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'''{{FULLPAGENAME}}''' — this [[Special:Categories|category]] is for [[wiki]] | '''{{FULLPAGENAME}}''' — this [[Special:Categories|category]] is for [[:Category:All|wiki sites]] whose '''subject matter''' <u>is, or discusses</u> the '''{{W|{{PAGENAME}} language}}'''. | ||
See also [[:category:Multilingual]] – for | See also [[:category: Multilingual]] – for [[wiki]] sites with a <u>[[:Category:Wiki Topic|subject matter]]</u> of more than one {{tag|language}}. | ||
: | :For those [[WhatIsWiki|wikis]] whose <u>contents are written</u> in their actual language (ie, <u>not</u> [[:Category:Wiki English|English]]), they should go into their relevant [[:Category:Wiki Language|Wiki Language]] sub-category instead. In this instance, wikis with contents written in {{PAGENAME}} should be included in [[:category: Wiki {{PAGENAME}}]] instead. See also [[:category: Wiki Multilingual]] – for those wikis <u>written</u> in more than one language.''<includeonly>[[Category:Language]]</includeonly><noinclude> | ||
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This {{tag|Language templates|language template}} is used on individual [[Special:Categories|sub-category]] pages ONLY within [[:category:Language]] | This {{tag|Language templates|language template}} is used on individual [[Special:Categories|sub-category]] pages ONLY within [[:category: Language]]. Its purpose is to render a standard header text for a language category, along with an [[interwiki]] link to the relevant language article on the [[English Wikipedia]] wiki. Usage of this '''Template:Language Category''' will auto-include categories as a sub-category within [[:Category:Language]]. This [[Special:Templates|template]] should <u>not</u> be used anywhere else. | ||
===Usage=== | |||
Simply select (highlight) <code><nowiki>{{Language Category}}</nowiki></code> and copy (<tt>Ctrl+c</tt> on your keyboard), then paste at the <u>top</u> of the [[edit box]] of the required {{tag|language}} category. | |||
It will also be helpful to add a further one- or two-line brief explanation (two carriage returns after the end of the <tt><nowiki>{{Language Category}}</nowiki></tt> template code) about where, or which [[:Category:Countries|countries]] the specific language is used in. For an example of the [[:Category:Oromo|Oromo language category]], the following was added: | |||
<tt><nowiki>The '''Oromo language''' is an {{W|Afroasiatic languages|Afro-Asiatic language}}; spoken by the {{W|Oromo people}}, and the neighbouring peoples in {{tag|Ethiopia}} and {{tag|Kenya}}.</nowiki></tt> | |||
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The '''Oromo language''' is an {{W|Afroasiatic languages|Afro-Asiatic language}}; spoken by the {{W|Oromo people}}, and the neighbouring peoples in [[:Category:Ethiopia|Ethiopia]] and [[:Category:Kenya|Kenya]]. | |||
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Template:Language Category — this category is for wiki sites whose subject matter is, or discusses the Template:W.
See also category: Multilingual – for wiki sites with a subject matter of more than one language.
- For those wikis whose contents are written in their actual language (ie, not English), they should go into their relevant Wiki Language sub-category instead. In this instance, wikis with contents written in Language Category should be included in category: Wiki Language Category instead. See also category: Wiki Multilingual – for those wikis written in more than one language.
For
This language template is used on individual sub-category pages ONLY within category: Language. Its purpose is to render a standard header text for a language category, along with an interwiki link to the relevant language article on the English Wikipedia wiki. Usage of this Template:Language Category will auto-include categories as a sub-category within Category:Language. This template should not be used anywhere else.
Usage
Simply select (highlight) {{Language Category}}
and copy (Ctrl+c on your keyboard), then paste at the top of the edit box of the required language category.
It will also be helpful to add a further one- or two-line brief explanation (two carriage returns after the end of the {{Language Category}} template code) about where, or which countries the specific language is used in. For an example of the Oromo language category, the following was added:
The '''Oromo language''' is an {{W|Afroasiatic languages|Afro-Asiatic language}}; spoken by the {{W|Oromo people}}, and the neighbouring peoples in {{tag|Ethiopia}} and {{tag|Kenya}}.
- Which displays
The Oromo language is an Template:W; spoken by the Template:W, and the neighbouring peoples in Ethiopia and Kenya.