Template:Ethnologue18/doc

Template:Ethnologue18 is designed for use in the reference section of a language article. It links to the appropriate article at Ethnologue, 18th 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

{{Ethnologue18|xyz}}

{{E18|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.

{{Ethnologue18|xyz|ABC}}

{{E18|xyz|ABC}}

No parameters

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

{{Ethnologue18}}

{{E18}}

Examples

One parameter

{{Ethnologue18|eng}}

Ethnologue18/doc at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)

Two parameters

{{Ethnologue18|eng|English}}

English at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)

No parameters

{{Ethnologue18}}

Lewis, M. Paul; Gary F. Simons; Charles D. Fennig, eds. (2015). Ethnologue: Languages of the World (18th ed.). Dallas, Texas: SIL International.

Note

For a reference to the Ethnologue population figures, enter "e18" 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
• {{Ethnologue17}}, {{Ethnologue16}}, 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