Template talk:Which lang

Likely Redirect/Permutation?

 * Can we get (and maybe  if it's not already taken or something more reasonable jumps to mind) to be a redirect here and evoke it? I tried to use the 'spelled out' version twice today and had to come check after making sure it wasn't just a silly capitalization thingy. Or any reasonable reason they shouldn't would also be appreciated. Thanks! Cheers~ Elfabet (talk) 21:09, 24 April 2019 (UTC)
 * Sure, I just created which language as a redirect; feel free to start using it. (I'll add that to the moss code; it needs to know to skip articles with any redirects to this template.) Looks like wl is already taken. -- Beland (talk) 21:22, 24 April 2019 (UTC)
 * , much appreciated. T'anks kindly. Elfabet (talk) 21:29, 24 April 2019 (UTC)

Making a specific message
Greetings! If you want a more specific message like "in Kannada / Telugu?" you'll just need to edit the article the tag is on and make it look something like. Editing Template:Which lang changes it for all articles that use it, which will give the wrong text in most places. Thanks, and thanks for your help with language tagging! -- Beland (talk) 23:49, 2 December 2019 (UTC)

Patna
ORIGINS OF ‘PATNA’
 * ‘Patna grass’ is English – or, if you prefer, a Ceylon version of Hobson-Jobson (see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hobson-Jobson). I think it originated because a similar kind of grass grows in Patna, India, and brooms made from it are used all over India. In Sri Lanka we use the term ‘patna’ to refer to a plain or, more usually, a hillside covered with this kind of grass. The Wikipedia entry for Horton Plains (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horton_Plains_National_Park) refers to ‘patana grass’ as a Sinhala term but this is incorrect; the word is adapted from English. palmyrah (talk) 08:37, 1 May 2020 (UTC)
 * Ah, interesting, I can move that word to the list to be added to the English Wiktionary. Would you happen to remember which Wikipedia article the which lang was on that directed you here? I couldn't find one that uses "patna". -- Beland (talk) 14:39, 1 May 2020 (UTC)
 * I don't know if there is one. My point is that English-speaking Sri Lankans don't use the word 'patana'; we say 'patna'. The Sinhala word is 'patana'.palmyrah (talk) 07:50, 24 August 2020 (UTC)
 * Aha! OK, I've updated Horton Plains National Park and added both words to the dictionary queue at Typo Team/moss. Thanks for clearing this up! -- Beland (talk) 13:48, 24 August 2020 (UTC)