User talk:Abtanaad

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Thanks for your contributions on Somali! Do make sure to pay attention to the style, but I'm sure you'll get the hang of it :) Feel free to {{ping}} me if you need any help! Thadh (talk) 16:53, 7 June 2021 (UTC)

Hey, thank you! Should I practice in the sandbox??

(Abtanaad (talk) 17:06, 7 June 2021 (UTC))

Well, you don't have to if you're confident, but using the "show preview" button is a good idea. Another tip: use reference templates. I've created {{R:so:Puglielli:2012}}, which you could use. For example, for an entry like samay, you could do {{R:so:Puglielli:2012|samay|page=737}} (or simply {{R:so:Puglielli:2012|samay}}), and it'll generate the whole reference by itself, so you don't need to copy-paste the whole name or even type it out. Make sure to use {{so-noun}}! You can give the gender and plural there, as well as plural gender, so it's quite handy. Thadh (talk) 17:25, 7 June 2021 (UTC)

Thank you very much. How can I add the gender and the plural could you give me some examples?

It's actually explained at the template, but I'll give a short explanation here: for example, náag should have the code {{so-noun|g=f|gpl=m|head=náag|pl=naagó}}. Note that the entries are given at pages without diacritics, while the headword is given with stress (hence náag). Hope that helps! Thadh (talk) 22:59, 7 June 2021 (UTC)

Also, please sign your messages at talk pages and discussion pages (like WT:ID, WT:TR and WT:BP) with four tildes (~~~~); these shouldn't be in entries, but it's handy to know which message is whose, and when it was written :) Thadh (talk) 23:06, 7 June 2021 (UTC)

Thank you! Got it! (Abtanaad (talk) 23:12, 7 June 2021 (UTC))