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name
altname
nativename
(acceptance)
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imagecaption
Pronunciationpronunciation
Created bycreator
Datecreated
Setting and usagesetting
Ethnicityethnicity
Usersspeakers (dateprefix2026)[1]
speakers2
Revivalrevived
Purpose
fam1
  • fam2
    • ......
      • name
Early forms
ancestor
  • ancestor2
    • ......
Standard forms
stand1
stand2
......
stand6
Dialects
  • dia1
  • dia2
  • ......









  • dia20
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script
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  • sign
    Sourcesposteriori
    Official status
    Official language in
    nation
    Recognised minority
    language in
    minority
    Regulated byagency
    Language codes
    ISO 639-1iso1
    ISO 639-2iso2b (B) iso2comment
    iso2t (T)
    ISO 639-3iso3 – inclusive code iso3comment
    Individual codes:
    lc1 – ld1
    lc2 – ld2
    ...... – ......
    lc30 – ld30
    ISO 639-6iso6
    linglist lingname
     linglist2 lingname2
     linglist3 lingname3
    Glottologglotto2  glottoname2[2]
    ......[3]
    glotto5  glottoname5[4]
    AIATSIS[5]aiatsis, aiatsis2 aiatsisname2, ......, aiatsis8 aiatsisname8
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  • guthrie[6]
    Linguaspherelingua
    [[File:{{{map}}}|{{{mapsize|350px}}}
    |alt={{{mapalt}}}|{{{mapalt}}}]]
    {{{mapcaption}}}
    [[File:{{{map2}}}|{{{mapsize|350px}}}
    |alt={{{mapalt2}}}|{{{mapalt2}}}]]
    {{{mapcaption2}}}
    Coordinates:

    This template is for use in articles about languages or dialects. It provides a common standard for displaying data about a language.

    Usage

    This template accepts following parameters:

    name
    name of language #REQUIRED
    altname
    additional name of the language
    nativename
    native or a second additional name
    pronunciation
    IPA pronunciation of the native name
    acceptance
    questionable acceptance/status of the language: unattested, spurious, etc.
    states
    countries in which it is mainly spoken
    state
    alias for states
    region
    geographic region in which it is mainly spoken
    latd
    latitude degrees
    latm
    latitude minutes
    latNS
    latitude direction
    longd
    longitude degrees
    longm
    longitude minutes
    longEW
    longitude direction
    ethnicity
    people for whom this is the ethnically native language; also good for the ethnic population if different from the number of speakers (although the names chosen for the articles on the people and on the language will generally be the same, it may be appropriate to pipe in the native name of the people here)
    speakers
    {{sigfig|number of native speakers/signers|2}}
    extinct
    date of extinction, or information about extinction; 'speakers' will not display
    era
    era of use of a historical language, such as one that developed into something else; 'speakers' will not display
    date
    date of estimate of number of speakers/signers (must start with a 4-digit year: see next)
    dateprefix
    anything wanted inside the parentheses before the date
    ref
    reference for the number of speakers/signers. Appears after the (date) field.
    speakers2
    2nd line (2nd estimate, 2nd country, L2 speakers, etc.)
    revived
    Date or population of attempted language revival
    familycolor
    appropriate language family #REQUIRED
    See table below for list of options. Please do not use other names, because they will not be recognised, and the table will be colored grey.
    In most cases, 'familycolor' will trigger a default entry for the 'fam1' field, so that field is not necessary (you can continue will 'fam2'), but you can override this by entering something under 'fam1'. For areal colors (American, Khoisan, Paleosiberian, etc.), you will be prompted for a 'fam1' entry if you do not provide one. If 'isolate' or 'unclassified' is used, the fam1–xx tree will not display.
    fam1
    the broadest possible widely accepted language family of which the language is a part
    fam2
    a more specific sub-family
    ...
    fam15
    most specific sub group
    family
    whatever you want to say; fam1–xx will not display
    ancestor
    ancestral or reconstructed forms
    ancestor2
    ...
    ancestor5
    intermediate forms
    protoname
    alias for ancestor
    creator
    name of language creator
    created
    year of first creation
    setting
    the use or setting for a created language
    posteriori
    natural-language sources of a created language
    dia1
    ...
    dia20
    primary dialects
    dialects
    whatever you want to say
    stand1
    a standardized register
    stand2
    a second standardized register
    ...
    stand6
    sixth standardized register
    standards
    whatever you want to say
    script
    the writing system(s) used for the language by literate speakers
    sign
    signed forms (manually coded language)
    nation
    list of countries in which it is an official language
    minority
    list of countries in which it is a recognised/protected minority language
    agency
    regulatory body or language academy for the language
    iso1
    the ISO 639-1 code for the language
    iso2
    the ISO 639-2 code for the language (not for its family)
    iso2b
    the ISO 639-2 bibliographic code
    iso2t
    the ISO 639-2 terminological code
    iso2comment
    for comments to not interfere with the link
    iso3
    the ISO 639-3 code for the language.
    Field will display even if left empty, unless 'lc1' etc. is used.
    Use 'none' if the language (not dialect) has no iso3 code, and the article will be added to Category:Languages without iso3 codes.
    Use 'linglist' if it has an iso3 code, but this is maintained at Linguist List instead of at SIL. Add the code itself under |linglist=
    (This is not necessary if the SIL page provides its own link to the Linguist List page.)
    iso3comment
    for comments to not interfere with the link
    isoexception
    a maintenance field to organize cleanup categories (see below).
    currently excludes article from general missing-ISO category if set to 'dialect', 'historical', 'protolanguage', or 'talkpage'.
    lc1
    ISO code of the first dialect (the 'iso3' field will not display if empty and this is included)
    ld1
    name of the first language dialect
    lc2
    ISO code of the second dialect
    ld2
    name of the second language dialect
    ...
    lc30
    ISO code of the 30–th dialect
    ld30
    name of the 30–th dialect
    iso6
    the ISO 639-6 code for the language.
    linglist
    a private or local Linguist List ISO 639-3 code or substitute for an ISO code; use xxx-xxx format for dialects.
    Use for code range qaa–qtz or those involving numerals only; enter other codes under 'iso3' and the reader will be redirected from Ethnologue.
    lingname
    comment on the Linguist List code or support
    linglist2
    linglist3
    additional Linguist List codes
    lingname2
    lingname3
    additional comments. (If Linguist List has redundant codes, write to them, and they will likely retire them.)
    lingua
    the Linguasphere code for the language
    glotto2
    ...
    glotto5
    the Glottolog code(s) for the language
    glottoname2
    ...
    glottoname5
    the Glottolog name(s) for the language; appears in both the info box and the footnote
    glottorefname2
    ...
    glottorefname5
    the Glottolog name(s) for the language; appears only in the footnote
    glottofoot
    set to "no" to hide the Glottolog footnotes
    guthrie
    the Guthrie code for Bantu languages
    aiatsis
    the AIATSIS code for Australian languages (linked)
    aiatsis2
    ...
    aiatsis8
    additional AIATSIS codes
    aiatsisname2
    ...
    aiatsisname8
    name of code, if not that of the info box, or note to appear after code
    image
    image at top of info box. Use format "image name.png", without "file/image" or brackets.
    imagesize
    override default image size (currently 250px). Use units ("123px", "12em")
    imagealt
    alt text for the image
    imagecaption
    caption to appear under image
    imageheader
    brief header for image (appears in the left-hand column)
    map
    image at bottom of info box. Use format "image name.png", without "file/image" or brackets.
    mapsize
    override default map size (currently 350px). Use units ("123px", "12em"). Affects both maps.
    mapalt
    alt text for the map
    mapcaption
    caption to appear under map
    map2
    a second map
    mapalt2
    alt text for the second map
    mapcaption2
    caption to appear under both maps
    boxsize
    overrides default width of infobox, currently set at 22em. Format must include units ("12em" or "123px").
    Useful when an article has various infoboxes aligned in a column. (Box will automatically expand to fix map wider than default box width.)
    notice
    notice2
    IPA/ipa [adds notice for IPA notation], Indic [same for Indic scripts]

