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description: Represents the use and preference information about a person’s language. This object is available in API version 51.0 and later.
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# PersonLanguage

Represents the use and preference information about a person’s language. This object is available in API version 51.0 and later.

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#### Important

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## Supported Calls

create(), delete(), describeLayout(), describeSObjects(), getDeleted(), getUpdated(), query(), retrieve(), search(), undelete(), update(), upsert()

## Fields

### IndividualId

- **Type**: Polymorphic master-detail reference
- **Properties**: Create, Filter, Group, Sort
- **Description**: The person who speaks the language.
- **Referenced Objects**:
    - Person Account
    - Account
    - Contact

### Language

- **Type**: picklist
- **Properties**: Create, Filter, Group, Sort, Update
- **Description**: Specifies the language spoken by the person.
- **Possible values**:
    - English
    - Spanish

### LastReferencedDate

- **Type**: dateTime
- **Properties**: Filter, Nillable, Sort
- **Description**: The date and time when the record was last referenced.

### LastViewedDate

- **Type**: dateTime
- **Properties**: Filter, Nillable, Sort
- **Description**: The date and time when the record was last viewed.

### Name

- **Type**: string
- **Properties**: Autonumber, Defaulted on create, Filter, idLookup, Sort
- **Description**: A system-generated name for the PersonLanguage record.

### OwnerId

- **Type**: reference
- **Properties**: Create, Defaulted on create, Filter, Group, Sort, Update
- **Description**: ID of the record owner. Available in API version 56.0 and later.
    
    This field is a polymorphic relationship field.
- **Relationship Name**: Owner
- **Relationship Type**: Lookup
- **Refers To**: Group, User

### Rank

- **Type**: int
- **Properties**: Create, Filter, Group, Sort, Update
- **Description**: The preference rank for a particular language for a particular person.

### SpeakingProficiencyLevel

- **Type**: picklist
- **Properties**: Create, Defaulted on create, Filter, Group, Nillable, Sort, Update
- **Description**: Specifies the person’s speaking proficiency level.
    
    Available in API version 56.0 and later.
- **Default value**: Fluent
- **Possible values**:
    - Beginner
    - Intermediate
    - Fluent

### WritingProficiencyLevel

- **Type**: picklist
- **Properties**: Create, Defaulted on create, Filter, Group, Sort, Nillable, Update
- **Description**: Specifies the person’s writing proficiency level.
    
    Available in API version 56.0 and later.
- **Default value**: Novice
- **Possible values**:
    - Novice
    - Intermediate
    - Advanced
    - Superior
    - Distinguished

## Usage

PersonLanguage is a data type-like object that’s associated to different objects representing people. The language a person speaks is associated to that person by referencing their account, contact, or person account records using the IndividualId field on PersonLanguage.

## Associated Objects

This object has the following associated objects. If the API version isn’t specified, they’re available in the same API versions as this object. Otherwise, they’re available in the specified API version and later.

[PersonLanguageOwnerSharingRule](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.health_cloud_object_reference.meta/health_cloud_object_reference/sforce_api_associated_objects_ownersharingrule.htm "StandardObjectNameOwnerSharingRule is the model for all owner sharing rule objects associated with standard objects. These objects represent a rule for sharing a standard object with users other than the owner.") (API version 56.0)

Sharing rules are available for the object.

[PersonLanguageShare](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.health_cloud_object_reference.meta/health_cloud_object_reference/sforce_api_associated_objects_share.htm "StandardObjectNameShare is the model for all share objects associated with standard objects. These objects represent a sharing entry on the standard object.") (API version 56.0)

Sharing is available for the object.

[PersonLanguageChangeEvent](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.health_cloud_object_reference.meta/health_cloud_object_reference/sforce_api_associated_objects_change_event.htm "A StandardObjectNameChangeEvent object is available for each object that supports Change Data Capture. You can subscribe to a stream of change events using Change Data Capture to receive data tied to record changes in Salesforce. Changes include record creation, updates to an existing record, deletion of a record, and undeletion of a record. A change event isn’t a Salesforce object—it doesn’t support CRUD operations or queries. It’s included in the object reference so you can discover which Salesforce objects support change events.") (API version 61.0)

Change events are available for the object.