I am currently speaking with some native speakers, and Quechua is not a single language, but rather a collection of dialects. In particular, the linguistic differences are sometimes so pronounced that speakers of a certain dialect might not understand those speaking another. Southern Quechua (known natively as urin qichwa) is by far the most widespread and spoken variety within the Quechua language family. I am currently contributing sentences in Cusco-Collao Quechua, which is a Southern Quechua variety. Southern Quechua (especially the Cusco variety or the literary standard) is usually the recommended variety for anyone wishing to start learning the language. I was wondering: wouldn't it be better to separate Quechua into 'Quechua (Southern)' and 'Quechua (dialectal)'? This way, we could ensure greater cohesion within the sentence corpus. From what I have seen here, a large part of the Quechua on this site is Southern.

Subject: Request to add Tawallammat Tamajaq [ttq] to Tatoeba

Dear Tatoeba Team,

I would like to request the addition of a new language to Tatoeba. Here are the required details:

Language name: Tawallammat Tamajaq
ISO 639-3 code: ttq
SIL link: https://iso639-3.sil.org/code/ttq
My Tatoeba username: Tamajeq1286
Public sentence list with 100+ sentences: https://tatoeba.org/ar/sentences_lists/show/174933

Tawallammat Tamajaq is a Southern Tuareg language with ~1.3 million speakers in Niger, Mali, and Nigeria. The list contains 100+ original sentences, not duplicates, and follows the standard Latin orthography with Ǝ ɣ š.

Thank you for your support in preserving and promoting this language.

Best regards,
Tamajeq1286

Dear gillux,

Is this method suitable for formatting sentences before sending them to you after saving them in a text file via email?

Ma dər tănsed? -> How did you sleep?
Ma dər toled? -> How are you?
Ma tăxallăkăd? -> How are you?
Man-ăwen-nəkk? -> How are you doing?
Tăggoḍăyăm? -> Are you thankful?
Ăytedăn-năwăn ma dər olăn? -> How are your people?
Bărarăn-nəkk ma dər olăn? -> How are your children?
Bărarăn-năm ma dər olăn? -> How are your children?
Kăyy d-ălmăz? -> You and the sunset?
Əgleɣ. -> I am leaving.

Proposal to update the Laz language flag icon

I would like to propose an update to the flag icon used for the Laz language. The current file (lzz.svg) displays a fictional design mistakenly copied from an old Wikipedia asset. Wikipedia editors have since officially marked that asset as a hoax and removed it from factual history pages (archived on Wikimedia Commons as 'File:Fictitious flag of Lazistan Sanjak.svg').

I propose replacing it with the widely recognized cultural flag of Lazona (the name of the Laz land in the Laz language):

- design and emblem: A blue field (Black Sea) with a green stripe (nature) between thin white stripes (peace) at the bottom. A white Borjgali centered in the top blue section, serving as an ancient solar symbol and traditional emblem common to the broader Kartvelian cultural family (Megrelian, Svan, and Georgian).

Why this update is beneficial:

- native verification: It is actively used by language activists and is featured by a native speaker in the educational video on the official Omniglot Laz Language Page (https://omniglot.com/writing/laz.htm) explaining its cultural significance.

- regional acceptance: Because the majority of the Laz population resides within Turkey, the Turkish language query "Lazistan Bayrağı" was specifically checked to scrutinize potential regional sensitivities. The search heavily surfaces this design as a peaceful cultural identifier, confirming that this flag represents organic cultural acceptance by the population itself rather than any political or controversial move. I performed this check explicitly to abide by Tatoeba's strict guidelines regarding neutral, conflict-free language icon choices.

- technical standards: I have built a fully compliant, optimized SVG file. The Borjgali emblem has been preserved to the absolute best detail that a micro size of 30x20 pixels can allow, and the final file footprint is well under 2KB as required.

You can view the live flag artwork proposal directly at this address:

https://itty.bitty.site/#/data:...eha5n/ByHFgGo=

Thank you for your time and support in keeping Tatoeba's language assets accurate!

Dear gillux,

I am currently organizing and cleaning up a database of over 10,000 sentences in Tawallammat Tamajeq (ttq) and their English translations using my phone's Notes app. I want to ensure the format is perfectly compatible with your import system.

From a data-processing perspective, I assume a single-line delimiter format is best. Would this format be suitable for you?

Format:
Ma tăxalăkă? -> How are you?
Lammădăɣ Tamajeq. -> I am learning the Tamajeq language.

(Note: If you prefer a different delimiter like a Tab (TSV), a pipe (|), or a specific symbol like (@), please let me know and I will adjust it).

Additionally, given the large volume of data (10,000+ lines), I will send the final output as an attached plain text (.txt) file rather than pasting it into the email body, unless you advise otherwise.

Thank you for your guidance and for your work on the platform!

Best regards,
Tamajeq1286

Dear gillux,

I previously informed you that I have a large collection of sentences translated into English, Arabic, and French. Some are available as plain text in my notes, some in spreadsheets, and some I previously converted to PDF. You kindly informed me that I could send them by email. My question now is: what formats should I use to send the sentences to you? I would appreciate a more detailed explanation of the most suitable and fastest method for this task, given the large number of sentences. It's important that you avoid a slow, manual approach while maintaining your established grammar guidelines.

Best regards,
Tamajeq1286

The Quechua language is composed of many roots and suffixes. This means that words sharing a similar meaning have similar roots. For example, Paqarimushan / Paqarin / Paqarillanpi are all different forms of the concept of morning and/or dawn. The search bar looks for exact matches, which means that if I search for 'Paqarin', I only find results containing exactly that term. If I wanted to search for all sentences containing the root 'Paqari-', I would not be able to do so. In my opinion, this is a limitation.

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