Template:ISO 639 code-2

Template documentation

Language templates
Languages (ISO 639)
{{ISO 639 code-1}} {{ISO 639 code-2}} {{ISO 639 code-3}} {{ISO 639 code-5}} {{ISO 639 name}} Module:ISO 639
Scripts (ISO 15924)
{{Script code}} {{Script name}} {{Script number}} Module:Script
Wiktionary links
{{Wikt-lang}} {{Wt}} (no lang=) Module:Language
Other
{{Interlanguage link}} {{Lang}} (sets span lang=) Module:Lang
Data
Module:Language/data

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This template is part of a series of templates based on ISO 639 codes and names. This family of templates consists of Template:ISO 639 code-1, Template:ISO 639 code-2, Template:ISO 639 code-3, Template:ISO 639 code-5, and Template:ISO 639 name.

Parameters

• |1= the input to be converted.

Using the family

Languages

The first three template of the series take a language name and return the corresponding ISO 639 code:

• Template:ISO 639 code-1: {{ISO 639 code-1|English}} outputs en
• Template:ISO 639 code-2: {{ISO 639 code-2|English}} outputs eng
• Template:ISO 639 code-3: {{ISO 639 code-3|English}} outputs eng

Template:ISO 639 name takes a language code and returns the name of the language:

• Template:ISO 639 name: {{ISO 639 name|en}} outputs

Language groups

Template:ISO 639 code-2 (gem)

Template:ISO 639 code-5 (gem)

Template:ISO 639 name ()

Examples

	name (function)	part1 (function)	part3 (function)	part2 (function)
English		en	eng	eng
en		en	eng	eng
EN		en	eng	eng
eng		en	eng	eng
fr		fr	fra	fre
French		fr	fra	fre
En			enc
abj			abj
Abellen Ayta			abp
French, Cajun			frc