Simons, Gary F; Fennig, Charles D, eds. (2017). Ethnologue: Languages of the World (20th ed.). Dallas, Texas: SIL International.
Template:Ethnologue20 is designed for use in the reference section of a language article. It links to the appropriate article at Ethnologue, 20th edition.
Usage
[edit]- One parameter
- Replace
XYZwith the ISO 639-3 code for the language. The page name will be used as the link text {{Ethnologue20|XYZ}}{{E20|XYZ}}
- Two parameters
- Replace
ABCwith the link text to be displayed. This may be useful if the Ethnologue name differs from the page name of the Wikipedia article. {{Ethnologue20|XYZ|ABC}}{{E20|XYZ|ABC}}
- No parameters
- The template will revert to a generic citation and link to Ethnologue
{{Ethnologue20}}{{E20}}
Examples
[edit]- One parameter
{{Ethnologue20|ENG}}- Ethnologue20 at Ethnologue (20th ed., 2017)
- Two parameters
{{Ethnologue20|ENG|English}}- English at Ethnologue (20th ed., 2017)
- No parameters
{{Ethnologue20}}- Simons, Gary F; Fennig, Charles D, eds. (2017). Ethnologue: Languages of the World (20th ed.). Dallas, Texas: SIL International.
Note
[edit]For a reference to the Ethnologue population figures, enter "e20" in the ref parameter of {{Infobox language}}. This will automatically generate a reference based on this template, and is easier for other editors to update.
See also
[edit]- {{Ethnolink}}, for inline links when the data is not date-dependent
- {{Ethnologue19}}, {{Ethnologue18}}, etc., for references to the previous editions
- Newer and older versions of this template can be found at Category:Language external link templates
- The link format
[[Ethnologue:xxx]]can also be used, e.g. Ethnologue:ENG
TemplateData
[edit]TemplateData for Ethnologue20
This template is designed for use in the reference section of a language article. It links to the appropriate article at the relevant edition of the Ethnologue.
| Parameter | Description | Type | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Language code | 1 | The ISO 639-3 code for the language. | String | suggested |
| Link text | 2 | The link text to be displayed. This may be useful if the Ethnologue name differs from the page name of the Wikipedia article. If you omit it, the page title will be displayed as the link text. | String | optional |