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How to translate an SVG file edit

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? edit

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? edit

 
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 edit

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 edit

Using real text edit

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 edit

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 edit

 
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 edit

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 edit

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 currently multi-language translations in SVG files larger than 5MB do 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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

Language codes edit

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

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