From The WPML website:
http://wpml.org/documentation/support/wpml-coding-api/
Language constants
WPML defines the following constants which can be used in the theme:
Constant Description Example
ICL_LANGUAGE_CODE Code for the current language fr
ICL_LANGUAGE_NAME Name of current language, in the current language Français
ICL_LANGUAGE_NAME_EN Name of the current language name in English French