Conlangs

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This template provides a common standard for displaying data about a language.

=== Usage ===
This template accepts the following parameters:
;'''name''':name of language, simplest romanization #REQUIRED
;'''nativename''':native, most-accurate romanization of the language's name
;'''pronunciation''':IPA pronunciation of the native name
;'''ailname''':romanization of the name recorded at the [[World:Aldeemah Imperial Library|AIL]]
;'''ailpron''':IPA pronunciation of the AIL name
;'''states''':countries in which it is mainly spoken
;'''state''':alias for '''states'''
;'''region''':geographic region in which it is mainly spoken
;'''ethnicity''':people for whom this is the ethnically native language; races can be specified; this may change as I figure this out (or something)
;'''familycolor''': background color for main heading
;'''bgcolor''': background color for entire box
:NOTE: The previous two will probably be changed after I decide on some language family color schemes (or something)
;'''ancestor''':ancestral or reconstructed forms
;'''ancestor''n''''':''(n is a number between 2 and 5)''
:intermediate forms
;'''protoname''':alias for ancestor
;'''dia''n''''':''(n is a number between 1 and 20)''
:primary dialects
;'''dialects''':whatever you want to say
;'''script''':the writing system(s) used for the language by literate speakers
;'''sign''':signed forms (manually coded language)
;'''nation''':list of countries in which it is an official language
;'''minority''':list of countries in which it is a recognised/protected minority language
;'''agency''':regulatory body or language academy for the language
;'''type''':basic morphological type (agglutinative, fusional, isolating, polysynthetic)
;'''order''':typical sentence order (V=verb, S=subject, A=agent-like argument, P=patient-like argument)
<!--;'''image''':image at top of info box. Use format "image name.png", without "file/image" or brackets.
;'''imagesize''':override default image size (currently 200px). Use units ("123px", "12em")
;'''imagealt''':alt text for the image
;'''imagecaption''':caption to appear under image
;'''imageheader''':brief header for image (appears in the left-hand column)
;'''map''':image at bottom of info box. Use format "image name.png", without "file/image" or brackets.
;'''mapsize''':override default map size (currently 220px). Use units ("123px", "12em"). Affects both maps.
;'''mapalt''':alt text for the map
;'''mapcaption''':caption to appear under map
;'''map2''':a second map
;'''mapalt2''':alt text for the second map
;'''mapcaption2''':caption to appear under both maps
;'''boxsize''':overrides default width of infobox, currently set at 22em. Format must include units ("12em" or "123px").
:Useful when an article has various infoboxes aligned in a column. (Box will automatically expand to fix map wider than default box width.)
;'''notice'''
;'''notice2''':IPA/ipa [adds notice for IPA notation], Indic [same for Indic scripts]-->

== Syntax ==
<pre style="overflow:auto;">
{{Infobox language
| name          =
| nativename    =
| pronunciation =
| ailname       =
| ailpron       =
| state(s)      =
| region        =
| ethnicity     =
| familycolor   =
| bgcolor       =
| ancestor      =
| ancestor2(-5) =
| dia1(-20)     =
| dialects      =
| script        =
| sign          =
| nation        =
| minority      =
| agency        =
| type          =
| order         =
}}</pre>
<!--| image         =
| imagesize     =
| imagealt      =
| imagecaption  =
| imageheader   =
| map           =
| mapsize       =
| mapalt        =
| mapcaption    =
| map2          =
| mapalt2       =
| mapcaption2   =
| boxsize       =
| notice        = 
| notice2       = -->

== Example ==
{{Infobox language
| name          = Langlang
| nativename    = 
| pronunciation =
| ailname       = Langlang
| ailpron       =
| states        = The Land of Lang
| region        = Langistan
| ethnicity     = Langic
| familycolor   = #fe9
| bgcolor       = #fffcf0
| ancestor      = Ancient Langlang
| script        = Langlang alphabet
| nation        = Lang Kingdom
| minority      = Nextlang
| agency        =
| type          = isolating
| order         = VPA/VS
}}
<pre style="overflow:auto;">
{{Infobox language
| name          = Langlang
| ailname       = Langlang
| states        = The Land of Lang
| region        = Langistan
| ethnicity     = Langic
| familycolor   = #fe9
| bgcolor       = #fffcf0
| ancestor      = Ancient Langlang
| script        = Langlang alphabet
| nation        = Lang Kingdom
| minority      = Nextlang
| type          = isolating
| order         = VPA/VS
}}
</pre>
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=== Placement ===
The template should placed at the very top of the wikitext of the article, before any text. The absolute basic syntax is as shown below:
:'''<nowiki>{{Infobox language</nowiki>''' ← this calls the template
:'''| name =''' name of language ← the name of the language needs to be given
:'''<nowiki>}}</nowiki>''' ← this ends the template call

However, you will probably want to add more than just this. Other parameters are listed above, they can be incorporated anywhere between the first and last lines, and in any order.

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