Template:Ethnologue16/doc

Template:Ethnologue16 is designed for use in the reference section of a language article. It links to the appropriate article at Ethnologue, 16th edition.

Usage

One parameter

Replace xyz with the ISO 639-3 code for the language. The page name will be used as the link text

{{Ethnologue16|xyz}}

{{E16|xyz}}

Two parameters

Replace ABC with the link text to be displayed. This may be useful if the Ethnologue name differs from the page name of the Wikipedia article.

{{Ethnologue16|xyz|ABC}}

{{E16|xyz|ABC}}

No parameters

The template will revert to a generic citation and link to Ethnologue

{{Ethnologue16}}

{{E16}}

Examples

One parameter

{{Ethnologue16|eng}}

Ethnologue16/doc at Ethnologue (16th ed., 2009)

Two parameters

{{Ethnologue16|eng|English}}

English at Ethnologue (16th ed., 2009)

No parameters

{{Ethnologue16}}

Lewis, M. Paul, ed (2009). Ethnologue: Languages of the World (16th ed.). Dallas, Texas: SIL International. https://www.ethnologue.com/16. 

Note

For a reference to the Ethnologue population figures, enter "e16" 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

• {{Ethnolink}}, for inline links when the data is not date-dependent
• {{Ethnologue15}}, {{Ethnologue14}}, 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