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'''User language''' boxes list the languages a Wikimedia editor is comfortable communicating in, and their proficiency. This improves communication across the diverse community, both directly and by helping find interpreters and translators.

== Usage == 
{{#babel:ru-N|en-5|fr-1}}
You can add user information to [[Special:MyPage|your user page]] by inserting code like this:
<pre>{{#babel:ru-N|en-5|fr-1}}</pre>

This outputs the boxes you see at right. You can add as many languages as you want, in the form ''language code''-''proficiency level''.

; Language code
: The extension recognizes standard ISO 639 (1&ndash;3) language codes. You can find your language by searching the [[w:List of ISO 639-1 codes|list of ISO 639-1 codes]] or [https://toolserver.org/~pathoschild/iso639db a database of ISO 639 1&ndash;3 codes].

; Proficiency
: The proficiency describes how well you can communicate in the language. It's indicated by a single character from the '''Proficiency''' column in the table below:
:{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Proficiency
! Meaning
|-
| 0
| You don't understand the language at all.
|-
| 1
| You can understand written material or simple questions.
|-
| 2
| You can edit simple texts or participate in basic discussions.
|-
| 3
| You can write in this language with some minor errors.
|-
| 4
| You can speak like a native speaker (though it's not your birth language).
|-
| 5
| You have professional proficiency; you understand the nuances of the language well enough to translate advanced documents.
|-
| N
| You are a native speaker of the language and have a thorough grasp of it, including colloquialisms and idioms.
|}

To remove the header and footer, use <code>plain=1</code> as the first parameter, e.g. <code><nowiki>{{#babel:plain=1|sv-N|zh-3|de-1}}</nowiki></code>. This makes it easier to use with other userboxes.

== See also ==

* [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:Babel|Extension:Babel]] (the underlying software extension)