Wikidata:Lexicographical data/Documentation/Languages/vi-x-Q875344
| Subclass of | Hán Nôm, Vietnamese  |
|---|---|
| Part of | CJKV |
| Facet of | Vietnamese |
| Based on | sinograms |
| Start time | 13. century |
| Script directionality | vertical right-to-left |
| Uses | chữ Nôm reading |
The language code vi-x-Q875344 is used for Vietnamese (Q9199) lexemes, representations, and lemmas written in chữ Nôm (Q875344). For lexemes written in the Vietnamese alphabet (Q622712) (quốc ngữ), see Wikidata:Lexicographical data/Documentation/Languages/vi.
Why separate lexemes?
editAlthough chữ Nôm and quốc ngữ represent the same language, Wikidata is maintaining separate lexemes for each writing system. This is because chữ Nôm is logographic while quốc ngữ is alphabetic, resulting in written semantic distinctions in the former that do not translate into the latter.
For example, each sense of xanh (L705061) corresponds to a different set of multiple Nôm characters, and some of those characters corresponds to multiple quốc ngữ words with different spellings and senses. Even in lexemes that have only a single sense, multiple Nôm characters can be used interchangeably, because chữ Nôm was never standardized.
If Wikibase adds the ability to associate a single form with multiple representations for the same language code, then vi-x-Q875344 would continue to be used for these representations, but there would no longer be a need for separate Nôm lexemes.