Template:Infobox language

{{{name}}}
{{{name}}}
{{{altname}}}
{{{nativename}}}
({{{acceptance}}})
	[[File:{{{image}}}\|200px\|alt={{{imagealt}}}]] {{{imagecaption}}}
Pronunciation	{{{pronunciation}}}
Native to	{{{states}}}
Region	{{{region}}}
Ethnicity	{{{ethnicity}}}
Extinct	{{{extinct}}}{{{ref}}}; {{{speakers2}}}
Revival[[Category:{{{revived-category}}}]]	{{{revived}}}
Language family	{{{family}}}
Early forms	{{{protoname}}} {{{ancestor2}}} ;
Standard forms	{{{standards}}}
Dialects	{{{dialects}}}
Writing system	{{{script}}}
Signed forms	{{{sign}}}
Sources	{{{posteriori}}}
Official status
Official language in	{{{nation}}}
Recognised minority; language in	{{{minority}}}
Regulated by	{{{agency}}}
Development body	{{{development_body}}}
Language codes
ISO 639-1	{{{iso1}}} {{{iso1comment}}}
ISO 639-2	{{{iso2}}} {{{iso2comment}}}
ISO 639-3	{{{iso3}}} – inclusive code {{{iso3comment}}}; Individual codes:; [[iso639-3:{{{lc1}}}\|{{{lc1}}}]] – {{{ld1}}}; [[iso639-3:{{{lc2}}}\|{{{lc2}}}]] – {{{ld2}}}
ISO 639-6	{{{iso6}}}
Linguist List	{{{linglist}}} {{{lingname}}}
	{{{linglist2}}} {{{lingname2}}}
Glottolog	{{{glotto}}}; {{{glotto2}}}
AIATSIS	{{{aiatsis}}} {{{aiatsisname}}}, {{{aiatsis2}}} {{{aiatsisname2}}}
Guthrie code	{{{guthrie}}}
ELP	{{{ELP}}}
Glottopedia	{{{glottopedia}}}
Linguasphere	{{{lingua}}}{{{lingua_ref}}}
IETF	{{{ietf}}}
	[[File:{{{map}}}\|220px\|alt={{{mapalt}}}]] {{{mapcaption}}}
	[[File:{{{map2}}}\|220px\|alt={{{mapalt2}}}]] {{{mapcaption2}}}
	Coordinates: {{{coordinates}}}
	{{{module}}}
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Language family	Default Infobox language;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	–

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Usage

Syntax

{{Infobox language
| name             =
| altname          =
| nativename       =
| acceptance       =
| image            =
| imagescale       =
| imagealt         =
| imagecaption     =
| pronunciation    =
| states           = <!-- or state -->
| region           =
| creator          =
| created          =
| setting          =
| ethnicity        =
| extinct          =
| era              =
| speakers         =
| date             =
| dateprefix       =
| ref              = <!-- up to e26 (or current edition) if reference is Ethnologue -->
| refname          =
| speakers2        =
| revived          =
| revived-category = <!-- or revived-cat -->
| familycolor      =
| family           =
| fam1             =
| fam2             =
| fam3             = <!-- up to fam15 -->
| protoname        =
| ancestor         =
| ancestor2        = <!-- up to ancestor8 -->
| standards        =
| stand1           =
| stand2           = <!-- up to stand6 -->
| dialects         =
| listclass        =
| dia1             =
| dia2             = <!-- up to dia20 -->
| script           =
| sign             =
| posteriori       =
| nation           =
| minority         =
| agency           =
| development_body =
| iso1             =
| iso1comment      =
| iso2             =
| iso2b            =
| iso2t            =
| iso2comment      =
| iso3             =
| iso3comment      =
| lc1              =
| ld1              =
| lc2              = <!-- up to lc30 -->
| ld2              = <!-- up to ld30 -->
| iso6             =
| isoexception     =
| linglist         =
| lingname         =
| linglist2        = <!-- up to linglist6 -->
| lingname2        = <!-- up to lingname6 -->
| glotto           =
| glottorefname    =
| glotto2          = <!-- up to glotto5 -->
| glottorefname2   = <!-- up to glottorefname5 -->
| aiatsis          =
| aiatsisname      =
| aiatsis2         = <!-- up to aiatsis6 -->
| aiatsisname2     = <!-- up to aiatsisname6 -->
| guthrie          =
| ELP              =
| ELPname          =
| ELP2             = <!-- up to ELP6 -->
| ELPname2         = <!-- up to ELPname6 -->
| glottopedia      =
| lingua           =
| lingua_ref       =
| ietf             =
| map              =
| mapscale         =
| mapalt           =
| mapcaption       =
| map2             =
| mapalt2          =
| mapcaption2      =
| pushpin_map      =
| pushpin_image    =
| pushpin_map_alt  =
| pushpin_map_caption =
| pushpin_mapsize  =
| pushpin_label    =
| pushpin_label_position  =
| coordinates      = <!-- use {{Coord}} -->
| module           =
| notice           = IPA
}}

References in infobox

^ {{{aiatsis}}} {{{aiatsisname}}} at the Australian Indigenous Languages Database, Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (see the info box for additional links)
^ Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online
^ Glottopedia article on Infobox language.

