User:Dentonius

(contact me)

interwiki

sandbox

todo

UTC+1This user's time zone is UTC+1.

User language
en-N This user has a native understanding of English. jam-N Dis ya (oo)man a chat Patwa from 'im bawn. de-4 Dieser Benutzer beherrscht Deutsch auf muttersprachlichem Niveau. ro-3 Acest utilizator poate contribui cu un nivel avansat de română. es-3 Este usuario tiene un conocimiento avanzado del español. nl-2 Deze gebruiker heeft basiskennis van het Nederlands. fr-2 Cet utilisateur dispose de connaissances intermédiaires en français. ru-2 Этот участник владеет русским языком на среднем уровне. it-2 Questo utente può contribuire con un livello intermedio in italiano. el-1 Αυτός ο χρήστης μπορεί να συνεισφέρει σε βασικού επιπέδου Ελληνικά. pl-1 Ten użytkownik posługuje się językiem polskim na poziomie podstawowym.
Users by language

Aims

To:

• create a comprehensive interwiki Jamaican Creole (JC) resource.
• help other Patwa / JC speakers to reduce interference between JC and standard English by providing numerous examples of JC sentences translated into standard English.
• provide a reference which will allow for comparison between JC and standard English pronunciation.
• promote the beautiful island of Jamaica.

Background

• Currently in: Germany.
• Lived in: Jamaica and the USA.
• Languages: My native languages are English and Jamaican Creole (Patwa).
• Studied: Computer Engineering, Computer Science
• Wiki style: inclusionist

Global recent changes

• Current settings: data-limit="100" data-wikimedia="meta|incubator" data-wiktionary="en|de|ro|es|fr|ru|nl|it|el" data-rcnamespace="1|2|3|4|5"

• Global recent changes will appear here if you've loaded User:Dentonius/scripts/GlobalRecentChanges.js

Interwiki

* = (namespaces 1|2|3|4|5)

• My global account (Meta) (-> Recent changes*)
  • My global activity
  • My global contributions
• Incubator: Dentonius (-> All recent changes)
• Phabricator: Dentonius
• Translatewiki: Dentonius
• Wikimedia Commons: Dentonius
• Wiktionary
  • (DE) Dentonius auf Deutsch (-> Letzte Änderungen*)
  • (EL) Dentonius στα ελληνικά (-> Πρόσφατες αλλαγές*)
  • (EN) Dentonius in English (-> Recent changes*)
  • (ES) Dentonius en español (-> Cambios recientes*)
  • (FR) Dentonius en français (-> Modifications récentes*)
  • (IT) Dentonius in italiano (-> Ultime modifiche*)
  • (JAM) Dentonius inna Patwa (-> Lates' change*)
  • (NL) Dentonius in het Nederlands (-> Recente Wijzigingen*)
  • (RO) Dentonius pe românește (-> Schimbări recente*)
  • (RU) Dentonius на русском (-> Свежие правки*)

Sub-pages

• Scripts
• Statistics
• Tools
• Topics of interest

TODO

NOTE: This hobby is addictive by nature. Before you do anything on this list, think of: family; work; personal development. Only after you've taken care of those priorities should you start on something here.

1 cycle = all easy tasks + 2-3 medium-difficulty tasks + 1 hard task + (optional) periodic task

Easy tasks

• Translate five entries for Translatewiki.

• Patrol anonymous edits:
  • de.wikt
  • el.wikt
  • en.wikt
  • es.wikt
  • fr.wikt
  • it.wikt
  • nl.wikt
  • ro.wikt
  • ru.wikt

• Monitor and improve English entries (5 changes per wiki per cycle max) -- increase your mainspace contributions; proofread; add etymology, IPA, hyphenation, examples, translations:
  • (DE) Änderungen an verlinkten Seiten (Englisch)
  • (EL) Σχετικές αλλαγές (Αγγλική γλώσσα)
  • (EN) Recent changes to the English lemmas and non-lemma forms.
  • (ES) Cambios relacionados (Inglés-Español)
  • (FR) Suivi des pages liées (anglais)
  • (IT) Modifiche correlate (Parole in inglese)
  • (NL) Verwante wijzigingen (Woorden in het Engels)
  • (RO) Modificări corelate (engleză)
  • (RU) Связанные правки (Английский язык) (ru.wikt only allows verifiable -- i.e., citable -- examples)

• Monitor and improve Patwa entries (5 changes per wiki per cycle max):
  • (DE) Änderungen an verlinkten Seiten (Jamaika-Kreolisch)
  • (EL) Σχετικές αλλαγές (Τζαμαϊκανή κρεολική γλώσσα)
  • (EN) Recent changes to the Jamaican Creole lemmas and non-lemma forms.
  • (ES) Cambios relacionados (Criollo jamaicano-Español)
  • (FR) Suivi des pages liées (créole jamaïcain)
  • (IT) Modifiche correlate (Parole in creolo giamaicano)
  • (JAM) Recent changes (Jamaican Creole) + all pages
  • (NL) Verwante wijzigingen (Woorden in het Jamaicaans Patois)
  • (RO) Modificări corelate (jamaicană)
  • (RU) Связанные правки (Ямайский креольский язык)

Medium-difficulty tasks

• Copy 2-3 en.wikt patwa lemmas to JAM incubator as per Wikshianery entry style guide.
• Work on en.wikt lists:
  • wiktionary:en:Wiktionary:Requested_entries_(Jamaican_Creole)
  • wiktionary:en:Special:PrefixIndex/User:DTLHS/word_tracking/en/Jamaica

Hard tasks

Do easy edits instead if short on free time. Create new pages to expand Patwa:

• Create interwiki Patwa entries for: ram puss: de el en es fr it jam nl ro ru

• jam incubator:
  • ! incubator:Template:Wt/jam/parta -- meronym
  • ! incubator:Template:Wt/jam/inna -- holonym
  • ! incubator:Template:Wt/jam/scrabble -- anagram

Periodically

• Add Jamaican label to wiktionary:en:Category:Caribbean_English entries.
• Check Wt/jam activity:
  • Localisation requirements
  • Test-wiki activity
• Check Wikidata.
  • Wikidata (Q35939).
  • Wikidata (Q5296).
• Create equivalent Jamaican Creole entries for wiktionary:en:Category:Jamaican_English entries.
• Improve scripts.
• Nominate a user to become an admin on en.wikt (who's agreed to it). Check for previous votes. (See criteria).
• Update RFD statistics (No participation in RFD. You've renounced your right to.)

Contact

• E-mail me
• My Talk page