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How to translate an SVG file

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This page explains how to translate inside labels or captions in an SVG file. You are probably here because someone tagged an image with {{Translate}}. Please note that this template and its related pages is a one-man idea. If you have questions or comments about it, please use the template discussion page.

What is SVG?

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SVG is an image file format that consists of plain XML text. Therefore the text labels stored in it can be easily translated. For more information about SVG or XML, please use the links. There are Wikipedia articles in many languages.

How do I edit SVGs?

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An example of a simple SVG with translations in one file. Go to file's page and render this text in English, German, French, Spanish...

There are different ways to translate text in SVG:

  • Use a graphics editor such as Inkscape. For compatibility, save the file as "Plain SVG", not "Inkscape SVG", as the latter format may introduce errors, even though it complies with the SVG specification.
  • Edit the SVG file as a text file.

For editing image in any offline editor, first download the file you want to edit, open the file in the editor, translate the labels, and then save it. When finished, upload the file to Commons under a new name.

Text editing

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Note that instead of using a graphics editor, you can use any text editor capable of using UTF-8. Find text to translate by searching for <text> tags. In some cases this might be a path for more advanced users as text coordinates adjustments might be needed and some more advanced "garbage" might decrease readability of the SVG.

Preparing a file for translation

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Using real text

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Main gallery: Template:Path text SVG.

Only real text, in the form of the SVG <text> element, can be translated. Do not use paths in place of text.

Anchoring the text correctly

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To make sure text placement "just work" in the translated versions, you should properly use the anchoring functionality of the SVG format and your editor. In most editors (including Inkscape), the function is decided by the typographic alignment option. Anchoring decides how the position of the text is specified. Anchoring to the center means the coordinates specified is the center of the text, and is used in most editors for centering.

By saying "properly use", we mean that the way you anchor it matches the actual design intentions. For example, to center some text on a pyramid, you use the centering anchor while putting the anchor point itself at the middle of the shape. To position a label for something on its right, use the "end" (right-hand-side) anchor. The "align and distribute" option in Inkscape DOES NOT change your anchoring options; it only moves the elements around.

(Yes, the "end" anchor is only on the right for left-to-right languages. A translation tool should probably invert it for RTL languages.)

Using numbers instead of labels

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Image:Robal.png. An example of a image with few labels.

On images with few labels, an alternative is to have only one file with numeric labels in it and a table below, with different translations, and there is thus a single image that can be used for all languages. Image:Robal.png is a good example.

If you think this image will be better with numbers instead of translated text, you can change {{Translate}} template to {{Convert to international}} or make numbers yourself.

For instance, Image:ISS configuration sep-2006 en.svg has English labels, and a version with numeric labels Image:ISS configuration sep-2006 numbers.svg was created by replacing the labels in the English version. But it's still not fully internationalized, because title and date are still written in the image in English.

How to place new language version in Commons

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When creating a translated version of an SVG file, it should be saved using the filename of the original file with an IETF langtag suffix. See Commons:File naming. For example, File:Gibraltar map-en.svg is the English version of File:Gibraltar map.svg.

For linking different versions of file one to another, use "other versions" templates like all in Category:Other_versions_templates. Copy one of them and use in your image.

Using the template creates a gallery of the different language versions:

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Disputed isthmus and land

Also the template {{Derived from}} will be useful to display link to original version of your localized image.

Multiple translations within one SVG file

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Shortcut
An example of a simple SVG with translations in one file. See the description page for details
Similar example with arrows

You can place multiple translations into one SVG file using the SVG <switch> element. The resulting multilingual file has the advantage of sharing graphics; if the graphics are updated, then all the languages get the updated graphics. Compare to having several translated files; an update to one of the files does not propagate to the other language versions.

However, not all graphics editors can edit the text contained in the switch element. In such cases, a graphics editor may still be used to edit the text positions and sizes (such as in Inkscape), and the SVG Translate tool at Commons can be used to add translations, and most separate text editors can be used to make changes to the texts throughout the multiple languages. Loading an SVG file with switch translations into a graphics editor and then saving it may remove all the translations. Please note that multi-language translations in SVG files larger than 5MB may not render properly due to a bug.

It is advisable to give an extra margin for text contained in images with switch elements, in order to allow for current or future languages that need more letters.

