Template:Language

Usage

{{language|code|level}}

• Code* = the two/three code acronym for the language
• Level = A number/letter how well the language is spoken:
  • 0 - not able to speak
  • 1 - basic
  • 2 - intermediate
  • 3 - advanced
  • 4 - near native
  • 5 - professional
  • N - native

Find code

See Wikipedia: List of ISO 639-1 codes, and look at the column saying "639-1". If your language isn't there, see Wikipedia: List of ISO 639-2 codes, and look at the Alpha-3 column. If it still isn't there, look at the ISO 639-3 codes list and click a letter. If it isn't there yet, write the language's name in English. You may also ask someone.

Examples

[[:Category:Template:LanguageNamesSpeakers|fr]]-N This person is a [[:Category:Template:LanguageNamesSpeakers (N)|native Template:LanguageNames speaker]].

[[:Category:Template:LanguageNamesSpeakers|en]]-5 This person is a [[:Category:Template:LanguageNamesSpeakers (5)|professional Template:LanguageNames speaker]].

[[:Category:Template:LanguageNamesSpeakers|de]]-4 This person is a [[:Category:Template:LanguageNamesSpeakers (4)|near native Template:LanguageNames speaker]].

[[:Category:Template:LanguageNamesSpeakers|es]]-3 This person is an [[:Category:Template:LanguageNamesSpeakers (3)|advanced Template:LanguageNames speaker]].

[[:Category:Template:LanguageNamesSpeakers|pt]]-2 This person is an [[:Category:Template:LanguageNamesSpeakers (2)|intermediate Template:LanguageNames speaker]].

[[:Category:Template:LanguageNamesSpeakers|it]]-1 This person is a [[:Category:Template:LanguageNamesSpeakers (1)|basic Template:LanguageNames speaker]].

[[:Category:Template:LanguageNamesSpeakers|zh]]-0 This person is a [[:Category:Template:LanguageNamesSpeakers (0)|non Template:LanguageNames speaker]].

Categorization

All main language categories can be found at Category:LanguageSpeakers, and all sub categories can be found at Category:LanguageSpeakers_(#), where Language is the name of a language, and # is a number between 0–5 or an N.