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This {{tag|User language templates|user language template}} renders the appropriate specific '''{{tag|language}}''' '[[Oxford-Dict:babel|babel]]' user-box (examples shown right); as used on personal individual '''[[user page]]s''' of those [[:Category:Wiki People|people]] who identify their {{tag|Wiki People by Language|spoken language(s)}}, along with any 'parent' [[Special:Categories|category]] and its associated sub-categories of [[:category: Wiki People by Language]].
This {{tag|User language templates|user language template}} renders the appropriate specific '''{{tag|language}}''' '[[Oxford-Dict:babel|babel]]' user-box (examples shown right); as used on personal individual '''[[user page]]s''' of those [[:Category:Wiki People|people]] who identify their {{tag|Wiki People by Language|spoken language(s)}}, along with any 'parent' [[Special:Categories|category]] and its associated sub-categories of [[:category: Wiki People by Language]].
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===Usage===
===Usage===
To use a [[Oxford-Dict:babel|babel]] box on your own [[user page]], highlight the following code, copy (<tt>Ctrl-c</tt> on your Windows keyboard, or <tt>⌘-c</tt> on a Macintosh keyboard), paste (<tt>Ctrl-v</tt> or <tt>⌘-v</tt>) it in the [[edit box]] of your user page, then amend the two '''''bold-italics''''' to the required information, before saving (<tt>Ctrl-s</tt> or <tt>⌘-s</tt>) your [[edit]].
To use a [[Oxford-Dict:babel|babel]] box on your own [[user page]], highlight the following code, copy (<kbd>Ctrl-c</kbd> on your Windows keyboard, or <kbd>⌘-c</kbd> on a Macintosh keyboard), paste (<kbd>Ctrl-v</kbd> or <kbd>⌘-v</kbd>) it in the [[edit box]] of your user page, then amend the two '''''bold-italics''''' to the required information, before saving (<kbd>Ctrl-s</kbd> or <kbd>⌘-s</kbd>) your [[edit]].


<code><nowiki>{{Language|</nowiki>'''''<nowiki>ISO 639 code</nowiki>'''''|level='''''<nowiki>?</nowiki>'''''<nowiki>}}</nowiki></code><br>
<code><nowiki>{{Language|</nowiki>'''''<nowiki>ISO 639 code</nowiki>'''''|level='''''<nowiki>?</nowiki>'''''<nowiki>}}</nowiki></code><br>
Where . . .
Where . . .
*<tt>'''''[[#Find code|ISO 639 code]]'''''</tt> — the {{Wp|List of ISO 639-1 codes|two}}- or {{Wp|List of ISO 639-3 codes|three}}- letter language code, and;
*<tt>'''''[[#Find code|ISO 639 code]]'''''</tt> — the {{Wp|List of ISO 639-1 codes|two}}- or {{Wp|List of ISO 639-3 codes|three}}- letter language code, and;
*<tt>level='''''?'''''</tt> — a <u>letter</u> ''or'' <u>number</u> indicating how well, or proficiency and competency the language is spoken:
*<tt>level='''''?'''''</tt> — a <u>letter</u> ''or'' <u>number</u> indicating how well, or proficiency and competency the language is spoken (and / or understood):
**'''N''' — native
**'''N''' — native
**'''5''' — professional
**'''5''' — professional
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===Categorisation===
===Categorisation===
All main language [[Special:Categories|categories]] can be found at [[:category: Wiki People by Language]], and all sub-categories can be found at Category:<tt><mark>Language</mark></tt>Speakers (<tt><mark>#</mark></tt>), where <tt><mark>Language</mark></tt> is the <u>anglicised</u> name of a language, and <tt><mark>#</mark></tt> is a number between 0-to-5 or an N.
All main language [[Special:Categories|categories]] for [[:Category:Wiki People|wiki people]] can be found at [[:category: Wiki People by Language]].  All sub-categories can be found at <code>Category:<mark>Language</mark>Speakers (<mark>#</mark>)</code>, where <tt><mark>Language</mark></tt> is the <u>anglicised</u> name of a user language, and <tt><mark>#</mark></tt> is a number between 0-to-5 or an N which defines their proficiency level.


===Sub-pages and related or linked templates===
===Sub-pages and related or linked templates===