Parameters

The required parameters are:

name: name of language
familycolor: appropriate language family. Possible values are listed in the colored chart to the right (or above, depending on your browser). Please do not use other names, because they will not be recognized, 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 with 'fam2'), but you can override this by entering something under 'fam1'.; Areal colors (American, Khoisan, Altaic, etc.) represent areal codings, and are *not* claims that the language belongs to that family. When these are used, the fam1 parameter must be set to the widely accepted language family.; If 'isolate' or 'unclassified' is used, the fam1–xx tree will not display. In order to allow levels of classification, as with dialects of a language isolate, enter "grey"/"gray" instead.

Other parameters are listed below, they can be incorporated anywhere between the first and last lines, and in any order.

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] (if nativename is to be used, and altname parameter MUST be defined)
pronunciation: pronunciation of the native name of the language in IPA → remember to enclose the transcription in an IPA template such as {{IPA}}
acceptance: questionable acceptance/status of the language: unattested, spurious, etc.
states: countries in which it is mainly spoken. You do not have to define both this and region. Do not use flag icons (WP:INFOBOXFLAG). Direct links to country articles are generally not useful, and distract from useful links. Consider 'Languages of [country]' or '[ethnicity] in [country]' links instead.
state: alias for states
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.)
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)
era: era of use of a historical language, such as one that developed into something else; 'speakers' will not display
extinct: date of extinction, or information about extinction; 'speakers' will not display
revived: Date and/or population of attempted revival of extinct language
revived-category: (or revived-cat) optional name (without "Category:") of appropriate subcategory of Category:Language revival (which is used by default if |revived= has a value); can be given as |revived-category=nocat to suppress the categorization entirely, when the language has a separate article about its revival that is already in the category (e.g. Cornish revival is in Category:Celtic language revival, so | is used in the infobox at Cornish language).

dia1

...
dia20: primary dialects
dialects: whatever you want to say; dia1–xx will not display
listclass: class for the dia1–xx list: plainlist (default), hlist (horizontal) or flatlist (bulleted)
stand1: a standardized register
stand2: a second standardized register; ...
stand6: sixth standardized register
standards: whatever you want to say
script: writing system(s) used for the language by literate speakers, 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  .)
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 recognized/protected 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
development_body: development body for the language
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.)
fontcolor: color of font against 'familycolor' ← the font color is usually black, use this to change it if it is difficult to read
module: Used for embedding other infoboxes into this one.

Number of speakers

speakers: the number of native speakers of the language. If unknown, enter ⟨?⟩ and do not enter NA for the date (this causes the article to be listed in the Category:Language articles with speakers set to 'unknown', a hidden maintenance category). 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 (see next parameter). 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.
dateprefix: any text wanted inside the parentheses before the date; a space ( ) must be explicitly included at the end
ref: reference for the speaker data; placed after the date, if any. This can be any inline citation or a predefined code such as e19, linglist, ne2010, etc. For more details, see the documentation at Template:Infobox language/ref.; If ⟨e26⟩ is entered, this will automatically generate a reference to the Ethnologue 26 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=e26/>.; ⟨e25⟩ and <ref name=e25/> or ⟨e24⟩ and <ref name=e24/> etc. can be used to reference earlier editions, for example for languages which are no longer supported by Ethnologue, or to give an idea of how old undated population figures are.; ⟨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 infobox for the AIATSIS entry for Australian languages. (For Maho's edition of the Guthrie list for Bantu languages, <ref name=Guthrie/> needs to be added manually, as they do not provide population data.)
refname: Name used in reference generated by certain 'ref' parameter values such as e19. It defaults to the value of the 'name' parameter or PAGENAME.
speakers2: a 2nd line for speaker data, such as 2nd estimate, 2nd country, L2 speakers, etc, 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.
speakers_label: The infobox label for the number of speakers is "Native speakers" by default. Set this parameter to |speakers_label = Speakers to change it to "Speakers" or |speakers_label = Signers to change it to "Signers" for sign languages.

Genetic classification

You can use the language template to show the genetic classification of a language as a descending staircase of language families, from the broadest to the most specific.

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; ...
fam15: most specific sub group

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; fam1–xx will not display. This can be set to "na" to avoid specifying a family relationship at all, an for a geographical group that has no single origin.

The template can also display a staircase of ancestral forms:

ancestor: ancestral or reconstructed form, if it has an article or has been assigned an ISO code
ancestor2: ...
ancestor8: intermediate ancestral forms
protoname: alias for ancestor

ISO language codes

iso1

the ISO 639-1 code for the language

iso1comment

for comments to not interfere with the link

iso2

the ISO 639-2 code for the language (not for its family); creates a link to the ISO page. If a language has two ISO 639-2 codes, use the following two separate fields instead.

iso2b

the ISO 639-2 bibliographic code (for languages with two ISO 639-2 codes)

iso2t

the ISO 639-2 terminological code (for languages with two ISO 639-2 codes)

iso2comment

for comments to not interfere with the link(s)

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.

Field will display even if left empty, unless 'lc1' etc. is used.

If there is no ISO 639-3 code, set |iso3=none to return the text none and add the article to Category:Languages without iso3 codes (if iso3comment is also used, that will display in place of none)

Leave empty for a dialect that has no iso3 code, but the language it belongs to does; in this case, also use |isoexception=dialect.

Leave empty for a historical variety that has no iso3 code, but its modern version does; in this case, also use |isoexception=historical.

Leave blank for a protolanguage, and use |isoexception=protolanguage.