    Syntax

    {{Infobox language
    | name          =
    | altname       =
    | nativename    =
    | pronunciation =
    | states (state) =
    | region        =
    | latd  = | latm  = | latNS  = <!-- latitude degrees/minutes/direction -->
    | longd = | longm = | longEW = <!-- longitude degrees/minutes/direction -->
    | ethnicity     =
    | speakers      =
    | extinct       =
    | era           =
    | date          =
    | dateprefix    =
    | ref           =
    | speakers2     =
    | familycolor   =
    | fam1          =
    | fam2          =
    | fam15         =
    | family        =
    | ancestor(2/3) =
    | creator       =
    | created       =
    | setting       =
    | posteriori    =
    | dia1          =
    | dia2          =
    | dialects      =
    | sign          =
    | stand1        =
    | stand2        =
    | standards     =
    | script        =
    | nation        =
    | minority      =
    | agency        =
    | iso1          =
    | iso2          =
    | iso2b         =
    | iso2t         = 
    | iso3          =
    | iso3comment   =
    | isoexception  =
    | lc1           =
    | ld1           =
    | lc2           =
    | ld2           =
    | iso6          =
    | glotto        =
    | glottoname    =
    | glotto2–5     =
    | glottoname2–5 =
    | linglist      =
    | lingname      =
    | linglist2/3   =
    | lingname2/3   =
    | lingua        =
    | guthrie       =
    | aiatsis       =
    | aiatsisname   =
    | aiatsis2–8    =
    | aiatsisname2–8 =
    | image         =
    | imagesize     =
    | imagealt      =
    | imagecaption  =
    | imageheader   =
    | map           =
    | mapsize       =
    | mapalt        =
    | mapcaption    =
    | map2          =
    | mapalt2       =
    | mapcaption2   =
    | boxsize       =
    | notice        = 
    | notice2       = 
    }}
    

