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atj and mic

Can you add atj and mic languages please. I already added a translation in those languages. Thanks, Amqui (talk) 19:57, 13 June 2013 (UTC)

 Done, but both suffer from #language problem. Koumz (talk) 14:01, 26 August 2014 (UTC)

Bug with #language

Hello, are there any news about the #language problem with prevent to display the new languages which are added? This bug exists for 2 years and I saw no amelioration. Is Scribunto is available on species? Maybe we can rewrite the template using lua. Pamputt (talk) 11:18, 25 August 2013 (UTC)

I have no information on this. Koumz (talk) 14:01, 26 August 2014 (UTC)

Laz language

Can you add laz language. Its iso code lzz. Ceas08 (talk) 19:57, 21 July 2014 (UTC)

 Done Koumz (talk) 14:08, 26 August 2014 (UTC)

luo

Hello. Can you, please, add Luo language (ISO 639-3: luo)? I have a lot of vernacular names in Luo for animals and plants. --Omondi (talk) 13:46, 25 May 2015 (UTC)

@Omondi: There is no Template:Luo up to now. (see for example Template:fr) --Murma174 (talk) 02:46, 24 March 2016 (UTC)

 Done@Omondi and Murma74: I dunno if such a template was needed in 2016, but it is no longer so. Circeus (talk) 03:46, 21 September 2018 (UTC)

Yup'ik (Yugtun)

Has the ISO 639-3 code esu. Thanks! Umimmak (talk) 15:12, 13 November 2017 (UTC)

 Done @Umimmak: Circeus (talk) 03:58, 21 September 2018 (UTC)

Sylheti

{{Editprotected}} Hi can you add Sylheti language? Its iso code is syl. Its native name is ꠍꠤꠟꠐꠤ Msasag (talk) 16:07, 4 July 2018 (UTC)

 Done @Msasag: by Tommy Kronkvist Circeus (talk) 03:58, 21 September 2018 (UTC)

@Circeus: Thanks! I think you forgot to added the language's native name, it's ꠍꠤꠟꠐꠤ Msasag (কথা পাতক)

Yami

ISO is TAO. Thanks Leeheonjin (talk) 21:21, 19 July 2018 (UTC)

 Done @Leeheonjin: Circeus (talk) 03:58, 21 September 2018 (UTC)

ja, zh and zh-han

Kindly add ja (Japanese) and zh (Chinese). In case if you accept variants, zh-han at least would be handy. Thank you in advance. —Omotecho (talk) 02:12, 26 October 2018 (UTC)

Not done @Omotecho: The template already caters for ja, zh-classical, zh-hans, zh-hant, zh-min-nan, zh-tw, zh-yue and zh. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 17:33, 3 September 2019 (UTC)

Case closed. Thank you for your reply, Andy. --Omotecho (talk) 17:46, 3 September 2019 (UTC)

kxd

Request to add kxd (Brunei Malay) language. Thank you. Zulfadli51 (talk) 14:10, 1 September 2019 (UTC)

 Done @Zulfadli51: Please will you test it? Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 17:29, 3 September 2019 (UTC)

Capitalization

Just seen Gryllotalpa gryllotalpa. Some languages names are capitalized, some are not. Can it be normalised. --82.126.36.50 14:51, 12 September 2019 (UTC)

I think it's okay now, per the Help:Contents guideline. However please note that (contrary to the other languages) English vernacular names should use "Title Caps" rather than "Sentence caps", and that all German proper nouns should always be capitalised (whether part of a vernacular name or not). –Tommy Kronkvist (talk), 18:24, 12 September 2019 (UTC).

Collapsible lists for better legibility

I suggest we make the "Vernacular names" sections collapsible/expandable so that they wont take up as much space on taxon pages with a large number of vernacular names. See for example Columba livia and Passer domesticus where the "Vernacular names" sections takes up 70% of the pages, or more. Making this change only requires minute additions to the code, e.g. see the {{Nadi}} template.

–Tommy Kronkvist (talk), 02:41, 25 November 2019 (UTC).

