Wikiquote:Babel
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The Babel template allows for the addition of user language templates to aid in multilingual communication by making it easier to contact someone who speaks a certain language. Any user can place the template on their user page by following the instructions below:
- Start off with {{Babel|
- Next add one of the following codes for each language you speak or understand, separated by |, where xx is the Wikiquote code for the language. The general usage of each code level is as follows (note that not all languages have all levels):
- 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.
- 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-5 for professional writers and copyeditors.
- xx (no dash or number) is to indicate that you are a "native speaker" who has grown up speaking this language.
- Then finish by adding closing braces: }}
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For example, {{Babel|en|it-1}} would indicate a native English speaker with a basic knowledge of Italian, and produce the babel to the right.
You can also add stand-alone language templates by following the {{User xx-1}} format.
Currently, Wikiquote does not have many language templates. If you speak a language that does not yet exist as a template, create it! Make sure to create a respective category for the new language template.
A
aa - Afar (Afar)
Category: user aa
- {{user aa-0}} — ineffective
- {{user aa-1}} — basic
- {{user aa-2}} — intermediate
- {{user aa-3}} — advanced
- {{user aa-4}} — near native
- {{user aa-5}} — professional
- {{user aa}} — native
ab - Аҧсуа (Abkhaz)
Category: user ab
- {{user ab-0}} — ineffective
- {{user ab-1}} — basic
- {{user ab-2}} — intermediate
- {{user ab-3}} — advanced
- {{user ab-4}} — near native
- {{user ab-5}} — professional
- {{user ab}} — native
aeb - Tounsi (Tunisian Arabic)
Category: user aeb
- {{user aeb-0}} — ineffective
- {{user aeb-1}} — basic
- {{user aeb-2}} — intermediate
- {{user aeb-3}} — advanced
- {{user aeb-4}} — near native
- {{user aeb-5}} — professional
- {{user aeb}} — native
af - Afrikaans (Afrikaans)
Category: user af
- {{user af-0}} — ineffective
- {{user af-1}} — basic
- {{user af-2}} — intermediate
- {{user af-3}} — advanced
- {{user af-4}} — near native
- {{user af-5}} — professional
- {{user af}} — native
ain - Aynu itak (Ainu)
Category: user ain
- {{user ain-0}} — ineffective
- {{user ain-1}} — basic
- {{user ain-2}} — intermediate
- {{user ain-3}} — advanced
- {{user ain-4}} — near native
- {{user ain-5}} — professional
- {{user ain}} — native
ak - Akan (Akan)
Category: user ak
- {{user ak-0}} — ineffective
- {{user ak-1}} — basic
- {{user ak-2}} — intermediate
- {{user ak-3}} — advanced
- {{user ak-4}} — near native
- {{user ak-5}} — professional
- {{user ak}} — native
akk - lišānum akkadītum (Akkadian)
Category: user akk
- {{user akk-0}} — ineffective
- {{user akk-1}} — basic
- {{user akk-2}} — intermediate
- {{user akk-3}} — advanced
- {{user akk-4}} — near native
- {{user akk-5}} — professional
- {{user akk}} — native
- (including Assyrian and Babylonian)
als - Alemannisch (Alemannic German)
Category: user als
- {{user als-0}} — ineffective
- {{user als-1}} — basic
- {{user als-2}} — intermediate
- {{user als-3}} — advanced
- {{user als-4}} — near native
- {{user als-5}} — professional
- {{user als}} — native
am - አማርኛ (Amharic)
Category: user am
- {{user am-0}} — ineffective
- {{user am-1}} — basic
- {{user am-2}} — intermediate
- {{user am-3}} — advanced
- {{user am-4}} — near native
- {{user am-5}} — professional
- {{user am}} — native
