Template:Infobox language

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Description

To use this template, copy the following code and fill in the appropriate fields.

Syntax

{{infobox language
| name = 
| altname =
| nativename =
| pronunciation = 
| countries =
| region = 
| ethnicity =
| speakers = 
| extinct =
| revived =
| era =
| family = 
| relative =
| ancestor = 
| creator =
| created = 
| setting =
| posteriori =
| dialects =
| standards =
| script = 
| nation =
| minority =
| agency =
| boxsize =
| protoname =
}}

Sample output

Example: Overworld Common
Pronunciation	ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ
Speakers	360 million
Family	Indo-European
Script	Latin script
Nations	Elgeis The Real World England

Display data about a language in a standard format

Template parameters[Edit template data]

This template has custom formatting.

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Name	name	The English name of the language	String	required
Alternative name	altname	An alternative or additional English name of the language	String	optional
Native name	nativename	The native name of the language	String	optional
Pronunciation	pronunciation	The IPA pronunciation of the native name of the language	String	optional
Countries	countries state	Countries in which the language is mainly spoken	String	optional
Region	region	The geographic region(s) in which the language is mainly spoken	String	optional
Ethnicity	ethnicity	The ethnic group(s) whose native language this is	String	optional
Speakers	speakers	The number of native speakers/signers of the language (will be rounded to 2 significant figures)	Number	optional
Extinction	extinct	The date of the language's extinction or other information about extinction	String	optional
Revival	revived	Date and/or population of attempted revival of extinct language	String	optional
Era	era	The era of a historical language's use	String	optional
Family	family	Overrides all other family parameters, displays whatever you want	String	optional
Ancestor	ancestor	An ancestral or reconstructed form of the language	String	optional
Ancestor 2	ancestor2	An ancestral or reconstructed form of the language	String	optional
Ancestor 3	ancestor3	An ancestral or reconstructed form of the language	String	optional
Creator	creator	For constructed languages, the name of the creator	String	optional
Creation date	created	Creation date for constructed languages	String	optional
Setting	setting	The fictional setting or other usage of a constructed language	String	optional
Posteriori	posteriori	Natural languages used as sources for a constructed language	String	optional
Dialects	dialects	Overrides all other dialect parameters, just displays the argument	String	optional
Standardized Registers	standards	Overrides all other standardized register parameters, displays the argument	String	optional
Script	script	The writing system(s) that literate speakers use for the language	String	optional
Nations	nation	A list of countries in which it is an official language	String	optional
Minority Status	minority	A list of countries in which it is a recognized minority language	String	optional
Agency	agency	The regulatory body or language academy for the language	String	optional
Image	image	The image to display at the top of the infobox, in the format 'image name.png' without 'File:' or brackets	String	optional
Image Size	imagesize	Overrides the default image size, using units of 'px' or 'em'	String	optional
Image Alt Text	imagealt	The alt (hover) text for the image	String	optional
Image Caption	imagecaption	A caption to display under the image	String	optional
Infobox Size	boxsize	Overrides the default width of the infobox, using units of 'px' or 'em' (it automatically expands to fit images wider than the default width)	String	optional
Protolanguage name	protoname	Name of the proto-language of the language Example [[Proto-Arabic language]]	Line	optional

Example: Overworld Common
Pronunciation	ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ
Speakers	360 million
Script	Latin script
Nations	Elgeis The Real World England