This template is used to tag non-English text whose language isn't evident.
Non-English words should be tagged with{{lang}} (for languages shown in their native writing system) or{{transliteration}} (for transliterations into the Latin alphabet). This is useful fora variety of reasons.
In this case, an editor (probably a participant in themoss spell check project) attempted to tag this word or phrase, but could not identify the language.
If you aren't sure of the language being used, you can:
If you arecertain of the language being used:
{{lang|fr|Je suis française.}}{{lang|ja|日本}}{{Transliteration|ru|russkij}}Thanks for your help!
{{Which lang|date=November 2025}}{{Which lang|date=November 2025|reason=Your explanation here}}Place the tag, with any optional parameters, immediately after the word or phrase in question. This template should not besubstituted ({{subst:}}). For example:
...known as haats,{{which lang|reason=Indian sub-continent dialect?|date=November 2025}} are fairly common throughout the regionlooks like this:
All parameters are optional, and date will be added by a bot if missing.
Adding this template will put articles underCategory:Articles with unidentified words.
TemplateData for Which lang
This template is used to tag non-English text whose language isn't evident.
| Parameter | Description | Type | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month and year | date | Provides the month and year of the clarification request, e.g. 'January 2013', but not 'jan13'
| String | suggested |
| Explanation | reason | If needed, used to explain why the language of the text is unclear, or offer your best guess at what language it is. | String | optional |
