Tell us about Urdu Wikipedia

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Urdu Wikipedia edit

Urdu Wikipedia was started in 2004 and we have 150,138 articles so far (as far of March 2020). Wikipedians from Pakistan and India mostly contribute to Urdu Wikipedia. We have recently launched our social media handles for the betterment of Urdu Wikipedia.

-- Signed by AaqibAnjum (talk) 14:51, 4 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Questionnaire edit

Contributors edit

  • Wikimedia Statistics can be difficult to interpret. What is your impression, how many steady contributors do you have?
  • Are your contributors mostly native speakers?
  • Where do your contributors live (regions/country)?
    • In general, Pakistan. The Urdu Wikipedia is run by admins and contributors most of whom are based in Pakistan, while many Pakistani users located abroad (mainly traced from the United Kingdom, United States, Canada, Middle East and Australia) have also played a constructive role in the growth and development of the encyclopedia. Being a largely spoken language in India, Urdu-fluent users from this part of the globe have a potential frequency and outreach as well. Ajay.raja 16:49, 20 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Other Wikipedias edit

  • Do you have special contacts with other Wikipedias (maybe in related languages)?
    • The Western Punjabi Wikipedia (pnb), Sindhi Wikipedia (sd), Pashto Wikipedia (ps) and Kashmiri Wikipedia (ks) all have active native contributors from Pakistan (amongst the other respective countries), most of whom tend to have a certain knowledge of or are completely fluent in Urdu. Ajay.raja 16:49, 20 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • Do you translate a lot from other Wikipedias? Which ones?

Organization and support edit

Your Wikipedia and the linguistic community edit

  • 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?
  • Who (else) supports you?
  • What does the public outreach for your edition look like? Do you have flyers, give lectures, training etc.?
  • Do you get feedback from readers?
  • What other encyclopedias exist in your language?

Content edit

  • Does your edition concentrate on certain topics, like your region and language, or Latin Wikipedia on Roman history and Christianity?
  • Did your edition enjoy text donations, for example from older encyclopedias?

Language edit

  • Is there a generally accepted norm about your language (spelling, dictionary, pronunciation)?
  • How do you deal with different spellings, dialects etc. (like B.E. lift and A.E. elevator)?

See also edit

Links edit