# Communication

Model ID: `Communication`

FHIR Patient.communication — language + preferred flag.

Type: `object`

## Fields

| Field | Type | Required | Format | Allowed values | Default | Nullable | Description |
|---|---|---:|---|---|---|---:|---|
| `language` | `string` | Yes |  |  |  | No | BCP-47 language tag, e.g. 'en', 'es' |
| `preferred` | `boolean` | No |  |  | `false` | No | Whether this is the patient's preferred language. |

## Example

None declared in canonical OpenAPI.