Possible misspelling on [[MediaWiki:Project-localized-name-mniwiktionary/en]] source message
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Hi:

I am not sure if this is intended or not, but there are two messages using different spellings for the same language name:

MediaWiki:Project-localized-name-mniwiki/en - Meitei
MediaWiki:Project-localized-name-mniwiktionary/en - Meetei

According to this Wikipedia article both spellings seem correct, but this leads to inconsistencies in the source messages for translation.

Maybe the string in MediaWiki:Project-localized-name-mniwiktionary/en should be modified to "Meitei Wiktionary" to match the other message?

Regards.

Message URL: https://translatewiki.net/w/i.php?title=Special:Translate&showMessage=project-localized-name-mniwiktionary&group=ext-wikimediaprojectnames&language=gl

Addressing this request would require making a change in the following repositories/files:

Modify the value of project-localized-name-mniwiktionary in en.json and qqq.json in Gerrit repository: mediawiki/extensions/WikimediaMessages. Change "Meitei" to "Meetei".

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	Subject	Repo	Branch	Lines +/-
	Update the English name of mni.wikipedia	mediawiki/extensions/WikimediaMessages	master	+3 -3
	Correct misspelling of Meetei	mediawiki/extensions/WikimediaMessages	master	+25 -25

Customize query in gerrit

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Tolino created this task.Jul 31 2023, 10:33 AM

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Aklapper added a project: WikimediaMessages.Jul 31 2023, 10:48 AM

I agree, these should be consistent. I would use the name "Meetei" because it appears in Unicode documents (e.g. https://www.unicode.org/charts/ ) or the name "Manipuri" because it appears in CLDR. But I don't have a particularly strong opinion.

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In T343113#9071617, @Amire80 wrote:

I agree, these should be consistent. I would use the name "Meetei" because it appears in Unicode documents (e.g. https://www.unicode.org/charts/ ) or the name "Manipuri" because it appears in CLDR. But I don't have a particularly strong opinion.

And as per https://www.ethnologue.com/language/mni/ and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meitei_language, it should be "Meitei". I am trying to see if there are any community members from Manipur in Telegram channels who may have more thoughts to share on this topic. There is no strong reason for which one to pick out of the two, going with the change to the Wiktionary title.

srishakatux updated the task description. (Show Details)Sep 13 2023, 1:05 AM

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Nox1134 claimed this task.Sep 20 2023, 7:23 PM

It should be "Meetei" as The Manipur Official Language (Amendment) Act, 2021 mention officially.
https://manipurgovtpress.nic.in/en/details_gazzete/?gazette=658

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Amire80 moved this task from Backlog to Languages configuration on the Language-Technical Support board.Jan 18 2024, 3:16 AM

Change #1018413 had a related patch set uploaded (by Nimishmedatwal; author: Nimishmedatwal):

[mediawiki/extensions/WikimediaMessages@master] Correct misspelling of Meetei

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/1018413

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Change #1082113 had a related patch set uploaded (by Amire80; author: Amire80):

[mediawiki/extensions/WikimediaMessages@master] Update the English name of mni.wikipedia

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/1082113

The spelling "Meitei" or "Meetei" is inconsistent, and there are several more ways to write this name in English.

The language has another name in English: "Manipuri". Its spelling is consistent, and it's probably a more common name, too: it's used in ISO 639, CLDR, the Manipur Gazette, which publishes the laws of the State of Manipur in India, and Encyclopedia Britannica, so I recommend using that.

Also, it's better to change it only in the English message files. The other languages can update as they need.

I made a patch for this here: https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/1082113

srishakatux reassigned this task from srishakatux to Aaharoni-WMF.Oct 23 2024, 5:11 PM

Change #1018413 abandoned by Srishakatux:

[mediawiki/extensions/WikimediaMessages@master] Correct misspelling of Meetei

Reason:

Thank you for creating this patch! Apologies for not reviewing it sooner. It seems this task requires a different approach. Please see here: https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T343113#10248804.

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/1018413

Change #1082113 merged by jenkins-bot:

[mediawiki/extensions/WikimediaMessages@master] Update the English name of mni.wikipedia

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/1082113

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