.. _dci:language:

Language (MA, 0-n)
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``datacite:language``

DCMI definition:
A language of the intellectual content of the resource.

Property language (MA, 0-n)
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Use the language code as value. In case the resource utilizes several languages, repeat this element to indicate multiple languages.

*Allowed values, examples, other constraints:*

* Allowed values are to be taken from IETF BCP 47, ISO 639-1 language codes (e.g. en, de, fr).

Examples
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.. code-block:: xml
   :linenos:

   <datacite:language>en-US</datacite:language>
   <datacite:language>de-DE</datacite:language>

.. _DRIVER Guidelines v2 element language: https://wiki.surfnet.nl/display/DRIVERguidelines/Language
.. _DataCite MetadataKernel: http://schema.datacite.org/meta/kernel-4.3/

Context
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**Do Not Confuse With**



**DataCite v4.3 Differentiation**



**OpenAIRE Data Guidelines v2 Differentiation**