User talk:Hintha/Archive 2

Pronunciation of Myanmar

Hi Hintha, would you care to comment at Talk:Burmese language#IPA for Myanmar? Is Hybernator right that the usual pronunciation is [mjəmà], not [mjàɴmà]? +An gr 07:02, 1 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Recommended Burmese font for my computer

I tried to download one, and it made my computer buggy. Is there a free, non-corrupted Burmese font I can download? Thank you!--Chris (クリス • フィッチ) (talk) 04:28, 4 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Try downloading the Myanmar3 Unicode font available on BBC Burmese's website (link). It should work, although Myanmar3 sadly doesn't render minority scripts like Shan. I know Padauk on the SIL website can render minority scripts, but there's one major flaw in its rendering of Burmese. Hope that helps. --Hintha (talk) 07:05, 4 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you so much!--Chris (クリス • フィッチ) (talk) 12:09, 5 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Ah, it's all in Burmese. Is there a link for English instructions? Sorry.--Chris (クリス • フィッチ) (talk) 12:12, 5 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

The huge red button is the download link for the font. I don't know about Macs, but for PCs, you can open the font file and install from there or just drag it into the Fonts folder through the Control Panel. --Hintha (talk) 21:48, 5 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you, I will give it a try!--Chris (クリス • フィッチ) (talk) 11:48, 6 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you, got it to work at home, but not at work, where the computer is all in Japanese. ;)--Chris (クリス • フィッチ) (talk) 05:52, 15 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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IPA for သမ္မတ

Hi Hybernator,

I was wondering why you changed the IPA for သမ္မတ in the Burma article to θàɴməda̰, where the "tha" has a nasalized final. I guess the spelling would imply that but most I've heard have never pronounced it as "θàɴ" as in "iron" (သံ). I'm pretty sure that the "tha" is pronounced as an open vowel--I've never heard it pronounced otherwise. Now that I think about it, I'm not sure if the schwa (what I put) is the best approximate, either. What are your thoughts on this? Maybe everyone I know just pronounces it as an open vowel. --Hintha (talk) 06:31, 12 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, Hintha. Thanks for pointing that out. Yes, I also thought about it for some time. I agree that [θàɴməda̯] isn't an exact reflection of the actual pronunciation but I feel it's closer than [θəməda̯]. At least in my speech, I don't say [θəməda̯]; I say [θàmməda̯]. I didn't put in [θàmməda̯] because the "m" final isn't reflected in the IPA for Burmese page, which I was linking as reference. So I used what I feel is the next closest thing.

I realize the page isn't the final authority. So shall we make it more accurate? The first vowel in "Thanmada" is very close to the first vowel in "Myanmar" (somewhere between the schwa and nasalized "N"), though not exactly the same (again in my speech). If schwa is the closer approximation of မြန်မာ [mjəmà], here, θàɴ is the closer approximation, I feel. If someone can confirm the existence of "m" finals, they could be [θàmməda̯] or [mjəmmà]. Should we discuss it on the IPA for Burmese page? I'm sure Angr will contribute.

Also, on a related note, I notice your use of "n" finals in some of your IPA translations. I don't think we have pure "n" finals as in English. Hybernator (talk) 15:24, 12 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

File:State-Seal-of-Republic-of-Union-of-Myanmar.png

They changed it?--Chris (クリス • フィッチ) (talk) 08:09, 16 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

To my understanding, the new seal has been implemented. As for the flag, I think it will be officially adopted later this year. --Hintha (talk) 08:39, 16 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Inaccurate banner words

Could someone fix the Burmese words on the coat of arms of Burma: File:Coat of arms of Burma 1974-2008.png. Currently, they are illegible in Burmese, especially the middle ribbon. It should say "ပြည်ထောင်စု ဆိုရှယ်လစ်သမ္မတ မြန်မာနိုင်ငံတော်" (Socialist Republic of the Union of Burma). If you need help finding a font, please let me know. Thank you. --Hintha (talk) 08:34, 16 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

The best place to post this is at the Graphics Lab. No one will see it on a Commons talkpage.--Chris (クリス • フィッチ) (talk) 11:29, 16 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Piping and redirects

