Wikispecies:Babel
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Babel is a method to view the languages Wikispecies users speak using "Babel" templates.
[edit] Meaning
A Babel template consists of 2 parts. The first part is the language code (sometimes with a number), the second a short explanation.
The language code consists of 2 or 3 letters ("en" for English, "nl" for Dutch, etcetera) and sometimes a number.
- xx (without number) means that this person is a native speaker for this language.
- xx-4 means that this person speaks this language in a near-native level.
- xx-3 means that this person speaks this language in an advanced level.
- xx-2 means that this person speaks this language in an intermediate level.
- xx-1 means that this person speaks this language in a basic level.
- xx-0 means that this person does not speak this language.
[edit] Use of Babel templates
It's not difficult to put Babel templates on your user page. It's possible using the generic container, Template:Babel.
Start like this:
- {{Babel|}}
Then add, after the pipe character, the ISO code of the desired language and your level of undertanding. For example, if you understand English at a basic level:
- {{Babel|en-1}}
Continue by adding one pipe character and xx-<level> code at a time, until you place in all the laguages you see fit. For example, if you are a native speaker of English and you understand German and French in a basic level, the template code will have the following form:
- {{Babel|en|de-1|fr-1}}
It is possible to search user languages using the Category:Babel.