    Example

    English
    Pronunciation/ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ/[7]
    Region(see below)
    Native speakers
    360 million (cited 2010)[8]
    L2: 375 million and 750 million EFL[9]
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    English alphabet (Latin script)
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  • Manually coded English
    Official status
    Official language in
    Language codes
    ISO 639-1en
    ISO 639-2eng
    ISO 639-3eng
    Linguasphere52-ABA
    Anglospeak.svg
      Countries where English is the native language of the majority of the population
      Countries where English is an official but not primary language
    Coordinates:
    This article contains IPA phonetic symbols. Without proper rendering support, you may see question marks, boxes, or other symbols instead of Unicode characters. For an introductory guide on IPA symbols, see Help:IPA.
    {{Infobox language
    | name = English
    | pronunciation = {{IPAc-en|ˈ|ɪ|ŋ|ɡ|l|ɪ|ʃ}}<ref>[http://www.oxfordadvancedlearnersdictionary.com/dictionary/english_2 English Adjective] – Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary – Oxford University Press ©2010.</ref> |region = (see [[#Geographical distribution|below]])
    | speakers = 360 million
    | date = 2010
    | dateprefix = cited 
    | ref = <ref name=NE>[[Nationalencyklopedin]] "Världens 100 största språk 2010" The World's 100 Largest Languages in 2010</ref>
    | speakers2 = [[Second language|L2]]: 375 million and 750 million [[English as a foreign or second language|EFL]]<ref name=BritishCouncilEnglish>{{cite web |url=http://www.britishcouncil.org/learning-elt-future.pdf |title=Future of English|accessdate=24 August 2011 |publisher=The British Council}} (page 10)</ref>
    | familycolor = Indo-European
    | fam2 = [[Germanic languages|Germanic]]
    | fam3 = [[West Germanic languages|West Germanic]]
    | fam4 = [[Anglo-Frisian languages|Anglo–Frisian]]
    | fam5 = [[English languages|Anglic]]
    | sign = [[Manually coded English]]
    | script = [[English alphabet]] ([[Latin script]])
    | nation = {{plainlist|
    * [[List of countries where English is an official language#Sovereign states|54 countries]]
    * [[List of countries where English is an official language#Non-sovereign entities|27 non-sovereign entities]]
    * [[United Nations]]
    * [[European Union]]
    * [[Commonwealth of Nations]]
    * [[Council of Europe]]
    * [[International Olympic Committee|IOC]]
    * [[NATO]]
    * [[North American Free Trade Agreement|NAFTA]]
    * [[Organization of American States|OAS]]
    * [[Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development|OECD]]
    * [[Organisation of Islamic Cooperation|OIC]]
    * [[Pacific Islands Forum|PIF]]
    * [[UKUSA Agreement]]}}
    | iso1 = en
    | iso2 = eng
    | iso3 = eng
    | lingua = 52-ABA
    | map = Anglospeak.svg
    | mapcaption = {{legend|#0000ff|Countries where English is the native language of the majority of the population}} {{legend|#8ddada|Countries where English is an official but not primary language}}
    | notice = IPA
    }}
    

    References in infobox

    1. ref
    2. Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2017). "glottoname2". Glottolog 3.0. Jena, Germany: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.
    3. Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2017). "name". Glottolog 3.0. Jena, Germany: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.
    4. Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2017). "glottoname5". Glottolog 3.0. Jena, Germany: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.
    5. aiatsis name at the Australian Indigenous Languages Database, Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies  (see the info box for additional links)
    6. Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online
    7. English Adjective – Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary – Oxford University Press ©2010.
    8. Nationalencyklopedin "Världens 100 största språk 2010" The World's 100 Largest Languages in 2010
    9. "Future of English" (PDF). The British Council. Retrieved 24 August 2011. (page 10)

    Placement

    The template should placed at the very top of the wikitext of the article, before any text. The absolute basic syntax is as shown below:

    {{Infobox language ← this calls the template
    | name = name of language ← the name of the language needs to be given
    | familycolor = appropriate language family ← refer to the coloured chart to the right (or above, depending on your browser), and type the name shown there; this will add the appropriate family color to the template top.8 Using "Altaic" or "Caucasian" etc. does *not* result in a claim that the language belongs to that family: think of them as areal codings.
    }} ← this ends the template call

    *If you enter "isolate", you will be restricted to a single line for the family. In order to allow levels of classification, as with dialects of a language isolate, enter "grey"/"gray" instead.

    However, you will probably want to add more than just this. Other parameters are listed below, they can be incorporated anywhere between the first and last lines, and in any order.

    Additional parameters

    There are several more parameters that can be defined between the opening and closing lines. These are:

    | altname = additional name of the language [not every one, but one a reader would be likely to look for]
    | nativename = native name, or a second alternative name [most cases as of 2012 not actually the native name]
    | states = countries in which it is mainly spoken (multigenerational communities) ← you do not have to define both this and region. Do not use flag icons except for national or official status (WP:INFOBOXFLAG).
    | region = geographic region in which it is mainly spoken ← you do not have to define both this and states; use this parameter for a single statement about geographic distribution. It is not for the broader region where the states are located, but rather the regions within the country, or across countries, where it is spoken. (That is, do not add SE Asia if we state it's in Laos, or West Africa if we state it's in Mali.)
    | speakers = the number of native speakers of the language. If unknown, enter ⟨?⟩ and do not enter NA for the date. If no native speakers, enter ⟨none⟩. Otherwise, if no date is supplied, missing date will be displayed. Use {{sigfig|...|2}} to round to 2 significant figures while retaining the exact figure from the reference.
    | date = the date of publication of the estimate of the number of speakers.
    Used for calculations for obsolete data, so needs to start with a 4-digit year. Exception: If ⟨NA⟩ is entered, nothing will display. If ⟨no date⟩ is entered, "no date" will display. Do not enter a date parameter at all if speakers is set to ⟨none⟩.
    Articles with old dates (currently ≥ 30 years) appear in Category:Language articles with old speaker data.
    | ref = reference for the speaker data.
    If ⟨e17⟩ is entered, this will automatically generate a reference to the Ethnologue 17 article that bears the ISO 639-3 code entered at 'iso3'.
    To link to the auto-generated reference from elsewhere in the article, use <ref name=e17/>.
    ⟨e16⟩ and <ref name=e16/> or ⟨e15⟩ and <ref name=e15/> can be used to ref the 16th or 15th edition, for example for extinct languages which are no longer supported.
    ⟨linglist⟩ and <ref name=linglist/> can be used to ref the MultiTree entry at the Linguist List.
    ⟨ne2007/ne2010⟩ and <ref name=NE100/> can be used to ref the Swedish national encyclopedia, which we use for many of the world's top 100 languages
    ⟨inali⟩ and <ref name=INALI/> can be used to ref Mexico's Instituto Nacional de Lenguas Indígenas
    Similarly, aiatsis can be used to link to the <ref name=AIATSIS/> ref generated by the info box for the AIATSIS entry for Australian languages. (For Glottolog and Maho's edition of the Guthrie list for Bantu languages, <ref name=Glottolog(2–5)/> or <ref name=Guthrie/> needs to be added manually, as they do not provide population data.)
    | speakers2 = a 2nd line for speaker data, such as L2 speakers, appearing after the date.
    If this is a second line of L1 speakers, it should be arranged so that, if there are two dates cited, the oldest appears in the date parameter, for automated update calculations. Data from different countries should not be added together if they are not comparable: say if one is from 1973 and another from 2006, or if one is rounded to the nearest million and another is on the order of 10,000.
    | iso1 = the ISO 639-1 code for the language
    | iso2 = the ISO 639-2 code for the language; creates a link to the ISO page ← see just hereafter for the situation where a language has two ISO 639-2 codes
    | iso3 = the ISO 639-3 code for the language; creates a link to the ISO page ← see below for the situation where multiple ISO 639-3 codes apply; if there is no ISO 639-3 code, set iso3=none to return the text none and add the article to a list of uncoded languages (if iso3comment is also used, that will display in place of none)
    Only iso3 will appear (with a dash) if the code is omitted. If a language has two ISO 639-2 codes, one will be defined as the bibliographic code, and the other terminological. These can be added in separate fields using the following parameters:
    | iso2b = the ISO 639-2 bibliographic code
    | iso2t = the ISO 639-2 terminological code
    | lingua = the Linguasphere code for the language
    | linglist(2,3) = the Linguist List code(s) for the language. May be a proper ISO code maintained at Linguist List, or a local non-ISO code; creates a link to the Linguist List page.
    | lingname(2,3) = the Linguist List name for the language, or other comment
    | glotto(2–5) = the Glottolog code for the language. Generates a reference which can be accessed via name="Glottolog(2–5)". Enter "none" if Glottolog does not have a code for the language, "spurious" if Glottolog uses that term. [future: also "unattested"]
    | glottoname(2–5) = the names to be used for the Glottolog reference(s). If there is more than one box on a page, then you need a different-numbered parameter for each, in order to generate separate footnotes.
    | guthrie = the Guthrie code for Bantu languages. Generates a reference which can be accessed via name="Guthrie".
    | aiatsis(2,3) = the AIATSIS code(s) for Australian languages. Generates a reference which can be accessed via name="AIATSIS".
    | aiatsis(2,3)name = the AIATSIS name, if different from the entry at |name=.
    | iso3comment = allows a comment in the ISO field that will not interfere with the link
    | isoexception = handles exceptions to the handling of missing ISO codes. Currently there are dedicated tracking categories for 'dialect' (variety of a language with an ISO code), 'historical' (ancestral form of a language with an ISO code), 'protolanguage', 'talkpage' (add to templates on talk pages and in archives so that they stop showing up in the tracking categories).

