User language templates aid multilingual communication by making it easier to contact someone who speaks a certain language. The idea originated on Wikimedia Commons and has also been implemented on Meta-Wiki and some of the Wikipedias, to varying extents. To participate, you can add the Babel template to your user page by following these instructions:

  • Start off with {{Babel|
  • Then add one of the following codes for each language you speak, separated by |, where xx is the ISO 639 code for the language:
    • xx-0 if you don't understand the language practically at all. You can use this if there's some reason why you might be expected to know the language better, or to indicate that you know something very little about it. Your user page will not be categorized by placing that template.
    • xx-1 for basic command (the ability to understand the language somewhat and to ask or answer simple questions)
    • xx-2 ability to modify articles and to participate in discussions
    • xx-3 for advanced or fluent understanding (the ability to write articles in this language without difficulties, minor errors may occur)
    • xx-4 if you have a grasp of the language comparable to a native speaker, but are not a native speaker
    • xx if you're a native speaker
  • Then finish by adding closing braces: }}
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sv Den här användaren talar svenska som modersmål.
en-3 This user is able to contribute with an advanced level of English.
fr-2 Cet utilisateur peut contribuer avec un niveau moyen en français.
es-1 Este usuario puede contribuir con un nivel básico de español.
an-0 Iste usuario no repleca l'aragonés (u lo repleca con prou dificultá).
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So, for example, {{Babel|en|de-1}} would indicate a native speaker of English with basic knowledge of German. {{Babel|sv|en-3|fr-2|es-1|an-0}} would indicate a native speaker of Swedish with an advanced knowledge of English, an intermediate knowledge of French, a basic knowledge of Spanish and no knowledge of Aragonese.

You can also add stand-alone language templates by following the {{User xx-1}} format.

These templates add you to the category associated with your level of understanding, and to the overall category for that language. To find someone who speaks a particular language, see user languages, and follow the links. For the most part, the two and three letter codes are taken from ISO 639, but see this list for a comprehensive guide.

Some language templates may show different text depending on whether the user has set their gender in their preferences to be male, female or unspecified. This is automatic and happens without needing to do anything. However, if you prefer not to show gender-specific messages or show a gender different from what you set in your preferences, it can be overridden by using the |g= parameter, which you can set to either |g=m (male), |g=f (female) or |g=- (not specified). Both the general {{Babel}} template and the individual language templates support this option.

You can help expand this system by creating templates for your language. Categories have already been created for most languages which have editions of Wikipedia containing over a hundred articles; they just need labelling up! It's recommended to copy the English or French versions when expanding the scheme, as most of the languages listed here are incomplete. The French versions show examples of how gender-specific messages may be generated. See also Help:Creating a template.

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aa - Afar (Afar)

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ab - Аҧсуа (Abkhaz)

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acm - عراقي (Iraqi Arabic)

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aeb - تونسي (Tunisian Arabic)

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af - Afrikaans (Afrikaans)

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afb - خليجي (Gulf Arabic)

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ajp - شامي (فلسطين والأردن) (South Levantine Arabic)

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ak - Akan (Akan)

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am - አማርኛ (Amharic)

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an - Aragonés (Aragonese)

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ang - Englisc (Old English)

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apc - شامي (سوريا ولبنان) (North Levantine Arabic)

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ar - العربية (Arabic)

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arc - ܐܪܡܝܐ (Aramaic)

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arq - جزائري (Algerian Arabic)

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ary - مغربي (Moroccan Arabic)

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arz - مصري (Egyptian Arabic)

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as - অসমীয়া (Assamese)

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ast - Asturianu (Asturian)

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av - Авар (Avar)

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ay - Aymar (Aymara)

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az - Azərbaycan dili (Azerbaijani)

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ba - Башҡортса (Bashkir)

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be - Беларуская (Belarusian)

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bg - Български (Bulgarian)

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bh - भोजपुरी (Bhojpuri)

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bi - Bislama (Bislama)

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bla - Siksiká (Blackfoot)