Coding

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When you have a <switch> element, its children (sub-elements) represent possible choices. The children of the switch should have a systemLanguage attribute that specifies the language(s).[1] SVG sequentially looks at each child; if there is a systemLanguage attribute and it does not match, SVG moves on to the next child. If the systemLanguage attribute matches or is not present, then SVG renders that child and does not look further. Omitting the systemLanguage attribute from the last child will implement a default rendering.

Note: The order is important! All children following the child with the omitted systemLanguage are ignored and have no effect!

<switch transform="translate(100,200)">
  <text systemLanguage="en">Population pyramid of Russia (2010)</text>
  <text systemLanguage="de">Alterspyramide von Russland (2010)</text>
  <text systemLanguage="ru">Половозрастная диаграмма России (2010)</text>
  <text>Population pyramid of Russia (2010)</text>
</switch>

Even if the default rendering is English, it is good practice to place an explicit systemLanguage="en" with the same text. The language matching rules can give unexpected behavior when the file is opened in a browser configured for multiple languages. If the languages do not follow the same sequence in each switch, then a browser may display a mix of languages. In addition, the language matching rules will change in SVG 2.0.

You can also have a systemLanguage attribute on an element that is not a child of a switch element. In this case the element will only be rendered if the language matches. Otherwise the element in question will not be displayed.

Currently, only a few graphical editors support language switches in SVG, so you may need to edit the SVG file with a text editor. The SVG Translate may be used if the SVG file follows specific conventions.

The different text translations will have different lengths, so the text anchor point should be chosen carefully. The text-anchor attribute can be set to start (left justified in most languages), middle (centered), or end (right justified). The text elements default to x="0" and y="0", so the switch element can set the text anchor point with transform="translate(100,200)".

When rendering a multi-lingual SVG image on a MediaWiki page, the language to use can be specified using syntax like [[File:SystemLanguage.svg|lang=de]]. The attribute "lang" is optional; if it is missing, MediaWiki will attempt to use the wiki's default language or fallback to English ("en").[2]

Note: If a switch element has an English-language clause (systemLanguage="en") and a default language clause (no systemLanguage attribute), then MediaWiki will display the English-language clause.

Setting up multiple translations within one SVG file with Inkscape

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Inkscape does not support the addition of language switches, but they are recognized as a "Conditional Group". Editing with text editor is required. To start using the switch element in Inkscape, the following steps are:

  1. Always, in a new drawing, you need to add the two tags of <switch>...</switch>. In a new drawing, or in a previous localized drawing, you will have to add the items (usually text to localize) between these two tags and with systemLanguage assigned.
  2. In drawings that use labels and arrows, it can often happen that (depending on the language) the labels and arrows position is not the most appropriate. You can correct it, after the previous step, directly with Inkscape. But if you need to change the text or arrows of a language that is not what Inkscape has configured, you must first change the Inkscape interface. To change the language of the Inkscape interface: from the menu bar, select "Edit|Preferences..."; then in the opened window, in the second group ("Interface") change the language. You can look at the code from the last example, above (SystemLanguageArrows.svg). Note: In the examples, the ID names of the objects have been changed in order to be followed more easily.
  3. For the previous changes, you must be careful about the changes you make, otherwise Inkscape will not show what you want. If this is the first time you do it, first try changing the examples above. Sometimes the Inkscape XML editor ("Edit|XML Editor...") can be useful for you to find an error in your changes.

Viewing

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Most browsers support viewing SVG files with switch elements. The browser will display the languages according to the browser's default language settings. If one wants to view a different language, then change the language of the browser and restart it.

Another way of viewing the file is to upload it to File:Test.svg and select the desired language from the dropdown list.

See also

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Language codes

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SVG files use IETF language tags to specify languages. They are often referred to as BCP 47 language tags, but BCP 47 is the combination of IETF RFC 5646 and RFC 4647. The Wikimedia Foundation uses language identifiers that usually match IETF langtags, but there are some differences. For example, the IETF language tag als is for Tosk Albanian, but Wikimedia uses that tag for Alemannisch (which IETF represents as gsw). Simple English is simple in Wikimedia but en-simple in IETF. Please be aware of the distinction and use IETF language tags (not MediaWiki language identifiers) in SVG files.

