported languages
-        result = base_code if base_code in BASE_LANGUAGES.values() else None
-
-    return result
+    return resolve_language(language, LANGUAGE_MAP, use_base_code=True)
 
 
 def output_format_from_sample_rate(sample_rate: int) -> str:
diff --git a/src/pipecat/services/fal/stt.py b/src/pipecat/services/fal/stt.py
index 202c03c1b..f4a708e23 100644
--- a/src/pipecat/services/fal/stt.py
+++ b/src/pipecat/services/fal/stt.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ from pydantic import BaseModel
 
 from pipecat.frames.frames import ErrorFrame, Frame, TranscriptionFrame
 from pipecat.services.stt_service import SegmentedSTTService
-from pipecat.transcriptions.language import Language
+from pipecat.transcriptions.language import Language, resolve_language
 from pipecat.utils.time import time_now_iso8601
 from pipecat.utils.tracing.service_decorators import traced_stt
 
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ def language_to_fal_language(language: Language) -> Optional[str]:
     Returns:
         The corresponding Fal Wizper language code, or None if not supported.
     """
-    BASE_LANGUAGES = {
+    LANGUAGE_MAP = {
         Language.AF: "af",
         Language.AM: "am",
         Language.AR: "ar",
@@ -142,15 +142,7 @@ def language_to_fal_language(language: Language) -> Optional[str]:
         Language.ZH: "zh",
     }
 
-    result = BASE_LANGUAGES.get(language)
-
-    # If not found in base languages, try to find the base language from a variant
-    if not result:
-        lang_str = str(language.value)
-        base_code = lang_str.split("-")[0].lower()
-        result = base_code if base_code in BASE_LANGUAGES.values() else None
-
-    return result
+    return resolve_language(language, LANGUAGE_MAP, use_base_code=True)
 
 
 class FalSTTService(SegmentedSTTService):
diff --git a/src/pipecat/services/gladia/stt.py b/src/pipecat/services/gladia/stt.py
index f9ff91b4a..cd59a3b74 100644
--- a/src/pipecat/services/gladia/stt.py
+++ b/src/pipecat/services/gladia/stt.py
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ from pipecat.frames.frames import (
 )
 from pipecat.services.gladia.config import GladiaInputParams
 from pipecat.services.stt_service import STTService
-from pipecat.transcriptions.language import Language
+from pipecat.transcriptions.language import Language, resolve_language
 from pipecat.utils.time import time_now_iso8601
 from pipecat.utils.tracing.service_decorators import traced_stt
 
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ def language_to_gladia_language(language: Language) -> Optional[str]:
     Returns:
         The Gladia language code string or None if not supported.
     """
-    BASE_LANGUAGES = {
+    LANGUAGE_MAP = {
         Language.AF: "af",
         Language.AM: "am",
         Language.AR: "ar",
@@ -156,17 +156,7 @@ def language_to_gladia_language(language: Language) -> Optional[str]:
         Language.ZH: "zh",
     }
 
-    result = BASE_LANGUAGES.get(language)
-
-    # If not found in base languages, try to find the base language from a variant
-    if not result:
-        # Convert enum value to string and get the base language part (e.g. es-ES -> es)
-        lang_str = str(language.value)
-        base_code = lang_str.split("-")[0].lower()
-        # Look up the base code in our supported languages
-        result = base_code if base_code in BASE_LANGUAGES.values() else None
-
-    return result
+    return resolve_language(language, LANGUAGE_MAP, use_base_code=True)
 
