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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:

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

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Tolino created this task.Jul 31 2023, 10:33 AM
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Amire80 added a subscriber: Amire80.Aug 5 2023, 8:36 PM

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.

Winston_Sung moved this task from Untriaged to Language data and databases on the I18n board.Aug 9 2023, 12:01 PM
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srishakatux added a subscriber: srishakatux.EditedAug 30 2023, 7:29 PM
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
Awangba_Mangang added a subscriber: Awangba_Mangang.Oct 23 2023, 4:12 AM

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

srishakatux added a comment.EditedTue, Nov 14, 2:54 AM

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