Click here to show a list of all WikiMedia language codes supported:
List of languages supported on Wikimedia Commons.
Code Language name (in English) Native language name
nan-latn-tailoMinnan (Tâi-lô)Bân-lâm-gú (Tâi-lô)
hkeHundekihunde
cdo-latnMindong (Latin script)Mìng-dĕ̤ng-ngṳ̄ (Bàng-uâ-cê)
kncCentral KanuriYerwa Kanuri
hak-hansHakka (Simplified Han script)客家语(简体)
nrSouth NdebeleisiNdebele seSewula
aceAcehneseAcèh
calCarolinianCarolinian
afAfrikaansAfrikaans
ibaIbanJaku Iban
smaSouthern Samiåarjelsaemien
isv-cyrlInterslavic (Cyrillic script)меджусловјанскы
hak-hantHakka (Traditional Han script)客家語(繁體)
angOld EnglishÆnglisc
gju-arabGujari (Arabic script)گوجری
dsoଦେଶିଆଦେଶିଆ
fvrFurpoor’íŋ belé’ŋ
bgcHaryanviहरियाणवी
hocHo𑢹𑣉𑣉 𑣎𑣋𑣜
tigTigreትግሬ
thqकाेचिला थारुकाेचिला थारु
nan-latn-pehoejiMinnan (Pe̍h-ōe-jī)Bân-lâm-gú (Pe̍h-ōe-jī)
bfwରେମସାମ୍ରେମସାମ୍
luaLuba-Luluaciluba
isv-latnInterslavic (Latin script)medžuslovjansky
ccpChakma𑄌𑄋𑄴𑄟𑄳𑄦
cdo-hantMindong (Traditional Han script)閩東語(傳統漢字)
tpvTanapagTanapag
gswAlemannicAlemannisch
nupNupeNupe
acfSaint Lucian CreoleKwéyòl Sent Lisi
akAkanAkan
kggगेम्येहाक़ गिपनगेम्येहाक़ गिपन
agqAghemAghem
gju-devaGujari (Devanagari script)गुज्जरी
hak-latnHak-kâ-ngî (Pha̍k-fa-sṳ)Hak-kâ-ngî (Pha̍k-fa-sṳ)
alsAlemannischAlemannisch
en-usAmerican EnglishAmerican English
aseAmerican Sign LanguageAmerican sign language
smnInari Samianarâškielâ
anAragonesearagonés
aaeArbëreshArbërisht
rupAromanianarmãneashti
roa-rupAromanianarmãneashti
frpArpitanarpetan
astAsturianasturianu
gnGuaraniAvañe'ẽ
atjAtikamekwAtikamekw
ayAymaraAymar aru
azAzerbaijaniazərbaycanca
ksfBafiaBafia
absAmbonese Malaybahasa ambon
bfdBafutBafut
gorGorontaloBahasa Hulontalo
kwCornishkernowek
bclCentral BikolBikol Central
rwKinyarwandaIkinyarwanda
hoHiri MotuHiri Motu
coCorsicancorsu
ibbIbibioibibio
csbKashubiankaszëbsczi
furFriulianfurlan
kgeKomeringKumoring
se-noNorthern Sami (Norway)davvisámegiella (Norgga bealde)
pamPampangaKapampangan
baxBamunBamum
seNorthern Samidavvisámegiella
isuIsuIsu
se-fiNorthern Sami (Finland)davvisámegiella (Suoma bealde)
glGaliciangalego
haHausaHausa
iaInterlinguainterlingua
gvManxGaelg
banBalineseBasa Bali
gagGagauzGagauz
seiSeriCmique Itom
kaiKarekareKarai-karai
bmBambarabamanankan
klKalaallisutkalaallisut
duaDualaDuala
bbcBatak TobaBatak Toba
cnhHakha-ChinHakha Chin
guwGungungbe
bkmKomKom
wlsWallisianFakaʻuvea
gom-latnGoan Konkani (Latin script)Gõychi Konknni
sjePite Samibidumsámegiella
de-formalGerman (formal address)Deutsch (Sie-Form)
smjLule Samijulevsámegiella
rmfFinnish Kalokaalengo tšimb