 
 # Deprecation warning for nested InputParams
diff --git a/src/pipecat/services/google/gemini_live/llm.py b/src/pipecat/services/google/gemini_live/llm.py
index 1674758a8..70beed86c 100644
--- a/src/pipecat/services/google/gemini_live/llm.py
+++ b/src/pipecat/services/google/gemini_live/llm.py
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ from pipecat.services.openai.llm import (
     OpenAIAssistantContextAggregator,
     OpenAIUserContextAggregator,
 )
-from pipecat.transcriptions.language import Language
+from pipecat.transcriptions.language import Language, resolve_language
 from pipecat.utils.string import match_endofsentence
 from pipecat.utils.time import time_now_iso8601
 from pipecat.utils.tracing.service_decorators import traced_gemini_live, traced_stt
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ def language_to_gemini_language(language: Language) -> Optional[str]:
     Returns:
         The Gemini language code string, or None if the language is not supported.
     """
-    language_map = {
+    LANGUAGE_MAP = {
         # Arabic
         Language.AR: "ar-XA",
         # Bengali
@@ -214,7 +214,8 @@ def language_to_gemini_language(language: Language) -> Optional[str]:
         Language.VI: "vi-VN",
         Language.VI_VN: "vi-VN",
     }
-    return language_map.get(language)
+
+    return resolve_language(language, LANGUAGE_MAP, use_base_code=False)
 
 
 class GeminiLiveContext(OpenAILLMContext):
diff --git a/src/pipecat/services/google/stt.py b/src/pipecat/services/google/stt.py
index b9e56f55b..fa538b02e 100644
--- a/src/pipecat/services/google/stt.py
+++ b/src/pipecat/services/google/stt.py
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ from pipecat.frames.frames import (
     TranscriptionFrame,
 )
 from pipecat.services.stt_service import STTService
-from pipecat.transcriptions.language import Language
+from pipecat.transcriptions.language import Language, resolve_language
 from pipecat.utils.time import time_now_iso8601
 
 try:
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ def language_to_google_stt_language(language: Language) -> Optional[str]:
     Returns:
         Optional[str]: Google STT language code or None if not supported.
     """
-    language_map = {
+    LANGUAGE_MAP = {
         # Afrikaans
         Language.AF: "af-ZA",
         Language.AF_ZA: "af-ZA",
@@ -351,7 +351,7 @@ def language_to_google_stt_language(language: Language) -> Optional[str]:
         Language.ZU_ZA: "zu-ZA",
     }
 
-    return language_map.get(language)
+    return resolve_language(language, LANGUAGE_MAP, use_base_code=False)
 
 
 class GoogleSTTService(STTService):
diff --git a/src/pipecat/services/google/tts.py b/src/pipecat/services/google/tts.py
index 556050937..bfbbd8a3c 100644
--- a/src/pipecat/services/google/tts.py
+++ b/src/pipecat/services/google/tts.py
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ from pipecat.frames.frames import (
     TTSStoppedFrame,
 )
 from pipecat.services.tts_service import TTSService
-from pipecat.transcriptions.language import Language
+from pipecat.transcriptions.language import Language, resolve_language
 
 try:
     from google.auth import default
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ def language_to_google_tts_language(language: Language) -> Optional[str]:
     Returns:
         The corresponding Google TTS language code, or None if not supported.
     """
-    language_map = {
+    LANGUAGE_MAP = {
         # Afrikaans
         Language.AF: "af-ZA",
         Language.AF_ZA: "af-ZA",
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ def language_to_google_tts_language(language: Language) -> Optional[str]:
         Language.VI_VN: "vi-VN",
     }
 
-    return language_map.get(language)
+    return resolve_language(language, LANGUAGE_MAP, use_base_code=False)
 
 
 class GoogleHttpTTSService(TTSService):
diff --git a/src/pipecat/services/lmnt/tts.py b/src/pipecat/services/lmnt/tts.py
index 9f9fef5fc..f71e2a186 100644
--- a/src/pipecat/services/lmnt/tts.py
+++ b/src/pipecat/services/lmnt/tts.py
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ from pipecat.frames.frames import (
 )
 from pipecat.processors.frame_processor import FrameDirection
 from pipecat.services.tts_service import InterruptibleTTSService
-from pipecat.transcriptions.language import Language
+from pipecat.transcriptions.language import Language, resolve_language
 from pipecat.utils.tracing.service_decorators import traced_tts
 
 # See .env.example for LMNT configuration needed
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ def language_to_lmnt_language(language: Language) -> Optional[str]:
     Returns:
         The corresponding LMNT language code, or None if not supported.
     """
-    BASE_LANGUAGES = {
+    LANGUAGE_MAP = {
         Language.DE: "de",
         Language.EN: "en",
         Language.ES: "es",
@@ -68,17 +68,7 @@ def language_to_lmnt_language(language: Language) -> Optional[str]:
         Language.ZH: "zh",
     }
 
