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[edit] Budgewoi, New South Wales
Hey bud, just with the above page where you moved the history of the name to the Talk Page. I am going to revert the edit because it is from a very reliable source that another user contributed from. The book "From Pugdeway [i.e. Pudgeway] to Budgewoi" ISBN 0731611284 is a pretty good history of the suburb. When I get around to wikifying that page, I am gonna borrow it from the library. It is also 4 sale [here] which is the local historical society. Any probs...give us a buzz. Todd661 08:32, 18 November 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Pirahã language recordings
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[edit] the Template:Languages of South America
What do y ou think we should do about this extremely incomplete and misleading template that someone has started putting on all pages relating to languages of south america?Maunus 10:33, 29 November 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Taboo against naming the dead
I noticed you were the person who started this page. Could you take a look at my comment relating to the notes here? Let me know if you don't have access to these books anymore (I might be able to figure something else out). Thank you, --Sofeil 11:42, 3 December 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Yopi
I have noticed the lack of this article too but I think it should be a redirect to Tlapanec people which also doesn't exist. Otherwise we could make a page for the prehispanic Yopi/tlapanec culture and one for the modern people but it seems easier to start with having both prehispanic and modern Tlapanecs on the same page for now - I doubt we can track down much information about either. (I have only a few scattered references to the yopitzinca/tlapanec in diffreent books on the aztecs)Maunus 10:36, 13 December 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Arte para aprender la lengua mexicana
Should the article be in Title Case? --Steve (Slf67) talk 08:50, 7 January 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Aztec Codex
Yes... I think that Aztec Codex are illuminated manuscripts PROVIDED they are illustrated. The Wikipedia definition is: "An illuminated manuscript is a manuscript in which the text is supplemented by the addition of decoration or illustration, such as decorated initials, borders and miniatures. In the strictest definition of the term, an illuminated manuscript only refers to manuscripts decorated with gold or silver. However, in both common usage and modern scholarship, the term is now used to refer to any decorated manuscript."Goldenrowley 16:16, 14 February 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Belarusian language
What's the specific for the cleanup tag, please? Yury Tarasievich 22:23, 17 February 2007 (UTC)
- Hello? Dear Ptcamn, what's the specific reason for putting the cleanup tag on the Belarusian language article, please? Yury Tarasievich 12:38, 20 February 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Cosijoeza
Thank you for starting the article. It has been on my list for quite some time.--Rockero 19:33, 18 February 2007 (UTC)
- I also wanted to say thanks for creating so many codex-related articles. The interesting part of this is that one can usually find some sort of image for just about any codex on the Internet. The difficult part, at least for me, is that the names are not standardized. In any case, keep going, Madman 16:51, 28 February 2007 (UTC)
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[edit] Thanks for the category
Thanks for categorizing the Remojadas article. I had forgotten.
Also, thanks for all the codex articles. I used to create these way back when, but soured on Wikipedia for a while and never went back to create any more. What I particularly liked about the codex articles was that you could usually find a copy of a page or two somewhere on the Internet to upload.
Anyway, keep the faith, talk to you later, Madman 21:36, 5 March 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Codex-related image question for you
Ptcamn: Being something of an expert on codices, I am wondering whether you can shed any light on a question that I raise at Talk:Human_sacrifice_in_Aztec_culture#Image_talk:_help_needed concerning the identity of the central figure in Image:Telleriano-Remensis Codex sacrifice.jpg. Any insight would be appreciated, Madman 22:43, 20 March 2007 (UTC)
[edit] List of languages by name
Hi! I see you're making own articles for each letter for this article. Do you have an idea already, what might happen after you're finished and all languages are listed in the single articles? Will List of languages by name be turned into a Disambiguation Page or something like a "portal" for the other articles? Just being curious... — N-true 04:25, 22 March 2007 (UTC)
[edit] hey
i'm guessing you're into aztec mythology there was a priest i forgot his name who wrote all the stories and translated them into spanish from nahuatl..have you read it? what do you know of malagasy? manao ohoana? how r ya? florentine codexDomsta333 11:45, 24 March 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Cuauhtemoc
I have corrected the word Cuauhtemoc to its correct translation but you have reverted it. Be advised that the way you have it now is wrong even if you have a reference ("Andrews")-that reference would be wrong. My sole intention in Wikipedia is to help. My contributions have laways been correct and double checked, but will not engage in battles, so keep your wrong translation if you wish.--Healkids 14:55, 27 March 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Barnstar...
