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Infobox for language articles, including speaker information, classification, dialects, writing system, official status, and language codes.

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ParameterDescriptionTypeStatus
Titletitle

Name of the language shown at the top of the infobox.

Stringoptional
Imageimage

Image or file name used in the infobox.

Fileoptional
Image captioncaption

Caption for the image.

Stringoptional
Native Tostates

Country, state, or area where the language is native.

Stringoptional
Regionregion

Region where the language is spoken.

Stringoptional
Ethnicityethnicity

Ethnic group or people associated with the language.

Stringoptional
Native Speakersspeakers

Number of native speakers.

Stringoptional
Datedate

Date or year for the speaker estimate.

Stringoptional
Eraera

Historical era when the language was used.

Stringoptional
Language Familyfamily

Overall language family.

Stringoptional
Familyfam1

First family classification level.

Stringoptional
Branchfam2

Second classification level or branch.

Stringoptional
Groupfam3

Third classification level or group.

Stringoptional
Subgroupfam4

Fourth classification level or subgroup.

Stringoptional
Subgroup 2fam5

Fifth classification level or additional subgroup.

Stringoptional
Ancestorancestor

Ancestor language or earliest known form.

Stringoptional
Early Formancestor2

Early form of the language.

Stringoptional
Later Formancestor3

Later historical form of the language.

Stringoptional
Later Form 2ancestor4

Another later historical form of the language.

Stringoptional
Standard Formsstandards

Standard forms of the language.

Stringoptional
Standard Form 1stand1

First standard form.

Stringoptional
Standard Form 2stand2

Second standard form.

Stringoptional
Standard Form 3stand3

Third standard form.

Stringoptional
Dialectsdialects

Main dialects of the language.

Stringoptional
Dialect 1dia1

Dialect 1 of the language.

Stringoptional
Dialect 2dia2

Dialect 2 of the language.

Stringoptional
Dialect 3dia3

Dialect 3 of the language.

Stringoptional
Dialect 4dia4

Dialect 4 of the language.

Stringoptional
Dialect 5dia5

Dialect 5 of the language.

Stringoptional
Dialect 6dia6

Dialect 6 of the language.

Stringoptional
Dialect 7dia7

Dialect 7 of the language.

Stringoptional
Dialect 8dia8

Dialect 8 of the language.

Stringoptional
Dialect 9dia9

Dialect 9 of the language.

Stringoptional
Dialect 10dia10

Dialect 10 of the language.

Stringoptional
Writing Systemscript

Writing system or script used for the language.

Stringoptional
Signed Formssign

Signed form or sign language connected to this language.

Stringoptional
Official Language Innation

Places where this language is official.

Stringoptional
Official Statusofficial

Official legal or cultural status of the language.

Stringoptional
Minority Language Inminority

Places where it has minority language status.

Stringoptional
Regulated Byagency

Organization or agency that regulates the language.

Stringoptional
Development Bodydevelopment_body

Body responsible for development or standardization.

Stringoptional
ISO 639-1iso1

ISO 639-1 language code.

Stringoptional
ISO 639-2iso2

ISO 639-2 language code.

Stringoptional
ISO 639-3iso3

ISO 639-3 language code.

Stringoptional
ISO 639-6iso6

ISO 639-6 language code.

Stringoptional
Glottologglotto

Glottolog code.

Stringoptional
Linguaspherelingua

Linguasphere code.

Stringoptional
IETFietf

IETF language tag.

Stringoptional
Extinctextinct

Extinction status or date when the language became extinct.

Stringoptional
Revivedrevived

Information about revival or revived status.

Stringoptional