Requests for new languages/Wiktionary Ilokano

Ilokano Wiktionary

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Requests for new languages (Wiktionary Ilokano)

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Proposal summary
Language details: Ilokano (Iloko, ilo ISO 639-2) Editing community: Saluyot (N), Oavcacananta (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: — External links: Promoting organizations DILA Yahoo Group University of Hawaii at Manoa, Hawaiian and Indo-Pacific Languages Department GUMIL Filipinas Ilokano writers
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The Ilokano Wikipedia, after only about seven months, has now passed the +1,000 pages/articles mark (at present with over 1,500 articles). It's high time for other projects. I believe we can now afford to have an Ilokano Wiktionary. So, I hereby request for it. -- Saluyot 14:35, 2 June 2006 (UTC)

• Number of speakers: +9 million first and secondary speakers
• Locations spoken: northern Philippines (Luzon island), also significant populations in Manila, Mindanao, United States (primarily Hawaii, California, Washington, New Jersey, Illinois), Canada, other nations with Filipino expatriates
• Related languages: None. It is fairly homogenous with two very close dialects, termed North and South. The language belongs in its own branch in the Philippine Cordilleran family of languages.

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• Support --Taichi - (あ！) 14:41, 2 June 2006 (UTC)
• Support --ARBE0 12:14, 3 June 2006 (UTC)
• Support, of course. Hégésippe | ±Θ± 12:29, 3 June 2006 (UTC)
• Wen, I mean Support. --Chris S. 06:14, 4 June 2006 (UTC)
• Strongly Support--Harvzsf 05:39, 6 June 2006 (UTC)
• Support --Tone 20:00, 6 October 2006 (UTC)
• Support Joemaza 07:15, 27 October 2006 (UTC)