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The Tireless Contributor Barnstar | |
| In long-overdue recognition of your excellent additions and expansions to Mesoamerican codices, historical documents, and other topics- much appreciated!cjllw | TALK 07:10, 28 March 2007 (UTC) |
Thanks also for helping out with the WP:MESO new article requests- it's difficult sometimes to keep up with your prodigious output! Keep up the great work, cheers --cjllw | TALK 07:10, 28 March 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Mayan languages FA nomination
The article Mayan languages is currently nominated for Featured Article. You might wish to voice your opinion at Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Mayan language.·Maunus· ·ƛ· 11:26, 28 March 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Cuauhtemoc #2
Thanks for the lecture, but I am sure you well know that not all references are truthful and I was attempting to point out that your source is wrong. Just because you find something "written" somewhere doesn't mean it is truthful. Anyway, for Wikipedias sake, do your homework regarding the LITERAL translation of the word Cuauhtemoc. You don't have to go too far -why don't you just go to the Spanish article of Cuauhtemoc in Wikipedia, which was written by Mexicans who might know a bit more about their own history than you, or check a Nahuatl dictionary. You can also find on line MULTIPLE references on the meaning of the word. From the notes above, I am surprised to see you get recognition despite your stubbornness. Healkids 13:34, 28 March 2007 (UTC)
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- You are out of line healkids. Ptcamn is very versed in náhuatl and the translation from J Ricard Andrews is much more literal than the grantedly more common translation of "Descending Eagle" - any one who knows about náhuatl can attest that the -c morpheme at the end of the word cuauhtemoc is a perfective aspect marker - meaning that the action of the verb (in this case temo "descend")is completed not ongoing. A correct translation would therefore read "Eagle who has descended" not "who is descending". You, as opposed to ptcamn, are speaking against better knowledge and being stubborn. ·Maunus· ·ƛ· 13:40, 28 March 2007 (UTC)
I have no problem with what you just said which is correct but "One That Has Descended Like an Eagle" is totally wrong as it could refer to a PERSON who has descended "like an eagle" and not the bird itself. Write then "Eagle who has descended" period. keep out "one that has...like" --Two totally different meanings!Healkids 13:55, 28 March 2007 (UTC)
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- Sorry to disappoint you again. Náhuatl just like the vast majority of other known natural languages do not allow incorporation of subjects into a verb. This means that the correct way to interpret the verb cuauhtemoa is "descend like an eagle" or "to eagledescend" in other words the eagle is not the subject of the phrase but the names owner is. Just like moctezuma is not a "lord who frowns" but "he who frowns like a lord". Another translation which is equally correct as ANdrews, but which we cannot include because it is unsourced original research would be "he (who) has descended like an eagle".·Maunus· ·ƛ· 14:06, 28 March 2007 (UTC)
Your response is not valid for many reasons but mostly because the subject at hand is not MEANING which could be subjective and multiple, but LITERAL..Gentlemen, have it your way,as I said I will not engage in battles and may Wikipedia forgive you. By the way Ptcamn, the reason I didn't remove the reference number was because it is placed after the explanation of the pronunciation, so the source of such pronunciation could have still be found there. Had the number been after the translation itself I certainly would have removed it! So again, my intentions were to help not to "mislead" as I was accused of (and question Maunus who was really "out of line" here?)Healkids 14:30, 28 March 2007 (UTC)
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- you were out of line to lecture ptcamn on a subject about which he is quite well versed. Another good reason to leave in the note is that it is just about the most respected and widely used source to knowledge about classical náhuatl published in english. So had you removed it without providing a better reference it would certainly have been put back in.·Maunus· ·ƛ· 14:41, 28 March 2007 (UTC)
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- I've added to the article that Cuauhtémoc is commonly translated as "falling eagle" (still supported by the reference, since Andrews explicitly complains about that translation), without saying it actually means that.
- Healkids said that "the subject at hand is not MEANING which could be subjective and multiple, but LITERAL". The thing is, "one that has descended like an eagle" is the literal meaning. Perhaps it's meant to be interpretted as "setting sun" or whatever non-literal meaning it might have, but its literal meaning is pretty clear. --Ptcamn 23:39, 28 March 2007 (UTC)