-    result = BASE_LANGUAGES.get(language)
-
-    # If not found in base languages, try to find the base language from a variant
-    if not result:
-        # Convert enum value to string and get the base language part (e.g. es-ES -> es)
-        lang_str = str(language.value)
-        base_code = lang_str.split("-")[0].lower()
-        # Look up the base code in our supported languages
-        result = base_code if base_code in BASE_LANGUAGES.values() else None
-
-    return result
+    return resolve_language(language, LANGUAGE_MAP, use_base_code=True)
 
 
 class LmntTTSService(InterruptibleTTSService):
diff --git a/src/pipecat/services/minimax/tts.py b/src/pipecat/services/minimax/tts.py
index cd63fe761..c1a8abb99 100644
--- a/src/pipecat/services/minimax/tts.py
+++ b/src/pipecat/services/minimax/tts.py
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ from pipecat.frames.frames import (
     TTSStoppedFrame,
 )
 from pipecat.services.tts_service import TTSService
-from pipecat.transcriptions.language import Language
+from pipecat.transcriptions.language import Language, resolve_language
 from pipecat.utils.tracing.service_decorators import traced_tts
 
 
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ def language_to_minimax_language(language: Language) -> Optional[str]:
     Returns:
         The corresponding MiniMax language name, or None if not supported.
     """
-    BASE_LANGUAGES = {
+    LANGUAGE_MAP = {
         Language.AR: "Arabic",
         Language.CS: "Czech",
         Language.DE: "German",
@@ -66,20 +66,7 @@ def language_to_minimax_language(language: Language) -> Optional[str]:
         Language.ZH: "Chinese",
     }
 
-    result = BASE_LANGUAGES.get(language)
-
-    # If not found in base languages, try to find the base language from a variant
-    if not result:
-        # Convert enum value to string and get the base language part (e.g. es-ES -> es)
-        lang_str = str(language.value)
-        base_code = lang_str.split("-")[0].lower()
-        # Find matching language
-        for code, name in BASE_LANGUAGES.items():
-            if str(code.value).lower().startswith(base_code):
-                result = name
-                break
-
-    return result
+    return resolve_language(language, LANGUAGE_MAP, use_base_code=False)
 
 
 class MiniMaxHttpTTSService(TTSService):
diff --git a/src/pipecat/services/neuphonic/tts.py b/src/pipecat/services/neuphonic/tts.py
index 6ccdfe17f..3449dea0c 100644
--- a/src/pipecat/services/neuphonic/tts.py
+++ b/src/pipecat/services/neuphonic/tts.py
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ from pipecat.frames.frames import (
 )
 from pipecat.processors.frame_processor import FrameDirection
 from pipecat.services.tts_service import InterruptibleTTSService, TTSService
-from pipecat.transcriptions.language import Language
+from pipecat.transcriptions.language import Language, resolve_language
 from pipecat.utils.tracing.service_decorators import traced_tts
 
 try:
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ def language_to_neuphonic_lang_code(language: Language) -> Optional[str]:
     Returns:
         The corresponding Neuphonic language code, or None if not supported.
     """
-    BASE_LANGUAGES = {
+    LANGUAGE_MAP = {
         Language.DE: "de",
         Language.EN: "en",
         Language.ES: "es",
@@ -69,17 +69,7 @@ def language_to_neuphonic_lang_code(language: Language) -> Optional[str]:
         Language.ZH: "zh",
     }
 
-    result = BASE_LANGUAGES.get(language)
-
-    # If not found in base languages, try to find the base language from a variant
-    if not result:
-        # Convert enum value to string and get the base language part (e.g. es-ES -> es)
-        lang_str = str(language.value)
-        base_code = lang_str.split("-")[0].lower()
-        # Look up the base code in our supported languages
-        result = base_code if base_code in BASE_LANGUAGES.values() else None
-
-    return result
+    return resolve_language(language, LANGUAGE_MAP, use_base_code=True)
 