an - Aragonés (Aragonese)
Category: user an
- {{user an-0}} — ineffective
- {{user an-1}} — basic
- {{user an-2}} — intermediate
- {{user an-3}} — advanced
- {{user an-4}} — near native
- {{user an-5}} — professional
- {{user an}} — native
ang - Englisc (Anglo Saxon)
Category: user ang
- {{user ang-0}} — ineffective
- {{user ang-1}} — basic
- {{user ang-2}} — intermediate
- {{user ang-3}} — advanced
- {{user ang-4}} — superior
- {{user ang-5}} — professional
ar - العربية (Arabic)
Category: user ar
- {{user ar-0}} — ineffective
- {{user ar-1}} — basic
- {{user ar-2}} — intermediate
- {{user ar-3}} — advanced
- {{user ar-4}} — near native
- {{user ar-5}} — professional
- {{user ar}} — native
arc - ܐܪܡܝܐ (Aramaic)
Category: user arc
- {{user arc-0}} — ineffective
- {{user arc-1}} — basic
- {{user arc-2}} — intermediate
- {{user arc-3}} — advanced
- {{user arc-4}} — near native
- {{user arc-5}} — professional
- {{user arc}} — native
See also
arn - Mapudungun (Araucanian)
Category: user arn
- {{user arn-0}} — ineffective
- {{user arn-1}} — basic
- {{user arn-2}} — intermediate
- {{user arn-3}} — advanced
- {{user arn-4}} — near native
- {{user arn-5}} — professional
- {{user arn}} — native
as - অসমীয়া (Assamese)
Category: user as
- {{user as-0}} — ineffective
- {{user as-1}} — basic
- {{user as-2}} — intermediate
- {{user as-3}} — advanced
- {{user as-4}} — near native
- {{user as-5}} — professional
- {{user as}} — native
ase - American Sign Language (American Sign Language)
Category: user ase
- {{user ase-0}} — ineffective
- {{user ase-1}} — basic
- {{user ase-2}} — intermediate
- {{user ase-3}} — advanced
- {{user ase-4}} — near native
- {{user ase-5}} — professional
- {{user ase}} — native
ast - Asturianu (Asturian)
Category: user ast
- {{user ast-0}} — ineffective
- {{user ast-1}} — basic
- {{user ast-2}} — intermediate
- {{user ast-3}} — advanced
- {{user ast-4}} — near native
- {{user ast-5}} — professional
- {{user ast}} — native
av - Авар (Avar)
Category: user av
- {{user av-0}} — ineffective
- {{user av-1}} — basic
- {{user av-2}} — intermediate
- {{user av-3}} — advanced
- {{user av-4}} — near native
- {{user av-5}} — professional
- {{user av}} — native
ay - Aymar (Aymara)
Category: user ay
- {{user ay-0}} — ineffective
- {{user ay-1}} — basic
- {{user ay-2}} — intermediate
- {{user ay-3}} — advanced
- {{user ay-4}} — near native
- {{user ay-5}} — professional
- {{user ay}} — native
az - Azərbaycan dili (Azerbaijani)
Category: user az
- {{user az-0}} — ineffective
- {{user az-1}} — basic
- {{user az-2}} — intermediate
- {{user az-3}} — advanced
- {{user az-4}} — near native
- {{user az-5}} — professional
- {{user az}} — native
B
ba - Башқорт (Bashkir)
Category: user ba
- {{user ba-0}} — ineffective
- {{user ba-1}} — basic
- {{user ba-2}} — intermediate
- {{user ba-3}} — advanced
- {{user ba-4}} — near native
- {{user ba-5}} — professional
- {{user ba}} — native
bar - Boarisch (Austro-Bavarian)
Category: user bar
- {{user bar-0}} — ineffective
- {{user bar-1}} — basic
- {{user bar-2}} — intermediate
- {{user bar-3}} — advanced
- {{user bar-4}} — near native
- {{user bar-5}} — professional
- {{user bar}} — native
bat-smg - Žemaitiu (Samogitian)
Category: user bat-smg
- {{user bat-smg-0}} — ineffective
- {{user bat-smg-1}} — basic
- {{user bat-smg-2}} — intermediate
- {{user bat-smg-3}} — advanced
- {{user bat-smg-4}} — near native
- {{user bat-smg-5}} — professional
- {{user bat-smg}} — native
be - Беларуская (Belarusian)
Category: user be
- {{user be-0}} — ineffective
- {{user be-1}} — basic
- {{user be-2}} — intermediate
- {{user be-3}} — advanced
- {{user be-4}} —