Module:User:Benwing2/category tree/topic cat/data/Names

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local labels = {}

labels["names"] = {
	type = "topic",
	description = "{{{langname}}} names for a variety of things.",
	additional = "Given names and surnames can be found in [[:Category:Names by language]].",
	parents = {"all sets"},
}

labels["letter names"] = {
	type = "name",
	description = "{{{langname}}} terms that are the names of letters.",
	additional = "Ideally entries should be in a subcategory for the names of letters in a particular script.",
	parents = {"names", "letters, symbols, and punctuation"},
}

for _, script_etc in ipairs {
	{"Arabic", "appendix"},
	{"Baybayin", "appendix"},
	{"Cyrillic", "appendix"},
	{"Devanagari", "appendix"},
	{"Georgian", "appendix"},
	{"Greek", "appendix"},
	{"Hebrew", "appendix"},
	{"Imperial Aramaic", "appendix"},
	{"Korean", "appendix"},
	{"Latin", "appendix"},
	{"Ogham", "appendix"},
	{"Phoenician", "appendix"},
	{"Runic", "w"},
	{"Thai", "appendix"},
} do
	local script, linktype = unpack(script_etc)
	local link
	if linktype == "appendix" then
		link = ("[[Appendix:%s script|%s script]]"):format(script, script)
	elseif linktype == "w" then
		local sc = require("Module:scripts").getByCanonicalName(script) or
			error(("Internal error: Unrecognized script '%s'"):format(script))
		local wpart = sc:getWikipediaArticle()
		link = ("[[w:%s|%s script]]"):format(wpart, script)
	else
		link = linktype
	end
		
	labels[script .. " letter names"] = {
		type = "name",
		description = ("{{{langname}}} terms that serve as names for letters and symbols directly based on letters, " ..
			"such as [[ligature]]s and letters with [[diacritic]]s, of the %s."):format(link),
		parents = {"letter names"},
	}
end

labels["couple nicknames"] = {
	type = "name",
	description = "{{{langname}}} informal names for pairs of people, especially [[celebrity]] [[couple]]s.",
	additional = "For fictional relationships, see [[:Category:Ships (fandom)]].",
	parents = {"nicknames", "people"},
}

labels["country nicknames"] = {
	type = "name",
	description = "{{{langname}}} informal names for [[country|countries]].",
	parents = {"nicknames", "countries"},
}

labels["foreign personal names"] = {
	type = "name",
	description = "Transliterations, respellings or other renderings of personal names into {{{langname}}}.",
	umbrella_description = "transliterations, respellings or other renderings of personal names",
	parents = {"names"},
}

labels["named prayers"] = {
	type = "name",
	description = "{{{langname}}} terms that are the names of specific prayers.",
	parents = {"names", "prayer"},
}

labels["named roads"] = {
	type = "name",
	description = "{{{langname}}} terms for roads that are individually named.",
	parents = {"names", "roads"},
}

labels["nicknames"] = {
	type = "name",
	description = "{{{langname}}} terms that are informal names or diminutives of specific entities (people, places, etc.)",
	parents = {"names"},
}

labels["nicknames of individuals"] = {
	type = "name",
	description = "{{{langname}}} terms that are informal names for specific individuals (e.g. [[J-Lo]] for singer {{w|Jennifer Lopez}}).",
	parents = {"individuals", "nicknames"},
}

labels["taxonomic names"] = {
	type = "name",
	description = "default",
	parents = {"names", "taxonomy"},
}

return labels