Use 'linglist' if the language 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

allows a comment in the ISO field that will not interfere with the link

isoexception

a maintenance field to organize cleanup categories for missing ISO codes. Excludes article from the Category:Language articles without language codes if set to any of the following values:

dialect (used for a dialect that does not itself have an ISO code, although the language it belongs to does; adds article to the Category:Dialects of languages with ISO 639-3 code)

historical (used for a historical language that does not itself have an ISO code, although its modern version does; adds article to the Category:Historical forms of languages with ISO codes)

protolanguage (used for protolanguages without ISO codes; adds article to the Category:Protolanguages without ISO codes)

talkpage (used on talk pages and in archives so that they don't show up in tracking categories)

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: 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; plain text only; do not include references in this field
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.

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.

Other language codes

linglist: this parameter is deprecated due to unreliable data, with the exception of some long-extinct languages. For ISO 639-3 codes of extinct languages whose descriptions are maintained at Linguist List, enter the code under 'iso3' and the reader will be redirected from the ISO page.
lingua: the Linguasphere code for the language

glotto
glotto2

...
glotto5: the Glottolog code for the language. Enter "none" if Glottolog does not have a code for the language, "spurious" if Glottolog uses that term. [future: also "unattested"]
glottorefname
glottorefname2: ...
glottorefname5: the Glottolog name(s) for the language (optional). Substitute glottoname etc. if the name needs to be displayed in the info box.
guthrie: the Guthrie code for Bantu languages. Generates a reference which can be accessed via name="Guthrie".
aiatsis: the AIATSIS code for Australian languages. Generates a reference which can be accessed via name="AIATSIS". Site includes population data we can use.

aiatsis2

...
aiatsis6: additional AIATSIS codes

aiatsisname2

...
aiatsisname6: the AIATSIS name, if different from the entry at |name=, or note to appear after code
ELP: URL suffix of the language article on the Endangered Languages Project site. Manual override of a default module linking to the ELP article per WikiData settings. Either way generates a reference that can be accessed via name="ELP". Entering "none" prevents the default link (e.g. when there is more than one info box in the WP article). The ELP site includes population data we can use.
ELPname: name that will display for the ELP link and ref.; ...
ELP4: additional ELP links, or manual addition (rather than replacement) to the automated module link. Useful when changing WikiData might corrupt articles on other-language wikis (e.g. when the two wikis don't define the language with the same scope).

ELPname4

glottopedia: Glottopedia. Generates a reference which can be accessed via name="Glottopedia".
ietf: IETF language tag

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 colored bars of the infobox to /**/#114057 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.

Maps and images

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 at top of info box. Use format "image name.png", without "File:/Image:" or brackets.
imagescale: override default size of image display (currently set to "upright=0.9", producing 200px display in a non-customized account). Use fractions or multiples: "2" for twice user-default, "0.5" for half. "1.45" will cause the image to fill the width of the infobox.
imagealt: alt text for the image
imagecaption: caption to appear under the image
imageheader: brief header for the 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: image at bottom of info box. Use format "image name.png", without "File:/Image:" or brackets.
mapscale: override default size of map display (currently set to "upright=1.45", producing 320px and filling the width of the infobox in a non-customized account). Use fractions or multiples: "2" for twice user-default, "0.5" for half. 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

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).

For languages spoken in smaller areas, where the location of the language can be reasonably approximated by a point on the map, then a pushpin map can be added:

coordinates: latitude and longitude; use {{coord}}
pushpin_map: The name of a location map as per Template:Location map (e.g. Indonesia or Russia). The coordinate fields (from |coordinates=) position a pushpin coordinate marker and label on the map automatically. To show multiple pushpin maps, provide a list of maps separated by #, e.g., California#USA
pushpin_image: (optional) Allows the use of an alternative map; the image must have the same edge coordinates as the location map template.
Equivalent to AlternativeMap parameter in Template:Location map.
pushpin_mapsize: (optional) Must be entered as only a number—do not use px. The default value is 250. Equivalent to width parameter in Template:Location map.
pushpin_map_alt: (optional) Alt text for pushpin map; used by screen readers, see WP:ALT. Equivalent to alt parameter in Template:Location map.
pushpin_map_caption: (optional) Fill out if a different caption from map_caption is desired. Equivalent to caption parameter in Template:Location map.
pushpin_label: (optional) The text of the label to display next to the identifying mark; a wikilink can be used. If not specified, the label will be the text assigned to the name parameter, and if the name parameter is not specified, the article title. (if |pushpin_label_position=none, no label is displayed).
Equivalent to label parameter in Template:Location map.
pushpin_label_position: (optional) The position of the label on the pushpin map relative to the pushpin coordinate marker. Valid options are {left, right, top, bottom, none}. If this field is not specified, the default value is right.
Equivalent to position parameter in Template:Location map.

