Catpedia:Babel

Babel is a indicator to tell users what languages they speak and to what level.

Usage

For a list of two-letter language codes, see wikipedia:List of ISO 639-1 codes.

The babel code is added to your user page. Syntax is as follows:

 {{#babel: babelcode1 | babelcode2 | ... }}

Where babelcode is the two-letter language code, optionally followed by a number to indicate profficiency.

xx-0

If you don't understand the language at all.

xx-1

Basic ability - enough to understand written material or simple questions in this language.

xx-2

Intermediate ability - enough for editing or discussions.

xx-3

Advanced level - though you can write in this language with no problem, some small errors might occur.

xx-4

"Near-native" level - although it's not your first language from birth, your ability is something like that of a native speaker.

xx-5

Professional proficiency.

xx or xx-N

Native speakers who use a language every day and have a thorough grasp of it, including colloquialisms and idioms.

Example

Code	Description
{{Babel|en}}	native English
{{Babel|en-5}}	professional English
{{Babel|en-4}}	near native English
{{Babel|en-3}}	advanced English
{{Babel|en-2}}	intermediate English
{{Babel|en-1}}	basic English
{{Babel|en-0}}	no English
{{Babel|en|de-3|it-1}}	native English, advanced German, and basic Italian
{{Babel|zh|es-4|ru-2}}	native Chinese, near native Spanish, and intermediate Russian
{{Babel|zh|en-0}}	native Chinese and no English

Demo

Babel user information
en-5 This user has professional knowledge of English. sv-N Den här användaren har svenska som modersmål. no-4 Denne brukeren har kjennskap til norsk (bokmål) på nær morsmålsnivå. he-3 משתמש זה יודע עברית ברמה מתקדמת. lt-2 Šis naudotojas gali rašyti ir skaityti vidutinio lygio lietuvių kalba. es-1 Esta persona tiene un conocimiento básico del español. an-0 Iste usuario no conoixe brenca l'aragonés (u lo entiende malament)
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