    Genetic classification

    You can use the language template to show the genetic classification of a language at a glance. This classification is displayed as a descending staircase of language families, from the broadest to the most specific. To add the genetic classification use the following:

    | fam1 = the broadest possible widely accepted language family of which the language is a part ← if this would be exactly the same as you have defined for familycolor, it may be omitted
    | fam2 = a more specific sub-family
    | fam3 = a more specific group

    You can keep adding parameters in like fashion until you have completed the classification. If you would prefer to enter some other information in this box (for example, disputed), use this parameter instead:

    | family = whatever you want to say (sequesters the repetition of the name of the language)

    This can be set to "na" to avoid specifying a family relationship at all, an for a geographical group that has no single origin.

    Ancestral forms may be useful when we have an article on them, or when they have been assigned ISO codes:

    | ancestor = an ancestral form, such as Old English or Proto-Basque
    | ancestor2/3 = intermediate ancestral forms, such as Middle English or Aquitanian

    Optional parameters

    Some parts of the template remain invisible unless they are specifically called. Only use these parameters if they are required.

    | fontcolor = colour of font against 'familycolor' ← the font colour is usually black, use this to change it if it is difficult to read
    | pronunciation = pronunciation of the native name of the language in IPA → remember to enclose the transcription in an IPA template such as {{IPA-all}}
    | nation = list of countries in which it is an official language
    | minority = list of countries in which it is a recognised minority language. This is intended for legal protection and similar de jure recognition, not simply being listed on a census and other de facto recognition.
    | agency = regulatory body or language academy for the language
    | extinct = date of extinction, or information about extinction ← this replaces speakers
    | era = era of use of an ancestral form of a language ← this replaces speakers
    | script = writing system(s) used to represent the language ← in the form script (instantiation), such as "Latin (English alphabet)"
    (Common variants of "Latin (alphabet)" redirect to Latin script. For the Latin alphabet itself, add an element such as &nbsp;.)

    Language with more than one ISO 639-3 code

    Some languages have a number of ISO 639-3 codes, one for each dialect of that language. If you try putting all of these codes in the usual iso3 = parameter, it will get quite messy. Instead, use the following parameters:

    | lc1 = language code of the first dialect
    | ld1 = name of the first language dialect

    For subsequent dialects, use lc2 and so forth. Lc entries will be automatically linked to the Ethnologue site. Wikipedia articles on the dialects may be linked from the ld entries..

    For languages with an ISO 639-3 macrolanguage code and several individual codes, use iso3 for the macrolanguage and lcn, ldn for the individual codes.

    Constructed languages

    This template is appropriate to use for constructed languages. The following parameters can be used:

    | creator = name of language creator
    | created = year of first creation
    | setting = the use or setting for the language
    | posteriori = natural-language sources

    Using these parameters, or setting familycolor=Conlang, automatically sets the coloured bars of the infobox to black background with white fonts, and removes the states and region parameters from use (nation is also disabled). If the iso2 parameter is left undefined, it is treated as being iso2=art. For conlangs, the family or famn parameters are used to describe the hierarchy of purpose of the language, whereas posteriori is used to describe the a posteriori sources on which the conlang draws.