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

Examples

Example 1

English
Pronunciation	/ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ/^[1]
Region	(see below)
Native speakers	360 million (cited 2010)^[2] L2: 375 million and 750 million EFL^[3]
Language family	Indo-European Germanic West Germanic Anglo–Frisian Anglic English
Writing system	English alphabet (Latin script)
Signed forms	Manually coded English
Official status
Official language in	54 countries 27 non-sovereign entities United Nations European Union Commonwealth of Nations Council of Europe IOC NATO NAFTA OAS OECD OIC PIF UKUSA Agreement
Language codes
ISO 639-1	`en`
ISO 639-2	`eng`
ISO 639-3	`eng`
Glottolog	`stan1293`
Linguasphere	`52-ABA`
Countries where English is the native language of the majority of the population Countries where English is an official but not primary language
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&nbsp;million
| date = 2010
| dateprefix = cited&nbsp;
| ref = <ref name=NE>[[Nationalencyklopedin]] "Världens 100 största språk 2010" The World's 100 Largest Languages in 2010</ref>
| speakers2 = [[Second language|L2]]: 375&nbsp;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 = [[Anglic languages|Anglic]]
| script = [[English alphabet]] ([[Latin script]])
| sign = [[Manually coded English]]
| 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
| glotto = stan1293
| 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

^ English Adjective – Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary – Oxford University Press ©2010.
^ Nationalencyklopedin "Världens 100 största språk 2010" The World's 100 Largest Languages in 2010
^ "Future of English" (PDF). The British Council. Retrieved 24 August 2011. (page 10)

Example 2

Persian
Fārsi
فارسی
Fārsi written in Persian (Nastaʿlīq script)
Pronunciation	[fyɒːɾˈsiː]
Native to	Iran Afghanistan (as Dari) Tajikistan (as Tajik) Uzbekistan (as Tajik) Iraq Russia
Native speakers	45 million (2007) – 60 million (2009) (110 million total speakers)
Language family	Indo-European Indo-Iranian Iranian Western Iranian Southwestern Iranian Persian
Early forms	Old Persian Middle Persian
Standard forms	Western Persian Dari Tajik
Dialects	Western Persian Dari Central Asian Persian (Tajik) Bukhori Pahlavani Hazaragi Aimaq Judeo-Persian Dehwari Judeo-Tat Caucasian Tat Armeno-Tat
Writing system	Persian alphabet (Iran and Afghanistan) Tajik alphabet (Tajikistan) Hebrew Persian Braille
Official status
Official language in	Iran (as Persian) Afghanistan (as Dari) Tajikistan (as Tajik)
Regulated by	Academy of Persian Language and Literature (Iran)
Language codes
ISO 639-1	`fa`
ISO 639-2	`per (B)` `fas (T)`
ISO 639-3	`fas` – inclusive code Individual codes: `pes` – Western Persian `prs` – Dari language (Afghan Persian) `tgk` – Tajiki `aiq` – Aimaq dialect `bhh` – Bukhori dialect `haz` – Hazaragi dialect `jpr` – Judeo-Persian `phv` – Pahlavani `deh` – Dehwari `jdt` – Judeo-Tat `ttt` – Caucasian Tat
Glottolog	`fars1254` Farsic – Caucasian Tat
Linguasphere	`58-AAC (Wider Persian) > 58-AAC-c (Central Persian)`
Areas with significant numbers of Persian speakers (including dialects)
Countries where Persian is an official language
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{{Infobox language
| name             = Persian
| altname          = Fārsi
| nativename       = {{lang|fa|فارسی}}
| image            = Farsi.svg
| imagescale       = 0.5
| imagecaption     = ''Fārsi'' written in Persian ([[Nastaʿlīq script]])
| pronunciation    = {{IPA|fa|fyɒːɾˈsiː|}}
| states           = {{hlist|style=line-height:1.3em;
 | [[Languages of Iran|Iran]]
 | [[Languages of Afghanistan|Afghanistan]]&nbsp;(as [[Dari language|Dari]])
 | [[Languages of Tajikistan|Tajikistan]]&nbsp;(as [[Tajik language|Tajik]])
 | [[Languages of Uzbekistan|Uzbekistan]] (as Tajik)
 | [[Languages of Iraq|Iraq]]
 | [[Languages of Russia|Russia]]
 }}
| speakers         = 45 million (2007) – 60 million
| date             = 2009
| ref              =
| speakers2        = (110 million total speakers)
| familycolor      = Indo-European
| fam2             = [[Indo-Iranian languages|Indo-Iranian]]
| fam3             = [[Iranian languages|Iranian]]
| fam4             = [[Western Iranian languages|Western Iranian]]
| fam5             = Southwestern Iranian
| ancestor         = [[Old Persian]]
| ancestor2        = [[Middle Persian]]
| stand1           = [[Western Persian]]
| stand2           = [[Dari language|Dari]]
| stand3           = [[Tajik language|Tajik]]
| listclass        = hlist
| dia1             = [[Western Persian]]
| dia2             = [[Dari language|Dari]]
| dia3             = [[Tajik language|Central Asian Persian (Tajik)]]
| dia4             = [[Bukhori dialect|Bukhori]]
| dia5             = [[Pahlavani dialect|Pahlavani]]
| dia6             = [[Hazaragi dialect|Hazaragi]]
| dia7             = [[Aimaq dialect|Aimaq]]
| dia8             = [[Judeo-Persian]]
| dia9             = [[Dehwari dialect|Dehwari]]
| dia10            = [[Judeo-Tat]]
| dia11            = [[Tat language (Caucasus)|Caucasian Tat]]
| dia12            = [[Armeno-Tat]]
| script           = {{startplainlist}}
* [[Persian alphabet]] ([[Iran]] and [[Afghanistan]])
* [[Tajik alphabet]] ([[Tajikistan]])
* {{hlist |[[Hebrew alphabet|Hebrew]] | [[Persian Braille]]}}
{{endplainlist}}
| nation           = [[Iran]] (as Persian)<br />[[Afghanistan]] (as [[Dari language|Dari]])<br />[[Tajikistan]] (as [[Tajik language|Tajik]])
| agency           = {{longlink|[[Academy of Persian Language and Literature]]&nbsp;([[Iran]])}}
| iso1             = fa
| iso2b            = per
| iso2t            = fas
| iso3             = fas
| lc1              = pes
| ld1              = [[Western Persian]]
| lc2              = prs
| ld2              = [[Dari language]] (Afghan Persian)
| lc3              = tgk
| ld3              = [[Tajik language|Tajiki]]<!--This and the following codes aren't part of the macrolanguage per SIL-->
| lc4              = aiq
| ld4              = [[Aimaq dialect]]
| lc5              = bhh
| ld5              = [[Bukhori dialect]]
| lc7              = haz
| ld7              = [[Hazaragi dialect]]
| lc8              = jpr
| ld8              = [[Judeo-Persian]]
| lc9              = phv
| ld9              = [[Pahlavani language|Pahlavani]]
| lc10             = deh
| ld10             = [[Dehwari language|Dehwari]]
| lc11             = jdt
| ld11             = [[Judeo-Tat]]
| lc12             = ttt
| ld12             = [[Tat language (Caucasus)|Caucasian Tat]]
| glotto           = fars1254
| glottoname       = Farsic – Caucasian Tat
| lingua           = {{longitem|58-AAC (Wider Persian)<br />&nbsp;> 58-AAC-c (Central Persian)}}
| map              = Persian Language Location Map.svg{{!}}border
| mapcaption       = Areas with significant numbers of Persian speakers (including dialects)
| map2             = Iran, Afghanistan and Tajikistan.svg{{!}}border
| mapcaption2      = {{legend|red|Countries where Persian is an official language}}
| notice           = IPA
}}

