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Revision as of 01:36, 17 July 2008

User language templates aid multilingual communication by making it easier to contact someone who speaks a certain language. The idea originated on the Wikimedia Commons and has also been implemented on Meta-Wiki and some of the other wikis to varying extents. To participate, you can add the {{Babel}} template to your user page as follows:

  • Start off with {{Babel|
  • Next add one of the following codes for each language you speak or understand, separated by |, where xx is the Memory Alpha code for the language. The general usage of each code level is as follows:
    • xx-0 if you don't understand the language at all. Don't use it for every language you don't know; only when there is some reason why you might be expected to know it, or if you don't know it but have an interest in learning it.
    • xx-1 for basic ability - enough to understand written material or simple questions in this language.
    • xx-2 for intermediate ability - enough for editing or discussions.
    • xx-3 for advanced level - though you can write in this language with no problem, some small errors might occur.
    • xx-4 for "near-native" level - although it's not your first language from birth, your ability is something like that of a native speaker.
    • xx (no hyphen or number) for native speakers who use a language every day and have a perfect grasp of it, including colloquialisms.
  • Then finish by adding closing braces: }}
  • Expanded definitions of these levels are also available.

So, for example, {{Babel|en|de-1}} would indicate a native speaker of English with basic knowledge of German. {{Babel|en|sv-4|de-3|fr-2|es-1|nl-0}} would indicate a native speaker of the English language with an almost-native knowledge of Swedish, advanced knowledge of German, an intermediate knowledge of French, a basic knowledge of Spanish and little or no knowledge of Dutch (but a desire to learn!).

These templates also add you to the category associated with that language.

To find someone who speaks a particular language, see Archivists by language, and follow the links. The two and three letter codes are taken from ISO 639.

Alternatives

As an alternative, you can add stand-alone language templates to your user page.

  • Format: {{User xx-1}}{{User yy-1}}{{User zz-1}}.

See also

Memory Alpha: Babel
en
This user is a native speaker of English.
en-4
This user speaks English at a native level.
en-3
This user is able to contribute with an advanced level of English.
en-2
This user is able to contribute with an intermediate level of English.
en-1
This user is able to contribute with a basic level of English.
en-0
This user hopes to learn how to speak English with greater proficiency.
Languages Search user languages
Languages Templates Categories
 English en  English  en  en-4  en-3  en-2  en-1  en-0   en
 German de  German  de  de-4  de-3  de-2  de-1  de-0   de
 Spanish es  Spanish  es  es-4  es-3  es-2  es-1  es-0   es
 French fr  French  fr  fr-4  fr-3  fr-2  fr-1  fr-0   fr
 Italian it  Italian  it  it-4  it-3  it-2  it-1  it-0   it
 Dutch nl  Dutch  nl  nl-4  nl-3  nl-2  nl-1  nl-0   nl
 Swedish sv  Swedish  sv  sv-4  sv-3  sv-2  sv-1  sv-0   sv
 Esperanto eo  Esperanto  eo  eo-4  eo-3  eo-2  eo-1  eo-0   eo
 Portuguese pt  Portuguese   pt  pt-4  pt-3  pt-2  pt-1  pt-0   pt
 Serbian sr  Serbian  sr  sr-4  sr-3  sr-2  sr-1  sr-0   sr
 Russian ru  Russian  ru  ru-4  ru-3  ru-2  ru-1  ru-0   ru
 Czech cs  Czech  cs  cs-4  cs-3  cs-2  cs-1  cs-0   cs
 Chinese zh  Chinese  zh  zh-4  zh-3  zh-2  zh-1  zh-0   zh
 Irish Gaelic ga  Irish Gaelic  ga  ga-4  ga-3  ga-2  ga-1  ga-0   ga
 Scots sco   Scots  sco   sco-4   sco-3   sco-2   sco-1   sco-0    sco
 Polish pl   Polish  pl  pl-4  pl-3  pl-2  pl-1  pl-0   pl
 Romanian ro   Romanian  ro  ro-4  ro-3  ro-2  ro-1  ro-0   ro
 Japanese ja   Japanese  ja  ja-4  ja-3  ja-2  ja-1  ja-0   ja
 Ukrainian uk   Ukrainian  uk  uk-4  uk-3  uk-2  uk-1  uk-0   uk
 Estonian et   Estonian  et  et-4  et-3  et-2  et-1  et-0   et
 Bulgarian bg   Bulgarian  bg  bg-4  bg-3  bg-2  bg-1  bg-0   bg