    Images in the template

    You should not put large images at the top of the language template: they just make it very messy. You can place a small image at the top of the template using the following parameters:

    | image = image name.png
    | imagesize = 200px ← overrides the default image size
    | imagealt = alt text
    | imagecaption = caption
    | imageheader = very simple description of image ('logo', 'map', 'script', etc.) ← this is placed in the left-hand column, and so needs to be short

    If you have a larger image or two, such as a map, you can place them at the bottom of the template, spanning both columns, with the following parameter:

    | map(2) = image name.png
    | mapsize = 300px ← overrides the default image size
    | mapalt(2) = alt text
    | mapcaption(2) = caption

    The usual image markup applies for both images. Alt text is for visually impaired readers, and the caption is for all readers; typically they should have little in common (see WP:ALT).

    Footer notice

    A notice or notices may be placed at the bottom of the infobox:

    | notice=ipa ← places a notice about the Unicode fonts used for displaying IPA

    Sub-templates

    1. Template:Infobox language/codelist
    2. Template:Infobox language/family-color
    3. Template:Infobox language/genetic
    4. Template:Infobox language/linguistlist
    5. Template:Infobox language/ref
    6. Template:Infobox language/quilt

    Error-tracking categories

    With 8,000 articles, manual review is insufficient. The following automating tracking categories should catch some of the more common errors. They also produce lists of articles that should be reviewed occasionally, because they lack population data or the data is dated.

    ISO support
    Speaker and date issues
    Classification
    Other

    See also

    TemplateData

    This is the TemplateData for this template so it can be used with the new VisualEditor.

    Display data about a language in a standard format

    Template parameters

    ParameterDescriptionTypeStatus
    Namename

    The English name of the language

    Default
    Stringrequired
    Alternative namealtname

    An alternative or additional English name of the language

    Default
    Stringoptional
    Native namenativename

    The native name of the language

    Default
    Stringoptional
    Pronunciationpronunciation

    The IPA pronunciation of the native name of the language

    Default
    Stringoptional
    Statesstates state

    States or countries in which the language is mainly spoken

    Default
    Stringoptional
    Regionregion

    The geographic region(s) in which the language is mainly spoken

    Default
    Stringoptional
    Latitude (degrees)latd

    The latitudinal measure in degrees of the center of the language's geographic region

    Default
    Numberoptional
    Latitude (minutes)latm

    The latitudinal measure in minutes of the center of the language's geographic region

    Default
    Numberoptional
    Latitude (North/South)latNS

    The direction of the latitude coordinates

    Default
    Stringoptional
    Longitude (degrees)longd

    The longitudinal measure in degrees of the center of the language's geographic region

    Default
    Numberoptional
    Longitude (minutes)longm

    The longitudinal measure in minutes of the center of the language's geographic region

    Default
    Numberoptional
    Longitude (East/West)longEW

    The direction of the longitude coordinates

    Default
    Stringoptional
    Ethnicityethnicity

    The ethnic group(s) whose native language this is

    Default
    Stringoptional
    Speakersspeakers

    The number of native speakers/signers of the language (will be rounded to 2 significant figures)

    Default
    Numberoptional
    Extinctionextinct

    The date of the language's extinction or other information about extinction

    Default
    Stringoptional
    Eraera

    The era of a historical language's use

    Default
    Stringoptional
    Datedate

    The date of the stated estimate of the number of speakers, starting with a 4-digit year

    Default
    Stringoptional
    Date prefixdateprefix

    Additional information about the date of estimation of the number of speakers, placed in parentheses before the date

    Default
    Stringoptional
    Referenceref

    A reference for the number of speakers, placed after the date, if any

    Default
    Stringoptional
    Speakers 2speakers2

    A second line giving more information about the number of speakers, such as a second estimate

    Default
    Stringoptional
    Language Family Colorfamilycolor

    The appropriate language family for the purposes of determining the background color, chosen from a fixed set given in the documentation