btoIriga BicolanoIriga Bicolano
fyWestern FrisianFrysk
iloIlokoIlokano
gaaGaGa
bewBetawiBetawi
nyNyanjaChi-Chewa
cyWelshCymraeg
hawHawaiianHawaiʻi
swSwahiliKiswahili
hif-latnFiji Hindi (Latin script)Fiji Hindi
hifFiji HindiFiji Hindi
bkhBakakoBakoko
dagDagbanidagbanli
nvNavajoDiné bizaad
dgaDagaareDagaare
zuZuluisiZulu
barBavarianBoarisch
choChoctawChahta anumpa
extExtremaduranestremeñu
euBasqueeuskara
naNauruDorerin Naoero
hrxHunsrikHunsrik
cbk-zamChavacanoChavacano de Zamboanga
ewoEwondoEwondo
bbjGhomalaGhomála
chnChinook Jargonchinuk wawa
en-gbBritish EnglishBritish English
krjKinaray-aKinaray-a
keaKabuverdianukabuverdianu
bbc-latnBatak Toba (Latin script)Batak Toba
eglEmilianEmiliàn
iglIgalaIgala
pdcPennsylvania GermanDeitsch
xhXhosaisiXhosa
ikInupiaqIñupiatun
itItalianitaliano
bugBugineseBasa Ugi
dsbLower Sorbiandolnoserbski
zh-min-nanMinnanBân-lâm-gú
daDanishdansk
frcCajun Frenchfrançais cadien
smSamoanGagana Samoa
kiKikuyuGĩkũyũ
enEnglishEnglish
dtpCentral DusunKadazandusun
cakKaqchikelKaqchikel
chChamorroChamoru
snShonachiShona
rnRundiikirundi
gaIrishGaeilge
cebCebuanoCebuano
muiMusiBaso Palembang
hsbUpper Sorbianhornjoserbsce
etEstonianeesti
map-bmsBanyumasanBasa Banyumasan
tumTumbukachiTumbuka
mhMarshalleseEbon
caCatalancatalà
eoEsperantoEsperanto
foFaroeseføroyskt
bkcBakaBaka
ioIdoIdo
biBislamaBislama
emlEmiliano-Romagnoloemiliàn e rumagnòl
etoEtonEton
btmBatak MandailingBatak Mandailing
es-formalSpanish (formal address)español (formal)
kgKongoKongo
krlKareliankarjal
bdrWest Coast BajauBajau Sama
kerKeraKera
igIgboIgbo
fonFonfɔ̀ngbè
en-caCanadian EnglishCanadian English
fmpFe'Fe'Fe'fe
bjnBanjarBanjar
kiuKirmanjkiKırmancki
brBretonbrezhoneg
cpsCapiznonCapiceño
ffFulaFulfulde
gurFrafrafarefare
brhBrahuiBráhuí
jvJavaneseJawa
kbpKabiyeKabɩyɛ
ike-latnEastern Canadian (Latin script)inuktitut
krKanurikanuri
alnGheg AlbanianGegë
hrCroatianhrvatski
jutJutishjysk
frFrenchfrançais
bsBosnianbosanski
vmwMakhuwaemakhuwa
csCzechčeština
gyaGbayaGbaya
eeEweeʋegbe
deGermanDeutsch
gpeGhanaian PidginGhanaian Pidgin
se-seNorthern Sami (Sweden)davvisámegiella (Ruoŧa bealde)
msMalayBahasa Melayu
isIcelandicíslenska
esSpanishespañol
hilHiligaynonIlonggo
ieInterlingueInterlingue
basBasaaBasaa
efiEfikEfịk
gdScottish GaelicGàidhlig
idIndonesianBahasa Indonesia
etuEjaghamEjagham
es-419Latin American Spanishespañol de América Latina
avkKotavaKotava
nl-informalDutch (informal address)Nederlands (informeel)
nan-haniMinnan (Han script)閩南語
yue-hantCantonese (Traditional Han script)粵語(繁體)
skr-arabSaraiki (Arabic script)سرائیکی
tg-cyrlTajik (Cyrillic script)тоҷикӣ
