Module:category tree/poscatboiler/data/symbols

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The following documentation is generated by Template:poscatboiler data submodule documentation. ^[edit]

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This data submodule defines part of Wiktionary's category structure.

For an introduction to the poscatboiler system and a description of how to add or modify categories, see Module:category tree/poscatboiler/data/documentation.

local labels = {}
local raw_categories = {}



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--                                  LABELS                                 --
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labels["symbols"] = {
	description = "{{{langname}}} written signs.",
	umbrella_parents = "Fundamental",
	parents = {{name = "{{{langcat}}}", raw = true}},
}

labels["diacritical marks"] = {
	description = "{{{langname}}} glyphs that are added to characters to modify their sounds or meanings.",
	parents = {"symbols"},
}

labels["Han characters"] = {
	description = "{{{langname}}} symbols of the Han logographic script, which can represent sounds or convey meanings directly.",
	topright = "{{wp|Chinese characters}}",
	parents = {"logograms"},
}

labels["ideograms"] = {
	description = "{{{langname}}} symbols that represent objects, ideas or concepts directly.",
	umbrella_parents = "Fundamental",
	parents = {"symbols"},
}

labels["iteration marks"] = {
	description = "{{{langname}}} glyphs that act as a shorthand for repeated text.",
	parents = {"abbreviations", "symbols"},
}

labels["letters"] = {
	description = "{{{langname}}} symbols that represent single sounds. Variations of letters, such as letters with diacritics, should also be categorized here.",
	parents = {"symbols"},
}

labels["ligatures"] = {
	description = "{{{langname}}} letters that have been combined into a single graphical unit.",
	parents = {"symbols"},
}

labels["logograms"] = {
	description = "{{{langname}}} symbols that represent single words or morphemes.",
	parents = {"symbols"},
}

labels["matched pairs"] = {
	description = "{{{langname}}} pairs of separate characters that are used together. Example: [[( )]].",
	parents = {"symbols"},
}

labels["numeral symbols"] = {
	description = "{{{langname}}} symbols that represent numerals.",
	parents = {"symbols"},
}

labels["punctuation marks"] = {
	description = "{{{langname}}} symbols that indicate structure and organization of writing.",
	parents = {"symbols"},
}

labels["syllables"] = {
	description = "{{{langname}}} symbols that represent groups of sounds. Variations of syllables, such as syllables with diacritics, should also be categorized here.",
	parents = {"symbols"},
}

labels["multigraphs"] = {
	description = "{{{langname}}} symbols consisting of multiple letters.",
	parents = {"symbols"},
}

local function multigraph(name, n)
	labels[name] = {
		description = "{{{langname}}} symbols consisting of " .. n .. " letters.",
		parents = {"multigraphs"},
	}
end

multigraph("digraphs", "two")
multigraph("trigraphs", "three")
multigraph("tetragraphs", "four")
multigraph("pentagraphs", "five")
multigraph("hexagraphs", "six")
multigraph("heptagraphs", "seven")
multigraph("octagraphs", "eight")

-- Add 'umbrella_parents' key if not already present.
for key, data in pairs(labels) do
	if not data.umbrella_parents then
		data.umbrella_parents = "Symbols subcategories by language"
	end
end


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raw_categories["Symbols subcategories by language"] = {
	description = "Umbrella categories covering topics related to symbols.",
	additional = "{{{umbrella_meta_msg}}}",
	parents = {
		"Umbrella metacategories",
		{name = "symbols", is_label = true, sort = " "},
	},
}

raw_categories["IPA symbols"] = {
	description = "Symbols which are part of the {{w|International Phonetic Alphabet}}.",
	additional = "For more information, see [[Wiktionary:About International Phonetic Alphabet]].",
	catfix = "mul",
	parents = {
		{name = "symbols", is_label = true, lang = "mul"},
	},
}

raw_categories["NAPA symbols"] = {
	description = "Symbols which are part of the {{w|Americanist phonetic notation|North American Phonetic Alphabet}}.",
	catfix = "mul",
	parents = {
		{name = "symbols", is_label = true, lang = "mul"},
	},
}

raw_categories["UPA symbols"] = {
	description = "Symbols which are part of the {{w|Uralic Phonetic Alphabet}}.",
	catfix = "mul",
	parents = {
		{name = "symbols", is_label = true, lang = "mul"},
	},
}


return {LABELS = labels, RAW_CATEGORIES = raw_categories}