Wikipedia:Babel

User language templates aid multilingual communication by making it easier to contact someone who speaks a certain langauge. The idea originated on the Wikimedia Commons and has also been implemented on Meta-Wiki and some of the other Wikipedias, to varying extents. To participate, you can add the Babel template to your user page by following these instructions:

• Start off with {{subst:Babel-
• Then add the number of language templates you want to display, followed by |
  • e.g. {{subst:Babel-3| for three languages
• Next add one of the following codes for each language you speak, seperated by |, where xx is the Wikipedia code for the language:
  • xx-1 for basic command (the ability to understand and answer simple questions in the language)
  • xx-2 for an intermediate level of knowledge
  • xx-3 for advanced or fluent understanding (the ability to correct spelling and grammar errors in the language)
  • xx if you're a native speaker
• Then finish by adding closing brackets: }}

So, for example, {{subst:Babel-2|qu|ta-1}} would indicate a native speaker of Quechua with basic knowledge of Tamil. (The subst: part is not strictly necessary, but eases load on the servers by avoiding having to look up a template inside a template.)

You can also add stand-alone language templates by following the {{User xx-1}} format.

These templates add you to the category associated with your level of understanding, and to the overall category for that language.

To find someone who speaks a particular language, see user languages, and follow the links. For the most part, the two and three letter codes are taken from ISO 639, but see this list for a comprehensive guide.

You can help expand this system by creating templates for your language. Categories have already been created for all languages which have editions of Wikipedia containing over a hundred articles; they just need labelling up! It's recommended to copy the English or French versions when expanding the scheme, as most of the languages listed here are incomplete.

af - Afrikaans

Category: user af

• {{user af-1}} — basic
• {{user af-2}} — intermediate
• {{user af-3}} — advanced
• {{user af}} — native

als - Alemannisch (Alemannic)

Category: user als

• {{user als-1}} — basic
• {{user als-2}} — intermediate
• {{user als-3}} — advanced
• {{user als}} — native

an - Aragonés (Aragonese)

Category: user an

• {{user an-1}} — basic
• {{user an-2}} — intermediate
• {{user an-3}} — advanced
• {{user an}} — native

ang - Englisc (Old English/Anglo-Saxon)

Category: user ang

• {{user ang-1}} — basic
• {{user ang-2}} — intermediate
• {{user ang-3}} — advanced
• {{user ang}} — native

ar - فارسی (Arabic)

Category: user ar

• {{user ar-1}} — basic
• {{user ar-2}} — intermediate
• {{user ar-3}} — advanced
• {{user ar}} — native

ast - Asturianu (Asturian)

Category: user ast

• {{user ast-1}} — basic
• {{user ast-2}} — intermediate
• {{user ast-3}} — advanced
• {{user ast}} — native

be - Беларуская (Belarusian)

Category: user be

• {{user be-1}} — basic
• {{user be-2}} — intermediate
• {{user be-3}} — advanced
• {{user be}} — native

bg - Български (Bulgarian)

Category: user bg

• {{user bg-1}} — basic
• {{user bg-2}} — intermediate
• {{user bg-3}} — advanced
• {{user bg}} — native

bs - Bosanski (Bosnian)

Category: user bs

• {{user bs-1}} — basic
• {{user bs-2}} — intermediate
• {{user bs-3}} — advanced
• {{user bs}} — native

ca - Català (Catalan)

Category: user ca

• {{user ca-1}} — basic
• {{user ca-2}} — intermediate
• {{user ca-3}} — advanced
• {{user ca}} — native

cs - Český (Czech)

Category: user cs

• {{user cs-1}} — basic
• {{user cs-2}} — intermediate
• {{user cs-3}} — advanced
• {{user cs}} — native

csb - Kaszëbsczi (Kashubian)

Category: user csb

• {{user csb-1}} — basic
• {{user csb-2}} — intermediate
• {{user csb-3}} — advanced
• {{user csb}} — native

cy - Cymraeg (Welsh)

Category: user cy

• {{user cy-1}} — basic
• {{user cy-2}} — intermediate
• {{user cy-3}} — advanced
• {{user cy}} — native

da - Dansk (Danish)

Category: user da

• {{user da-1}} — basic
• {{user da-2}} — intermediate
• {{user da-3}} — advanced
• {{user da}} — native

de - Deutsch (German)

Category: user de

• {{user de-1}} — basic
• {{user de-2}} — intermediate
• {{user de-3}} — advanced
• {{user de}} — native

el - Ελληνικά (Greek)

