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This template is a self-reference and so is part of the Wikipedia project rather than the encyclopedic content.

Usage

This template should be used on a single word or phrase that requires transcription into the International Phonetic Alphabet. It has an optional language parameter. Directly after the word or phrase, use either:

((needs IPA))

((needs IPA|<language>))

Use of this template automatically adds page to Category:Articles needing IPA.

Examples

Glauxkenfruble((needs IPA)) produces: Glauxkenfruble^{[needs IPA]}
Glauxkenfruble((needs IPA|Lithuanian)) produces: Glauxkenfruble^{[needs Lithuanian IPA]}

TemplateData

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TemplateData for Needs IPA

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

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Template parameters
Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Language	`1`	The language of the word needing transcription Example Lithuanian	String	suggested
Month and year	`date`	Provides the month and year; e.g., 'January 2013', but not 'jan13' Auto value `((subst:CURRENTMONTHNAME)) ((subst:CURRENTYEAR))`	String	suggested

Formatting	((IPA)) ((IPA-all)) ((IPA link)) ((IPAblink)) [a] ((IPAslink)) /a/ ((IPAalink)) ⟨a⟩ ((IPAplink)) ((angbr IPA)) ((Chinese tone letter)) ((Audio-IPA))
Language- specific	((IPAc-en)) ((IPA-ca)) ((IPAc-cmn)) ((IPA-cs)) ((IPA-de)) ((IPA-el)) ((IPA-es)) ((IPA-fr)) ((IPA-it)) ((IPA-ko)) ((IPA-my)) ((IPA-nl)) ((IPA-pl)) ((IPAc-pl)) ((IPA-pt)) ((IPA-ro)) ((IPA-ru)) ((IPA-sh)) ((IPA-sl)) ((IPA-th)) etc. Category: IPA language templates
Maintenance	((Needs IPA)) ((Pronunciation needed)) Category: Articles needing IPA cleanup

Infobox

((Infobox IPA))

Navigation

((IPA keys))
((IPA key))
((WikiIPA))
((IPA notice))

Charts

Meta templates

IPA templates

Inline cleanup tags

Attribution

Clarity

Miscellaneous

Neutrality

Precision

((By how much)) ((Definition)) ((Definition needed)) ((Example needed)) ((Example needed span)) ((Explain)) ((How)) ((How often)) ((Misquoted)) ((Quantify)) ((Specify)) ((Vague)) ((When)) ((Where)) ((Which)) ((Who else)) ((Why)) ((Year needed))
Excessive	((Duplication span)) ((Importance inline)) ((Relevance inline)) ((Undue weight inline)) ((Globalize inline))

Time-sensitivity

Verifiability

Dubious	((Contradictory inline)) ((Disputed inline)) ((Dubious)) ((Dubious span)) ((Inconsistent)) ((Needs independent confirmation)) ((Speculation inline))
Bare URLs	((Bare URL inline)) ((Bare URL non-HTML)) ((Bare URL AV media)) ((Bare URL PDF)) ((Bare URL image)) ((Bare URL DOC)) ((Bare URL plain text)) ((Bare URL spreadsheet))
Incomplete or broken citation	((Author incomplete)) ((Author missing)) ((Date missing)) ((Dead link)) ((Edition needed)) ((Episode needed)) ((Full citation needed)) ((Incomplete short citation)) ((ISBN missing)) ((Moved resource)) ((Page needed)) ((Place missing)) ((Publisher missing)) ((Season needed)) ((Time needed)) ((Title incomplete)) ((Title missing)) ((Volume needed)) ((Year missing))
Missing or problematic reference	((Additional citation needed)) ((Better source needed)) ((Better source needed example)) ((Check quotation)) ((Chronology citation needed)) ((Citation needed)) ((Citation needed span)) ((Citation not found)) ((COI source)) ((Deprecated inline)) ((Excessive citations inline)) ((Failed verification)) ((Failed verification span)) ((Image reference needed)) ((Irrelevant citation)) ((Medical citation needed)) ((Medical citation needed span)) ((Nonspecific)) ((Not verified in body)) ((Obsolete source)) ((Page range too broad)) ((Primary source inline)) ((Promotional source)) ((Quote without source)) ((Request quotation)) ((Request quotation span)) ((Retracted)) ((Scientific citation needed)) ((Self-published inline)) ((Tertiary source inline)) ((Third-party inline)) ((Unreliable fringe source)) ((Unreliable medical source)) ((Unreliable source?)) ((Verify quote)) ((Verify source))

Wording

General advice

The above documentation is transcluded from Template:Needs IPA/doc.
Editors can experiment in this template's sandbox and testcases pages.
Add categories to the /doc subpage. Subpages of this template.

Usage

Examples

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See also