 
 class NeuphonicTTSService(InterruptibleTTSService):
diff --git a/src/pipecat/services/playht/tts.py b/src/pipecat/services/playht/tts.py
index 925480794..1f0ed2156 100644
--- a/src/pipecat/services/playht/tts.py
+++ b/src/pipecat/services/playht/tts.py
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ from pipecat.frames.frames import (
 )
 from pipecat.processors.frame_processor import FrameDirection
 from pipecat.services.tts_service import InterruptibleTTSService, TTSService
-from pipecat.transcriptions.language import Language
+from pipecat.transcriptions.language import Language, resolve_language
 from pipecat.utils.tracing.service_decorators import traced_tts
 
 try:
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ def language_to_playht_language(language: Language) -> Optional[str]:
     Returns:
         The corresponding PlayHT language code, or None if not supported.
     """
-    BASE_LANGUAGES = {
+    LANGUAGE_MAP = {
         Language.AF: "afrikans",
         Language.AM: "amharic",
         Language.AR: "arabic",
@@ -95,17 +95,7 @@ def language_to_playht_language(language: Language) -> Optional[str]:
         Language.ZH: "mandarin",
     }
 
-    result = BASE_LANGUAGES.get(language)
-
-    # If not found in base languages, try to find the base language from a variant
-    if not result:
-        # Convert enum value to string and get the base language part (e.g. es-ES -> es)
-        lang_str = str(language.value)
-        base_code = lang_str.split("-")[0].lower()
-        # Look up the base code in our supported languages
-        result = base_code if base_code in BASE_LANGUAGES.values() else None
-
-    return result
+    return resolve_language(language, LANGUAGE_MAP, use_base_code=False)
 
 
 class PlayHTTTSService(InterruptibleTTSService):
diff --git a/src/pipecat/services/rime/tts.py b/src/pipecat/services/rime/tts.py
index fa3fa447d..f0dd6b297 100644
--- a/src/pipecat/services/rime/tts.py
+++ b/src/pipecat/services/rime/tts.py
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ from pipecat.frames.frames import (
 )
 from pipecat.processors.frame_processor import FrameDirection
 from pipecat.services.tts_service import AudioContextWordTTSService, TTSService
-from pipecat.transcriptions.language import Language
+from pipecat.transcriptions.language import Language, resolve_language
 from pipecat.utils.text.base_text_aggregator import BaseTextAggregator
 from pipecat.utils.text.skip_tags_aggregator import SkipTagsAggregator
 from pipecat.utils.tracing.service_decorators import traced_tts
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ def language_to_rime_language(language: Language) -> str:
         Language.EN: "eng",
         Language.ES: "spa",
     }
-    return LANGUAGE_MAP.get(language, "eng")
+    return resolve_language(language, LANGUAGE_MAP, use_base_code=False)
 
 
 class RimeTTSService(AudioContextWordTTSService):
diff --git a/src/pipecat/services/riva/stt.py b/src/pipecat/services/riva/stt.py
index eddd3da9e..0c93365d5 100644
--- a/src/pipecat/services/riva/stt.py
+++ b/src/pipecat/services/riva/stt.py
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ from pipecat.frames.frames import (
     TranscriptionFrame,
 )
 from pipecat.services.stt_service import SegmentedSTTService, STTService
-from pipecat.transcriptions.language import Language
+from pipecat.transcriptions.language import Language, resolve_language
 from pipecat.utils.time import time_now_iso8601
 from pipecat.utils.tracing.service_decorators import traced_stt
 
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ def language_to_riva_language(language: Language) -> Optional[str]:
     Returns:
         Optional[str]: Riva language code or None if not supported.
     """
-    language_map = {
+    LANGUAGE_MAP = {
         # Arabic
         Language.AR: "ar-AR",
         # English
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ def language_to_riva_language(language: Language) -> Optional[str]:
         Language.ES_US: "es-US",  # US Spanish
     }
 
-    return language_map.get(language)
+    return resolve_language(language, LANGUAGE_MAP, use_base_code=False)
 
 
 class RivaSTTService(STTService):
diff --git a/src/pipecat/services/sarvam/stt.py b/src/pipecat/services/sarvam/stt.py
index 27816163d..98e643fde 100644
--- a/src/pipecat/services/sarvam/stt.py
+++ b/src/pipecat/services/sarvam/stt.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ from pipecat.frames.frames import (
     TranscriptionFrame,
 )
 from pipecat.services.stt_service import STTService
-from pipecat.transcriptions.language import Language
+from pipecat.transcriptions.language import Language, resolve_language
 from pipecat.utils.time import time_now_iso8601
 from pipecat.utils.tracing.service_decorators import traced_stt
 