tt-latnTatar (Latin script)tatarça
mwlMirandeseMirandés
teTeluguతెలుగు
bqzMka'aMka'a
sdSindhiسنڌي
ryuOkinawan沖縄口
wuu-hansWu (Simplified Han script)吴语(简体)
sh-cyrlSerbo-Croatian (Cyrillic script)српскохрватски (ћирилица)
neNepaliनेपाली
yrlNheengatuNhẽẽgatú
niaNiasLi Niha
ksKashmiriकॉशुर / کٲشُر
nds-nlLow SaxonNedersaksies
osOsseticирон
psPashtoپښتو
ssSwatiSiSwati
stySiberian Tatarсебертатар
pnbWestern Punjabiپنجابی
urUrduاردو
beBelarusianбеларуская
ceChechenнохчийн
apcLevantine Arabicشامي
mncManchumanju gisun
nnzNda'Nda'Nda'nda
nyoNyoroOrunyoro
cpx-latnPuxian (Latin script)Pó-sing-gṳ̂ (Báⁿ-uā-ci̍)
mnwMonဘာသာမန်
ckbCentral Kurdishکوردی
rutRutulмыхаӀбишды
mrMarathiमराठी
pt-brBrazilian Portugueseportuguês do Brasil
orOdiaଓଡ଼ିଆ
kk-latnKazakh (Latin script)qazaqşa (latın)
vutVuteVute
srSerbianсрпски / srpski
truTuroyoṪuroyo
crhCrimean Tatarqırımtatarca
lozLoziSilozi
shiTachelhitTaclḥit
arArabicالعربية
gcrGuianan Creolekriyòl gwiyannen
crCreeNēhiyawēwin / ᓀᐦᐃᔭᐍᐏᐣ
zaZhuangVahcuengh
ugUyghurئۇيغۇرچە / Uyghurche
nnhNgiemboonNgiemboon
sqAlbanianshqip
crh-latnCrimean Tatar (Latin script)qırımtatarca (Latin)
arzEgyptian Arabicمصرى
shy-latnShawiya (Latin script)tacawit
sgSangoSängö
aryMoroccan Arabicالدارجة
wesPidgin (Cameroon)Pidgin (Cameroon)
luzSouthern Luriلئری دوٙمینی
be-taraskBelarusian (Taraškievica orthography)беларуская (тарашкевіца)
tgTajikтоҷикӣ
vepVepsvepsän kel’
sesKoyraboro SenniKoyraboro Senni
ojbNorthwestern OjibwaOjibwemowin
tsTsongaXitsonga
rmcCarpathian Romaniromaňi čhib
mgMalagasyMalagasy
ngNdongaOshiwambo
fkvKvenskkvääni
lgGandaLuganda
boTibetanབོད་ཡིག
nsoNorthern SothoSesotho sa Leboa
kk-kzKazakh (Kazakhstan)қазақша (Қазақстан)
bgBulgarianбългарски
copCopticϯⲙⲉⲧⲣⲉⲙⲛ̀ⲭⲏⲙⲓ
arnMapuchemapudungun
kk-cnKazakh (China)قازاقشا (جۇنگو)
ban-baliBalinese (Balinese script)ᬩᬲᬩᬮᬶ
roa-taraTarantinotarandíne
pntPonticΠοντιακά
toTonganlea faka-Tonga
soSomaliSoomaaliga
bpyBishnupriyaবিষ্ণুপ্রিয়া মণিপুরী
moMoldovanмолдовеняскэ
tpiTok PisinTok Pisin
pihNorfuk / PitkernNorfuk / Pitkern
ady-cyrlAdyghe (Cyrillic script)адыгабзэ
loLaoລາວ
koKorean한국어
ko-kpKorean (North Korea)조선말
sh-latnSerbo-Croatian (Latin script)srpskohrvatski (latinica)
tlyTalyshtolışi
shSerbo-Croatiansrpskohrvatski / српскохрватски
bnBanglaবাংলা
anpAngikaअंगिका
lrcNorthern Luriلۊری شومالی
yiYiddishייִדיש
pwnPaiwanpinayuanan
kumKumykкъумукъ
inhIngushгӀалгӀай
nmzNawdmnawdm
shi-tfngTachelhit (Tifinagh script)ⵜⴰⵛⵍⵃⵉⵜ
tnTswanaSetswana
mnMongolianмонгол
nnNorwegian Nynorsknorsk nynorsk
bhBhojpuriभोजपुरी
knKannadaಕನ್ನಡ
lnLingalalingála
