Template:Language

Template documentation (for the above template, sometimes hidden or invisible)

This template is for use in any article about a language, dialect, or language family. All parameters except name are optional; if left undefined, they will not appear.

Usage

English
(Language)
Language Family	Indo-European
Language Group	Germanic
Language Subgroup	Anglic
Common Dialects	American Cockney
Script	Latin script
Spoken in	originally Great Britain
Spoken by	humans

{{Language
| image      = 
| caption    = 
| name       = 
| family     = 
| group      = 
| subgroup   = 
| dialects   = 
| influences = 
| script     = 
| regions    = 
| speakers   = 
}}

An example is shown to the right.

image

Optional. Can be used to show an example of the language's script. Just specify the file name. For backward compatibility, [[File:]] and [[Image:]] tags should still work. The image will be resized to fit the infobox.

caption

Optional. A brief sentence describing the image. This field will be italicized for you.

name

Required. The name of the language.

family

Optional. The broad grouping of languages in which this language belongs.

group

Optional. A more specific grouping of languages with which this language has much in common.

subgroup

Optional. The grouping of languages with which this language has the most in common.

dialects

Optional. A list of dialects, distinct varieties of the language with unique grammar, pronunciation, and/or vocabulary.

influences

Optional. A list of other languages from outside this language's family or group that have strongly influenced the development of this language.

script

Optional. The script/alphabet this language most commonly uses.

regions

Optional. A list of regions where this language is commonly spoken.

speakers

Optional. A list of races or groups who commonly speak this language.

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