Module talk:ms-derivations

This is a brilliant idea, and it solves a long-running problem with derivational forms of Bantu verbs. I'll see if I can put ones together for Swahili and Chichewa, although I'm sure I'll need help. @CodeCat, take a look for Zulu. —Μετάknowledge^{discuss/deeds} 07:36, 21 November 2016 (UTC)

I don't really get it. —CodeCat 15:20, 21 November 2016 (UTC)

@CodeCat: Look at {{ms-der}}, maybe. —Μετάknowledge^{discuss/deeds} 19:02, 21 November 2016 (UTC)

I did, but I don't understand the significance. Where would it be used and why is it brilliant? —CodeCat 19:06, 21 November 2016 (UTC)

In 'Derived terms' sections, naturally, and it's brilliant because many languages form these more or less regularly, but they're not inflected forms, but actual lemmas. This a great way to standardise their presentation. —Μετάknowledge^{discuss/deeds} 19:15, 21 November 2016 (UTC)

So as I understand it, instead of linking each derived term manually, you'd just give it a list of suffixes and it'll create the forms itself and make links? —CodeCat 19:17, 21 November 2016 (UTC)

Right, labelled by form. Presumably we'd want to be able to add glosses where necessary (e.g. Chichewa -thamanga means "run", but -thamangitsa, its causative, ought to be glossed as "chase"). —Μετάknowledge^{discuss/deeds} 19:44, 21 November 2016 (UTC)

I suppose it could be nice, but I'd probably just stick to doing it manually myself. —CodeCat 19:51, 21 November 2016 (UTC)

repet

The N-mutation on this trips up for repet, giving *memerepet and instead of the expected merepet and I can't begin to understand why. It works fine for repek, so I think this is probably a specific bug. —⁠Desacc̱oinṯier 10:29, 23 November 2023 (UTC)

Discard the above, I was trying to deploy it on the wrong page (dunce). —⁠Desacc̱oinṯier 10:32, 23 November 2023 (UTC)