Template:ISO 639-1

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Template:ISO 639-1 displays an external link to a page for an ISO 639-1 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.

Usage

{{ISO 639-1|code}}

{{ISO 639-1|code|text}}

Alternative usage:

{{ISO639-1|code}}

{{ISO639-1|code|text}}

{{iso639-1|code}}

{{iso639-1|code|text}}

Examples

One parameter

Usage: {{iso639-1|en}}

Output: Template:Iso639-1

Compares to:

Usage: [[iso639-3:eng|eng]]

Output: eng

Two parameters

Usage: {{iso639-1|en|English}}

Output: Template:Iso639-1

Compares to:

Usage: [[iso639-3:eng|English]]

Output: English

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This template displays an external link to a page for an ISO 639-1 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.

Template parameters

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
ISO 639-1 code	1	A valid ISO 639-1 language code.	String	required
Link text	2	Text to be displayed for the link. This parameter is optional; the link text defaults to the ISO 639-1 language code entered in unnamed parameter 1.	String	optional

See also

• List of ISO 639-1 codes
• {{ISO 639-2}}

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