Last modified: 2013-05-02 01:21:29 UTC
It should be possible to use the genitive forms of names of languages where appropriate (with int:lang), like this is available for dates. For example in Slovene, almost all names of languages end with -čina, the genitive would end with -čini; notable exception is esperanto, which would be esperantu, and ido, which would be idu. I can provide a complete list of translations if necessary, just send me the list of languages. Thanks a lot.
This is a major undertaking, but something that should be considered. Right now none of our data sources support alternative (inflected) forms nor do we have any support for retrieving alternative language names in MediaWiki. And of course populating the data in all languages is even bigger task.
(In reply to comment #1) > This is a major undertaking, but something that should be considered. Right > now > none of our data sources support alternative (inflected) forms nor do we have > any support for retrieving alternative language names in MediaWiki. > > And of course populating the data in all languages is even bigger task. I drafted an extension that inflects language names, but you refused it saying that Grammatical Framework is a more favourable thing to be implemented here. But... 1. GF supports a limited scope of languages 2. GF has a high threshold for new contributors, and it's challenging to add new languages to it.