tg-latnTajik (Latin script)tojikī
nmgKwasioKwasio
nqoN’Koߒߞߏ
kk-trKazakh (Turkey)qazaqşa (Türkïya)
amAmharicአማርኛ
mhrEastern Mariолык марий
gotGothic𐌲𐌿𐍄𐌹𐍃𐌺
gom-devaGoan Konkani (Devanagari script)गोंयची कोंकणी
qugChimborazo Highland QuichuaRuna shimi
liLimburgishLimburgs
rmRomanshrumantsch
nrmNormanNouormand
omOromoOromoo
tokToki Ponatoki pona
mtMalteseMalti
nodNorthern Thaiᨣᩤᩴᨾᩮᩬᩥᨦ
kmKhmerភាសាខ្មែរ
zh-twChinese (Taiwan)中文(臺灣)
arcAramaicܐܪܡܝܐ
hywWestern ArmenianԱրեւմտահայերէն
mniManipuriꯃꯤꯇꯩ ꯂꯣꯟ
zh-sgChinese (Singapore)中文(新加坡)
zh-myChinese (Malaysia)中文(马来西亚)
fiFinnishsuomi
hsnXiang湘語
zh-moChinese (Macau)中文(澳門)
novNovialNovial
crh-roDobrujan Tatartatarşa
aeb-latnTunisian Arabic (Latin script)Tûnsî
mnc-mongManchu (Mongolian script)ᠮᠠᠨᠵᡠ ᡤᡳᠰᡠᠨ
rskPannonian Rusynруски
hiHindiहिन्दी
yoYorubaYorùbá
zh-hansSimplified Chinese中文(简体)
ukUkrainianукраїнська
voVolapükVolapük
zghStandard Moroccan Tamazightⵜⴰⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖⵜ ⵜⴰⵏⴰⵡⴰⵢⵜ
zeaZeelandicZeêuws
newNewariनेपाल भाषा
slSlovenianslovenščina
tlTagalogTagalog
yue-hansCantonese (Simplified Han script)粵语(简体)
chrCherokeeᏣᎳᎩ
srqSirionómbia cheë
plPolishpolski
mlMalayalamമലയാളം
nlDutchNederlands
kriKrioKrio
votVoticVaďďa
siSinhalaසිංහල
ybbYembaYemba
tiTigrinyaትግርኛ
yasNugunuNugunu
elGreekΕλληνικά
ku-arabKurdish (Arabic script)کوردی (عەرەبی)
xsySaisiyatsaisiyat
xmfMingrelianმარგალური
mcpMakaMaka
zhChinese中文
heHebrewעברית
wuu-hantWu (Traditional Han script)吳語(正體)
shnShanၽႃႇသႃႇတႆး
zh-classicalLiterary Chinese文言
bgnWestern Balochiروچ کپتین بلوچی
wuuWu吴语
woWolofWolof
ngeNgémbaNgémba
koiKomi-Permyakперем коми
amiAmisPangcah
warWarayWinaray
vroVõrovõro
vmfMain-FranconianMainfränkisch
ndsLow GermanPlattdüütsch
viVietnameseTiếng Việt
vecVenetianvèneto
veVendaTshivenda
uz-latnUzbek (Latin script)oʻzbekcha
kjKuanyamaKwanyama
uz-cyrlUzbek (Cyrillic script)ўзбекча
ug-latnUyghur (Latin script)Uyghurche
zh-cnChinese (China)中文(中国大陆)
mosMossimoore
uzUzbekoʻzbekcha / ўзбекча
lzhLiterary Chinese文言
ug-arabUyghur (Arabic script)ئۇيغۇرچە
otaOttoman Turkishلسان عثمانى
udmUdmurtудмурт
bhoBhojpuriभोजपुरी
tyvTuvinianтыва дыл
tyTahitianreo tahiti
twTwiTwi
tvuTunenTunen
byvMedumbaMedumba
ttjTooroOrutooro
tt-cyrlTatar (Cyrillic script)татарча
myvErzyaэрзянь
trvTarokoSeediq
dzDzongkhaཇོང་ཁ
trTurkishTürkçe
gan-hansGan (Simplified Han script)赣语(简体)
livLivonianLīvõ kēļ
hzHereroOtsiherero
sylSylhetiꠍꠤꠟꠐꠤ
mkMacedonianмакедонски
mdfMokshaмокшень
thThaiไทย
kshColognianRipoarisch
tcyTuluತುಳು
mrjWestern Mariкырык мары
pdtPlautdietschPlautdietsch
tkTurkmenTürkmençe
kswS'gaw Karenစှီၤ
skSlovakslovenčina
