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This [[WP:WT|welcome template]] may be used to welcome a user whose edits appear to show poor command of English (or whose edits are not in English at all) and who appear to be fluent in {{#ifeq: {{#language:{{{1|}}}|en}} | {{{1|}}} | another language| {{#language:{{{1|}}}|en}}}}. It presents a brief welcome message in English, followed by an equivalent one in {{#ifeq: {{#language:{{{1|}}}|en}} | {{{1|}}} | the other language, if a translation is available | {{#language:{{{1|}}}|en}}}}.<br />
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== Usage ==<br />
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{{tlsx|Welcome-foreign|lang{{=}}{{#ifeq: {{#language:{{{1|}}}|en}} | {{{1|}}} | xx | {{{1|}}} }}}} # where 'xx' is a language code<br><br />
{{tlsx|Welcome-foreign|{{#ifeq: {{#language:{{{1|}}}|en}} | {{{1|}}} | xx | {{{1|}}} }}}} <span style="margin-left:2.8em"># same as above</span><br />
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== Parameters ==<br />
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There is one required parameter, the named param {{para|lang}} (alias: positional {{para|1}}):<br />
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* {{para|lang}}{{snd}}a language code; e.g., 'fr' for French, or 'es' for Spanish (see [[m:Table of Wikimedia projects#Projects per language codes|language code table]])<br />
* {{para|1}}{{snd}} same as above<br />
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== Example ==<br />
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{{tls|Welcome-foreign|{{#ifeq: {{#language:{{{1|}}}|en}} | {{{1|}}} | es | {{{1|}}} }}}} gives:<br />
{{Welcome-foreign|{{#ifeq: {{#language:{{{1|}}}|en}} | {{{1|}}} | es | {{{1|}}} }}}}<br />
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== Adding a new language ==<br />
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This template will work for any language listed in the [[m:Table of Wikimedia projects|language code table]]. The welcome will be issued in two languages: English, and the user's language, if the lang code corresponds to a language for which a language subpage exists. So, Albanian, Chinese, Dutch, and so on, because the subpages [[Template:Welcome-foreign/Albanian|Albanian]], [[Template:Welcome-foreign/Chinese|Chinese]], and [[Template:Welcome-foreign/Dutch|Dutch]] exist. For valid lang codes corresponding to a language that doesn't have a subpage, the welcome is issued in English only. <br />
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To update the list, simply add a new subpage with the language name from the table. In particular, the language name should correspond to the value of <code><nowiki>{{#language:xx|en}}</nowiki></code> where 'xx' is the language code (so, <code>chr</code> → '{{#language:chr|en}}', <code>fa</code> → '{{#language:fa|en}}', and so on). Translate the content of [[Template:Welcome-foreign/English]] into the new language, and save it as <code>Template:{{BASEPAGENAME}}/''NewLanguage''</code>. The template code does not need to be changed, and will pick it up automatically. <br />
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'''{{Gray|Suggestion:}}''' save early versions of your translation as <small><code>Template:{{BASEPAGENAME}}/''NewLanguage''&nbsp;(draft)</code></small> until you're certain it's correct. As soon as the file exists under the correct name, it is seen by the template and goes live.<br />
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== See also ==<br />
* [[WP:Welcome templates]]{{snd}}for welcoming registered and unregistered users<br />
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For welcoming foreign-language users, wrapper templates exist for:<br />
* Albanian → {{tls|welcomeen-sq}}<br />
* Chinese → {{tls|welcomeen-zh}}<br />
* Dutch → {{tls|welcomeen-nl}}<br />
* Farsi (Persian) → {{tls|welcomeen-fa}}<br />
* Finnish → {{tls|welcomeen-fi}}<br />
* French → {{tls|welcomeen-fr}}<br />
* German → {{tls|welcomeen-de}}<br />
* Hausa → {{tls|welcomeen-ha}}<br />
* Hebrew → {{tls|welcomeen-he}}<br />
* Hindi → {{tls|welcomeen-hi}}<br />
* Japanese → {{tls|welcomeen-ja}}<br />
* Korean → {{tls|welcomeen-ko}}<br />
* Marathi → {{tls|welcomeen-mr}}<br />
* Malayalam → {{tls|welcomeen-ml}}<br />
* Portuguese → {{tls|welcomeen-pt}}<br />
* Russian → {{tls|welcomeen-ru}}<br />
* Spanish → {{tls|welcomeen-es}}<br />
* Swedish → {{tls|welcomeen-sv}}<br />
* Turkish → {{tls|welcomeen-tr}}<br />
* Ukrainian → {{tls|welcomeen-uk}}<br />
* Urdu → {{tls|welcomeen-ur}}<br />
* Vietnamese → {{tls|welcomeen-vi}} <br />
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