Category: user el

• {{user el-1}} — basic
• {{user el-2}} — intermediate
• {{user el-3}} — advanced
• {{user el}} — native

en - English

Category: user en

• {{user en-1}} — basic
• {{user en-2}} — intermediate
• {{user en-3}} — advanced
• {{user en}} — native

eo - Esperanto

Category: user eo

• {{user eo-1}} — basic
• {{user eo-2}} — intermediate
• {{user eo-3}} — advanced
• {{user eo}} — native

es - Español (Spanish)

Category: user es

• {{user es-1}} — basic
• {{user es-2}} — intermediate
• {{user es-3}} — advanced
• {{user es}} — native

et - Eesti (Estonian)

Category: user et

• {{user et-1}} — basic
• {{user et-2}} — intermediate
• {{user et-3}} — advanced
• {{user et}} — native

eu - Euskara (Basque)

Category: user eu

• {{user eu-1}} — basic
• {{user eu-2}} — intermediate
• {{user eu-3}} — advanced
• {{user eu}} — native

fa - العربية (Persian)

Category: user fa

• {{user fa-1}} — basic
• {{user fa-2}} — intermediate
• {{user fa-3}} — advanced
• {{user fa}} — native

fi - Suomi (Finnish)

Category: user fi

• {{user fi-1}} — basic
• {{user fi-2}} — intermediate
• {{user fi-3}} — advanced
• {{user fi}} — native

fo - Føroyskt (Faroese)

Category: user fo

• {{user fo-1}} — basic
• {{user fo-2}} — intermediate
• {{user fo-3}} — advanced
• {{user fo}} — native

fr - Français (French)

Category: user fr

• {{user fr-1}} — basic
• {{user fr-2}} — intermediate
• {{user fr-3}} — advanced
• {{user fr}} — native

fy - Frysk (Frisian)

Category: user fy

• {{user fy-1}} — basic
• {{user fy-2}} — intermediate
• {{user fy-3}} — advanced
• {{user fy}} — native

ga - Gaeilge (Irish)

Category: user ga

• {{user ga-1}} — basic
• {{user ga-2}} — intermediate
• {{user ga-3}} — advanced
• {{user ga}} — native

gd - Gàidhlig (Scots Gaelic)

Category: user gd

• {{user gd-1}} — basic
• {{user gd-2}} — intermediate
• {{user gd-3}} — advanced
• {{user gd}} — native

gl - Galego (Galician)

Category: user gl

• {{user gl-1}} — basic
• {{user gl-2}} — intermediate
• {{user gl-3}} — advanced
• {{user gl}} — native

he - עברית (Hebrew)

Category: user he

• {{user he-1}} — basic
• {{user he-2}} — intermediate
• {{user he-3}} — advanced
• {{user he}} — native

hi - हिन्दी (Hindi)

Category: user hi

• {{user hi-1}} — basic
• {{user hi-2}} — intermediate
• {{user hi-3}} — advanced
• {{user hi}} — native

hr - Hrvatski (Croatian)

Category: user hr

• {{user hr-1}} — basic
• {{user hr-2}} — intermediate
• {{user hr-3}} — advanced
• {{user hr}} — native

hu - Magyar (Hungarian)

Category: user hu

• {{user hu-1}} — basic
• {{user hu-2}} — intermediate
• {{user hu-3}} — advanced
• {{user hu}} — native

ia - Interlingua

Category: user ia

• {{user ia-1}} — basic
• {{user ia-2}} — intermediate
• {{user ia-3}} — advanced
• {{user ia}} — native

id - Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian)

Category: user id

• {{user id-1}} — basic
• {{user id-2}} — intermediate
• {{user id-3}} — advanced
• {{user id}} — native

ie - Interlingue

Category: user ie

• {{user ie-1}} — basic
• {{user ie-2}} — intermediate
• {{user ie-3}} — advanced
• {{user ie}} — native

io - Ido

Category: user io

• {{user io-1}} — basic
• {{user io-2}} — intermediate
• {{user io-3}} — advanced
• {{user io}} — native

is - Íslenska (Icelandic)

Category: user is

• {{user is-1}} — basic
• {{user is-2}} — intermediate
• {{user is-3}} — advanced
• {{user is}} — native

it - Italiano (Italian)

Category: user it

• {{user it-1}} — basic
• {{user it-2}} — intermediate
• {{user it-3}} — advanced
• {{user it}} — native

ja - 日本語 (Japanese)

