Template:Infobox language family
| {{{name}}} | |
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| Geographic distribution: | — |
| Linguistic classification: | Default
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| Subdivisions: |
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The language family template is for use in articles about language families and groupings. It provides a common standard for displaying data about the family, and for navigating to larger or smaller groups.
Usage
{{Infobox language family
| name = name of language family#REQUIRED
| altname = alternative name(s) of the language family
| region = geographic region in which its languages are mainly spoken
| familycolor = appropriate language family #REQUIRED
| fam1 = the broadest possible widely accepted [[language family]] of which this language family is a part
| fam2 = a more specific sub-family of which this family is a part
| ...
| fam15 = most specific sub-group of which this family is a part
| family = whatever you want to say
| child1 = a language or group of languages belonging to this family
| child2 = another language or group of languages belonging to this family
| ...
| child20 = another language or group of languages belonging to this family
| children = whatever you want to say
| map = a map of the region where the language family is spoken
| map_caption = caption underneath the map. See {{tl|legend}} as a helpful tool.
| iso2 = ISO 639-2 language code for macrolanguages
| iso5 = ISO 639-5 language family code
}}
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