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diff --git a/runtime/lua/vim/treesitter/language.lua b/runtime/lua/vim/treesitter/language.lua
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+local a = vim.api
+
+local M = {}
+
+--- Asserts that the provided language is installed, and optionnaly provide a path for the parser
+--
+-- Parsers are searched in the `parser` runtime directory.
+--
+-- @param lang The language the parser should parse
+-- @param path Optionnal path the parser is located at
+function M.require_language(lang, path)
+  if vim._ts_has_language(lang) then
+    return true
+  end
+  if path == nil then
+    local fname = 'parser/' .. lang .. '.*'
+    local paths = a.nvim_get_runtime_file(fname, false)
+    if #paths == 0 then
+      -- TODO(bfredl): help tag?
+      error("no parser for '"..lang.."' language, see :help treesitter-parsers")
+    end
+    path = paths[1]
+  end
+  vim._ts_add_language(path, lang)
+end
+
+--- Inspects the provided language.
+--
+-- Inspecting provides some useful informations on the language like node names, ...
+--
+-- @param lang The language.
+function M.inspect_language(lang)
+  M.require_language(lang)
+  return vim._ts_inspect_language(lang)
+end
+
+return M