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Should dialect articles follow the naming convention of [[Southern American English phonology]] (i.e. '''X English phonology''') per [[WP:TITLECON]]? Or should they follow the convention of something like [[Southern accent (United States)]] (i.e. '''X accent''') per [[WP:COMMONNAME]] (also WP:TITLECON in cases like Baltimore accent, Boston accent, etc.)? [[User:Wolfdog|Wolfdog]] ([[User talk:Wolfdog|talk]]) 13:33, 1 August 2025 (UTC)}}

'''[[Talk:Akan language#rfc_14E433A|Talk:Akan language]]'''

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In the Dialects section of [[Akan language]], should the dialect tree be changed from

:::{{tq2| {{clade

|label1=Akan

|1={{clade

|1={{clade

|1=[[Bono dialect|Brong]] ({{aka}} Bono; a dialect cluster)

|2=[[Wasa dialect]]

}}

|2={{clade

|1=[[Asante dialect|Asante]]-[[Akyem]]-[[Kwahu dialect|Kwahu]] dialect

|2={{clade

|1=[[Akuapem dialect]]

|2=[[Fante dialect|Fante]] (Agona, Gomua, Abura, Anomabu dialects)

}}

}}

}}

}}}}

to

:::{{clade|label1=Akan|1={{clade|1={{clade|1=[[Bono dialect|Bono]]-[[Wasa dialect|Wasa]] dialect|2={{clade|1=[[Asante dialect|Asante]]-[[Akyem]]-[[Kwahu dialect|Kwahu]] dialect

::::|2={{clade|1=[[Akuapem dialect]]

::::|2=[[Fante dialect|Fante]] (Agona, Gomua, Abura, Anomabu dialects)

::::}}

::::}}

::::}}

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[[User:Robert McClenon|Robert McClenon]] ([[User talk:Robert McClenon|talk]]) 23:10, 16 July 2025 (UTC)}}

'''[[Talk:Akan language#rfc_A62DDAA|Talk:Akan language]]'''

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Should the two following changes be made in [[Akan language]]?

A.

In the Name section of [[Akan language]], change the first sentence

{{tqb| The language was originally referred to by local designations such as 'Twi' (/tʃwiː, twiː, tʃiː/;[12][13] Akan: [tɕᶣi]), 'Fante' and 'Brong'.}}

to

{{tqb|Twi was proposed as a name for the dialects but was rejected by Fante, however Akan was acceptable to all. Akan: [[Help:IPA|[tɕᶣi]]])'[[Twi]]' ([[Help:IPA/English|/tʃwiː, twiː, tʃiː/]]-'[[Fante dialect|Fante]]'}}

B.

In the first sentence of the second paragraph of the lede, change

{{tqb|Three dialects were developed as literary standards with distinct [[Orthography|orthographies]]: [[Asante dialect|Asante]] and [[Akuapem dialect|Akuapem]], collectively known as [[Twi]], and [[Fante dialect|Fante]]}}

to

{{tqb|Three dialects were developed as literary standards with distinct [[Orthography|orthographies]]: [[Asante dialect|Asante]] [[Akuapem dialect|Akuapem]], and [[Fante dialect|Fante]]}}

[[User:Robert McClenon|Robert McClenon]] ([[User talk:Robert McClenon|talk]]) 22:24, 16 July 2025 (UTC)}}

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