References in infobox

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

Category:Languages without ISO 639-3 code (52) – [iso3=] is set to 'none', as it is not (yet) included in ISO. May have other codes.
- Category:Conlangs without ISO 639-3 code (58) – subcat: most conlangs do not qualify for ISO
- Category:Nonexistent E17 links (0) – setting [iso3=none] and [ref=e17] generates an invalid reference
Category:Language articles without language codes (203) – no language code listed, but not specifically excluded from ISO with [iso3=none]
- Category:Languages without ISO 639-3 code but with Linguist List code (157)
  - subcat Category:Dialects with Linguist List code (59) – LingList codes some dialects with sub-ISO codes as "xxx-yyy"
- Category:Languages without ISO 639-3 code but with Linguasphere code (164)
- Category:Languages without ISO 639-3 code but with AIATSIS code (52)
- Category:Languages without ISO 639-3 code but with Guthrie code (57)
- Category:Dialects of languages with ISO 639-3 code (777) – a normal exception, triggered by isoexception=dialect
- Category:Historical forms of languages with ISO codes (53) – a normal exception, triggered by isoexception=historical
- Category:Protolanguages without ISO codes (0) – a normal exception, triggered by isoexception=protolanguage
Category:Languages which need ISO 639-3 comment (69) – triggered by [lc1=] without [lc2=] (once used as a way to provide comments; occasionally still appropriate with [iso3=] when a second but redundant ISO code is included)
Category:Languages with ISO 639-2 code (500) – sometimes the 639-3 code is mistakenly copied into the iso2 field
Category:Languages with ISO 639-1 code (245)

Speaker and date issues

Category:Language articles without speaker estimate (587) – no entry under [speakers=], and not extinct, a sign language, or a conlang
Category:Language articles with invalid population dates (4) – entry error at [date=] (anything other than a 4-digit number at start)
Category:Language articles with speaker number undated (142) – no entry at [date=]
- Category:Language articles with 'no date' set (164) – [date=no date], used when the source lacks a date
- Category:Language articles with NA population dates (5) – [date=NA], used when a date does not apply
Category:Language articles with old speaker data (415) – currently set to > 25 years
Category:Language articles without reference field (232)

Classification

Category:Language articles with spurious family (1) – generally because [fam1=] is autofilled from [familycolor] to 'American', 'Australian', 'Papuan', 'Khoisan', 'Caucasian', 'Andamanese', or 'Paleosiberian'
Category:Languages without family color codes (2) – no or invalid familycolor
Category:Languages without classification (0) – family displayed as 'unknown' (sometimes triggered by SLs or conlangs)

Other

Category:Language articles needing infoboxes (28) – manual cat: switch off (to "no") if you judge the article does not need one
Category:Ill-formatted infobox-language images (58) – images need to be stripped of external file formatting
Category:Language articles with unsupported infobox fields (43) – detects any parameter not in the list, incl. for now anything over dia20
Category:Articles citing AIATSIS (38)
Category:Articles citing INALI (11)
Category:Articles citing Linguist List (35)
Category:Articles citing Maho/Guthrie (0) – category exists in template but has not been created
Category:Articles citing Nationalencyklopedin (12)
Category:Articles opting out of population reference (1)
Category:Articles with unnamed Glottolog code (199)
Category:Dialect articles with speakers set to 'unknown' (242)
Category:Extinct ISO language articles citing sources other than Ethnologue (86)
Category:ISO language articles citing sources other than Ethnologue (980)
Category:Language articles missing Glottolog code (416)
Category:Language articles with IETF language tag (403)
Category:Language articles with old Ethnologue 18 speaker data (1,148)
Category:Language articles with speakers set to 'none' (36)
Category:Language articles with speakers set to 'unknown' (253)
Category:Language articles with unknown extinction date (242)
Category:Language articles with unknown population not citing Ethnologue 18 (51)
Category:Language articles with unreferenced extinction date (704)
Category:Languages rejected by Glottolog (15)
Category:Languages with neither ISO nor Glottolog code (359)
Category:Languages without Glottolog code (843)
Category:Languages without ISO 639-3 code but with Glottolog code (516)
Category:Nonexistent E18 links (0)

Sub-templates

TemplateData

TemplateData documentation used by VisualEditor and other tools

See a monthly parameter usage report for Template:Infobox language in articles based on its TemplateData.

