Template:Indic/doc

Purpose and function

This template is designed to unify the various transliteration schemes and styles employed for Indic scripts. It aims to provide a standard way of representing transliterations.

See Wikipedia:Naming conventions (Indic) for full guidelines for when to use this template.

Usage

Syntax:

{{indic
   | lang=
   | indic=
   | trans=
   | indic2=
   | trans2=
   | indic3=
   | trans3=
   | defaultipa=
   | indicipa=
   | indicaudio=
   | showlang=
}}

"lang"

The two letter language code (or three letters if the two letter one does not exist) indicating the language of the text. The following languages are recognised by this template:

Code	Language
as	Assamese
bn	Bengali
my	Burmese
dz	Dzongkha
gu	Gujarati
hi	Hindi
kn	Kannada
ks	Kashmiri
km	Khmer
kon	Konkani (Goan)
gom	Konkani (Goan)
lo	Lao
ml	Malayalam
mr	Marathi
mn	Mongolian
ne	Nepali
or	Oriya
pi	Pali
pa	Punjabi
sa	Sanskrit
sd	Sindhi
ta	Tamil
tcy	Tulu
te	Telugu
th	Thai
bo	Tibetan
ur	Urdu

The language code for Konkani (Goan) is gom. Do not use kon, which would mean Kongo.

"indic"

The Indic script version of the text. You may use indic2 and indic3 for alternative spellings in the same language (although they can be different scripts). If you need to show a different language, use another instance of this template separated by a semi-colon ';'.

"trans"

The transliteration of the source script. You may use indic2 and indic3 for alternative spellings in the same language (although they can be different scripts). If you need to show a different language, use another instance of this template separated by a semi-colon ';'.

"defaultipa"

The pronunciation of the word in English. Use {{IPAc-en}}.

"indicipa"

The IPA text of the pronunciation of the word in the source language.

"indicaudio"

An audio file indicating the pronunciation of the word in the source language.

"showlang"

Values: true/false Default: true

Indicates whether to show the language name.

Examples

{{indic|lang=pa|indic=ਗੁਰਦੁਆਰਾ|trans=gurduārā}}

Punjabi: ਗੁਰਦੁਆਰਾ, gurduārā

{{indic|options=noname|lang=pa|indic=ਗੁਰਦੁਆਰਾ|trans=gurduārā}}

Punjabi: ਗੁਰਦੁਆਰਾ, gurduārā

{{indic|lang=pa|indic=ਗੁਰਦੁਆਰਾ|trans=gurduārā|indic2=ਗੁਰਦਵਾਰਾ|trans2=gurdvārā|indic3=ਗੁਰਦ੍ਵਾਰਾ|trans3=gurdvārā}}

Punjabi: ਗੁਰਦੁਆਰਾ, gurduārā, ਗੁਰਦਵਾਰਾ, gurdvārā, ਗੁਰਦ੍ਵਾਰਾ, gurdvārā

{{indic|lang=sa|indic=भारत गणराज्य|trans=bhārata gaṇarājya}}

Sanskrit: भारत गणराज्य, bhārata gaṇarājya

TemplateData

No description.

Template parameters

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Language code	lang	no description	Line	suggested
Indic	indic	The text in the Indic script Example पालक पनीर	Line	required
Transliteration	trans	no description Example paalak panīr	Line	required
Indic 2	indic2	Second text in the Indic script	Line	optional
Transliteration 2	trans2	Transliteration of the second text	Line	optional
Indic 3	indic3	Third text in the Indic script	Line	optional
Transliteration 3	trans3	Transliteration of the third text	Line	optional
Default IPA (English)	defaultipa	The pronunciation of the word in English. Use {{IPAc-en}}	Line	suggested
Indic IPA	indicipa	The IPA text of the pronunciation of the word in the source language.	Line	optional
Indic audio	indicaudio	An audio file indicating the pronunciation of the word in the source language.	File	optional
Show language	showlang	Indicates whether to show the language name. The value "false" hides the name, every other value or omission of this parameter shows it. Example false	Boolean	suggested
Show help	showhelp	Indicates whether to show the help icon. The value "false" hides the name, every other value or omission of this parameter shows it. Example false	Boolean	optional