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ def language_to_sarvam_language(language: Language) -> str:
         The Sarvam language code string.
     """
     # Mapping of pipecat Language enum to Sarvam language codes
-    SARVAM_LANGUAGES = {
+    LANGUAGE_MAP = {
         Language.BN_IN: "bn-IN",
         Language.GU_IN: "gu-IN",
         Language.HI_IN: "hi-IN",
@@ -58,9 +58,7 @@ def language_to_sarvam_language(language: Language) -> str:
         Language.AS_IN: "as-IN",
     }
 
-    return SARVAM_LANGUAGES.get(
-        language, "unknown"
-    )  # Default to unknown (Sarvam models auto-detect the language)
+    return resolve_language(language, LANGUAGE_MAP, use_base_code=False)
 
 
 class SarvamSTTService(STTService):
diff --git a/src/pipecat/services/sarvam/tts.py b/src/pipecat/services/sarvam/tts.py
index 7096683eb..e8582227a 100644
--- a/src/pipecat/services/sarvam/tts.py
+++ b/src/pipecat/services/sarvam/tts.py
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ from pipecat.frames.frames import (
 )
 from pipecat.processors.frame_processor import FrameDirection
 from pipecat.services.tts_service import InterruptibleTTSService, TTSService
-from pipecat.transcriptions.language import Language
+from pipecat.transcriptions.language import Language, resolve_language
 from pipecat.utils.tracing.service_decorators import traced_tts
 
 try:
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ def language_to_sarvam_language(language: Language) -> Optional[str]:
         Language.TE: "te-IN",  # Telugu
     }
 
-    return LANGUAGE_MAP.get(language)
+    return resolve_language(language, LANGUAGE_MAP, use_base_code=False)
 
 
 class SarvamHttpTTSService(TTSService):
diff --git a/src/pipecat/services/speechmatics/stt.py b/src/pipecat/services/speechmatics/stt.py
index 901edb0e8..f85660c83 100644
--- a/src/pipecat/services/speechmatics/stt.py
+++ b/src/pipecat/services/speechmatics/stt.py
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ from pipecat.frames.frames import (
 )
 from pipecat.processors.frame_processor import FrameDirection
 from pipecat.services.stt_service import STTService
-from pipecat.transcriptions.language import Language
+from pipecat.transcriptions.language import Language, resolve_language
 from pipecat.utils.tracing.service_decorators import traced_stt
 
 try:
@@ -604,11 +604,21 @@ class SpeechmaticsSTTService(STTService):
         Creates a transcription config object based on the service parameters. Aligns
         with the Speechmatics RT API transcription config.
         """
+        # Convert language if it's a Language enum
+        language = self._params.language
+        if isinstance(language, Language):
+            language = _language_to_speechmatics_language(language)
+
+        # Convert output locale if it's a Language enum
+        output_locale = self._params.output_locale
+        if isinstance(output_locale, Language):
+            output_locale = _locale_to_speechmatics_locale(language, output_locale)
+
         # Transcription config
         transcription_config = TranscriptionConfig(
-            language=self._params.language,
+            language=language,
             domain=self._params.domain,
-            output_locale=self._params.output_locale,
+            output_locale=output_locale,
             operating_point=self._params.operating_point,
             diarization="speaker" if self._params.enable_diarization else None,
             enable_partials=self._params.enable_partials,
@@ -987,10 +997,10 @@ def _language_to_speechmatics_language(language: Language) -> str:
         language: The Language enum to convert.
 
