# language

A sub property of instrument. The language used on this action.

## Expected Types

| Type | Description |
|------|-------------|
| [Language](https://schema.org.ai/Language) | Natural languages such as Spanish, Tamil, Hindi, English, etc. Formal language code tags expressed in [BCP 47](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IETF_language_tag) can be used via the [alternateName](https://schema.org.ai/alternateName) property. The Language type previously also covered programming languages such as Scheme and Lisp, which are now best represented using [ComputerLanguage](https://schema.org.ai/ComputerLanguage). |

## Used on Types

| Type | Description |
|------|-------------|
| [CommunicateAction](https://schema.org.ai/CommunicateAction) | The act of conveying information to another person via a communication medium (instrument) such as speech, email, or telephone conversation. |
| [WriteAction](https://schema.org.ai/WriteAction) | The act of authoring written creative content. |

**Superseded by:** [inLanguage](https://schema.org.ai/inLanguage)

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Quoted from Schema.org 30.1, https://schema.org/language, under CC BY-SA 3.0. Served by the Org.AI Foundation at https://schema.org.ai/language.