# id.sifa.profile.language

> Published by [sifa.id](https://lexicon.garden/identity/did:plc:2f2ahswozqy4v5lvu676375y)

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## Description

A language spoken by the user with proficiency level.

## Links

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- [Documentation](https://lexicon.garden/lexicon/did:plc:2f2ahswozqy4v5lvu676375y/id.sifa.profile.language/docs)
- [Examples](https://lexicon.garden/lexicon/did:plc:2f2ahswozqy4v5lvu676375y/id.sifa.profile.language/examples)

## Definitions

### `id.sifa.profile.language`

**Type**: `record`

Record representing a single language proficiency.

**Key**: `tid`

| Property | Type | Required | Description |
|----------|------|----------|-------------|
| `name` | `string` | Yes | Language name (e.g., 'English', 'Nederlands', 'Deutsch'). |
| `createdAt` | `string` (datetime) | Yes | Client-declared timestamp when this record was originally created. |
| `proficiency` | `string` | No | Proficiency level. Uses LinkedIn-compatible five-level scale. |

## Raw Schema

```json
{
  "id": "id.sifa.profile.language",
  "defs": {
    "main": {
      "key": "tid",
      "type": "record",
      "record": {
        "type": "object",
        "required": [
          "name",
          "createdAt"
        ],
        "properties": {
          "name": {
            "type": "string",
            "maxLength": 640,
            "minLength": 1,
            "description": "Language name (e.g., 'English', 'Nederlands', 'Deutsch').",
            "maxGraphemes": 64
          },
          "createdAt": {
            "type": "string",
            "format": "datetime",
            "description": "Client-declared timestamp when this record was originally created."
          },
          "proficiency": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Proficiency level. Uses LinkedIn-compatible five-level scale.",
            "knownValues": [
              "id.sifa.defs#elementary",
              "id.sifa.defs#limitedWorking",
              "id.sifa.defs#professionalWorking",
              "id.sifa.defs#fullProfessional",
              "id.sifa.defs#native"
            ]
          }
        }
      },
      "description": "Record representing a single language proficiency."
    }
  },
  "$type": "com.atproto.lexicon.schema",
  "lexicon": 1,
  "description": "A language spoken by the user with proficiency level."
}
```