     Returns:
-        str: The Speechmatics language code, if found.
+        str: The Speechmatics language code.
     """
     # List of supported input languages
-    BASE_LANGUAGES = {
+    LANGUAGE_MAP = {
         Language.AR: "ar",
         Language.BA: "ba",
         Language.EU: "eu",
@@ -1047,15 +1057,7 @@ def _language_to_speechmatics_language(language: Language) -> str:
         Language.CY: "cy",
     }
 
-    # Get the language code
-    result = BASE_LANGUAGES.get(language)
-
-    # Fail if language is not supported
-    if not result:
-        raise ValueError(f"Unsupported language: {language}")
-
-    # Return the language code
-    return result
+    return resolve_language(language, LANGUAGE_MAP, use_base_code=True)
 
 
 def _locale_to_speechmatics_locale(language_code: str, locale: Language) -> str | None:
diff --git a/src/pipecat/services/whisper/base_stt.py b/src/pipecat/services/whisper/base_stt.py
index 64c5e5ed7..026b14a63 100644
--- a/src/pipecat/services/whisper/base_stt.py
+++ b/src/pipecat/services/whisper/base_stt.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ from openai.types.audio import Transcription
 
 from pipecat.frames.frames import ErrorFrame, Frame, TranscriptionFrame
 from pipecat.services.stt_service import SegmentedSTTService
-from pipecat.transcriptions.language import Language
+from pipecat.transcriptions.language import Language, resolve_language
 from pipecat.utils.time import time_now_iso8601
 from pipecat.utils.tracing.service_decorators import traced_stt
 
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ def language_to_whisper_language(language: Language) -> Optional[str]:
     Returns:
         str or None: The corresponding Whisper language code, or None if not supported.
     """
-    BASE_LANGUAGES = {
+    LANGUAGE_MAP = {
         Language.AF: "af",
         Language.AR: "ar",
         Language.HY: "hy",
@@ -95,15 +95,7 @@ def language_to_whisper_language(language: Language) -> Optional[str]:
         Language.CY: "cy",
     }
 
-    result = BASE_LANGUAGES.get(language)
-
-    # If not found in base languages, try to find the base language from a variant
-    if not result:
-        lang_str = str(language.value)
-        base_code = lang_str.split("-")[0].lower()
-        result = base_code if base_code in BASE_LANGUAGES.values() else None
-
-    return result
+    return resolve_language(language, LANGUAGE_MAP, use_base_code=True)
 
 
 class BaseWhisperSTTService(SegmentedSTTService):
diff --git a/src/pipecat/services/whisper/stt.py b/src/pipecat/services/whisper/stt.py
index 353f240e2..e69ce39cd 100644
--- a/src/pipecat/services/whisper/stt.py
+++ b/src/pipecat/services/whisper/stt.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ from typing_extensions import TYPE_CHECKING, override
 
 from pipecat.frames.frames import ErrorFrame, Frame, TranscriptionFrame
 from pipecat.services.stt_service import SegmentedSTTService
-from pipecat.transcriptions.language import Language
+from pipecat.transcriptions.language import Language, resolve_language
 from pipecat.utils.time import time_now_iso8601
 from pipecat.utils.tracing.service_decorators import traced_stt
 
