Template:Language/doc
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This template will return the localized name of a language given the language code.
Usage
{{Language |1= }}
Examples:
- {{language|ar}} → Arabic
- {{language|is}} → Icelandic
- {{language|zh-hant}} → Traditional Chinese
- {{language|en|fr}} → anglais
- {{language|en|he}} → אנגלית
Template parameters
| Parameter | Description | Default | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | language code | empty | required | |
2 | language code of the output language (provide this parameter only, if the output shall be in a fixed language instead of the user's preferred language) | empty | optional | |
Additional information
The template is intended to be used in the following namespaces: the Template namespace
The template is intended to be used by the following user groups: all users
See also
- Template:Mwl - returns the local name of the language
- svn:/trunk/phase3/languages/Names.php
- en:Template:Language - en.wp has a similar template. linked here for comparison only. theirs converts ISO 639-1/2 codes, ours converts the language codes we use in Wikimedia (Names.php) as well as some additional ISO 639-3 codes.
Localization
This template is localized through {{Autotranslate}}.
To add your language to the list of languages supported by this template, please copy the code of Template:Language/en (or any other language version you prefer to translate) and replace the text strings in there (the form below can be used to create a translation, the English version is preloaded in the edit box). Please change the parameter lang from en (or whatever language you are translating) to the language code of your language.