Template:Transl
Purpose[change source]
This template is intended to unify all "transliteration" templates (like {{IAST}}, {{ISOtranslit}}, {{ArabDIN}}. These templates are still usable, but they just transclude this one (e.g. {{IAST|saṃskṛtam}} is a shortcut for {{transl|sa|IAST|saṃskṛtam}}), and {{ArabDIN|...}} for {{transl|ar|DIN|...}}.
The transliteration is marked as belonging in the "latinx" class of MediaWiki:Common.css (note, this renders obsolete the "IAST" class formerly used by {{IAST}}).
This template is kept separate from {{lang}} to address formatting issues (via css classes) and identification of transliteration schemes used. Ultimately, if these concerns are smartly addressed in the css file and/or in {{lang}}, using {{transl|xx|...}} should be equivalent to using {{lang|xx-Latn|...}}, viz. stating that the string is a Romanization by adding "-Latn" to the language code.
Usage[change source]
There are two ways of using this template: with or without specifying the transliteration scheme used:
- two parameters, with ISO 639 language code:
{{transl|ar|al-Khwarizmi}}means that "al-Khwarizmi" is a transliteration from the Arabic in a loose or unspecified scheme. - two parameters, with ISO 15924 script code:
{{transl|Ogam|MAQI}}means that "MAQI" transliterates an Ogham inscription without specifying the language. Potentially useful when writing systems themselves are under discussion, e.g.{{transl|Cyrl|š}}, not{{transl|cu|š}}or{{transl|ru|š}}when discussing the letter Ш.
- three parameters, with ISO 639 language code:
{{transl|ar|DIN|al-Ḫuwārizmī}} / {{transl|ar|ALA|al-Khwārizmī}}the second parameter specifies the scheme used (DIN vs. ALA). - three parameters, with ISO 15924 script code:
{{transl|Arab|DIN|Ḫ}} vs {{transl|Arab|ALA|Kh}}for ﺥ.
Examples[change source]
- al-Khwarizmi / DIN 31635: al-Ḫuwārizmī / ISO 233: al-H̱uwārizmī / ALA: al-Khwārizmī
- RTGST: phasa thai / ISO 11940: p̣hās̄ʹāthịy
- 𒅴𒂠 EME.GIR15 / 𒉈𒅆𒇷 ne-ši-li
ISO:
- [[[Russian language|русский]]] Error: {{Lang}}: missing language tag (help)
{{transl|ru|ISO|russkij}}: russkij - Аҧсуа
{{transl|ab|ISO|aṗsua}}: aṗsua - عربي
{{transl|ar|ISO|ʿarabī}}: ʿarabī - தமிழ்
{{transl|ta|ISO|tamiḻ}}: tamiḻ - বাংলা
{{transl|bn|ISO|baṅla}}: baṅla - ελληνικά
{{transl|el|ISO|ellēniká}}: ellēniká - ქართული
{{transl|ka|ISO|k'art'uli}}: k'art'uli - 漢語拼音
{{transl|zh|ISO|hànyǔ pīnyīn}}: hànyǔ pīnyīn; compare:{{lang|pny|hànyǔ pīnyīn}}: hànyǔ pīnyīn - ภาษาไทย
{{transl|th|ISO|p̣hās̄ʹāthịy}}: p̣hās̄ʹāthịy
Related pages[change source]
- {{lang}}
- {{latinx}}
- {{script}}
- Romanization
- List of ISO transliterations