Template:Ethnologue18

Lewis, M. Paul; Gary F. Simons; Charles D. Fennig, eds. (2015). Ethnologue: Languages of the World (18th ed.). Dallas, Texas: SIL International.

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Template:Ethnologue18 is designed for use in the reference section of a language article. It links to the appropriate article at Ethnologue, 18th edition.

Usage

One parameter

Replace XYZ with the ISO 639-3 code for the language. The page name will be used as the link text

{{Ethnologue18|XYZ}}

{{E18|XYZ}}

Two parameters

Replace ABC with the link text to be displayed. This may be useful if the Ethnologue name differs from the page name of the Wikipedia article.

{{Ethnologue18|XYZ|ABC}}

{{E18|XYZ|ABC}}

No parameters

The template will revert to a generic citation and link to Ethnologue

{{Ethnologue18}}

{{E18}}

Examples

One parameter

{{Ethnologue18|ENG}}

Ethnologue18 at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)

Two parameters

{{Ethnologue18|ENG|English}}

English at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)

No parameters

{{Ethnologue18}}

Lewis, M. Paul; Gary F. Simons; Charles D. Fennig, eds. (2015). Ethnologue: Languages of the World (18th ed.). Dallas, Texas: SIL International.

Note

For a reference to the Ethnologue population figures, enter "e18" 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

• {{Ethnolink}}, for inline links when the data is not date-dependent
• {{Ethnologue17}}, 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

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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.

Template parameters[Edit template data]

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

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