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Hello, are jaʼob and jaʼoʼob both the plural of jaʼ? Ultimateria (talk) 17:29, 21 July 2023 (UTC)Reply
This was a mistake. I put the latter page up for deletion. (SnappyDragonPennyroyal (talk) 01:55, 22 July 2023 (UTC))Reply
It's better to find quotations that can be securely dated, so we can determine how a term has been used over time. See Wiktionary:Quotations/Resources for good places to look. If you can't find good quotes on any of these resources, the term probably fails CFI. Ioaxxere (talk) 15:52, 11 June 2024 (UTC)Reply
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- Sorry, I'm still new to Wiktionary. SnappyDragonPennyroyal (talk) 09:04, 7 July 2024 (UTC)Reply
Hallo there, I saw you created some Akan lemmas based on translations given in etymology sections. Just to check: do you actually speak Akan? Appolodorus1 (talk) 21:07, 28 December 2024 (UTC)Reply
- I do not speak Akan. SnappyDragonPennyroyal (talk) 07:20, 29 December 2024 (UTC)Reply
- Thanks for the information! It would be advisable not to create or edit lemmas in languages that you do not speak. Appolodorus1 (talk) 00:03, 30 December 2024 (UTC)Reply
- Does this apply when creating lemmas for languages spoken by indigenous groups who very rarely or never use the internet? Like words in Pirahã or ǃXóõ? SnappyDragonPennyroyal (talk) 08:34, 1 January 2025 (UTC)Reply
- I do think it's unrealistic to expect editors to be speakers of every language they contribute in, especially when it comes to languages with relatively few speakers who are active online, but you should at least have some familiarity with the language and base your edits on reliable sources such as dictionaries and reference grammars compiled by professional linguists who are native speakers themselves or who have worked with native speakers. And those sources should be listed in the References or Further reading section for the sake of transparency and verifiability. —Mahāgaja · talk 22:20, 4 January 2025 (UTC)Reply
- Yes, I agree with @Mahagaja. I'd advise in that case to stick closely to trusted (academic) sources and cite/reference them, so that others can reproduce what you've done. I did allow myself to create some lemmas this way, for instance Wayana eputop (I really should have added the original French translation in the quote, too) or Saramaccan àkàtà.
- And be transparent about your own language skills by creating a BabelBox.
- I see you've been using the Jehovah's Witnesses as a source, see my comments on this talk page regarding the pitfalls.
- By the way, I would counter the idea that indigenous people do not use the internet; due to educational policies, they (sadly) might just not be very literate in their own language and hence access the internet via languages that are dominant in their country. Appolodorus1 (talk) 18:26, 7 January 2025 (UTC)Reply
- Do you think that I should avoid using the Jehovah's Witnesses as a source for languages that I speak? I can speak Spanish near-fluently and I have memorized the grammar and basic terms of Tok Pisin. SnappyDragonPennyroyal (talk) 02:20, 24 January 2025 (UTC)Reply