    Default
    Stringrequired
    Language Familyfam1

    The broadest accepted language family the language belongs to

    Default
    Stringoptional
    Language Family 2fam2

    A more specific sub-language family that the language belongs to

    Default
    Stringoptional
    Language Family 3fam3

    A more specific sub-language family that the language belongs to

    Default
    Stringoptional
    Language Family 4fam4

    A more specific sub-language family that the language belongs to

    Default
    Stringoptional
    Language Family 5fam5

    A more specific sub-language family that the language belongs to

    Default
    Stringoptional
    Language Family 6fam6

    A more specific sub-language family that the language belongs to

    Default
    Stringoptional
    Language Family 7fam7

    A more specific sub-language family that the language belongs to

    Default
    Stringoptional
    Language Family 8fam8

    A more specific sub-language family that the language belongs to

    Default
    Stringoptional
    Language Family 9fam9

    A more specific sub-language family that the language belongs to

    Default
    Stringoptional
    Language Family 10fam10

    A more specific sub-language family that the language belongs to

    Default
    Stringoptional
    Language Family 11fam11

    A more specific sub-language family that the language belongs to

    Default
    Stringoptional
    Language Family 12fam12

    A more specific sub-language family that the language belongs to

    Default
    Stringoptional
    Language Family 13fam13

    A more specific sub-language family that the language belongs to

    Default
    Stringoptional
    Language Family 14fam14

    A more specific sub-language family that the language belongs to

    Default
    Stringoptional
    Language Family 15fam15

    A more specific sub-language family that the language belongs to

    Default
    Stringoptional
    Familyfamily

    Overrides all other family parameters, displays whatever you want

    Default
    Stringoptional
    Ancestorancestor

    An ancestral or reconstructed form of the language

    Default
    Stringoptional
    Ancestor 2ancestor2

    An ancestral or reconstructed form of the language

    Default
    Stringoptional
    Ancestor 3ancestor3

    An ancestral or reconstructed form of the language

    Default
    Stringoptional
    Creatorcreator

    For constructed languages, the name of the creator

    Default
    Stringoptional
    Creation datecreated

    Creation date for constructed languages

    Default
    Stringoptional
    Settingsetting

    The fictional setting or other usage of a constructed language

    Default
    Stringoptional
    Posterioriposteriori

    Natural languages used as sources for a constructed language

    Default
    Stringoptional
    Dialectdia1

    A primary dialect of the language

    Default
    Stringoptional
    Dialect 2dia2

    Another primary dialect of the language

    Default
    Stringoptional
    Dialect 3dia3

    Another primary dialect of the language

    Default
    Stringoptional
    Dialect 4dia4

    Another primary dialect of the language

    Default
    Stringoptional
    Dialect 5dia5

    Another primary dialect of the language

    Default
    Stringoptional
    Dialect 6dia6

    Another primary dialect of the language

    Default
    Stringoptional
    Dialect 7dia7

    Another primary dialect of the language

    Default
    Stringoptional
    Dialect 8dia8

    Another primary dialect of the language

    Default
    Stringoptional
    Dialect 9dia9

    Another primary dialect of the language

    Default
    Stringoptional
    Dialect 10dia10

    Another primary dialect of the language

    Default
    Stringoptional
    Dialect 11dia11

    Another primary dialect of the language

    Default
    Stringoptional
    Dialect 12dia12

    Another primary dialect of the language

    Default
    Stringoptional
    Dialect 13dia13

    Another primary dialect of the language

    Default
    Stringoptional
    Dialect 14dia14

    Another primary dialect of the language

    Default
    Stringoptional
    Dialect 15dia15

    Another primary dialect of the language

    Default
    Stringoptional
    Dialect 16dia16

    Another primary dialect of the language

    Default
    Stringoptional
    Dialect 17dia17

    Another primary dialect of the language

    Default
    Stringoptional
    Dialect 18dia18

    Another primary dialect of the language

    Default
    Stringoptional
    Dialect 19dia19

    Another primary dialect of the language

    Default
    Stringoptional
    Dialect 20dia20

    Another primary dialect of the language

    Default
    Stringoptional
    Dialectsdialects

    Overrides all other dialect parameters, just displays the argument

    Default
    Stringoptional
    Standardized Registerstand1

    A standardized register of the language

    Default
    Stringoptional
    Standardized Register 2stand2

    Another standardized register of the language

    Default
    Stringoptional
    Standardized Register 3stand3

    Another standardized register of the language

    Default
    Stringoptional
    Standardized Register 4stand4

    Another standardized register of the language

    Default
    Stringoptional
    Standardized Register 5stand5

    Another standardized register of the language

    Default
    Stringoptional
    Standardized Register 6stand6

    Another standardized register of the language

    Default
    Stringoptional
    Standardized Registersstandards

    Overrides all other standardized register parameters, displays the argument

    Default
    Stringoptional
    Scriptscript

    The writing system(s) that literate speakers use for the language

    Default
    Stringoptional
    Nationsnation

    A list of countries in which it is an official language

    Default
    Stringoptional
    Minority Statusminority

    A list of countries in which it is a recognized minority language

    Default
    Stringoptional
    Agencyagency

    The regulatory body or language academy for the language

    Default
    Stringoptional
    ISO 639-1iso1

    The ISO 639-1 code for the language

    Default
    Stringoptional
    ISO 639-2iso2

    The ISO 639-2 code for the language (but not the language family)

    Default
    Stringoptional
    ISO 639-2 Bibliographiciso2b

    The ISO 639-2 bibliographic code for the language

    Default
    Stringoptional
    ISO 639-2 Terminologicaliso2t

    The ISO 639-2 terminological code for the language

    Default
    Stringoptional
    ISO 639-3iso3

    The ISO 639-3 code for the language, can be 'none' or 'linglist'

    Default
    Stringoptional
    ISO 639-3 Commentiso3comment

    Any comments about the ISO 639-3 code, so as not to interfere with the link

    Default
    Stringoptional
    ISO Exceptionisoexception

    Used for cleanup categories, excludes from the general 'Missing ISO Code' category if set to 'dialect', 'historical', 'protolanguage', or 'talkpage'

