Help talk:Wikimedia language codes/lists/all

Broken list?

Looks like someone's bot is breaking it [1].  – The preceding unsigned comment was added by Jura1 (talk • contribs).

It was the revert by someone which is breaking it. --Pasleim (talk) 18:27, 13 October 2017 (UTC)

It's tempting to do some minus on the list, but this doesn't solve the problem in general.

One needs an easy way to find the item describing the code (instead of items using the code to describe the language of an item).
--- Jura 18:33, 13 October 2017 (UTC)

Can you re-add the item? I don't think it matters what qualifier you use, but don't use two different ones.
--- Jura 18:49, 13 October 2017 (UTC)

There isn't any qualifier which wouldn't be arbitrary. Everybody should be able to add valid statements but requiring arbitrary qualifiers will result that only experts can add valid statements. --Pasleim (talk) 20:35, 13 October 2017 (UTC)

I don't think one needs to be an expert to read the property descriptions. Obviously, some people are notorious for being unable to do so, but it shouldn't prevent us from attempting to get an easily queryable list. Even if initial entries aren't complete, eventually we can fix them. We could attempt to solve this differently as well: move the other uses to another property or drop them entirely.
--- Jura 06:19, 14 October 2017 (UTC)

Dropping them entirely from items which are not language items sounds to me the best solution. --Pasleim (talk) 10:08, 18 October 2017 (UTC)

Adding Native Labels

Hi everyone - I'm trying to add native labels to places in North America, but I keep running into a property constraint that says the native language I selected is not a known language code. I don't think this list was designed for dead languages, but I'm not sure how to add native place names if the original language is no longer spoken. Any ideas for how to proceed? Thanks! Wskent (talk) 23:56, 3 May 2019 (UTC)

• @Wskent: see Help:Monolingual_text_languages#Getting_a_language_code_added. --- Jura 12:33, 1 June 2019 (UTC)
  • @Jura1: Thanks for the link! For anyone else, this process takes some time, but is straightforward to request. Wskent (talk) 00:13, 12 September 2019 (UTC)
  • @Waskent: There is some discussion about its "straightforwardness" (is that the word?) at Wikidata:Language_barriers_input#Absence_of_langcom_support. --- Jura 04:12, 12 September 2019 (UTC)

syntax per BCP47

I am very new to Wikidata.

Last week, I came across several pages that reference language subtags, region tags and script codes from the IETF language tag BCP47. However, I noticed syntax issues.

syntax for Chinese traditional

Since many people like me continue to consult this page for proper syntax, I would like to direct some resources for possible global correction to the language script region page. Thank you.

Examples are available from the W3C's BCP47 document which show region tags in CAPS, script codes in Sentence. See image below, excerpted from BCP47 Wiki:

 – The preceding unsigned comment was added by ShiehJ (talk • contribs).

Using more than one native label

In trying to add a 2nd native label for the Thames River (Q2408930) I'm running into a display problem. The statement is used in the Wikipedia article's info box where it is displaying the language of work or name (Ojibwe) beside the wrong native label. When I add the Oneida native label, it displays as if the Oneida place name is in Ojibwe, displaying nothing beside the Ojibwe place name. Can anybody offer help in resolving this issue? --Erniee jo (talk) 13:21, 20 August 2020 (UTC)

Manchu language code, mnc

The Manchu language code, mnc, was not found in the language drop-down prompt when entering name in native language. Please advise how I may resolve this. Thank you for your help.

(Screenshots attached)

jshieh (talk) 12:42, 26 August 2020 (UTC)

code for literary Chinese?

I was skimming through the list for Chinese language variants (not written, e.g., zh-Hant or zh-Hans), I came across an item Helian Bobo (Q254752) which has a recorded <literary Chinese>. However , it is not included in the <language codes lists all>. Please advise where I may locate the language subtags, script codes and/or region codes for this label? Thank you very much. jshieh (talk) 15:25, 22 February 2021 (UTC)

Broken page

This page is broken. Could someone with insight in how the page works investigate why and fix it?
Edit: or rather the bit above and below the list is. Sabelöga (talk) 14:08, 14 June 2022 (UTC)