@@ -106,159 +106,70 @@ def language_to_whisper_language(language: Language) -> Optional[str]:
     Note:
         Only includes languages officially supported by Whisper.
     """
-    language_map = {
+    LANGUAGE_MAP = {
         # Arabic
         Language.AR: "ar",
-        Language.AR_AE: "ar",
-        Language.AR_BH: "ar",
-        Language.AR_DZ: "ar",
-        Language.AR_EG: "ar",
-        Language.AR_IQ: "ar",
-        Language.AR_JO: "ar",
-        Language.AR_KW: "ar",
-        Language.AR_LB: "ar",
-        Language.AR_LY: "ar",
-        Language.AR_MA: "ar",
-        Language.AR_OM: "ar",
-        Language.AR_QA: "ar",
-        Language.AR_SA: "ar",
-        Language.AR_SY: "ar",
-        Language.AR_TN: "ar",
-        Language.AR_YE: "ar",
         # Bengali
         Language.BN: "bn",
-        Language.BN_BD: "bn",
-        Language.BN_IN: "bn",
         # Czech
         Language.CS: "cs",
-        Language.CS_CZ: "cs",
         # Danish
         Language.DA: "da",
-        Language.DA_DK: "da",
         # German
         Language.DE: "de",
-        Language.DE_AT: "de",
-        Language.DE_CH: "de",
-        Language.DE_DE: "de",
         # Greek
         Language.EL: "el",
-        Language.EL_GR: "el",
         # English
         Language.EN: "en",
-        Language.EN_AU: "en",
-        Language.EN_CA: "en",
-        Language.EN_GB: "en",
-        Language.EN_HK: "en",
-        Language.EN_IE: "en",
-        Language.EN_IN: "en",
-        Language.EN_KE: "en",
-        Language.EN_NG: "en",
-        Language.EN_NZ: "en",
-        Language.EN_PH: "en",
-        Language.EN_SG: "en",
-        Language.EN_TZ: "en",
-        Language.EN_US: "en",
-        Language.EN_ZA: "en",
         # Spanish
         Language.ES: "es",
-        Language.ES_AR: "es",
-        Language.ES_BO: "es",
-        Language.ES_CL: "es",
-        Language.ES_CO: "es",
-        Language.ES_CR: "es",
-        Language.ES_CU: "es",
-        Language.ES_DO: "es",
-        Language.ES_EC: "es",
-        Language.ES_ES: "es",
-        Language.ES_GQ: "es",
-        Language.ES_GT: "es",
-        Language.ES_HN: "es",
-        Language.ES_MX: "es",
-        Language.ES_NI: "es",
-        Language.ES_PA: "es",
-        Language.ES_PE: "es",
-        Language.ES_PR: "es",
-        Language.ES_PY: "es",
-        Language.ES_SV: "es",
-        Language.ES_US: "es",
-        Language.ES_UY: "es",
-        Language.ES_VE: "es",
         # Persian
         Language.FA: "fa",
-        Language.FA_IR: "fa",
         # Finnish
         Language.FI: "fi",
-        Language.FI_FI: "fi",
         # French
         Language.FR: "fr",
-        Language.FR_BE: "fr",
-        Language.FR_CA: "fr",
-        Language.FR_CH: "fr",
-        Language.FR_FR: "fr",
         # Hindi
         Language.HI: "hi",
-        Language.HI_IN: "hi",
         # Hungarian
         Language.HU: "hu",
-        Language.HU_HU: "hu",
         # Indonesian
         Language.ID: "id",
-        Language.ID_ID: "id",
         # Italian
         Language.IT: "it",
-        Language.IT_IT: "it",
         # Japanese
         Language.JA: "ja",
-        Language.JA_JP: "ja",
         # Korean
         Language.KO: "ko",
-        Language.KO_KR: "ko",
         # Dutch
         Language.NL: "nl",
-        Language.NL_BE: "nl",
-        Language.NL_NL: "nl",
         # Polish
         Language.PL: "pl",
-        Language.PL_PL: "pl",
         # Portuguese
         Language.PT: "pt",
-        Language.PT_BR: "pt",
-        Language.PT_PT: "pt",
         # Romanian
         Language.RO: "ro",
-        Language.RO_RO: "ro",
         # Russian
         Language.RU: "ru",
-        Language.RU_RU: "ru",
         # Slovak
         Language.SK: "sk",
-        Language.SK_SK: "sk",
         # Swedish
         Language.SV: "sv",
-        Language.SV_SE: "sv",
         # Thai
         Language.TH: "th",
-        Language.TH_TH: "th",
         # Turkish
         Language.TR: "tr",
-        Language.TR_TR: "tr",
         # Ukrainian
         Language.UK: "uk",
-        Language.UK_UA: "uk",
         # Urdu
         Language.UR: "ur",
-        Language.UR_IN: "ur",
-        Language.UR_PK: "ur",
         # Vietnamese
         Language.VI: "vi",
-        Language.VI_VN: "vi",
         # Chinese
         Language.ZH: "zh",
-        Language.ZH_CN: "zh",
-        Language.ZH_HK: "zh",
-        Language.ZH_TW: "zh",
     }
-    return language_map.get(language)
+
+    return resolve_language(language, LANGUAGE_MAP, use_base_code=True)
 
 
 class WhisperSTTService(SegmentedSTTService):
diff --git a/src/pipecat/services/xtts/tts.py b/src/pipecat/services/xtts/tts.py
index 844e0fbaf..df58c96e4 100644
--- a/src/pipecat/services/xtts/tts.py
+++ b/src/pipecat/services/xtts/tts.py
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ from pipecat.frames.frames import (
     TTSStoppedFrame,
 )
 from pipecat.services.tts_service import TTSService
-from pipecat.transcriptions.language import Language
+from pipecat.transcriptions.language import Language, resolve_language
 from pipecat.utils.tracing.service_decorators import traced_tts
 