Category: user ja

• {{user ja-1}} — basic
• {{user ja-2}} — intermediate
• {{user ja-3}} — advanced
• {{user ja}} — native

jv - Basa Jawi (Javanese)

Category: user jv

• {{user jv-1}} — basic
• {{user jv-2}} — intermediate
• {{user jv-3}} — advanced
• {{user jv}} — native

kn - ಕನ್ನಡ (Kannada)

Category: user kn

• {{user kn-1}} — basic
• {{user kn-2}} — intermediate
• {{user kn-3}} — advanced
• {{user kn}} — native

ko - 한국어 (Korean)

Category: user ko

• {{user ko-1}} — basic
• {{user ko-2}} — intermediate
• {{user ko-3}} — advanced
• {{user ko}} — native

ks - कश्मीरी / كشميري (Kashmiri)

Category: user ks

• {{user ks-1}} — basic
• {{user ks-2}} — intermediate
• {{user ks-3}} — advanced
• {{user ks}} — native

ku - Kurdî / كوردی (Kurdish)

Category: user ku

• {{user ku-1}} — basic
• {{user ku-2}} — intermediate
• {{user ku-3}} — advanced
• {{user ku}} — native

kw - Kernewek (Cornish)

Category: user kw

• {{user kw-1}} — basic
• {{user kw-2}} — intermediate
• {{user kw-3}} — advanced
• {{user kw}} — native

la - Latina (Latin)

Category: user la

• {{user la-1}} — basic
• {{user la-2}} — intermediate
• {{user la-3}} — advanced
• {{user la}} — native

lb - Lëtzebuergesch (Luxembourgish)

Category: user lb

• {{user lb-1}} — basic
• {{user lb-2}} — intermediate
• {{user lb-3}} — advanced
• {{user lb}} — native

li - Lèmburgs (Limburgish)

Category: user li

• {{user li-1}} — basic
• {{user li-2}} — intermediate
• {{user li-3}} — advanced
• {{user li}} — native

lt - Lietuvių (Lithuanian)

Category: user lt

• {{user lt-1}} — basic
• {{user lt-2}} — intermediate
• {{user lt-3}} — advanced
• {{user lt}} — native

lv - Latviešu (Latvian)

Category: user lv

• {{user lv-1}} — basic
• {{user lv-2}} — intermediate
• {{user lv-3}} — advanced
• {{user lv}} — native

mi - Māori

Category: user mi

• {{user mi-1}} — basic
• {{user mi-2}} — intermediate
• {{user mi-3}} — advanced
• {{user mi}} — native

ml - മലയാളം (Malayalam)

Category: user ml

• {{user ml-1}} — basic
• {{user ml-2}} — intermediate
• {{user ml-3}} — advanced
• {{user ml}} — native

mr - मराठी (Marathi)

Category: user mr

• {{user mr-1}} — basic
• {{user mr-2}} — intermediate
• {{user mr-3}} — advanced
• {{user mr}} — native

ms - Bahasa Melayu (Malay)

Category: user ms

• {{user ms-1}} — basic
• {{user ms-2}} — intermediate
• {{user ms-3}} — advanced
• {{user ms}} — native

nds - Plattdüütsch

Category: user nds

• {{user nds-1}} — basic
• {{user nds-2}} — intermediate
• {{user nds-3}} — advanced
• {{user nds}} — native

nl - Nederlands (Dutch)

Category: user nl

• {{user nl-1}} — basic
• {{user nl-2}} — intermediate
• {{user nl-3}} — advanced
• {{user nl}} — native

nn - Nynorsk

Category: user nn

• {{user nn-1}} — basic
• {{user nn-2}} — intermediate
• {{user nn-3}} — advanced
• {{user nn}} — native

no - Norsk (Norwegian)

Category: user no

• {{user no-1}} — basic
• {{user no-2}} — intermediate
• {{user no-3}} — advanced
• {{user no}} — native

oc - Langue d'Oc (Occitan)

Category: user oc

• {{user oc-1}} — basic
• {{user oc-2}} — intermediate
• {{user oc-3}} — advanced
• {{user oc}} — native

pl - Polski (Polish)

Category: user pl

• {{user pl-1}} — basic
• {{user pl-2}} — intermediate
• {{user pl-3}} — advanced
• {{user pl}} — native

pt - Português (Portuguese)

Category: user pt

• {{user pt-1}} — basic
• {{user pt-2}} — intermediate
• {{user pt-3}} — advanced
• {{user pt}} — native

qu - Runa Simi (Quechua)

