I also contacted the main contributor of the test-wiki to ask for his opinion.
Am 05.04.2017 9:58 vorm. schrieb "Satdeep Gill" <[email protected]>: > This is a tough one. Everyone who uses बोडो/बोड़ो seems to be using it > because of they try to guess the pronunciation from Latin spelling. I would > suggest to go with " बर' ". > > Regards > Satdeep Gill > > Strategy Coordinator, Wikimedia Foundation > <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2017/Track_B#SGill_.28WMF.29> > Co-founder, Punjabi Wikimedians > <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Punjabi_Wikimedians> > Treasurer, Affiliations Committee > <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Affiliations_Committee> > Member, Language Committee > <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Language_committee> > > On 5 April 2017 at 12:52, Amir E. Aharoni <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Reminder :) >> >> >> -- >> Amir Elisha Aharoni · אָמִיר אֱלִישָׁע אַהֲרוֹנִי >> http://aharoni.wordpress.com >> “We're living in pieces, >> I want to live in peace.” – T. Moore >> >> 2017-03-31 21:34 GMT+03:00 Amir E. Aharoni <[email protected]> >> : >> >>> Hi, >>> >>> At the langcom meeting in Berlin today Satdeep and Miloš brought up the >>> topic of adding support for translating into the Bodo language. >>> >>> It's easy to do technically, but I want to use this as an opportunity to >>> make sure that we have the autonym written correctly. >>> >>> * The current language database file >>> <https://github.com/wikimedia/jquery.uls/blob/master/data/langdb.yaml#L78> >>> in the UniversalLanguageSelector extension lists it as "बड़ो". >>> * The English Wikipedia article >>> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bodo_language> says "बर'". Note the >>> apostrophe in the end. I remember reading somewhere (probably the InScript >>> standards files) that apostrophe in a part of the orthography of some >>> languages of India, so it sounds possible. >>> * The main page of the Bodo Incubator >>> <https://incubator.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wp/brx/%E0%A4%97%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%87_%E0%A4%AC%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AF> >>> also has "बर'", as does the article about the language >>> <https://incubator.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wp/brx/%E0%A4%AC%E0%A4%B0%27_%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B5> >>> . >>> * To confuse things completely, Ethnologue >>> <https://www.ethnologue.com/language/brx> says "बोडो". (It also gives >>> the main English name of the language as "Bodo"). >>> >>> So what is correct? >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Amir Elisha Aharoni · אָמִיר אֱלִישָׁע אַהֲרוֹנִי >>> http://aharoni.wordpress.com >>> “We're living in pieces, >>> I want to live in peace.” – T. Moore >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Langcom mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/langcom >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > Langcom mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/langcom > >
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