 # The server below can connect to XTTS through a local running docker
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ def language_to_xtts_language(language: Language) -> Optional[str]:
     Returns:
         The corresponding XTTS language code, or None if not supported.
     """
-    BASE_LANGUAGES = {
+    LANGUAGE_MAP = {
         Language.CS: "cs",
         Language.DE: "de",
         Language.EN: "en",
@@ -65,22 +65,7 @@ def language_to_xtts_language(language: Language) -> Optional[str]:
         Language.ZH: "zh-cn",
     }
 
-    result = BASE_LANGUAGES.get(language)
-
-    # If not found in base languages, try to find the base language from a variant
-    if not result:
-        # Convert enum value to string and get the base language part (e.g. es-ES -> es)
-        lang_str = str(language.value)
-        base_code = lang_str.split("-")[0].lower()
-
-        # Special handling for Chinese variants
-        if base_code == "zh":
-            result = "zh-cn"
-        else:
-            # Look up the base code in our supported languages
-            result = base_code if base_code in BASE_LANGUAGES.values() else None
-
-    return result
+    return resolve_language(language, LANGUAGE_MAP, use_base_code=True)
 
 
 class XTTSService(TTSService):
diff --git a/src/pipecat/transcriptions/language.py b/src/pipecat/transcriptions/language.py
index 5ee37bf68..cd49c4645 100644
--- a/src/pipecat/transcriptions/language.py
+++ b/src/pipecat/transcriptions/language.py
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ combinations for various speech and text processing services.
 import sys
 from enum import Enum
 
+from loguru import logger
+
 if sys.version_info < (3, 11):
 
     class StrEnum(str, Enum):
@@ -569,3 +571,53 @@ class Language(StrEnum):
     # Zulu
     ZU = "zu"
     ZU_ZA = "zu-ZA"
+
+
+def resolve_language(
+    language: Language, language_map: dict[Language, str], use_base_code: bool = True
+) -> str:
+    """Resolve a Language enum to a service-specific language code.
+
+    Checks the language map first, then falls back to extracting the appropriate
+    code format with a warning if not found in the verified list.
+
+    Args:
+        language: The Language enum value to convert.
+        language_map: Dictionary mapping Language enums to service language codes.
+        use_base_code: If True, extracts base code (e.g., 'en' from 'en-US').
+                      If False, uses full language code as-is.
+
+    Returns:
+        The resolved language code for the service.
+
+    Examples::
+
+        # Service expecting base codes (e.g., Cartesia)
+        >>> LANGUAGE_MAP = {Language.EN: "en", Language.ES: "es"}
+        >>> resolve_language(Language.EN_US, LANGUAGE_MAP, use_base_code=True)
+        # Logs: "Language en-US not verified. Using base code 'en'."
+        "en"
+
+        # Service expecting full codes (e.g., AWS)
+        >>> LANGUAGE_MAP = {Language.EN_US: "en-US", Language.ES_ES: "es-ES"}
+        >>> resolve_language(Language.EN_GB, LANGUAGE_MAP, use_base_code=False)
+        # Logs: "Language en-GB not verified. Using 'en-GB'."
+        "en-GB"
+    """
+    # Check if language is in the verified map
+    result = language_map.get(language)
+
+    if result is not None:
+        return result
+
+    # Not in map - fall back with warning
+    lang_str = str(language.value)
+
+    if use_base_code:
+        # Extract base code (e.g., "en" from "en-US")
+        base_code = lang_str.split("-")[0].lower()
+        logger.warning(f"Language {language.value} not verified. Using base code '{base_code}'.")
+        return base_code
+    else:
+        logger.warning(f"Language {language.value} not verified. Using '{lang_str}'.")
+        return lang_str