lnsLamnso'Lamnso
kcgTyapTyap
svSwedishsvenska
suSundaneseSunda
ms-arabMalay (Jawi script)بهاس ملايو
dtyDoteliडोटेली
myBurmeseမြန်မာဘာသာ
yueCantonese粵語
kyKyrgyzкыргызча
sroCampidanese Sardiniansardu campidanesu
srnSranan TongoSranantongo
gucWayuuwayuunaiki
sr-elSerbian (Latin script)srpski (latinica)
lemNomaandeNomaande
annOboloObolo
de-chSwiss High GermanSchweizer Hochdeutsch
fiu-vrovõrovõro
sr-ecSerbian (Cyrillic script)српски (ћирилица)
szlSilesianślůnski
hyArmenianհայերեն
sahYakutсаха тыла
rgnRomagnolRumagnôl
oloLivvi-Karelianlivvinkarjala
rifRiffianTarifit
tetTetumtetun
kabKabyleTaqbaylit
gcfGuadeloupean Creolekréyòl Gwadloup
kbdKabardianадыгэбзэ
lezLezghianлезги
szySakizayaSakizaya
lbeLakлакку
asAssameseঅসমীয়া
arqAlgerian Arabicجازايرية
zgh-latnStandard Moroccan Tamazight (Latin script)tamaziɣt tanawayt
bat-smgSamogitianžemaitėška
lfnLingua Franca NovaLingua Franca Nova
smsSkolt Saminuõrttsääʹmǩiõll
sdhSouthern Kurdishکوردی خوارگ
adyAdygheадыгабзэ
skrSaraikiسرائیکی
vlsWest FlemishWest-Vlams
kaaKara-KalpakQaraqalpaqsha
nlaNgombalaNgombala
hnoNorthern Hindkoہندکو
simpleSimple EnglishSimple English
satSantaliᱥᱟᱱᱛᱟᱲᱤ
shyShawiyatacawit
nysNyungarNyunga
madMadureseMadhurâ
pflPalatine GermanPälzisch
ladLadinoLadino
gomGoan Konkaniगोंयची कोंकणी / Gõychi Konknni
jamJamaican Creole EnglishPatois
sgsSamogitianžemaitėška
shi-latnTachelhit (Latin script)Taclḥit
muaMundangMundang
ks-devaKashmiri (Devanagari script)कॉशुर
ganGan贛語
lmoLombardlombard
nanMinnan閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú
kaGeorgianქართული
scoScotsScots
ike-cansEastern Canadian (Aboriginal syllabics)ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑐᑦ
be-x-oldBelarusian (Taraškievica orthography)беларуская (тарашкевіца)
rueRusynрусиньскый
gan-hantGan (Traditional Han script)贛語(繁體)
kjhKhakasхакас
paPunjabiਪੰਜਾਬੀ
kk-arabKazakh (Arabic script)قازاقشا (تٴوتە)
cdoMindong閩東語 / Mìng-dĕ̤ng-ngṳ̄
lldLadinLadin
chyCheyenneTsetsêhestâhese
sdcSassarese SardinianSassaresu
acmIraqi Arabicعراقي
noNorwegiannorsk
kbd-cyrlKabardian (Cyrillic script)адыгэбзэ
ruq-latnMegleno-Romanian (Latin script)Vlăheşte
ruq-cyrlMegleno-Romanian (Cyrillic script)Влахесте
jboLojbanla .lojban.
bxrRussia Buriatбуряад
tddTai Nueaᥖᥭᥰ ᥖᥬᥲ ᥑᥨᥒᥰ
krcKarachay-Balkarкъарачай-малкъар
pcdPicardPicard
pcmNigerian PidginNaijá
aebTunisian Arabicتونسي / Tûnsî
roRomanianromână
ruRussianрусский
zh-hkChinese (Hong Kong)中文(香港)
crh-cyrlCrimean Tatar (Cyrillic script)къырымтатарджа (Кирилл)
altSouthern Altaiалтай тил
lkiLakiلەکی
bccSouthern Balochiجهلسری بلوچی
bciBaouléwawle
nahNahuatlNāhuatl
