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Balinese (Ban) Wikipedia

Contributors

Wikimedia Statistics can be difficult to interprete. What is your impression, how many steady contributors do you have?

Nowadays, around 30-50 contributors per month. It is small wiki and also small language in Indonesia, just less than 3-4 million people can use it. Angayubagia (talk) 08:46, 9 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Are your contributors mostly native speakers?

There are plenty native speakers there. Angayubagia (talk) 08:46, 9 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Where do your contributors live (regions/country)?

I'm from Indonesia, other contributors are bots and some stewards. Angayubagia (talk) 08:46, 9 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

How common is it that your contributors meet in real life?

The community has program to meetup once per month. I myself contribute to wiki everyday. Angayubagia (talk) 08:46, 9 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Other Wikipedias

Do you have special contacts with another Wikipedias (maybe in related languages)?

I'm also editor for English and Indonesian Wikipedia. Angayubagia (talk) 08:46, 9 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Do you translate a lot from other Wikipedias? Which ones?

I translate it from English or Indonesian Wikipedia. Angayubagia (talk) 08:46, 9 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Organization and support

Is there a Wikimedia chapter in your country? How does your language relate to it?

One community only but not quite active, Denpasar Wikimedia Community. Angayubagia (talk) 08:46, 9 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Are there work groups in other organizations about Wikipedia?

None of my concern. Angayubagia (talk) 08:46, 9 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Your Wikipedia and the linguistic community

Is there a language institution for your language, like an Academy, or a club of people interested in your language? Do you have contact with them?

Yes, mostly from friends group which consist of peoples whose have Balinese and want to learn the language. I haven't found any language institution interested in this language yet. Angayubagia (talk) 08:46, 9 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Who (else) supports you?

Some from the community. Angayubagia (talk) 08:46, 9 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

What does the public outreach for your edition look like? Do you have fliers, give lectures, trainings etc.?

Yes, already has lectures, trainings, but not many interested. Angayubagia (talk) 08:46, 9 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Do you get feedback from readers?

Not quite often. Angayubagia (talk) 08:46, 9 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

What other encyclopedias exist in your language?

None. Angayubagia (talk) 08:46, 9 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Content

Does your edition concentrates on certain topics, like your region and language, or Latin Wikipedia on Roman history and Christianity?

No. It does not concentrate to any certain topics. Angayubagia (talk) 08:46, 9 May 2023 (UTC))[reply]

Did your edition enjoy text donations, for example from older encyclopedias?

None. Balinese wikipedia is the only digital encyclopedia, even the only one, in this language. Angayubagia (talk) 08:46, 9 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Language

Is there a generally accepted norm about your language (spelling, dictionary, pronunciation)?

Yes. We have some dictionaries for Balinese. About the spelling, there are two types: in roman alphabet/script and Balinese script. Angayubagia (talk) 08:46, 9 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

How do you deal with different spellings, dialects etc. (like B.E. lift and A.E. elevator)?

So far, I used high level Balinese dialect i.e. Basa Bali Alus. Plus, it's said that every Balinese speaker comprehend the dialect. Angayubagia (talk) 08:46, 9 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Links

Balinese Wikipedia
Noto Sans Balinese font - download the font from here.