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Language selector for monolingual text statements in Commons should use the interface language
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When selecting the language for a monolingual text statement, the language names are shown in the language itself, instead of the interface language.

A user adding a monolingual text statement does not necessarily speak that language well, if at all. For example, they might be copying a title from the wikitext or entering the text written on a coin or stamp. It is also inconsistent with how the language name is displayed after saving.

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Nikki renamed this task from Language selector for monolingual text statements should use the interface language to Language selector for monolingual text statements in Commons should use the interface language.Mar 22 2022, 10:35 AM

To show the issue with a screenshot: type "Arabisch" as monolingual language. A list of languages in arabic languages is shown. Which one is "Arabic"? I don't know.

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