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Again, welcome! — justin(r)leung _{{ (t...) | c=› }} 00:50, 30 May 2021 (UTC)

Macau Cantonese

Hi, please do not add Macau Cantonese unless you have access to a native speaker or can provide a source. — justin(r)leung _{{ (t...) | c=› }} 04:03, 30 May 2021 (UTC)

@Justinrleung: Hello, I have access to native speakers. Wiikipedian (talk) 05:20, 30 May 2021 (UTC)

Have you actually consulted them for the table on 能? I don’t think they would differ from Hong Kong on the usage of 得. — justin(r)leung _{{ (t...) | c=› }} 06:16, 30 May 2021 (UTC)

Testing modules

Hi, please do not test modules/templates in the main module/template spaces. You can test things out in a sandbox, like User:Wiikipedian/sandbox and/or Module:User:Wiikipedian. — justin(r)leung _{{ (t...) | c=› }} 03:23, 31 May 2021 (UTC)

@Justinrleung: Hello, requesting to change if h_rom and (find(h_rom, 'pfs=.') or find(h_rom, 'gd=.')) or h_audio then to if h_rom and (find(h_rom, 'pfs=.') or find(h_rom, 'gd=.') or find(h_rom, 'kuching=.')) or h_audio then at line 364 on Module:zh-pron to include the ability to transcribe the Hakka language as spoken in Kuching. I am not very interested in drafting up a transcription table as you suggested, at least for now, as I am more interested in recording the language, rather than standardizing it. I think adding the ability to transcribe the Kuching Hakka pronunciation in the existing Module:zh-pron and Module:hak-pron would suffice for now. Thank you. Wiikipedian (talk) 04:54, 31 May 2021 (UTC)

Using Guangdong romanization for Kuching Hakka doesn’t really work if we don’t know what your version of the romanization means, especially if the tone values differ from Meixian. If you’re not willing to document how you’re transcribing Kuching Hakka, I will not incorporate it into the module because it cannot be understood by others. — justin(r)leung _{{ (t...) | c=› }} 05:52, 31 May 2021 (UTC)

Kuching Hokkien

I've heard that Hokkien is the main Chinese dialect spoken in Kuching. Do you by any chance speak it? If you do, we can always add a datapoint for Kuching Hokkien in the dialectal tables. The dog2 (talk) 02:55, 4 June 2021 (UTC)

@The dog2: Hello, I can understand it, but I'm not a "scholar" of it. Wiikipedian (talk) 03:36, 4 June 2021 (UTC)

Should I add the entry? You don't need to be a scholar. You can just add the terms that you know. The dog2 (talk) 04:17, 4 June 2021 (UTC)

@The dog2: Actually, what I mean is that I do not know how they are written. Wiikipedian (talk) 04:22, 4 June 2021 (UTC)

Ah, I see. Well, if you know how to say the words, then perhaps Justinrleung can guide you on how to find the right characters. Where Singapore Hokkien terms differ from the Hokkien in China or Taiwan, I sometimes get his help too. The dog2 (talk) 05:22, 4 June 2021 (UTC)