Please see WP:R2D there is no need to pipe a link when a redirect takes you to the same place. David Underdown (talk) 09:14, 19 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Burmese script on Burmese state seal

Hi Hintha, please check the burmese text on the banner of Coat of arms of Burma 2008. I'm confused because I don't understand Burmese script. At first I have downloaded Burmese font ZAWGYI, but after that I have downloaded another Burmese font Myanmar3 Unicode. So I saw that gliph shape of the two fonts are completely different. It is normal or... --Пакко (talk) 07:14, 20 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Sure. If you use a true Unicode font like Myanmar3, it should display properly. But with Zawgyi, you have to convert it specifically for that font. So here it is: ( ျပည္ေထာင္စု သမၼတ ျမန္မာနိုင္ငံေတာ္ ).--Hintha (talk) 07:24, 20 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

So, just tell me which font to use, Myanmar3? --Пакко (talk) 08:46, 20 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Font download link from the BBC Burmese website. --Hintha (talk) 08:48, 20 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks but it doesn't work... How to convert it specifically?--Пакко (talk) 08:54, 20 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I converted it for you above: ( ျပည္ေထာင္စု သမၼတ ျမန္မာနိုင္ငံေတာ္ ). The script in the parentheses is formatted so that it displays properly with the Zawgyi font.--Hintha (talk) 10:50, 20 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks Hintha, see the file Coat of arms of Burma 2008, now I think that the text on the banner is correct. Please help me again with old Burmese coat of arms to fix it too. --Пакко (talk) 14:25, 20 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

For the

, it should say ( ျပည္ေထာင္စု ဆိုရွယ္လစ္သမၼတ ျမန္မာနိုင္ငံေတာ္ ). I separated the 3 parts of the banner. Also, for

, is it possible to add the olive laurels and remove the black outline circling the map of Burma so that it looks closer to:

?--Hintha (talk) 20:42, 20 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Hintha, I uploaded a new version of the Burmese coat of arms, just check it. Greetings --Пакко (talk) 07:09, 23 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the great work! It looks beautiful. And I noticed you also made the text legible on the old coat of arms. Thanks for the help :) --Hintha (talk) 07:15, 23 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Yangon streets

Hi. I have some stubs at Category:Streets in Yangon. Can you expand? Thanks.Starzynka (talk) 15:16, 21 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I've added the Burmese names of the streets and some other info.--Hintha (talk) 03:58, 23 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

New divisions and zones

Hello, great work on the new divisions and self-administered zones. Shouldn't it be Palaung Self-Administered Zone? (as opposed to Pa Laung)? Thanks. Hybernator (talk) 23:28, 23 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I checked the English copy of the Constitution, which spells Palaung as "Pa Laung," so maybe we should add something saying it can be spelled either way, given how arbitrary some English spellings for Burmese words are. --Hintha (talk) 03:55, 24 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Hla Pe

Hi Hintha, could you add the Burmese spelling and the IPA to Hla Pe? I don't know which tones to use or whether the Pe has the open [ɛ] or the close [e] vowel. Thanks! —Angr (talk) 20:09, 25 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

It's pronounced with an [e]. I've added the name in Burmese to his page though. --Hintha (talk) 20:59, 25 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

ကျေးဇူးတင်ပါတယ်! —Angr (talk) 21:15, 25 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

File:Yangon City Development Council.png

Can you find a better/bigger/clearer version of this?--Chris (クリス • フィッチ) (talk) 09:33, 27 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I've tried looking around but I can't seem to find anything. I guess I'll keep my eyes out for a higher-res version of this. --Hintha (talk) 02:03, 28 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Union of Burma Boy Scouts

I don't know if you are the person to ask, or if you can suggest someone else, to translate Union of Burma Boy Scouts, at least a short basic article, into Burmese for the Burmese Wikipedia. Can you help or suggest someone?--Chris (クリス • フィッチ) (talk) 06:42, 29 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

1962 Burmese coup d'état

Can you take a look?--Chris (クリス • フィッチ) (talk) 11:49, 31 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Yup, it looks fine. I added an introduction because it looked rather choppy. --Hintha(t) 19:12, 31 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Talk page etiquette

