Conlangs

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

Usage

This template accepts the following parameters:

name

name of language, simplest transliteration #REQUIRED

nativename

native transliteration of the language's name

pronunciation

IPA pronunciation of the native name

ailname

transliteration of the name recorded at the 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

ancestorn

(n is a number between 2 and 5)

intermediate forms

protoname

alias for ancestor

dian

(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 word order

Syntax

{{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         =
}}

Example

English
Pronunciation	/ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ/
Region	(see below)
Writing system	English alphabet (Latin script)
Signed forms	Manually coded English
Official status
Official language in	54 countries 27 non-sovereign entities United Nations European Union Commonwealth of Nations Council of Europe IOC NATO NAFTA OAS OECD OIC PIF UKUSA Agreement

{{Infobox language
| name = English
| pronunciation = {{IPAc-en|ˈ|ɪ|ŋ|ɡ|l|ɪ|ʃ}}
| region = (see [[#Geographical distribution|below]])
| familycolor = #fff
| bgcolor = #fff
| script = [[English alphabet]] ([[Latin script]])
| sign = [[Manually coded English]]
| nation = {{plainlist|
* [[List of countries where English is an official language#Sovereign states|54 countries]]
* [[List of countries where English is an official language#Non-sovereign entities|27 non-sovereign entities]]
* [[United Nations]]
* [[European Union]]
* [[Commonwealth of Nations]]
* [[Council of Europe]]
* [[International Olympic Committee|IOC]]
* [[NATO]]
* [[North American Free Trade Agreement|NAFTA]]
* [[Organization of American States|OAS]]
* [[Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development|OECD]]
* [[Organisation of Islamic Cooperation|OIC]]
* [[Pacific Islands Forum|PIF]]
* [[UKUSA Agreement]]}}
| notice = IPA
}}

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:

{{Infobox language ← this calls the template

| name = name of language ← the name of the language needs to be given

}} ← 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.