zh-hantTraditional Chinese中文(繁體)
rmyVlax Romaniromani čhib
rkiArakaneseရခိုင်
stqSaterland FrisianSeeltersk
qucKʼicheʼQatzijob\ʼal
lijLigurianLigure
kjpEastern Pwoဖၠုံလိက်
magMagahiमगही
pagPangasinanPangasinan
mnc-latnManchu (Latin script)manju gisun
mcnMassavùn màsànà
nan-hantMinnan (Traditional Han script)閩南語(傳統漢字)
cvChuvashчӑвашла
dvDivehiދިވެހިބަސް
ks-arabKashmiri (Arabic script)کٲشُر
tly-cyrlTalysh (Cyrillic script)толыши
prgPrussianprūsiskan
pmsPiedmontesePiemontèis
diqZazakiZazaki
scnSiciliansicilianu
kvKomiкоми
lvLatvianlatviešu
cpx-hansPuxian (Simplified Han script)莆仙语(简体)
gldNanaiна̄ни
piPaliपालि
dinDinkaThuɔŋjäŋ
fatFantimfantse
lzzLazLazuri
khwKhowarکھوار
pap-awPapiamento (Aruba)Papiamento
papPapiamentoPapiamentu
osa-latnOsage (Latin script)Wažáže íe
minMinangkabauMinangkabau
taTamilதமிழ்
avAvaricавар
grcAncient GreekἈρχαία ἑλληνικὴ
aeb-arabTunisian Arabic (Arabic script)تونسي
bqiBakhtiariبختیاری
waWalloonwalon
nynNyankolerunyankore
ruqMegleno-RomanianVlăheşte
iuInuktitutᐃᓄᒃᑎᑐᑦ / inuktitut
huHungarianmagyar
guGujaratiગુજરાતી
saSanskritसंस्कृतम्
laLatinLatina
nogNogaiногайша
cuChurch Slavicсловѣньскъ / ⰔⰎⰑⰂⰡⰐⰠⰔⰍⰟ
azbSouth Azerbaijaniتۆرکجه
quQuechuaRuna Simi
wyaWyandotWyandot
lusMizoMizo ţawng
napNeapolitanNapulitano
ku-latnKurdish (Latin script)kurdî (latînî)
musMuscogeeMvskoke
kuKurdishkurdî
mznMazanderaniمازِرونی
nitSoutheastern Kolamiకొలామి
de-atAustrian GermanÖsterreichisches Deutsch
miMāoriMāori
jaJapanese日本語
zh-yueCantonese粵語
stSouthern SothoSesotho
ttTatarтатарча / tatarça
niuNiueanNiuē
fitTornedalen Finnishmeänkieli
tayTayalTayal
mrhMaraMara
frrNorthern FrisianNordfriisk
hu-formalHungarian (formal address)magyar (formal)
sjdKildin Samiкӣллт са̄мь кӣлл
fjFijianNa Vosa Vakaviti
kusKusaalKʋsaal
faPersianفارسی
aaAfarQafár af
htHaitian CreoleKreyòl ayisyen
baBashkirбашҡортса
hakHakka Chinese客家語 / Hak-kâ-ngî
bagTukiTuki
cpxPuxian莆仙語 / Pó-sing-gṳ̂
maiMaithiliमैथिली
blkPa'Oပအိုဝ်ႏဘာႏသာႏ
ltgLatgalianlatgaļu
ptPortugueseportuguês
walWolayttawolaytta
iiSichuan Yiꆇꉙ
xalKalmykхальмг
ltLithuanianlietuvių
nbNorwegian Bokmålnorsk bokmål
kk-cyrlKazakh (Cyrillic script)қазақша (кирил)
kkKazakhқазақша
lbLuxembourgishLëtzebuergesch
yavYangbenYangben
sliLower SilesianSchläsch
glkGilakiگیلکی
abAbkhazianаԥсшәа
awaAwadhiअवधी
rwrMarwari (India)मारवाड़ी
cpx-hantPuxian (Traditional Han script)莆仙語(繁體)
yatYambetaYambeta
sjuUme Samiubmejesámiengiälla
scSardiniansardu
tzmCentral Atlas Tamazightⵜⴰⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖⵜ
ocOccitanoccitan

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