TemplateData for Infobox language

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
States	`states` `state`	States or 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
revived-category	`revived-category`	optional name of appropriate subcategory of [[:Category:Language revival]] (which is used by default if {{para\|revived}} has a value); or <code>nocat</code> to suppress categorization	String	optional
Era	`era`	The era of a historical language's use	String	optional
Date	`date`	The date of the stated estimate of the number of speakers, starting with a 4-digit year	String	optional
Date prefix	`dateprefix`	Additional information about the date of estimation of the number of speakers, placed in parentheses before the date	String	optional
Reference	`ref`	A reference for the number of speakers, placed after the date, if any. This can be any inline citation or a predefined code such as e19, linglist, ne2010, etc. For more details, see the documentation at Template:Infobox language/ref.	String	optional
Reference name	`refname`	Name used in reference generated by certain 'ref' parameter values such as e19. It defaults to the value of the 'name' parameter or PAGENAME.	String	optional
Speakers 2	`speakers2`	A second line giving more information about the number of speakers, such as a second estimate	String	optional
Label for the 'speakers' field	`speakers_label`	A label which can overwrite the 'Native speakers' label	String	optional
Language Family Color	`familycolor`	The appropriate language family for the purposes of determining the background color, chosen from a fixed set given in the documentation	String	required
Language Family	`fam1`	The broadest accepted language family the language belongs to	String	optional
Language Family 2	`fam2`	A more specific sub-language family that the language belongs to	String	optional
Language Family 3	`fam3`	A more specific sub-language family that the language belongs to	String	optional
Language Family 4	`fam4`	A more specific sub-language family that the language belongs to	String	optional
Language Family 5	`fam5`	A more specific sub-language family that the language belongs to	String	optional
Language Family 6	`fam6`	A more specific sub-language family that the language belongs to	String	optional
Language Family 7	`fam7`	A more specific sub-language family that the language belongs to	String	optional
Language Family 8	`fam8`	A more specific sub-language family that the language belongs to	String	optional
Language Family 9	`fam9`	A more specific sub-language family that the language belongs to	String	optional
Language Family 10	`fam10`	A more specific sub-language family that the language belongs to	String	optional
Language Family 11	`fam11`	A more specific sub-language family that the language belongs to	String	optional
Language Family 12	`fam12`	A more specific sub-language family that the language belongs to	String	optional
Language Family 13	`fam13`	A more specific sub-language family that the language belongs to	String	optional
Language Family 14	`fam14`	A more specific sub-language family that the language belongs to	String	optional
Language Family 15	`fam15`	A more specific sub-language family that the language belongs to	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
Dialect	`dia1`	A primary dialect of the language	String	optional
Dialect 2	`dia2`	Another primary dialect of the language	String	optional
Dialect 3	`dia3`	Another primary dialect of the language	String	optional
Dialect 4	`dia4`	Another primary dialect of the language	String	optional
Dialect 5	`dia5`	Another primary dialect of the language	String	optional
Dialect 6	`dia6`	Another primary dialect of the language	String	optional
Dialect 7	`dia7`	Another primary dialect of the language	String	optional
Dialect 8	`dia8`	Another primary dialect of the language	String	optional
Dialect 9	`dia9`	Another primary dialect of the language	String	optional
Dialect 10	`dia10`	Another primary dialect of the language	String	optional
Dialect 11	`dia11`	Another primary dialect of the language	String	optional
Dialect 12	`dia12`	Another primary dialect of the language	String	optional
Dialect 13	`dia13`	Another primary dialect of the language	String	optional
Dialect 14	`dia14`	Another primary dialect of the language	String	optional
Dialect 15	`dia15`	Another primary dialect of the language	String	optional
Dialect 16	`dia16`	Another primary dialect of the language	String	optional
Dialect 17	`dia17`	Another primary dialect of the language	String	optional
Dialect 18	`dia18`	Another primary dialect of the language	String	optional
Dialect 19	`dia19`	Another primary dialect of the language	String	optional
Dialect 20	`dia20`	Another primary dialect of the language	String	optional
Dialects	`dialects`	Overrides all other dialect parameters, just displays the argument	String	optional
Standardized Register	`stand1`	A standardized register of the language	String	optional
Standardized Register 2	`stand2`	Another standardized register of the language	String	optional
Standardized Register 3	`stand3`	Another standardized register of the language	String	optional
Standardized Register 4	`stand4`	Another standardized register of the language	String	optional
Standardized Register 5	`stand5`	Another standardized register of the language	String	optional