    Default
    Stringoptional
    Dialect ISO 639lc1

    The ISO 639 code of the first dialect

    Default
    Stringoptional
    Dialect Nameld1

    The name of the first dialect

    Default
    Stringoptional
    Dialect ISO 639 2lc2

    The ISO 639 code of another dialect

    Default
    Stringoptional
    Dialect Name 2ld2

    The name of another dialect

    Default
    Stringoptional
    Dialect ISO 639 3lc3

    The ISO 639 code of another dialect

    Default
    Stringoptional
    Dialect Name 3ld3

    The name of another dialect

    Default
    Stringoptional
    Dialect ISO 639 4lc4

    The ISO 639 code of another dialect

    Default
    Stringoptional
    Dialect Name 4ld4

    The name of another dialect

    Default
    Stringoptional
    Dialect ISO 639 5lc5

    The ISO 639 code of another dialect

    Default
    Stringoptional
    Dialect Name 5ld5

    The name of another dialect

    Default
    Stringoptional
    Dialect ISO 639 6lc6

    The ISO 639 code of another dialect

    Default
    Stringoptional
    Dialect Name 6ld6

    The name of another dialect

    Default
    Stringoptional
    Dialect ISO 639 7lc7

    The ISO 639 code of another dialect

    Default
    Stringoptional
    Dialect Name 7ld7

    The name of another dialect

    Default
    Stringoptional
    Dialect ISO 639 8lc8

    The ISO 639 code of another dialect

    Default
    Stringoptional
    Dialect Name 8ld8

    The name of another dialect

    Default
    Stringoptional
    Dialect ISO 639 9lc9

    The ISO 639 code of another dialect

    Default
    Stringoptional
    Dialect Name 9ld9

    The name of another dialect

    Default
    Stringoptional
    Dialect ISO 639 10lc10

    The ISO 639 code of another dialect

    Default
    Stringoptional
    Dialect Name 10ld10

    The name of another dialect

    Default
    Stringoptional
    Dialect ISO 639 11lc11

    The ISO 639 code of another dialect

    Default
    Stringoptional
    Dialect Name 11ld11

    The name of another dialect

    Default
    Stringoptional
    Dialect ISO 639 12lc12

    The ISO 639 code of another dialect

    Default
    Stringoptional
    Dialect Name 12ld12

    The name of another dialect

    Default
    Stringoptional
    Dialect ISO 639 13lc13

    The ISO 639 code of another dialect

    Default
    Stringoptional
    Dialect Name 13ld13

    The name of another dialect

    Default
    Stringoptional
    Dialect ISO 639 14lc14

    The ISO 639 code of another dialect

    Default
    Stringoptional
    Dialect Name 14ld14

    The name of another dialect

    Default
    Stringoptional
    Dialect ISO 639 15lc15

    The ISO 639 code of another dialect

    Default
    Stringoptional
    Dialect Name 15ld15

    The name of another dialect

    Default
    Stringoptional
    Dialect ISO 639 16lc16

    The ISO 639 code of another dialect

    Default
    Stringoptional
    Dialect Name 16ld16

    The name of another dialect

    Default
    Stringoptional
    Dialect ISO 639 17lc17

    The ISO 639 code of another dialect

    Default
    Stringoptional
    Dialect Name 17ld17

    The name of another dialect

    Default
    Stringoptional
    Dialect ISO 639 18lc18

    The ISO 639 code of another dialect

    Default
    Stringoptional
    Dialect Name 18ld18

    The name of another dialect

    Default
    Stringoptional
    Dialect ISO 639 19lc19

    The ISO 639 code of another dialect

    Default
    Stringoptional
    Dialect Name 19ld19

    The name of another dialect

    Default
    Stringoptional
    Dialect ISO 639 20lc20

    The ISO 639 code of another dialect

    Default
    Stringoptional
    Dialect Name 20ld20

    The name of another dialect

    Default
    Stringoptional
    Dialect ISO 639 21lc21

    The ISO 639 code of another dialect

    Default
    Stringoptional
    Dialect Name 21ld21

    The name of another dialect

    Default
    Stringoptional
    Dialect ISO 639 22lc22

    The ISO 639 code of another dialect

    Default
    Stringoptional
    Dialect Name 22ld22

    The name of another dialect

    Default
    Stringoptional
    Dialect ISO 639 23lc23

    The ISO 639 code of another dialect

    Default
    Stringoptional
    Dialect Name 23ld23

    The name of another dialect

    Default
    Stringoptional
    Dialect ISO 639 24lc24

    The ISO 639 code of another dialect

    Default
    Stringoptional
    Dialect Name 24ld24

    The name of another dialect

    Default
    Stringoptional
    Dialect ISO 639 25lc25

    The ISO 639 code of another dialect

    Default
    Stringoptional
    Dialect Name 25ld25

    The name of another dialect

    Default
    Stringoptional
    Dialect ISO 639 26lc26

    The ISO 639 code of another dialect

    Default
    Stringoptional
    Dialect Name 26ld26

    The name of another dialect

    Default
    Stringoptional
    Dialect ISO 639 27lc27

    The ISO 639 code of another dialect

    Default
    Stringoptional
    Dialect Name 27ld27

    The name of another dialect

    Default
    Stringoptional
    Dialect ISO 639 28lc28

    The ISO 639 code of another dialect

    Default
    Stringoptional
    Dialect Name 28ld28

    The name of another dialect

    Default
    Stringoptional
    Dialect ISO 639 29lc29

    The ISO 639 code of another dialect

    Default
    Stringoptional
    Dialect Name 29ld29

    The name of another dialect

    Default
    Stringoptional
    Dialect ISO 639 30lc30

    The ISO 639 code of another dialect

    Default
    Stringoptional
    Dialect Name 30ld30

    The name of another dialect

    Default
    Stringoptional
    Dialect ISO 639 31lc31

    The ISO 639 code of another dialect

    Default
    Stringoptional
    Dialect Name 31ld31

    The name of another dialect

    Default
    Stringoptional
    Dialect ISO 639 32lc32

    The ISO 639 code of another dialect

    Default
    Stringoptional
    Dialect Name 32ld32

    The name of another dialect

    Default
    Stringoptional
    Dialect ISO 639 33lc33

    The ISO 639 code of another dialect

    Default
    Stringoptional
    Dialect Name 33ld33

    The name of another dialect

    Default
    Stringoptional
    Dialect ISO 639 34lc34

    The ISO 639 code of another dialect

    Default
    Stringoptional
    Dialect Name 34ld34

    The name of another dialect

    Default
    Stringoptional
    Dialect ISO 639 35lc35