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bm - Bamanankan (Bambara)

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bn - বাংলা (Bengali)

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bo - བོད་ཡིག (Tibetan)

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br - Brezhoneg (Breton)

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bs - bosanski (Bosnian)

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ca - Català (Catalan)

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ccp - ??? (Chakma)

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ce - Нохчийн (Chechen)

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ceb - Sugbuanon (Cebuano)

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ch - Chamoru (Chamorro)

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cho - Choctaw (Choctaw)

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chr - ᏣᎳᎩ (Cherokee)

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chy - Tsetsêhestâhese (Cheyenne)

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ckb - سۆرانی (Central Kurdish)

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cmn - 官話 / 官话 (Mandarin)

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co - Corsu (Corsican)

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cr - Nehiyaw (Cree)

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crh - Kırım Tatarca (Crimean Tatar)

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cs - Český (Czech)

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csb - Kaszëbsczi (Kashubian)

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ctg - চাটগাঁইয়া বুলি (Chittagonian)

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cv - Чăвашла (Chuvash)

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cy - Cymraeg (Welsh)

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da - Dansk (Danish)

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de - Deutsch (German)

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dsb - Dolnoserbski (Lower Sorbian)

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dum - Dietsche tale (Middle Dutch)

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dv - ދިވެހި (Dhivehi)

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dz - རྫོང་ཁ (Dzongkha)

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ee - Eve (Ewe)

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el - Ελληνική (Greek)

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en - English (English)

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en-CA - English (Canadian)

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en-GB - English (British)

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en-US - English (American)

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en-IE - English (Irish)

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enm - Engliſch (Middle English)

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eo - Esperanto (Esperanto)

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es - Español (Spanish)

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et - Eesti (Estonian)

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eu - Euskara (Basque)

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ext - Estremeñu (Extremaduran)

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fa - فارسی (Persian)

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ff - Fulfulde (Fula)

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fi - Suomi (Finnish)

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fj - Vosa vaka-Viti (Fijian)

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fo - Føroyskt (Faroese)

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fr - Français (French)

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fur - Furlan (Friulian)

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fy - Frysk (Frisian)

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ga - Gaeilge (Irish)

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gan - 贛語 (Gan)

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gd - Gàidhlig (Scottish Gaelic)

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gem-pro - Þiudiskǭ Tungǭ (Proto-Germanic)

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gil - Kiribati (Gilbertese)

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gl - Galego (Galician)

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gml - Sassesch (Middle Low German)

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gmw-cfr - Central Franconian (Central Franconian)

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gn - Avañe'ẽ (Guaraní)

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goh - Diutiska sprahha (Old High German)

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got - 𐌲𐌿𐍄𐌹𐍃𐌺𐌰 𐍂𐌰𐌶𐌳𐌰 (Gothic)

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grc - Ἑλληνική (Ancient Greek)

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gsw - Alemannisch (Alemannic German)

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gu - ગુજરાતી (Gujarati)

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gv - Gaelg (Manx)

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ha - Hausa (Hausa)

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hak - 客家話 (Hakka)

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haw - Hawai'i (Hawaiian)

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he - עברית (Hebrew)

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hi - हिन्दी (Hindi)

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ho - Hiri Motu (Hiri Motu)

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hr - hrvatski (Croatian)

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hsb - Hornjoserbsce (Upper Sorbian)

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hsn - 湘語 (Xiang)

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ht - Kreyòl ayisyen (Haitian Creole)

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hu - Magyar (Hungarian)

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hy - Հայերեն (Armenian)

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ia - Interlingua (Interlingua)

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id - Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian)

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ie - Interlingue (Occidental)

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ig - Igbo (Igbo)

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ii - ꆇꉙ (Yi)

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ik - Iñupiak (Inupiak)

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ilo - Ilokano (Ilokano)

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ine-pro - Séneh₂m Dn̥ǵʰwéh₂m (Proto-Indo-European)

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io - Ido (Ido)

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is - Íslenska (Icelandic)

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it - Italiano (Italian)

