Wikipedia:Naming conventions (languages)

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Convention: Languages which share their names with some other thing should be suffixed with "language" in the case of natural languages or "programming language" in the case of programming languages. If the language's name is unique, there is no need for any suffix. For example, Python programming language and English language, but VBScript and Esperanto.

In these examples, please place a redirect to English language at English (language) and also ensure that it is listed on the English disambiguation page. Similarly, please place a redirect to VBScript at VBScript programming language and also at VBScript (programming language). These will catch writers using alternative and older naming conventions.

Language families and groups of languages are pluralized. Thus, Niger-Congo languages rather than 'Niger-Congo language', and Sino-Tibetan languages rather than 'Sino-Tibetan language'. In most cases, a redirect from the singular to the plural title is not needed, as normal English usage of the term is always plural. There are even cases where a redirect would be incorrect; compare Kalenjin languages and Kalenjin language. X languages is preferred above X language family because it leaves the actual nature of the grouping (genetic, geographic, or otherwise) an open question, which saves us from picking about the article title in the case of controversial families.