Template:Ethnologue17/doc
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Template:Ethnologue17 is designed for use in the reference section of a language article. It links to the appropriate article at Ethnologue, 17th edition.
Usage change
- One parameter
- Replace
xyzwith the ISO 639-3 code for the language. The page name will be used as the link text {{Ethnologue17|xyz}}{{E17|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. {{Ethnologue17|xyz|ABC}}{{E17|xyz|ABC}}
- No parameters
- The template will revert to a generic citation and link to Ethnologue
{{Ethnologue17}}{{E17}}
Examples change
- One parameter
{{Ethnologue17|eng}}- Ethnologue17/doc at Ethnologue (17th ed., 2013)
- Two parameters
{{Ethnologue17|eng|English}}- English at Ethnologue (17th ed., 2013)
- No parameters
{{Ethnologue17}}- Lewis, M. Paul; Gary F. Simons; Charles D. Fennig, eds. (2013). Ethnologue: Languages of the World (17th ed.). Dallas, Texas: SIL International.
Note change
For a reference to the Ethnologue population figures, enter "e17" 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 change
- {{Ethnolink}}, for inline links when the data is not date-dependent
- {{Ethnologue16}}, {{Ethnologue15}}, 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