Requests for new languages/Wikipedia Sranan Tongo

Sranan Tongo Wikipedia

See also the second request (approved).

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Requests for new languages (Wikipedia Sranan Tongo)

submitted verification final decision This proposal has been closed as part of a reform of the request process. This request has not necessarily been rejected, and new requests are welcome. This decision was taken by the language committee in accordance with the Language proposal policy. The closing committee member provided the following comment: This discussion was created before the implementation of the Language proposal policy, and it is incompatible with the policy. Please open a new proposal in the format this page has been converted to (see the instructions). Do not copy discussion wholesale, although you are free to link to it or summarise it (feel free to copy your own comments over). —{admin} Pathoschild 23:44, 15 December 2006 (UTC)

Proposal summary
Language details: Sranan Tongo (romani, srn ISO 639-3) Editing community: Dedalus (P), Waerth, Muijz, Quistnix, Jeroenvrp, Revolución, Qyz (N) List your user name if you're interested in editing the wiki. Add "N" next to your name if you are a native speaker of this language. Relevant pages: mailing list request External links: —
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• Relevant infos:
  • App. number of speakers: 700.000
  • Location(s) spoken: Suriname, Netherlands, USA
  • Closely related languages, if any: English, Jamaican Patois and Criolo, Portuguese, West African languages
  • External links to organizations that promote the language:
    • Surinam language institution Opo Sranan(tongo)

• Comments:
  • Dutch Wikimedia intitiative http://nl.wikimedia.org/
  • Sounds like a plan! en:Kim Bruning
  • I'm game. Shouldn't we use "Sranan" though instead of "Sranan Tongo"? Qyz
  • Are there any native speakers willing to participate? Arbeo 7 July 2005 20:27 (UTC)
    • I am :-) Trying to round up more support. Qyz
• When I first glanced at the title of this language, I thought it said 'Spraining Tongue'.
  • Support. DanielM 07:04, 25 August 2005 (UTC)
  • Support. --en:User:Hottentot
  • Support Servien 19:15, 27 March 2006 (UTC)
  • Support User:saumensinha,5 July 2006 I do
  • Support User:saumensinha,5 July 2006 I do
  • Support User:anupsinha81,5 July 2006 I do
  • Support User:SwapanSinha(N),6 July 2006 I do absolutely. Bishnupriya Manipuri should have its own identity.
  • Support There is a native speaker, the request shouldn't be on this page. --Zabumon 01:32, 15 November 2006 (UTC)