Template:Language

Documentation

This template is meant to format the entry for a single or multiple languages (up to 8).

If a work has only one language, use:

• {{Language|Latin}}

If a work contains macaronic text, or has text underlay in more than one language, use:

• {{Language|2|French|Italian}}

For each language used, the work will be categorized in the proper language category.

Special cases

For works that are sung only with Ah´s, Oh´s or bocca chiusa, use:

• {{Language|None}}

For works that are sung with an onomatopoeic or made-up language, use:

• {{Language|Invented}}

For works whose language couldn't be identified properly, use:

• {{Language|Unknown}}

For works that are not supposed to have an underlay text (like Hymn tunes or Anglican chants), use:

• {{Language|Unspecified}}

The work will be categorized respectively in one of these categories: Wordless works, Works in invented language, Works in unknown language or Works in unspecified language.

With the exception of "None", all other special cases can be mixed with a regular language:

• {{Language|2|English|Invented}}

Other features

The template now accepts language names mistakenly typed with lowercase initial. The same applies for the special cases cited above:

• {{Language|2|english|invented}}

The links will be displayed normally with uppercase initial and the work will be correctly categorized in Works in English, Works in invented language.

A text can be added after the language or list of languages when necessary:

• {{Language|English|«text»}}
• {{Language|2|Latin|English|«text»}}

The «text» will be displayed on the same line.