Template:Indic
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Purpose and function
This template is designed to unify the various transliteration schemes and styles employed for Indic scripts. It aims to provide a standard way of representing transliterations.
See Wikipedia:Naming conventions (Indic) for full guidelines for when to use this template.
Usage
Syntax: <syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext"> Unknown [] Error: {{Lang}}: no text (help), [undefined] Error: {{Transliteration}}: missing language / script code (help)</syntaxhighlight>
"lang"
The two letter language code (or three letters if the two letter one does not exist) indicating the language of the text. The following languages are recognised by this template:
| Code | Language |
|---|---|
| as | Assamese |
| bn | Bengali |
| my | Burmese |
| dz | Dzongkha |
| gu | Gujarati |
| hi | Hindi |
| kn | Kannada |
| ks | Kashmiri |
| km | Khmer |
| kon | Konkani (Goan) |
| gom | Konkani (Goan) |
| lo | Lao |
| ml | Malayalam |
| mr | Marathi |
| mn | Mongolian |
| ne | Nepali |
| or | Oriya |
| pi | Pali |
| pa | Punjabi |
| sa | Sanskrit |
| sd | Sindhi |
| ta | Tamil |
| tcy | Tulu |
| te | Telugu |
| th | Thai |
| bo | Tibetan |
| ur | Urdu |
The language code for Konkani (Goan) is gom. Do not use kon, which would mean Kongo.
"indic"
The Indic script version of the text. You may use indic2 and indic3 for alternative spellings in the same language (although they can be different scripts). If you need to show a different language, use another instance of this template separated by a semi-colon ';'.
"trans"
The transliteration of the source script. You may use indic2 and indic3 for alternative spellings in the same language (although they can be different scripts). If you need to show a different language, use another instance of this template separated by a semi-colon ';'.
"defaultipa"
The pronunciation of the word in English. Use {{IPAc-en}}.
"indicipa"
The IPA text of the pronunciation of the word in the source language.
"indicaudio"
An audio file indicating the pronunciation of the word in the source language.
"showlang"
Values: true/false Default: true
Indicates whether to show the language name.
Examples
<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext">Punjabi: ਗੁਰਦੁਆਰਾ, gurduārā</syntaxhighlight>
Punjabi: ਗੁਰਦੁਆਰਾ, gurduārā
<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext">Punjabi: ਗੁਰਦੁਆਰਾ, gurduārā</syntaxhighlight>
Punjabi: ਗੁਰਦੁਆਰਾ, gurduārā
<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext">Punjabi: ਗੁਰਦੁਆਰਾ, gurduārā, ਗੁਰਦਵਾਰਾ, gurdvārā, ਗੁਰਦ੍ਵਾਰਾ, gurdvārā</syntaxhighlight>
Punjabi: ਗੁਰਦੁਆਰਾ, gurduārā, ਗੁਰਦਵਾਰਾ, gurdvārā, ਗੁਰਦ੍ਵਾਰਾ, gurdvārā
<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext">Sanskrit: भारत गणराज्य, bhārata gaṇarājya</syntaxhighlight>
Sanskrit: भारत गणराज्य, bhārata gaṇarājya
TemplateData
No description.
| Parameter | Description | Type | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Language code | lang | no description | Line | suggested |
| Indic | indic | The text in the Indic script
| Line | required |
| Transliteration | trans | no description
| Line | required |
| Indic 2 | indic2 | Second text in the Indic script | Line | optional |
| Transliteration 2 | trans2 | Transliteration of the second text | Line | optional |
| Indic 3 | indic3 | Third text in the Indic script | Line | optional |
| Transliteration 3 | trans3 | Transliteration of the third text | Line | optional |
| Default IPA (English) | defaultipa | The pronunciation of the word in English. Use {{IPAc-en}} | Line | suggested |
| Indic IPA | indicipa | The IPA text of the pronunciation of the word in the source language. | Line | optional |
| Indic audio | indicaudio | An audio file indicating the pronunciation of the word in the source language. | File | optional |
| Show language | showlang | Indicates whether to show the language name. The value "false" hides the name, every other value or omission of this parameter shows it.
| Boolean | suggested |
| Show help | showhelp | Indicates whether to show the help icon. The value "false" hides the name, every other value or omission of this parameter shows it.
| Boolean | optional |