diff --git a/src/zimscraperlib/i18n.py b/src/zimscraperlib/i18n.py
index 53343191..333739d4 100644
--- a/src/zimscraperlib/i18n.py
+++ b/src/zimscraperlib/i18n.py
@@ -65,75 +65,57 @@ def setlocale(root_dir: pathlib.Path, locale_name: str):
         ) from exc
 
 
-class Lang:
-    def __init__(self, lang_data: dict):
-        self._lang_data = lang_data
+class Lang(dict):
 
     @property
     def iso_639_1(self) -> str | None:
         """ISO-639-1 language code"""
-        return self._lang_data["iso-639-1"]
+        return self["iso-639-1"]
 
     @property
     def iso_639_2b(self) -> str | None:
         """ISO-639-2b language code"""
-        return self._lang_data["iso-639-2b"]
+        return self["iso-639-2b"]
 
     @property
     def iso_639_2t(self) -> str | None:
         """ISO-639-2t language code"""
-        return self._lang_data["iso-639-2t"]
+        return self["iso-639-2t"]
 
     @property
     def iso_639_3(self) -> str | None:
         """ISO-639-3 language code"""
-        return self._lang_data["iso-639-3"]
+        return self["iso-639-3"]
 
     @property
     def iso_639_5(self) -> str | None:
         """ISO-639-5 language code"""
-        return self._lang_data["iso-639-5"]
+        return self["iso-639-5"]
 
     @property
     def english(self) -> str:
         """language name in English"""
-        return self._lang_data["english"]
+        return self["english"]
 
     @property
     def native(self) -> str:
         """language name in native language"""
-        return self._lang_data["native"]
+        return self["native"]
 
     @property
     def iso_types(self) -> list[str]:
         """list of supported iso types"""
-        return self._lang_data["iso_types"]
+        return self["iso_types"]
 
     @property
     def query(self) -> list[str]:
         """Query issued for these language details"""
-        return self._lang_data["query"]
+        return self["query"]
 
     @property
     def querytype(self) -> list[str]:
         """Type of query issued to retrieve language details"""
-        return self._lang_data["querytype"]
-
-    def get(self, attribute: str) -> str | None:
-        """Return language code for given ISO code"""
-        return self._lang_data.get(attribute)
-
-    def __eq__(self, value: object) -> bool:
-        """Compare with another value, either Lang or dict supported"""
-        if isinstance(value, Lang):
-            return self._lang_data == value._lang_data
-        if isinstance(value, dict):
-            return self._lang_data == value
-        return False
-
-    def __iter__(self):
-        """Iterate over dict properties"""
-        return self._lang_data.__iter__()
+        return self["querytype"]
 
 
 def get_iso_lang_data(lang: str) -> tuple[Lang, Lang | None]:
@@ -173,17 +155,17 @@ def replace_types(new_type: str) -> str:
         if str(getattr(isolang, code_type)).lower() == lang.lower():
             iso_types.append(replace_types(code_type))
 
-    lang_data = {
-        f"iso-639-{lang_}": getattr(isolang, f"pt{lang_}") for lang_ in ISO_LEVELS
-    }
+    lang_data = Lang(
+        **{f"iso-639-{lang_}": getattr(isolang, f"pt{lang_}") for lang_ in ISO_LEVELS}
+    )
     lang_data.update({"english": isolang.name, "iso_types": iso_types})
 
     if isolang.macro():
         return (
-            Lang(lang_data),
+            lang_data,
             get_iso_lang_data(isolang.macro().name)[0],
         )  # first item in the returned tuple
-    return Lang(lang_data), None
+    return lang_data, None
 
 
 def find_language_names(query: str, lang_data: Lang | None = None) -> tuple[str, str]:
@@ -219,9 +201,9 @@ def find_language_names(query: str, lang_data: Lang | None = None) -> tuple[str,
 def update_with_macro(lang_data: Lang, macro_data: Lang | None):
     """update empty keys from lang_data with ones of macro_data"""
     if macro_data:
-        for key, value in macro_data._lang_data.items():
+        for key, value in macro_data.items():
             if key in lang_data and not lang_data.get(key):
-                lang_data._lang_data[key] = value
+                lang_data[key] = value
     return lang_data
 
 
@@ -261,7 +243,7 @@ def get_language_details(
 
     iso_data = update_with_macro(lang_data, macro_data)
     native_name, english_name = find_language_names(native_query, iso_data)
-    iso_data._lang_data.update(
+    iso_data.update(
         {
             "english": english_name,
             "native": native_name,