Agree, but maybe make it possible for the option to leave it uncollapsed? I don't think there is a way for it to trigger if more than X languages are used, but most uses probably don't call for collpasing it. Circeus (talk) 05:38, 25 November 2019 (UTC)

kfr for Kachchi

Please add kfr for Kachchi (કચ્છી). Thank you! Smettems (talk) 04:46, 24 April 2020 (UTC)

@Smettems: Done. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 11:32, 25 April 2020 (UTC)

Thank you! Smettems (talk) 12:54, 25 April 2020 (UTC)

Requests

Request to add:

• [xwa] Kwaza of Brazil
• [kmh] Kalam of Papua New Guinea

These languages have extensive ethnobiological reference sources, with many plant and animal names documented.

And how would a proto-language be added, if at all possible? Sagotreespirit (talk) 13:07, 19 May 2020 (UTC)

nia

Can someone add nia (Nias language)? See Talk:Gracula robusta. Monster Iestyn (talk) 16:04, 25 August 2020 (UTC)

Double Sundanese and add some Indonesian local languages

@Pigsonthewing: Hi Andy, the Sundanese label is shown twice. Could you please delete one of these lines?

-->{{#if:{{{su|}}}|'''{{#language:su}}:''' {{{su}}}<br/>}}<!--

Also, could you please add these language codes from Indonesian local languages? The languages have Wikipedia communities under WMID's support.

• Balinese (local name: Bali; language code: ban)
• Minangkabau (local name: Minangkabau; language code: min)
• Banjar (local name:Banjar ; language code: bjn)
• Gorontalo (local name: Hulontalo; language code: gor)
• Toba Batak (local name: Batak Toba; language code: bbc)
• Madurese (local name: Madhurâ; language code: mad)
• Nias (local name: Niha; language code: nia)

Thank you in advance.

Wirjadisastra (talk) 04:09, 26 August 2020 (UTC)

@Wirjadisastra: All done; except we need to add labels for "min" and "nia". If I can figure out where! Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 07:48, 26 August 2020 (UTC)

@Pigsonthewing: I'm sorry but I don't get what you mean by labels for "min" & "nia". Are the codes causing any bug? Wirjadisastra (talk) 09:22, 26 August 2020 (UTC)

@Wirjadisastra: There is no bug. You can add names in all of the above languages. If you add the name "Foorbar" in Banjar, the template will display "Banjar: Foobar"; but if you add it in Madurese, it will currently display "mad: Foorbar", and for Nias, "nia: Foorbar". We need to fix these, so that the names of the languages are displayed, instead of their three-letter codes. Apparently this has to be done via Phabricator, so: https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T261387 Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 09:36, 27 August 2020 (UTC)

@Wirjadisastra: This is all now resolved, and the ticket closed. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 10:33, 16 October 2020 (UTC)

Missing languages: bjs, jam

missing are bjs and jam, see eg Melicoccus bijugatus--Estopedist1 (talk) 05:52, 26 October 2020 (UTC)

Kotava language

Can you add Kotava language? Its ISO code is "avk". Kotavusik (talk) 21:36, 7 November 2020 (UTC)

Kotava is an international constructed language and have a Wikipedia ( avk.wikipedia.org ). The denomination of plants and animals is well developed in Kotava. Please add Kotava language to Wikispecies. Kotavusik (talk) 08:53, 26 March 2021 (UTC)

cr and oj

Could Cree and Ojibwe (ISO cr and oj) be added? The vernacular "Moose" (Alces americanus) in particular comes from Algonquian cognates, and it might be helpful for some other North American animals.--Molandfreak (talk) 02:04, 14 March 2021 (UTC)

@Molandfreak: I've added oj, but it has the same labelling issue as described above for mad and nia; hence T277505. cr is already available. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 20:00, 15 March 2021 (UTC)

@Molandfreak, can you try ojb instead of oj?

It's already supported in MediaWiki software. It's only one of the varieties, but to the best of my understanding, it's the most common and written one.

