Langnames

Localized language names for languages in the Giellatekno infrastructure. Uses ISO 639-3 codes.

pnpm add @giellatekno/langnames

Usage

langname(ofLang: string, inLang: "eng" | "nob" | "sme" | "fin" | "rus", capitalize = true): string

import { langname } from "@giellatekno/langnames";

langname("fkv", "eng")        // "Kven"
langname("fkv", "rus")        // "Квенский язык"
langname("sme", "eng")        // "North Sámi"
langname("sme", "sme")        // "Davvisámegiella"
langname("nob", "nob")         // "Norsk bokmål"
langname("nob", "nob", false)  // "norsk bokmål" (uncapitalized)

Capitalize defaults to true because names are stored lowercase but UI labels need capitals. Pass false for running text.

For language codes not in our data, falls back to Intl.DisplayNames. Returns the code itself if nothing is known.

Multi-word names use non-breaking spaces.