Exception:
| Status | Subtype | Assigned | Task | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Resolved | abi_ | T340544 Enable MinT on translatewiki.net | |||
| Open | BUG REPORT | None | T342745 MinT has ambiguous language code "zh" as output language, which is used for the mix-script language converter | ||
| Open | BUG REPORT | None | T349050 MinT has ambiguous language code "gan" as output language, which is used for the mix-script language converter | ||
| Open | None | T349051 Script code should be explicitly specified for multi-script Sinitic languages | |||
| Open | None | T240185 Expose Traditional Chinese variant in addition to Simplified Chinese for services supporting it | |||
| In Progress | Winston_Sung | T354937 Split nan (Minnan) by writing systems | |||
| Open | Feature | None | T362041 Add Minnan (Traditional Han script) (nan-hant) to Names.php |
We came across similar conundrum when trying to assign language/script to a photograph inscription in WMC and WD:
Tchien-Lung Ta Whang Tee (for Qianlong Emperor)
if selecting <zh> the word, 中文 (Chinese language) shows which miscommunicating the strings which are obviously in Roman scripts. At the time, none seemed appropriate, we ended up opting for <undetermined>...
Ideally, zh-Latn should be available to apply in WMC and WD. But unfortunately, often times <zh-Latn> assumes Mandarin and <pinyin> transliteration system. This obviously is not pinyin (which did not exist then, 1798). The Latin transliteration may have: (script syntax is 4-Alph in title case)
zh-Latn-pinyin (implemented after 1954?-)
zh-Latn-wadegile (used from 1892?-1998?)
zh-Latin-tongyong (Tongyong system)
what else is out there?
Will the tech team implement more codes addressing the need? Thank you very much!