Tɛmplet:Needs IPA/doc

This template should be used on a single word or phrase that requires transcription into the International Phonetic Alphabet. Use directly after the word or phrase. This template is a self-reference and so is part of the Wikipedia project rather than the encyclopedic content.

Usage

• {{needs IPA|lang=xx}}

where xx is the ISO 639 code for the language for which a transcription is requested. It supports up to three languages.

• {{needs IPA|lang=xx|lang2=yy|lang3=zz}}

In the main namespace, the template categorizes the page into the category named "Articles needing [language name] IPA" if it exists, and into Category:Articles needing IPA if it doesn't (or if no language is specified).

You may explicitly specify the term or language being requested in the first parameter, which appears between "needs" and "IPA":

• {{needs IPA|English|lang=en}}
• {{needs IPA|surname|lang=xx}}

Examples

Markup	Renders as
Glauxkenfruble{{needs IPA|lang=lt}}	GlauxkenfrubleTɛmplet:Needs IPA/core
Glauxkenfruble{{needs IPA|Lithuanian|lang=lt}}	GlauxkenfrubleTɛmplet:Needs IPA/core

Tracking categories

• Category:Articles needing IPA (0)
  • Category:Articles needing English IPA (0)

TemplateData

TemplateData for Needs IPA

An inline template that marks a word or phrase as requiring transcription in the International Phonetic Alphabet

Template parameters

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Qualifier	1	Text that appears between "needs" and "IPA" Example Lithuanian	String	optional
Language	lang	ISO 639 language code for the language for which a transcription is requested Example en	String	suggested
Language 2	lang2	ISO 639 language code for the second language for which a transcription is requested Example de	String	optional
Language 3	lang3	ISO 639 language code for the third language for which a transcription is requested Example ar	String	optional
Reason	reason	Text appended in the tooltip providing context for the request	String	optional
Month and year	date	Provides the month and year; e.g., 'January 2013', but not 'jan13' Auto value {{subst:CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{subst:CURRENTYEAR}}	String	suggested

See also

• {{Pronunciation needed}}, another inline template requesting phonetic transcription