If it's not appropriate, please let me know, and I'll try to find a solution. Amir E. Aharoni / אמיר א׳ אהרוני (talk) 11:59, 25 July 2021 (UTC)

mnw

Please add "mnw" for Mon language. --Octahedron80 (talk) 03:03, 11 May 2021 (UTC)

@Octahedron80:  Done. Tommy Kronkvist (talk), 11:04, 11 May 2021 (UTC).

cz

I'm missing cz (Czech Republic) as code in the list.PeterR (talk) 11:27, 22 July 2021 (UTC)

@PeterR: The code for the Czech language is cs. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 20:21, 24 July 2021 (UTC)

sat

A request for Santali language (sat) to be added, posted in the village pump - can it be added, please? MPF (talk) 12:28, 12 December 2021 (UTC)

 Done and seems to be working Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 11:25, 28 December 2021 (UTC)

Thank you @MPF: and @Pigsonthewing: for requesting and adding Santali language. User:Rocky 734 15:50, 30 December 2021 (UTC)

hts

{{Editprotected}} Could Hadza be added? ISO [hts], endonym hazane. Kwamikagami (talk) 08:56, 8 March 2022 (UTC)

Part done. Added to template; "Hadza" text addition requested in phab:T303379. @Kwamikagami: You can begin adding names now. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 10:00, 9 March 2022 (UTC)

Thanks! Kwamikagami (talk) 10:03, 9 March 2022 (UTC)

@Pigsonthewing: Can I create articles if I don't have the authority info, or should I only add to existing articles? Kwamikagami (talk) 21:06, 9 March 2022 (UTC)

Please add Eastern Arrernte, Pitjantjatjara and Alyawarr

The ISOs for these languages are aer, pjt and aly respectively. I don't think these are available on Media-Wiki yet though. These are all Australian Aboriginal languages. Thanks! OutbackMinecrafter (talk) 08:41, 17 April 2022 (UTC)

 Done. Sorry for the delay. Tommy Kronkvist (talk), 16:40, 10 May 2022 (UTC).

The Saami languages with actual orthographies

1. sma – Southern
2. sju – Ume
3. sje – Pite
4. smj – Lule
5. se (also sme) – Northern
6. smn – Inari
7. sms – Skolt
8. sjd – Kildin

The names for these languages in their own language are listed in the Phabricator task WMHack19: Add Saami + Romani languages to Wikidata. Northern and Inari Saami have their own wikipedias, the rest are in the incubator. Northern Saami also has country-specific codes in some wikimedia projects: se-fi, se-no, and se-se. It would be useful if these are also added, if possible. The rest of the Saami languages not listed above do not have official orthographies and should not be added imo to prevent people from adding non-existing spellings to Wikispecies. Thank you for adding the 8 listed above! Yupik (talk) 20:29, 11 August 2023 (UTC)

Request of addition

I request addition of the following language codes:

