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Usage
| code | mt |
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The language template {{lang-mt}} identifies Maltese text. The term or phrase is the only mandatory parameter. The text is formatted according to recommendations in OODA WIKI:Manual of Style/Text formatting § Foreign terms; italics for languages that use the Latin alphabet, normal for others.
The template should generally be placed after the English translation of the foreign term or phrase.
The parameter |links=no prevents the language name from being linked.
The parameter |translit= allows for a romanization to be identified. The templates that have this parameter are WIKI.org/w/index.php?title=Special:WhatLinksHere/Template:Language_with_name_and_transliteration&namespace=10&limit=500&hidelinks=1 listed here. (This parameter is not supported by lang-x templates for languages that are already written in Latin script.)
The parameter |lit= enables a literal translation (in English) to be given. It is being rolled out to these templates and so may be available for {{lang-mt}}.
Parameters
{{#lst:Template:Lang-x/doc/parameters|lang_xx_parameters}}
Examples
The following examples show translations from German.
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- Weimar is located in the federal state of Thuringia (
{{Lang-de|Thüringen}}). - The Seafarers of Catan (
{{Lang-de|Die Seefahrer von Catan}}) is an expansion of the board game The Settlers of Catan. - Albert the Bear (
{{Lang-de|Albrecht der Bär|links=no}}) - All Quiet on the Western Front (
{{Lang-de|Im Westen nichts Neues|lit=In the West Nothing New}}) is a novel by Erich Maria Remarque.
Resulting text
- Weimar is located in the federal state of Thuringia (German: Thüringen).
- The Seafarers of Catan (German: Die Seefahrer von Catan) is an expansion of the board game The Settlers of Catan.
- Albert the Bear (German: Albrecht der Bär)
- All Quiet on the Western Front (German: Im Westen nichts Neues, lit. 'In the West Nothing New') is a novel by Erich Maria Remarque.
TemplateData
TemplateData for Lang-mt
Indicates to readers the original form of a term or phrase in a foreign language.
| Parameter | Description | Type | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | 1 | The foreign text to display. | String | required |
| Display link | links link | Set to 'no' to disable the link to the article's language. | Boolean | optional |
| Literal translation | lit translation | The literal translation of the foreign text. | String | optional |
| Transliteration | translit | The transliteration of the foreign text, for languages that do not use the Latin alphabet. This field is ignored for languages that do use the Latin alphabet. | String | optional |
| Language label | label | If 'none', suppresses language link and label. Other options may be available depending on the language.
| Line | optional |
See also
- {{Lang}}
- {{Language with name/for}}
- List of ISO 639-1 codes (language codes)
- {{IPA}}