"Petr Kadlec" petr.kadlec@gmail.com writes:
Petr Kadlec, 31/10/2013 10:09:
Yes, I compared the name of the language in Names.php with the name of the language in _the corresponding_ CldrNamesXx.php from the CLDR extension, i.e. note I did not use CLDR data directly, only the CLDR extension. (The script which created the list can be seen on github, a link is in the original post.)
Heh, but how lazy we list idlers are, nobody else helped edit. So, to break down the todos, can you do the following:
- torture Nikerabbit and purodha until they emit a conclusion on
Ripoarisch vs. Kölsch ...
Ripuarian is a scientific collective term for a language family that Colognian (Kölsch) is part of. So the correct names for ksh are "Colognian" in English, and "Kölsch" as the autonym. The Problem is that there is no ISO 639 code for Ripuarian, but the WMF projects use ksh as a replacement until one has been assigned. The correct English name for Ripuarian is "Ripuarian", or "Ripuarian Franconian". An autonym does not really exist since people mostly are not aware of the linguistic family relations, but a common denominator would be "Platt" or "plat" which is similar to "vernacular", and identical among a huge variety of Dutch, Belgian, and West German local langages, including Colognian and almost all other Ripuarian varieties.
... and sámegiella vs. davvisámegiella; 2) submit a patch to drop the MediaWiki names which differ from CLDR only in casing (AFAICS: Esperanto, Ирон, shqip, SiSwati, Кыргызча);
Agreed that we can do that, but I would recommend to warn communities about it, and respect their feedbacks, possibly ignite them to have CLDR updated.
- file a bug in MediaWiki for the locale(s) which disagree with CLDR on
main script, i.e. shi Tašlḥiyt/ⵜⴰⵛⵍⵃⵉⵜ vs. ⵜⴰⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖⵜ (we already have shi-latn); 4) where names differ "only" in diacritics, file a bug against the project that has less I guess :), i.e. Qafar, Gikuyu; 5) where either has less specifications (probably different cases or "language X" vs. "X" differences), no idea;
Ask communitites? Possibly recommend to update CLDR once the existing names.php contents are confirmed?
Purodha