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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 == <!--T:2--> </translate>
{{#babel:ru-N|en-5|fr-1}}
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You can add user information to [[<tvar|mypage>Special:MyPage</>|your user page]] by inserting code like this:</translate>
<pre>{{#babel:ru-N|en-5|fr-1}}</pre>

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

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Language code</translate>
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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 [<tvar|toolsurl>https://toolserver.org/~pathoschild/iso639db</> a database of ISO 639 1&ndash;3 codes].</translate>

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Proficiency</translate>
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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:</translate>
:{| class="wikitable"
|-
! <translate><!--T:9--> Proficiency</translate>
! <translate><!--T:10--> Meaning</translate>
|-
| 0
| <translate><!--T:11--> You don't understand the language at all.</translate>
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| 1
| <translate><!--T:12--> You can understand written material or simple questions.</translate>
|-
| 2
| <translate><!--T:13--> You can edit simple texts or participate in basic discussions.</translate>
|-
| 3
| <translate><!--T:14--> You can write in this language with some minor errors.</translate>
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| 4
| <translate><!--T:15--> You can speak like a native speaker (though it's not your birth language).</translate>
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| 5
| <translate><!--T:16--> You have professional proficiency; you understand the nuances of the language well enough to translate advanced documents.</translate>
|-
| N
| <translate><!--T:17--> You are a native speaker of the language and have a thorough grasp of it, including colloquialisms and idioms.</translate>
|}

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

== See also == <!--T:19-->

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* [[<tvar|1>mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:Babel</>|Extension:Babel]] (the underlying software extension)
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