Category: user qu

• {{user qu-1}} — basic
• {{user qu-2}} — intermediate
• {{user qu-3}} — advanced
• {{user qu}} — native

ro - Română (Romanian)

Category: user ro

• {{user ro-1}} — basic
• {{user ro-2}} — intermediate
• {{user ro-3}} — advanced
• {{user ro}} — native

ru - Русский (Russian)

Category: user ru

• {{user ru-1}} — basic
• {{user ru-2}} — intermediate
• {{user ru-3}} — advanced
• {{user ru}} — native

sa - संस्कृतम् (Sanskrit)

Category: user sa

• {{user sa-1}} — basic
• {{user sa-2}} — intermediate
• {{user sa-3}} — advanced
• {{user sa}} — native

scn - Sicilianu (Sicilian)

Category: user scn

• {{user scn-1}} — basic
• {{user scn-2}} — intermediate
• {{user scn-3}} — advanced
• {{user scn}} — native

sk - Slovenčina (Slovak)

Category: user sk

• {{user sk-1}} — basic
• {{user sk-2}} — intermediate
• {{user sk-3}} — advanced
• {{user sk}} — native

sl - Slovenščina (Slovene)

Category: user sl

• {{user sl-1}} — basic
• {{user sl-2}} — intermediate
• {{user sl-3}} — advanced
• {{user sl}} — native

sq - Shqip (Albanian)

Category: user sq

• {{user sq-1}} — basic
• {{user sq-2}} — intermediate
• {{user sq-3}} — advanced
• {{user sq}} — native

sr - Српски (Serbian)

Category: user sr

• {{user sr-1}} — basic
• {{user sr-2}} — intermediate
• {{user sr-3}} — advanced
• {{user sr}} — native

su - Basa Sunda (Sundanese)

Category: user su

• {{user su-1}} — basic
• {{user su-2}} — intermediate
• {{user su-3}} — advanced
• {{user su}} — native

sv - Svenska (Swedish)

Category: user sv

• {{user sv-1}} — basic
• {{user sv-2}} — intermediate
• {{user sv-3}} — advanced
• {{user sv}} — native

ta - தமிழ் (Tamil)

Category: user ta

• {{user ta-1}} — basic
• {{user ta-2}} — intermediate
• {{user ta-3}} — advanced
• {{user ta}} — native

te - తెలుగు (Telugu)

Category: user te

• {{user te-1}} — basic
• {{user te-2}} — intermediate
• {{user te-3}} — advanced
• {{user te}} — native

th - ไทย (Thai)

Category: user th

• {{user th-1}} — basic
• {{user th-2}} — intermediate
• {{user th-3}} — advanced
• {{user th}} — native

tl - Tagalog

Category: user tl

• {{user tl-1}} — basic
• {{user tl-2}} — intermediate
• {{user tl-3}} — advanced
• {{user tl}} — native

tr - Türkçe (Turkish)

Category: user tr

• {{user tr-1}} — basic
• {{user tr-2}} — intermediate
• {{user tr-3}} — advanced
• {{user tr}} — native

tt - Tatarça (Tatar)

Category: user tt

• {{user tt-1}} — basic
• {{user tt-2}} — intermediate
• {{user tt-3}} — advanced
• {{user tt}} — native

uk - Українська (Ukrainian)

Category: user uk

• {{user uk-1}} — basic
• {{user uk-2}} — intermediate
• {{user uk-3}} — advanced
• {{user uk}} — native

ur - اردو (Urdu)

Category: user ur

• {{user ur-1}} — basic
• {{user ur-2}} — intermediate
• {{user ur-3}} — advanced
• {{user ur}} — native

vi - Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)

Category: user vi

• {{user vi-1}} — basic
• {{user vi-2}} — intermediate
• {{user vi-3}} — advanced
• {{user vi}} — native

wa - Walon (Walloon)

Category: user wa

• {{user wa-1}} — basic
• {{user wa-2}} — intermediate
• {{user wa-3}} — advanced
• {{user wa}} — native

zh - 中文 (Chinese)

Category: user zh

• {{user zh-1}} — basic
• {{user zh-2}} — intermediate
• {{user zh-3}} — advanced
• {{user zh}} — native

zh-min-nan - Bân-lâm-gú (Min Nan)

Category: user zh-min-nan

• {{user zh-min-nan-1}} — basic
• {{user zh-min-nan-2}} — intermediate
• {{user zh-min-nan-3}} — advanced
• {{user zh-min-nan}} — native