User talk:ꠢꠣꠍꠘ ꠞꠣꠎꠣ
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You can't just create a declension template by invoking a non-existent module, and writing a module takes more expertise than I have. If there isn't a working module at Module:syl-noun in a day or two, I'm going to delete Template:syl-ndecl. You can re-create it when/if you have a working module. Chuck Entz (talk) 15:29, 10 September 2023 (UTC)
- @Chuck Entz I have added that Module and it is working now.
Done --ꠢꠣꠍꠘ ꠞꠣꠎꠣ (talk) 08:13, 11 September 2023 (UTC)
Headword templates
{{en-proper noun}} can only be used in English entries (that's why it has "en", the language code for English, in front of the name). You can find headword templates for other languages using Category:Headword-line templates by language, though not all languages have them. If there's no language-specific template, you can use {{head}}, with the correct language code and part of speech as the first two parameters (for Venda, that would be {{head|ve|proper noun}}).
Afrikaans, Swedish and Venda are an odd grouping of languages: I hope you know the languages in question and aren't just getting the terms from the Wikipedias for those languages. For one thing, Wikipedias can't have an article on a subject without a name for the subject in the Wikipedia's language, so Wikipedia editors are known to guess or even make up names. I've seen lots of these terms deleted here because they aren't used in the language itself outside of Wikimedia projects. Also, each language has its own requirements about what information is needed for the headword, and if you don't know the language, you won't necessarly get that right. Chuck Entz (talk) 06:47, 27 October 2024 (UTC)
- Absolutely! I understand the unreliable nature of Wikipedia and the importance of using valid terms within their respective contexts. I also overlooked the language codes and will ensure to follow the guidelines and verify the information accordingly. Thank you for the clarification! -- ꠢꠣꠍꠘ ꠞꠣꠎꠣ (talk) 07:15, 28 October 2024 (UTC)