List of codes

1. aai - Arifama-Miniafia
2. aba - Abé
3. abr - Abron (Note: as w:Bono dialect of Akan [ak])
4. abt - Abelam
5. acd - Kyode
6. ach - Acholi
7. ada - Dangme
8. ade - Adele
9. aey - Amele
10. agv - Remontado Dumagat
11. akb - Angkola
12. akc - Mpur
13. akw - Akwa
14. alz - Alur
15. amk - Ambai
16. ank - Goemai
17. any - Anyin
18. aoz - Uab Meto
19. asa - Pare
20. ati - Attié
21. auw - Awyi
22. avi - Avikam
23. awv - Jair Awyu
24. axk - Aka
25. ayz - Maybrat
26. baa - Babatana
27. bas - Basaa
28. bba - Bariba
29. bbg - Barama
30. bci - Baoulé
31. bcp - Bali (DRC)
32. bdb - Basap
33. bdf - Biage
34. bdp - Bende (Note: same clade with Tongwe [tny])
35. bdu - Oroko
36. beq - Bembe (Kibembe)
37. bez - Bena
38. bfa - Bari
39. bfg - Busang Kayan
40. bhv - Bahau
41. bhw - Biak
42. bik - Bikol languages
43. bim - Bimoba (Note: dialect of Moba [mfq])
44. bin - Edo
45. bip - Bila
46. bjg - Bijago
47. bjh - Bahinemo
48. bjw - Bakwé
49. bkc - Baka
50. bkl - Berik
51. bkr - Bakumpai
52. bkw - Bekwil
53. bky - Bokyi
54. ble - Balanta-Kentohe
55. blj - Bolongan
56. bmb - Bembe (Ibembe)
57. bng - Benga
58. bnx - Bangubangu
59. bob - Aweer
60. bok - Bonjo
61. bou - Bondei
62. bov - Bowili
63. brf - Bira
64. bri - Kpwe
65. btm - Mandailing Batak
66. btx - Batak Karo
67. bui - Bongili
68. bum - Bulu
69. buw - Vove
70. bvn - Buna
71. bww - Bwa
72. bxg - Bangala
73. bxk - Bukusu
74. car - Carib
75. cgg - Chiga
76. chk - Chuukese
77. coh - Chonyi
78. dag - Dagbani
79. dav - Dawida
80. ddn - Dendi
81. dgz - Daga
82. dhv - Drehu
83. dig - Digo
84. din - Dinka
85. djk - Ndyuka
86. dma - Duma
87. dnj - Dan
88. dsh - Daasanach
89. dtb - Eastern Kadazan
90. dtp - Central Dusun
91. dua - Duala
92. dug - Duruma (Note: a member of Mijikenda language)
93. dyu - Dyula
94. ebr - Ebrié
95. ebu - Embu
96. efe - Efe
97. efi - Efik
98. eja - Jola-Felupe
99. ekg - Ekari
100. eme - Teko
101. enb - Markweeta
102. enn - Engenni
103. enq - Enga
104. erg - Erromangan
105. ets - Afenmai
106. etu - Ejagham
107. ewo - Ewondo
108. eyo - Keiyo
109. faj - Faita
110. fan - Fang
111. fip - Fipa
112. flr - Fuliiru
113. foi - Foi
114. fon - Fon
115. for - Fore
116. fuc - Pulaar
117. gaa - Ga
118. gal - Galoli
119. gay - Gayo
120. gcr - French Guianese Creole
121. gev - Viya
122. ggu - Gban
123. ggw - Gogodala
124. gjn - Gonja
125. gkp - Guinea Kpelle (Note: possible variety of Kpelle [kpe])
126. goa - Guro
127. gog - Gogo
128. gow - Gorowa
129. grt - Garo
130. gur - Farefare
131. guz - Gusii
132. gwr - Gwere
133. gyi - Gyele (Note: possible subdialect of Kwasio [nmg])
134. gyn - Guyanese Creole
135. had - Hatam
136. haq - Ha
137. hay - Haya
138. heh - Hehe
139. hke - Hunde
140. hoo - Holoholo
141. iba - Iban
142. ida - Idaxo-Isuxa-Tiriki
143. idu - Idoma
144. igl - Igala
145. ijc - Izon
146. irk - Iraqw
147. itd - Nunukan Tidung (Note: ISO 639-3 code split from Tidong [​tid] on 15 January 2016)
148. its - Itsekiri
149. iyx - Yaa (Note: one of the varieties of West Teke language)
150. juk - Wapan
151. kam - Kamba
152. kau - Kanuri
153. kbk - Grass Koiari
154. kde - Makonde
155. keb - Kele (Gabon)
156. ked - Kerewe
157. kel - Kela (Bantu)
158. keo - Kakwa (Africa)
159. kdj - Karamojong
160. kij - Kilivila
161. kmh - Kalam
162. kmo - Kwoma
163. kmt - Kemtuik
164. knf - Mankanya
165. knu - Kono (Note: possible variety of Kpelle [kpe])
166. knx - Kendayan
167. kny - Kanyok
168. koh - Koyo (Congo)
169. koo - Konjo (Bantu)
170. koq - Kota (Gabon)
171. kps - Tehit
172. kpz - Kupsabiny
173. kqn - Kaonde
174. ksb - Shambala
175. ksd - Tolai
176. ksv - Kusu
177. kti - North Muyu
178. kty - Kango (Bas-Uélé District)
179. kuj - Kuria
180. kwe - Kwerba
181. kwf - Kwara'ae
182. kwt - Kwesten
183. kye - Krache
184. kzi - Kelabit
185. lag - Rangi
186. laj - Lango (Uganda)
187. lbu - Labu
188. lbx - Lawangan
189. lef - Lelemi
190. lej - Lengola
191. lgg - Lugbara