Standardized Register 6	`stand6`	Another standardized register of the language	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
ISO 639-1	`iso1`	The ISO 639-1 code for the language	String	optional
ISO 639-1 Comment	`iso1comment`	Any comments about the ISO 639-1 code, so as not to interfere with the link	String	optional
ISO 639-2	`iso2`	The ISO 639-2 code for the language (but not the language family)	String	optional
ISO 639-2 Bibliographic	`iso2b`	The ISO 639-2 bibliographic code for the language	String	optional
ISO 639-2 Terminological	`iso2t`	The ISO 639-2 terminological code for the language	String	optional
ISO 639-2 Comment	`iso2comment`	Any comments about the ISO 639-2 code(s), so as not to interfere with the link(s)	String	optional
ISO 639-3	`iso3`	The ISO 639-3 code for the language, can be 'none' or 'linglist'	String	optional
ISO 639-3 Comment	`iso3comment`	Any comments about the ISO 639-3 code, so as not to interfere with the link	String	optional
ISO Exception	`isoexception`	Used for cleanup categories, excludes from the general 'missing language code' category if set to 'dialect', 'historical', 'protolanguage', or 'talkpage'	String	optional
Dialect ISO 639	`lc1`	The ISO 639 code of the first dialect	String	optional
Dialect Name	`ld1`	The name of the first dialect	String	optional
Dialect ISO 639 2	`lc2`	The ISO 639 code of another dialect	String	optional
Dialect Name 2	`ld2`	The name of another dialect	String	optional
Dialect ISO 639 3	`lc3`	The ISO 639 code of another dialect	String	optional
Dialect Name 3	`ld3`	The name of another dialect	String	optional
Dialect ISO 639 4	`lc4`	The ISO 639 code of another dialect	String	optional
Dialect Name 4	`ld4`	The name of another dialect	String	optional
Dialect ISO 639 5	`lc5`	The ISO 639 code of another dialect	String	optional
Dialect Name 5	`ld5`	The name of another dialect	String	optional
Dialect ISO 639 6	`lc6`	The ISO 639 code of another dialect	String	optional
Dialect Name 6	`ld6`	The name of another dialect	String	optional
Dialect ISO 639 7	`lc7`	The ISO 639 code of another dialect	String	optional
Dialect Name 7	`ld7`	The name of another dialect	String	optional
Dialect ISO 639 8	`lc8`	The ISO 639 code of another dialect	String	optional
Dialect Name 8	`ld8`	The name of another dialect	String	optional
Dialect ISO 639 9	`lc9`	The ISO 639 code of another dialect	String	optional
Dialect Name 9	`ld9`	The name of another dialect	String	optional
Dialect ISO 639 10	`lc10`	The ISO 639 code of another dialect	String	optional
Dialect Name 10	`ld10`	The name of another dialect	String	optional
Dialect ISO 639 11	`lc11`	The ISO 639 code of another dialect	String	optional
Dialect Name 11	`ld11`	The name of another dialect	String	optional
Dialect ISO 639 12	`lc12`	The ISO 639 code of another dialect	String	optional
Dialect Name 12	`ld12`	The name of another dialect	String	optional
Dialect ISO 639 13	`lc13`	The ISO 639 code of another dialect	String	optional
Dialect Name 13	`ld13`	The name of another dialect	String	optional
Dialect ISO 639 14	`lc14`	The ISO 639 code of another dialect	String	optional
Dialect Name 14	`ld14`	The name of another dialect	String	optional
Dialect ISO 639 15	`lc15`	The ISO 639 code of another dialect	String	optional
Dialect Name 15	`ld15`	The name of another dialect	String	optional
Dialect ISO 639 16	`lc16`	The ISO 639 code of another dialect	String	optional
Dialect Name 16	`ld16`	The name of another dialect	String	optional
Dialect ISO 639 17	`lc17`	The ISO 639 code of another dialect	String	optional
Dialect Name 17	`ld17`	The name of another dialect	String	optional
Dialect ISO 639 18	`lc18`	The ISO 639 code of another dialect	String	optional
Dialect Name 18	`ld18`	The name of another dialect	String	optional
Dialect ISO 639 19	`lc19`	The ISO 639 code of another dialect	String	optional
Dialect Name 19	`ld19`	The name of another dialect	String	optional
Dialect ISO 639 20	`lc20`	The ISO 639 code of another dialect	String	optional
Dialect Name 20	`ld20`	The name of another dialect	String	optional
Dialect ISO 639 21	`lc21`	The ISO 639 code of another dialect	String	optional
Dialect Name 21	`ld21`	The name of another dialect	String	optional
Dialect ISO 639 22	`lc22`	The ISO 639 code of another dialect	String	optional
Dialect Name 22	`ld22`	The name of another dialect	String	optional
Dialect ISO 639 23	`lc23`	The ISO 639 code of another dialect	String	optional
Dialect Name 23	`ld23`	The name of another dialect	String	optional
Dialect ISO 639 24	`lc24`	The ISO 639 code of another dialect	String	optional
Dialect Name 24	`ld24`	The name of another dialect	String	optional
Dialect ISO 639 25	`lc25`	The ISO 639 code of another dialect	String	optional
Dialect Name 25	`ld25`	The name of another dialect	String	optional
Dialect ISO 639 26	`lc26`	The ISO 639 code of another dialect	String	optional
Dialect Name 26	`ld26`	The name of another dialect	String	optional
Dialect ISO 639 27	`lc27`	The ISO 639 code of another dialect	String	optional
Dialect Name 27	`ld27`	The name of another dialect	String	optional
Dialect ISO 639 28	`lc28`	The ISO 639 code of another dialect	String	optional
Dialect Name 28	`ld28`	The name of another dialect	String	optional
Dialect ISO 639 29	`lc29`	The ISO 639 code of another dialect	String	optional
Dialect Name 29	`ld29`	The name of another dialect	String	optional
