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Linguistics of the use of Cote d'Ivoire

Hi, there's a move discussion at Talk:Ivory Coast#Requested move 27 June 2024 about moving to Cote d'Ivoire per it overtaking Ivory Coast on ngrams, but there are questions whether it can be considered an WP:ENGLISHTITLE. Any help would be greatly appreciated, apologies if this appears a waste of time Kowal2701 (talk) 12:50, 30 June 2024 (UTC)

Quick Balinese identification

Hello! I'm working on Writing system, and there's an image of a printed Balinese Bible passage. I would like to improve the caption; would anyone be able to read it and either say which book of the Bible it is for me, or provide enough of a transcription/translation for me to figure it out myself? Thanks in advance. Remsense诉 16:19, 14 July 2024 (UTC)

Requested move at Talk:Pan-Illyrian theories#Requested move 14 July 2024

There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Pan-Illyrian theories#Requested move 14 July 2024 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. 98𝚃𝙸𝙶𝙴𝚁𝙸𝚄𝚂 • [𝚃𝙰𝙻𝙺] 22:37, 14 July 2024 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Village_pump_(idea_lab)#Changing_all_values_of_the_Hebrew_language,_from_Yeshu(ישו),_Yeshua(ישוע)

If you have an opinion, please join the discussion. Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 06:46, 21 July 2024 (UTC)

Good article reassessment for Central Atlas Tamazight

Central Atlas Tamazight has been nominated for a good article reassessment. If you are interested in the discussion, please participate by adding your comments to the reassessment page. If concerns are not addressed during the review period, the good article status may be removed from the article. Z1720 (talk) 21:06, 28 July 2024 (UTC)

Help: Prekmurje Slovene; survey

Hello! I have attempted to correct and provide sources for this article. Where can I request proofreading? Doncsecz^talk 08:25, 12 August 2024 (UTC)

Requested move at Talk:Yvy Marãeʼỹ#Requested move 2 September 2024

There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Yvy Marãeʼỹ#Requested move 2 September 2024 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. RodRabelo7 (talk) 01:04, 2 September 2024 (UTC)

Requested move at Talk:Altaic languages#Requested move 4 September 2024

There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Altaic languages#Requested move 4 September 2024 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. Austronesier (talk) 09:31, 7 September 2024 (UTC)

This move discussion is relevant because it implictly put into question our rationale in Wikipedia:Naming_conventions_(languages)#Language_families: X languages is preferred over X language family because it leaves the actual nature of the grouping (genetic, geographic, or otherwise) an open question, which saves us from nit-picking about the article title in the case of controversial families. While the guideline does not explicitly say that X languages is preferred over X hypothesis in the case of controversial families, it clearly says that X languages leaves the actual nature of the grouping an open question. Feel free to join the current nit-picking. –Austronesier (talk) 09:39, 7 September 2024 (UTC)

Nomination for deletion of Okjeo language

Okjeo language has been nominated for deletion. Comments are welcome at the discussion. Kanguole 22:30, 10 September 2024 (UTC)

Requested move at Talk:Gyat#Requested move 12 September 2024

There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Gyat#Requested move 12 September 2024 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. Safari Scribe^{Edits! Talk!} 05:22, 19 September 2024 (UTC)

Deletion discussion at Wikipedia:Templates for discussion/Log/2024 September 17#Template:Austronesian_languages

There is a deletion discussion at Wikipedia:Templates for discussion/Log/2024 September 17#Template:Austronesian_languages that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. Austronesier (talk) 19:57, 25 September 2024 (UTC)

Nomination for merger of Template:Kartvelian languages

Template:Kartvelian languages has been nominated for merging with Template:Georgian language. You are invited to comment on the discussion at the template's entry on the Templates for discussion page. Thank you. PK2 (talk; contributions) 04:59, 30 September 2024 (UTC)

Requested move at Talk:Dargwa language#Requested move 22 September 2024

There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Dargwa language#Requested move 22 September 2024 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. Safari Scribe^{Edits! Talk!} 12:19, 30 September 2024 (UTC)

Does Nivkh currently have one alphabet or two?

This is under discussion at Wikipedia:Dispute_resolution_noticeboard#Nivkh alphabets discussion, but doesn't seem to be getting anywhere, and the moderator suggested continuing here. It relates to the article Nivkh alphabets.

Unicode has published statements by linguists working on Siberian languages that the difference between the 'ticked' and curved variants of extended Siberian letters like Қ қ Қʼ қʼ Ң ң Ҳ ҳ vs Ӄ ӄ Ӄʼ ӄʼ Ӈ ӈ Ӽ ӽ are allographs, and Unicode has therefore refused to encode additional pairs. Nivkh isn't mentioned specifically, but we've had a similar debate with Khanty, and there it's quite clear that the forms of the letters is an editorial choice, and makes no difference to the orthography. In the case of Nivkh, we have publications using either set of allographs.

For Nivkh, we have an editor who insists that this is not allography, but two entirely separate alphabets, and that when govt agencies currently use the ticked variants of the letters, they're using the 'old' alphabet, even though they include the new letters that were introduced with the latest orthographic change.

Anyway, if someone could chime in, we'd appreciate it. — kwami (talk) 01:40, 4 October 2024 (UTC)