Author: alefzet
Description:
Patch for MediaWiki
In Turkic and Mongolic languages after numerals is used always singular form.
Version: unspecified
Severity: enhancement
Attached:
Author: alefzet
Description:
Patch for MediaWiki
In Turkic and Mongolic languages after numerals is used always singular form.
Version: unspecified
Severity: enhancement
Attached:
AlefZet,
I'm not familiar with these languages, but I know that in Persian numerals don't make the word next to them plural; however, the verb of the sentence may sometimes need to get pluralized. Is it the same with Turkic and Mongolic languages?
alefzet wrote:
User Siebrand arbitrary reverted r34666 (partially) by r34693 with unintelligible comment: "did not mention/motivate".
Siebrand is well informed by initiators of discussions in [http://translatewiki.net/wiki/User_talk:Siebrand#plural_check_for_Turkic_languages] and
[http://translatewiki.net/wiki/User_talk:Siebrand#Plural_checks_needed_for_.27mn.27.3F] almost on month ago.
Also I commit request on his talk page. He is ignored other's opinions and silent. Very strange behevior.
For any linguist well known about Turkic and Mongolic languages being in Altaic family of languages didn't use plural forms with numbers.
Diar developers, please revert the revert of r34693.
Thanks
AlefZet,
Let's not talk about who did what, but focus on what should be done. This will eventually convince everyone about the final action, if appropriate reasoning is provided here.
I again insist that I'm familiar with neithr Turkic nor Mogolic languages. If Turkish itself is a Turkic language, I'm aware that they need PLURAL checks; if not, I'm not a knowledgeable person.
However, I'm asking millosh to comment here. He is a linguist, and may be able to enlighten the situation here.
millosh wrote:
Here is the report. Only relevant languages (with substantial number of speakers are covered):
In short, there is no mention that some of the languages have no plural. If this is so, it would be an interesting linguistic fact which would be widely known.
AlefZet,
I'm going to stay bold at this time and close this bug as invalid. However, you may have reasons against this. I'm afraid this bugzilla entry is not the place for such discussion. I suggest you continue the discussion with Milos somewhere on Meta, then request a revision to this bug entry linking to your consensus there.
Best,
Hojjjat (aka Huji)