Dialect ISO 639 30	`lc30`	The ISO 639 code of another dialect	String	optional
Dialect Name 30	`ld30`	The name of another dialect	String	optional
ISO 639-6	`iso6`	The ISO 639-6 code for the language	String	optional
Linguist List	`linglist`	The Linguist List ISO 639-3 private or local code or other substitute, range qaa-qtz or numerals only	String	optional
Linguist List Comment	`lingname`	Any comments on the Linguist List code	String	optional
Linguist List 2	`linglist2`	An additional Linguist List code	String	optional
Linguist List Comment 2	`lingname2`	An additional comment on the Linguist List code	String	optional
Linguist List 3	`linglist3`	An additional Linguist List code	String	optional
Linguist List Comment 3	`lingname3`	An additional comment on the Linguist List code	String	optional
Linguasphere	`lingua`	The Linguasphere code for the language	String	optional
Guthrie	`guthrie`	The Guthrie code for Bantu languages	String	optional
AIATSIS	`aiatsis`	The AIATSIS code for Australian languages	String	optional
AIATSIS Comment	`aiatsisname`	Any comments on the AIATSIS code	String	optional
AIATSIS 2	`aiatsis2`	An additional AIATSIS code	String	optional
AIATSIS Comment 2	`aiatsisname2`	An additional comment on the AIATSIS code	String	optional
AIATSIS 3	`aiatsis3`	An additional AIATSIS code	String	optional
AIATSIS Comment 3	`aiatsisname3`	An additional comment on the AIATSIS code	String	optional
AIATSIS 4	`aiatsis4`	An additional AIATSIS code	String	optional
AIATSIS Comment 4	`aiatsisname4`	An additional comment on the AIATSIS code	String	optional
AIATSIS 5	`aiatsis5`	An additional AIATSIS code	String	optional
AIATSIS Comment 5	`aiatsisname5`	An additional comment on the AIATSIS code	String	optional
AIATSIS 6	`aiatsis6`	An additional AIATSIS code	String	optional
AIATSIS Comment 6	`aiatsisname6`	An additional comment on the AIATSIS code	String	optional
IETF	`ietf`	IETF language tag	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
Image Header	`imageheader`	A brief header for the image to display in the left hand column	String	optional
Map	`map`	The image to display at the bottom of the infobox, in the format 'image name.png' without 'File:' or brackets	String	optional
Map Size	`mapsize`	Overrides the default image size for the map, using units of 'px' or 'em'	String	optional
Map Alt Text	`mapalt`	The alt (hover) text for the map	String	optional
Map Caption	`mapcaption`	A caption to display under the map	String	optional
Map 2	`map2`	A second map to display at the bottom of the infobox, in the format 'image name.png' without 'File:' or brackets	String	optional
Map Alt Text 2	`mapalt2`	The alt (hover) text the second map	String	optional
Map Caption 2	`mapcaption2`	A caption to display under both maps	String	optional
Pushpin map	`pushpin_map`	The name of a location map (e.g. 'Indonesia' or 'Russia'). The coordinates information (from the coordinates parameter) position a pushpin coordinate marker and label on the map 'automatically'. Example see: Padang, Indonesia Example Indonesia	String	optional
Pushpin image	`pushpin_image`	Image to use for the pushpin map	File	optional
Pushpin map size	`pushpin_mapsize`	Must be entered as only a number—do not use px. The default value is 250. Example 200	Number	optional
Pushpin map alt text	`pushpin_map_alt`	Alt (hover) text for the pushpin map	String	optional
Pushpin map caption	`pushpin_map_caption`	Fill out if a different caption from ''map_caption'' is desired. Example Map showing the location of Biak language in Indonesia	String	optional
Pushpin label	`pushpin_label`	Label of the pushpin	Line	optional
Pushpin label position	`pushpin_label_position`	The position of the label on the pushpin map relative to the pushpin coordinate marker. Valid options are {left, right, top, bottom, none}. If this field is not specified, the default value is ''right''. Default right Example left	String	optional
Coordinates	`coordinates`	Latitude and longitude. Use {{Coord}}. See the documentation for {{Coord}} for more details on usage. Example {{coord\|41\|50\|15\|N\|87\|40\|55\|W}}	Template	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
IPA Notice	`notice`	Set to 'IPA' or 'ipa' to display a notice that the article contains special IPA phonetic symbols	String	optional
Signed form	`sign`	The name of the sign language used for this language Example Signed Arabic (national forms)	String	optional
Protolanguage name	`protoname`	Name of the proto-language of the language Example [[Proto-Arabic language]]	Line	optional

The above documentation is transcluded from Template:Infobox language/doc.
Editors can experiment in this template's sandbox and testcases pages.
Add categories to the /doc subpage. Subpages of this template.

[AIATSIS-1] {{{aiatsis}}} {{{aiatsisname}}} at the Australian Indigenous Languages Database, Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (see the info box for additional links)

[Guthrie-2] Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online

[Glottopedia-3] Glottopedia article on Infobox language.

[4] English Adjective – Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary – Oxford University Press ©2010.

[NE-5] Nationalencyklopedin "Världens 100 största språk 2010" The World's 100 Largest Languages in 2010

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