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izh - Ižora (Ingrian)

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iu - ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑐᑦ (Inuktitut)

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ja - 日本語 (Japanese)

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jbo - Lojban (Lojban)

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jv - Basa Jawa/Basa Jawi (Javanese)

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ka - ქართული / Kartuli (Georgian)

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kg - Kikong (Kongo)

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ki - Gĩkũyũ (Kikuyu)

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kj - Kuanyama (Kwanyama)

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kk - Қазақша (Kazakh)

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kl - Kalaallisut (Kalaallisut)

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kld - Gamilaraay (Gamilaraay)

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km - ភាសាខ្មែរ (Khmer)

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kmr - Kurmancî (Northern Kurdish)

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kn - ಕನ್ನಡ (Kannada)

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ko - 한국어 (Korean)

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kr - Kanuri (Kanuri)

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ks - کٲشُر (Kashmiri)

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kv - Коми (Komi)

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kw - Kernewek (Cornish)

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ky - Кыргызча (Kyrgyz)

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la - Latina (Latin)

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lad - Ladino (Ladino)

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lb - Lëtzebuergesch (Luxembourgish)

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lg - Luganda (Luganda)

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li - Lèmburgs (Limburgish)

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lij - Líguru (Ligurian)

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lmo - Lumbaart (Lombard)

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ln - Lingála (Lingala)

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lo - ພາສາລາວ (Lao)

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lt - Lietuvių (Lithuanian)

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lv - Latviešu (Latvian)

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lzz - Lazuri Nena/Chanuri (Laz)

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mg - Malagasy (Malagasy)

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mh - Ebon (Marshallese)

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mi - Māori (Maori)

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mk - Македонски (Macedonian)

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ml - മലയാളം (Malayalam)

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mn - Монгол (Mongolian)

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mr - मराठी (Marathi)

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ms - Bahasa Melayu (Malay)

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mt - bil-Malti (Maltese)

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mus - Mvskoke (Creek)

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my - မြန်မာဘာသာစကား (Burmese)

Category: User my

mns-nor - Ма̄ньси (Mansi)

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mnw - အရေဝ်ဘာသာမန် (Mon)

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mxi - أَكَاشْتىس (Mozarabic)

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shn - ဝႃႈၽႃႇသႃႇတႆး (Shan)

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na - Ekakairũ Naoero (Nauruan)

Category: User na

nah - Nawatl (Nahuatl)

Category: User nah

nan - Bân-lâm-gú (Southern Min)

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nap - Nnapulitano (Neapolitan)

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nds - Plattdüütsch (Low Saxon)

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ne - नेपाली (Nepali)

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ng - Oshiwambo (Ndonga)

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nl - Nederlands (Dutch)

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nn - Nynorsk (Nynorsk)

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no - Norsk (Norwegian)

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non - Norrœnt mál (Old Norse)

Category: User non

nv - Diné bizaad (Navajo)

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ny - Chi Chewa (Chichewa)

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oc - Langue d'Oc (Occitan)

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om - ??? (Oromo)

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or - ଓଡ଼ିଆ (Odia)

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os - Ирон æвзаг (Ossetian)

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osx - Sahsiska sprāka (Old Saxon)

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pa - ਪੰਜਾਬੀ (Punjabi)

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pam - Kapampangan (Kapampangan)

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pdc - Deitsch (Pennsylvania German)

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pi - pāli (Pali)

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pl - Polski (Polish)

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pms - Piemontèis (Piedmontese)

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prs - دری (Dari)

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ps - پښتو (Pashto)

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pt - Português (Portuguese)

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pt-BR - Português do Brasil (Brazilian Portuguese)

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qu - Runa Simi (Quechua)

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qya - Quenya (Quenya)

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raj - राजस्थानी (Rajasthani)

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rhg - ??? (Rohingya)

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rif - Tarifit (Tarifit)

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ruo - Vlăşeşte/Rumâreşte (Istro-Romanian)

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rup - Armâneaşti (Aromanian)