192. lli - Laali (Note: one of the varieties of West Teke language)
193. lol - Mongo
194. lom - Loma
195. loo - Lombo
196. lri - Marachi
197. lsm - Samia
198. lts - Tachoni (Note: possible variety of Masaba [myx])
199. lua - Luba-Kasai
200. lub - Luba-Katanga
201. lue - Luvale
202. lup - Lumbu
203. luy - Luhya
     1. lks - Kisa
     2. lrm - Marama
204. maw - Mampruli
205. mbc - Macushi
206. mbm - Mbama
207. mbu - Mbula-Bwazza
208. mbw - Maring
209. mcq - Ese
210. mdi - Mamvu
211. mdj - Mangbetu
212. mdm - Mayogo
213. mdw - Mbosi
214. med - Melpa
215. mej - Meyah
216. mek - Mekeo
217. men - Mende
218. mer - Meru
219. mev - Mano
220. mfv - Manjak
221. mgv - Matengo
222. mgz - Mbugwe
223. mhi - Ma'di
224. mhw - Mbukushu
225. mlk - Ilwana
226. mnb - Muna
227. mnk - Mandinka
228. mnx - Sougb
229. mos - Mooré
230. mpe - Majang
231. mqy - Manggarai
232. mte - Mono-Alu
233. mvo - Marovo
234. mwe - Mwera
235. mxn - Moi
236. mye - Myene
237. myx - Masaba
238. nak - Nakanai
239. ncu - Chumburung
240. nda - Ndasa
241. ngc - Ngombe
242. ngp - Ngulu
243. nih - Nyiha
244. nim - Iramba
245. niq - Naandi
246. njy - Njem
247. nmd - Ndumu
248. nmg - Kwasio
249. nnb - Nande
250. nse - Nsenga
251. ntd - Sesayap Tidung (Note: ISO 639-3 code split from Tidong [​tid] on 15 January 2016)
252. ntr - Delo
253. nuj - Nyole (Uganda)
254. nup - Nupe
255. nyf - Giryama (Note: a member of Mijikenda language)
256. nyj - Nyanga
257. nym - Nyamwezi
258. nyn - Nyankore
259. nyo - Nyoro
260. nyy - Nyakyusa
261. nzb - Njebi
262. nzi - Nzema
263. oki - Ogiek
264. okv - Orokaiva
265. old - Mochi
266. onj - Onjob
267. orc - Orma
268. oro - Orokolo
269. oub - Glio-Ubi
270. oym - Wayampi
271. ozm - Nzime
272. pbo - Papel
273. pdo - Padoe
274. pex - Petats
275. pic - Pinji
276. pkb - Pokomo
277. plu - Palikur
278. pko - Pökoot
279. pni - Aoheng
280. pns - Ponosakan
281. pon - Pohnpeian
282. pov - Guinea-Bissau Creole
283. puu - Punu
284. rag - Logooli
285. rel - Rendille
286. rim - Turu
287. ruf - Luguru
288. rug - Roviana
289. rui - Rufiji
290. rwk - Rwa
291. rwm - Amba (Bantu)
292. sad - Sandawe
293. saq - Samburu
294. sbp - Sangu (Tanzania)
295. sbw - Himba
296. sei - Seri
297. set - Sentani
298. sfw - Sehwi
299. sgc - Kipsigis
300. shi - Shilha
301. shr - Shi
302. sib - Sebop
303. siw - Siwai
304. six - Sumau
305. sja - Eperara
306. skv - Skou
307. sne - Bau-Jagoi Bidayuh
308. snp - Siane
309. snq - Sangu (Gabon)
310. snw - Santrokofi
311. sod - Songola
312. spy - Sabaot
313. ssn - Waata
314. suk - Sukuma
315. sus - Susu
316. swj - Shira
317. syi - Seki
318. szg - Sengele
319. tap - Taabwa
320. tbt - Tembo (Kitembo)
321. tcc - Datooga
322. tem - Temne
323. teo - Teso
324. teu - Soo
325. tgw - Tagwana
326. tft - Ternate
327. thk - Tharaka (Note: possible dialect of Meru [mer])
328. tih - Timugon
329. tii - Tiene
330. tio - Teop
331. tjg - Tunjung
332. tlb - Tobelo
333. tld - Talaud
334. tll - Tetela
335. tmo - Temoq
336. tnm - Tabla
337. tnt - Tontemboan
338. tny - Tongwe (Note: same clade with Bende [bdp])
339. tod - Toma (Note: possible dialect of Loma [lom])
340. tsa - Tsaangi
341. tsv - Tsogo
342. ttj - Tooro
343. tuv - Turkana
344. tuy - Tugen
345. tvs - Taveta
346. tvu - Nen (Cameroon)
347. tzo - Tzotzil
348. ulk - Meriam
349. urh - Urhobo
350. vid - Vidunda
351. vif - Vili
352. vrs - Varisi
353. vum - Vumbu
354. vut - Vute
355. wad - Wandamen
356. wap - Wapishana
357. way - Wayana
358. wbp - Warlpiri
359. wed - Wedau
360. wgo - Ambel
361. wim - Wik-Mungkan
362. wob - Wobé
363. wrl - Warlmanpa
364. wrm - Warumungu
365. wss - Wasa (Note: dialect of Akan [ak])
366. wtf - Watiwa
367. xau - Kauwera
368. xbr - Kambera
369. xnj - Tanzanian Ngoni (Note: ISO 639-3 code split from Ngoni [​ngo] on 15 January 2021)
370. xog - Soga
371. xsb - Sambal
372. yao - Yao
373. yns - Yansi
374. zaj - Zaramo
375. zga - Kinga
376. zin - Zinza
377. ziw - Zigula
378. zmb - Zimba
379. zmp - Mpuono
380. zne - Zande