    The ISO 639 code of another dialect

    Default
    Stringoptional
    Dialect Name 35ld35

    The name of another dialect

    Default
    Stringoptional
    Dialect ISO 639 36lc36

    The ISO 639 code of another dialect

    Default
    Stringoptional
    Dialect Name 36ld36

    The name of another dialect

    Default
    Stringoptional
    Dialect ISO 639 37lc37

    The ISO 639 code of another dialect

    Default
    Stringoptional
    Dialect Name 37ld37

    The name of another dialect

    Default
    Stringoptional
    Dialect ISO 639 38lc38

    The ISO 639 code of another dialect

    Default
    Stringoptional
    Dialect Name 38ld38

    The name of another dialect

    Default
    Stringoptional
    Dialect ISO 639 39lc39

    The ISO 639 code of another dialect

    Default
    Stringoptional
    Dialect Name 39ld39

    The name of another dialect

    Default
    Stringoptional
    Dialect ISO 639 40lc40

    The ISO 639 code of another dialect

    Default
    Stringoptional
    Dialect Name 40ld40

    The name of another dialect

    Default
    Stringoptional
    Dialect ISO 639 41lc41

    The ISO 639 code of another dialect

    Default
    Stringoptional
    Dialect Name 41ld41

    The name of another dialect

    Default
    Stringoptional
    Dialect ISO 639 42lc42

    The ISO 639 code of another dialect

    Default
    Stringoptional
    Dialect Name 42ld42

    The name of another dialect

    Default
    Stringoptional
    Dialect ISO 639 43lc43

    The ISO 639 code of another dialect

    Default
    Stringoptional
    Dialect Name 43ld43

    The name of another dialect

    Default
    Stringoptional
    Dialect ISO 639 44lc44

    The ISO 639 code of another dialect

    Default
    Stringoptional
    Dialect Name 44ld44

    The name of another dialect

    Default
    Stringoptional
    Dialect ISO 639 45lc45

    The ISO 639 code of another dialect

    Default
    Stringoptional
    Dialect Name 45ld45

    The name of another dialect

    Default
    Stringoptional
    ISO 639-6iso6

    The ISO 639-6 code for the language

    Default
    Stringoptional
    Linguist Listlinglist

    The Linguist List ISO 639-3 private or local code or other substitute, range qaa-qtz or numerals only

    Default
    Stringoptional
    Linguist List Commentlingname

    Any comments on the Linguist List code

    Default
    Stringoptional
    Linguist List 2linglist2

    An additional Linguist List code

    Default
    Stringoptional
    Linguist List Comment 2lingname2

    An additional comment on the Linguist List code

    Default
    Stringoptional
    Linguist List 3linglist3

    An additional Linguist List code

    Default
    Stringoptional
    Linguist List Comment 3lingname3

    An additional comment on the Linguist List code

    Default
    Stringoptional
    Linguaspherelingua

    The Linguasphere code for the language

    Default
    Stringoptional
    Guthrieguthrie

    The Guthrie code for Bantu languages

    Default
    Stringoptional
    AIATSISaiatsis

    The AIATSIS code for Australian languages

    Default
    Stringoptional
    AIATSIS Commentaiatsisname

    Any comments on the AIATSIS code

    Default
    Stringoptional
    AIATSIS 2aiatsis2

    An additional AIATSIS code

    Default
    Stringoptional
    AIATSIS Comment 2aiatsisname2

    An additional comment on the AIATSIS code

    Default
    Stringoptional
    AIATSIS 3aiatsis3

    An additional AIATSIS code

    Default
    Stringoptional
    AIATSIS Comment 3aiatsisname3

    An additional comment on the AIATSIS code

    Default
    Stringoptional
    AIATSIS 4aiatsis4

    An additional AIATSIS code

    Default
    Stringoptional
    AIATSIS Comment 4aiatsisname4

    An additional comment on the AIATSIS code

    Default
    Stringoptional
    AIATSIS 5aiatsis5

    An additional AIATSIS code

    Default
    Stringoptional
    AIATSIS Comment 5aiatsisname5

    An additional comment on the AIATSIS code

    Default
    Stringoptional
    AIATSIS 6aiatsis6

    An additional AIATSIS code

    Default
    Stringoptional
    AIATSIS Comment 6aiatsisname6

    An additional comment on the AIATSIS code

    Default
    Stringoptional
    AIATSIS 7aiatsis7

    An additional AIATSIS code

    Default
    Stringoptional
    AIATSIS Comment 7aiatsisname7

    An additional comment on the AIATSIS code

    Default
    Stringoptional
    AIATSIS 8aiatsis8

    An additional AIATSIS code

    Default
    Stringoptional
    AIATSIS Comment 8aiatsisname8

    An additional comment on the AIATSIS code

    Default
    Stringoptional
    Imageimage

    The image to display at the top of the infobox, in the format 'image name.png' without 'File:' or brackets

    Default
    Stringoptional
    Image Sizeimagesize

    Overrides the default image size, using units of 'px' or 'em'

    Default
    Stringoptional
    Image Alt Textimagealt

    The alt (hover) text for the image

    Default
    Stringoptional
    Image Captionimagecaption

    A caption to display under the image

    Default
    Stringoptional
    Image Headerimageheader

    A brief header for the image to display in the left hand column

    Default
    Stringoptional
    Mapmap

    The image to display at the bottom of the infobox, in the format 'image name.png' without 'File:' or brackets

    Default
    Stringoptional
    Map Sizemapsize

    Overrides the default image size for the map, using units of 'px' or 'em'

    Default
    Stringoptional
    Map Alt Textmapalt

    The alt (hover) text for the map

    Default
    Stringoptional
    Map Captionmapcaption

    A caption to display under the map

    Default
    Stringoptional
    Map 2map2

    A second map to display at the bottom of the infobox, in the format 'image name.png' without 'File:' or brackets

    Default
    Stringoptional
    Map Alt Text 2mapalt2

    The alt (hover) text the second map

    Default
    Stringoptional
    Map Caption 2mapcaption2

    A caption to display under both maps

    Default
    Stringoptional
    Infobox Sizeboxsize

    Overrides the default width of the infobox, using units of 'px' or 'em' (it automatically expands to fit images wider than the default width)

    Default
    Stringoptional
    IPA Noticenotice

    Set to 'IPA' or 'ipa' to display a notice that the article contains special IPA phonetic symbols

    Default
    Stringoptional