Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Nafaanra language

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[edit] Nafaanra language

This is easily the most comprehensive web resource on this fascinating language. Gone through Peer Review, all feedback incorporated (see its request). Self-nomination. Mark Dingemanse

  • Support, perfect, and extremely interesting. As I said already on peer review, I find especially the sample sentences wonderfully illuminating. The article was excellent and comprehensive even before Mark found the 1904 linguistic map: now it's sublime. (Modesty is good, Mark, but I've added your sig to the nomination.) Bishonen | Talk 23:21, 12 Feb 2005 (UTC)
  • Support. Everyking 01:54, 13 Feb 2005 (UTC)
  • Support. Fascinating. It would be even more fascinating if some ogg files can be made available to hear how this language sounds. --Zappaz 06:44, 13 Feb 2005 (UTC)
  • support, great! dab (ᛏ) 11:49, 13 Feb 2005 (UTC)
  • Support, though I have a question on the last sentence of the second paragraph: ...60% cognate relationship on the Swadesh list with Tenere (Senara), 59% with Central Senari,... There is no "Central Senari" listed on Senufo languages, so I wonder if this a reference to the umbrella group "Central Senufo"? Clarification would be appreciated. Otherwise a truly great article. (50=20x2+10?) - BanyanTree 16:40, 13 Feb 2005 (UTC)
    • Good catch. I've tried to clarify it, please check it out. I think it's too long for the lead now, so I moved it down. (fúloe shiin na kɛ? Or lafɛɛ shiin na fúloe shiin?) — mark ✎ 17:50, 13 Feb 2005 (UTC)
  • Support. Excellent work. I agree with Zappaz that sound recordings (as much as possible, as we now have Commons for this sort of thing) would be the icing on the cake, but without them it's still definitely worthy of featured status. — Trilobite (Talk) 17:42, 13 Feb 2005 (UTC)
  • Support — This is an excellent and well researched article that broadens the horizons of Wikipedia. Gareth Hughes 14:50, 15 Feb 2005 (UTC)
  • Support. Looks great, and yes I would have to say sample ogg sound files would be an amazing addition. - Taxman 16:45, Feb 15, 2005 (UTC)
  • Support. Nice map. - XED.talk 17:02, 15 Feb 2005 (UTC)
  • Comment. Re: Zappaz, Trilobite & Taxman — I didn't walk into a Nafaanra speaker in the Netherlands yet, but if I'm ever going to be around there (and there is a chance), of course I will not omit recording some Nafaanra (and some Ligbi, Dompo, Gonja and Deg along with it, I suppose). — mark ✎ 17:56, 15 Feb 2005 (UTC)
  • Well we weren't necessarily saying you would go and do it, but maybe someone in the area could be contacted and make a recording, or maybe a native speaker of it is outside the area and can be contacted somehow. - Taxman 15:22, Feb 16, 2005 (UTC)
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