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{{Template shortcut|ISO639-2|iso639-2}}

'''{{NAMESPACE}}:{{BASEPAGENAME}}''' displays an external link to a page for an [[ISO 639-2]] [[language code]] at the U.S. [[Library of Congress]] ISO 639-2 Registration Authority website. It provides a function similar to the <code>iso639-3:</code> prefix, such as <code>[[iso639-3:eng]]</code>, which is available for [[ISO 639-3]] language codes.

== Usage ==
: {{tlc|{{BASEPAGENAME}}|<var>code</var>}}
: {{tlc|{{BASEPAGENAME}}|<var>code</var>|<var>text</var>}}

Alternative usage:
: {{tlc|ISO639-2|<var>code</var>}}
: {{tlc|ISO639-2|<var>code</var>|<var>text</var>}}
: {{tlc|iso639-2|<var>code</var>}}
: {{tlc|iso639-2|<var>code</var>|<var>text</var>}}

== Examples ==
; One parameter
: ''Usage:'' {{tlc|iso639-2|eng}}
: ''Output:'' {{iso639-2|eng}}

Compares to:
: ''Usage:'' <code><nowiki>[[iso639-3:eng|eng]]</nowiki></code>
: ''Output:'' [[iso639-3:eng|eng]]

; Two parameters
: ''Usage:'' {{tlc|iso639-2|eng|English}}
: ''Output:'' {{iso639-2|eng|English}}

Compares to:
: ''Usage:'' <code><nowiki>[[iso639-3:eng|English]]</nowiki></code>
: ''Output:'' [[iso639-3:eng|English]]

== TemplateData ==
{{TemplateData header}}
<templatedata>
{
  "description": "This template displays an external link to a page for an ISO 639-2 language code at the U.S. Library of Congress ISO 639-2 Registration Authority website. It provides a function similar to the \"iso639-3:\" prefix, such as \"iso639-3:eng\", which is available for ISO 639-3 language codes.",
  "params": {
    "1": {
      "label": "ISO 639-2 code",
      "description": "A valid ISO 639-2 language code.",
      "type": "string",
      "required": true
    },
    "2": {
      "label": "Link text",
      "description": "Text to be displayed for the link. This parameter is optional; the link text defaults to the ISO 639-2 language code entered in unnamed parameter 1.",
      "type": "string",
      "required": false
    }
  }
}
</templatedata>

== See also ==
* [[List of ISO 639-2 codes]]
* {{tl|ISO 639-1}}

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