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January 31

Yakut/Sakha (second try)

This is a follow-up to my last request of Jan 12-14, 2020. Sorry I missed your comments, 81.131.40.58 and Theurgist! The phrase I'd like to transliterate/transcribe is "Бырайыак:Көмпүүтэр оонньуулара". I had used an online tranlsator to come up with this, but I would welcome any other attempts. Thank you! -Thibbs (talk) 01:08, 31 January 2020 (UTC)

"Бырайыак:Көмпүүтэр оонньуулара" means "Project:Computer games". A better transliteration of the last word would be "oonnyuulara", note the ннь (geminated form of нь). The other two should be correct. --Theurgist (talk) 03:39, 31 January 2020 (UTC)

Thanks. I'll make that correction. -Thibbs (talk) 15:16, 31 January 2020 (UTC)

Type of speech (actually a type of spelling)

I think there is a Wikipedia article on a type of spelling in English which approximates the way of speaking found within certain social groups. The title of the article would be a reference to this method of writing—mostly spelling—that does not follow proper spelling but instead aims to suggest the way a specific group of English speakers might sound. I'm not good with language and grammar and all that stuff but the name of the article sounds like a very formal and academic sort of terminology. Bus stop (talk) 04:20, 31 January 2020 (UTC)

Possibly eye dialect? Rmhermen (talk) 05:20, 31 January 2020 (UTC)

Yes, that's it. Thank you. Should it be added to the "See also" section of Colloquialism? Bus stop (talk) 05:32, 31 January 2020 (UTC)

I've added it. Bus stop (talk) 17:07, 31 January 2020 (UTC)