Talk:Ezo chipmunk

Tail?
From the pictures, this chipmunk appears to have a larger, more substantial tail than other species. Is this the case? --Piledhigheranddeeper (talk) 16:22, 26 July 2021 (UTC)

Regional Vernacular
I would like to just say a few things about the regional vernacular.
 * The best way to present foreign words is the combination of native orthography along with a romanization. The romanization is helpful for people who do not know the native orthography.  In addition, the native orthography is helpful because, unlike romanizations, which are highly dependent on what system you use, native orthography is more or less consistent.  The inconsistency in romanization methods can lead to ambiguity about the original terms. This means words or phases are easier to search for if you have the native orthography.
 * It may seem strange to use katakana in this context, however many terms that name organisms, are spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts, where it is customary. It thus makes sense, in my judgement to use katakana in this context.  Although others may be more knowledgeable than I.
 * Lastly I'd just like to say that for accessibility it is essential that foreign language terms are properly tagged, here and elsewhere.

Points 1 and 3 are generally applicable, and hopefully people with better knowledge of Japanese could weigh in on 2. It would also be good to have someone knowledgeable of Ainu. I am not an expert on either of these languages. AquitaneHungerForce (talk) 22:33, 26 July 2021 (UTC)