I can provide sources of vernacular names in these languages if needed. --Eryk Kij (talk) 00:27, 11 June 2024 (UTC) [items added: Eryk Kij (talk) 08:22, 12 June 2024 (UTC); Eryk Kij (talk) 11:16, 12 June 2024 (UTC); Eryk Kij (talk) 04:22, 15 June 2024 (UTC); Eryk Kij (talk) 10:47, 15 June 2024 (UTC); Eryk Kij (talk) 12:48, 16 June 2024 (UTC); Eryk Kij (talk) 12:02, 21 June 2024 (UTC); Eryk Kij (talk) 09:10, 5 July 2024 (UTC); Eryk Kij (talk) 04:51, 8 July 2024 (UTC); Eryk Kij (talk) 04:16, 10 July 2024 (UTC); Eryk Kij (talk) 10:34, 12 July 2024 (UTC); Eryk Kij (talk) 16:43, 30 July 2024 (UTC); Eryk Kij (talk) 15:03, 9 August 2024 (UTC)]

On Phabricator, I also created a task requesting display of several glossonyms/endonyms of the above-mentioned languages. --Eryk Kij (talk) 14:28, 11 June 2024 (UTC)

Lint...

The line background:#f9f9f9; should be background:#f9f9f9;color:inherit; ShakespeareFan00 (talk) 09:26, 20 August 2024 (UTC)

Please add this

Hello, can you add en-us (American English) as a language, mainly for the Planatus genre, as they are called Sycamore in the USA and Plane in UK and Australia. 204.100.235.120 17:44, 24 October 2024 (UTC)

Unfortunately not. As vernacular names are not an important part of taxonomy, the vernacular names list in Wikispecies is only a summary; it's not intended to be a comprehensive listing of every local variant, past or present. This has been discussed and decided upon many times during the past several years. Please see the usage section (and the "Simple English" section below it) in our Vernacular Names Guideline for a bit more information.

–Best regards, Tommy Kronkvist (talk), 10:26, 25 October 2024 (UTC).