Check out the talk page style sheets. In places like the global warming pages they follow it to the letter of the law. No nonconstructive, unhelpful comments. We don't need to go that far but with "jerks" being added it was very unhelpful. Thanks :-) Fyunck(click) (talk) 02:29, 1 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Regardless of whether you personally think it's unconstructive or not, it is not other Wikipedians' duty to censor and stifle dissenting opinions, per WP:TPO. Especially given that the comment was made on the "[on the subject's] treatment in the article," not a "rants about the article subject." We're not operating as the Press Scrutiny and Registration Division here. Sure, the "jerk" portion may have been poorly worded, but I think this may have served as an adequate venue for further dialogue.--Hintha(t) 03:05, 1 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

It's not really a question of what I think or not. On most of the talk pages I frequent if someone makes a non-constructive comment it gets removed by anyone... sometimes by administrators. This is normal wiki policy. That comment was just a rant and "jerks" was totally inappropriate. I have been the subject of a removal or two myself in years past so I know what administrators have told me. We are our own police force here in reverting vandalism and nonconstructive and soapbox type posts in discussion areas. It may not be our duty but it is our option since it's not deleted permanently and is always in the archives. Fyunck(click) (talk) 04:34, 1 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Burmese royal titles

Thanks for putting this together! I've been meaning to work on it too. (So many to-do's, so little time.) Anyway, I'll try to help. Here's a good source on the subject, though on Konbaung titles only. [1].

I'm quite certain the titles listed were valid for the Konbaung era only. I don't have the details on other eras but it's likely that the titles in earlier eras had slightly different meanings or at least different rankings. I know for example that "Kodawgyi" wasn't just for sons. Thadominbya's mother (the only daughter of Sawyun) wore the title Soe Min Kodawgyi. Likewise, the title "Minye" was reserved for senior princes in Ava and Toungoo dynasties.

Not sure about Anaudrapa either. I've usually seen it simply as Maha Uparaza Einshe Min. Keep up the great work. Hybernator (talk) 00:32, 2 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, I've actually been looking at that source to tack on more stuff. --Hintha(t) 06:35, 3 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

can you help with the text?

Wikipedia:Graphic Lab/Illustration workshop#since we're doing these...--Chris (クリス • フィッチ) (talk) 17:18, 2 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I'm actually unsure of what most of the text says, because it's so small. The only thing I can make out is the text in the blue: "Myoma Kyaung" (Myoma School). I'm not sure how helpful that is though. I'll try to find a clearer logo so that the SVG version is more accurate.--Hintha(t) 06:37, 3 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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Ministry of Rail Transportation (Burma)

hi hintha, the text you are adding to the Ministry of Rail Transportation (Burma) article does not display properly in english, it only displays a series of boxes. i believe you may be writing in a non-ISO standard language that cannot be converted. WookieInHeat (talk) 22:22, 4 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

It is ISO-standard Unicode text in Burmese. The boxes simply mean you don't have the fonts necessary to display the text. I've added Template:Burmese characters on the article to clarify.--Hintha(t) 22:25, 4 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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When you come back, do you know anything about Lansin Lu-nge (literally Programme Youth), an organization for high school students and university students to enter and learn of the socialist politics of the Burma Socialist Programme Party? Is it related to the All Burma Students League? --Chris (クリス • フィッチ) (talk) 14:49, 15 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I know for sure that Lanzin Lunge is not related to ABSL, but it was a youth party organization that all school students were required to join, if I understand correctly. I wasn't even born then, but I do know that it's similar to the Chinese Red Guards and used to select Socialist party members from. Hope that helps. --Hintha(t) 02:08, 29 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Shan State transcription

Could you verify the Burmese transcription in the Shan State article? It says "yum: pranynai". Thanks. Hybernator (talk) 17:05, 19 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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Khauk swè thoke

Hi can you expand/source this? I can help start a lot of the articles.♦ Dr. Blofeld 12:59, 25 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Sure, I'll try to work on sourcing this when I have time. --Hintha(t) 22:13, 3 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Response about Changing capital of Sagaing Region