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ruq - Vlăheşte (Megleno-Romanian)

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rm - Rumantsch (Romansh)

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rn - Kirundi (Kirundi)

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ro - Română (Romanian)

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ru - Русский (Russian)

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rw - Kinyarwandi (Kinyarwanda)

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ryu - 沖縄口 (Okinawan)

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sa - संस्कृतम् (Sanskrit)

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sat - ᱥᱟᱱᱛᱟᱲᱤ (Santali)

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sah - Саха тыла (Yakut)

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sc - Sardu (Sardinian)

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scn - Sicilianu (Sicilian)

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sco - Scots (Scots)

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sd - सिनधि (Sindhi)

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sdh - کوردی خوارین (Southern Kurdish)

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se - Sámegiella (Northern Sami)

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sg - Sängö (Sango)

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sgn - Sign Languages (Sign Languages)

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sgs - Žemaitiu (Samogitian)

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sh - Srpskohrvatski (Serbo-Croatian)

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si - සිංහල (Sinhala)

Category: User si

sip - ??? (Sikkimese)

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sjd - Са̄мь кӣлл (Kildin Sami)

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sje - Bidumsámegiella (Pite Sami)

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sjn - Sindarin (Sindarin)

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sju - Ubmejesámiengiälla (Ume Sami)

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sk - Slovenčina (Slovak)

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sl - Slovenščina (Slovene)

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sm - Gagana Samoa (Samoan)

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sma - Åarjelsaemien gïele (Southern Sami)

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smj - Julevsámegiella (Lule Sami)

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smn - Anarâškielâ (Inari Sami)

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sn - chiShona (Shona)

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so - Soomaaliga (Somali)

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sq - Shqip (Albanian)

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sr - српски (Serbian)

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ss - SiSwati (Swazi)

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st - seSotho (Sesotho)

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stq - Seeltersk (Saterland Frisian)

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su - Basa Sunda (Sundanese)

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sv - Svenska (Swedish)

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sw - Kiswahili (Swahili)

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syc - ܣܘܪܝܝܐ (Classical Syriac)

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syl - ꠍꠤꠟꠐꠤ (Sylheti)

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szl - Ślůnski (Silesian)

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ta - தமிழ் (Tamil)

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te - తెలుగు (Telugu)

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tet - lia-Tetun (Tetum)

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tg - Тоҷикӣ (Tajik)

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th - ภาษาไทย (Thai)

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ti - ትግርኛ (Tigrinya)

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tk - Türkmençe (Turkmen)

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tl - Tagalog (Tagalog)

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tn - Setswana (Tswana)

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to - Faka Tonga (Tongan)

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tok - toki pona (Toki Pona)

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tpi - Tok Pisin (Tok Pisin)

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tr - Türkçe (Turkish)

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tru - ܣܘܪܝܬ (Turoyo)

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ts - Xitsonga (Tsonga)

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tt - Tatarça (Tatar)

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tum - chiTumbuka (Tumbuka)

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tvl - Tuvalu (Tuvaluan)

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ty - Reo Mā`ohi (Tahitian)

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ug - ئۇيغۇر (Uyghur)

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uk - Українська (Ukrainian)

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ur - اردو (Urdu)

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uz - Ўзбек (Uzbek)

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ve - Venda (Venda)

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vec - Vèneto (Venetian)

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vi - Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)

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vls - Westvlams (Flemish)

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vo - Volapük (Volapük)

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wa - Walon (Walloon)

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war - Winaray (Waray-Waray)

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wo - Wollof (Wolof)

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wuu - 吴语 (Wu)

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xh - isiXhosa (Xhosa)

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yi - ייִדיש (Yiddish)

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yo - Yorùbá (Yoruba)

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yua - Maya (Yucatec Maya)

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yue - 粵語/粤语 (Cantonese)

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yue-Hant - 粵語 (Cantonese)

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yue-Hans - 粤语 (Cantonese)

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za - Cuengh (Zhuang)

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zu - isiZulu (Zulu)

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