Hello,first i apologize because, this is the first time of me being writing in Wikipedia(actually changing)and also first time on talk page. Firstly, may i introduce myself.I am a college student learning in Mandalay and my native town is Monywa.i just remembered that office of Sagaing region peace and development council is moved from Sagaing city to monywa city at round about 1992-1996. We can see that "City of northwest" at entrance of Monywa. Every offices of Ministries for Sagaing Region is located at monywa now. That all i can say now.i dont know how to prove to make u accept it. Thank! —Preceding unsigned comment added by Oscarmatrix (talk • contribs) 14:56, 28 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

September 2010

Welcome to Wikipedia. Please be aware of Wikipedia's policy that biographical information about living persons must not be libelous. Whenever you add possibly controversial statements about a living person to an article or any other Wikipedia page, as you did to Marc Nelson (actor), you must include proper sources. If you don't know how to cite a source, you may want to read Wikipedia:Referencing for beginners for instructions. Thank you. Everard Proudfoot (talk) 17:43, 28 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Hi there. I don't know what you mean by "BLP violation", because I clearly sourced the statement regarding his ethnic background with an online article from Philippine Entertainment Portal, contrary to your claim that I didn't include a proper source. This is your edit against mine: [2] Take a look, because it's the second time you've removed it. I'll be reinstating it, and if you have any further issues with this source, please discuss it on the article's page. Thank you. --Hintha(t) 02:04, 29 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Does the source talk about his "genes"? Everard Proudfoot (talk) 05:03, 29 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

If you have problems with the diction or prose, you are always more than welcome to modify it. --Hintha(t) 05:34, 29 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Homalin Township

Any chance you can add the Burmese names inside the village articles?♦ Dr. Blofeld 13:35, 30 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

File:Coat of arms of Burma 1948-1974.jpg

Do you know the colors or the text on this one? I would love to clean this up!--Chris (クリス • フィッチ) (talk) 08:43, 2 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Not sure about the coloration. I scanned a stamp on an old family government document, so it's rather poor quality. I'll keep an eye out for a clearer one so that it can be vectored. --Hintha(t) 22:12, 3 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Can we guess it's close to the second one, or should we just ask for a black and white lineart svg version?--Chris (クリス • フィッチ) (talk) 01:44, 6 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I'm not 100% sure about what the colored version looks like, so it might be safer to request a black and white SVG copy, as grainy as the current one is. --Hintha(t) 04:46, 10 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Burma/Myanmar Division/Region

The changes on the Burma/Myanmar articles from Division to Region that I have seen, for example Sagaing Region, are based on a source in Burmese. Have you seen an English language source? I noticed that you changed the Template:Sagaing Division heading to Sagaing Region. What is the status of the alleged change from Division to Region? I could not find a discussion of this, so I have started one at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Burma (Myanmar)#Region vs. Division? --Bejnar (talk) 21:38, 3 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I've left a comment on that discussion. --Hintha(t) 22:11, 3 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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New infobox for Buddhist Buildings

Hi there.

I was looking up Mahamuni image, and it struck me that it was using an infobox (IFB) scheme for a Hindu temple. The existing IFB for Buddhist temples is rather insufficient in presenting info - they are more geared for the Chinese interpretation of temples (monastery for us) rather than the 'temples' of Bagan or Mrauk U. I do not want to create unnecessary IFB and other wiki-red tape, but it seems the existing Buddhist temple infobox is insufficient for the temples and pagodas of Myanmar. Oddly, the article on Shwedagon uses the skyscraper template... and states King Okkalapa as the company involved in the construction! This is one of the effects of lacking a specific template.

Many pagodas in other countries also lack such proper templates.

So, if it would be possible, can you please create an IFB for Buddhist Stupas, Pagodas and Temples/Buddhist Buildings? It will not be a uniquely Myanmar template, but it would definitely help a lot of articles on Burmese temples and pagodas, not to mention those from other countries.

Browsing around, I found that there were some infoboxs dedicated to Buddhist temples in Sichuan or Yunan. So, maybe if you want a more Burmese-centric infobox, a "Buddhist --- in Myanmar/Burma" ifb?

I am quite useless at other-than-editing stuff so... would really appreciate it! Cheers. Uthantofburma (talk) 20:13, 27 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]