WikiEndangered

This is a proposal for a new Wikimedia sister project.

WikiEndangered
Status of the proposal
Status	rejected
Reason	consensus is against plus lack of momentum Dronebogus (talk) 11:40, 1 May 2024 (UTC)
Details of the proposal
Project description	WikiEndangered aims to create an interactive platform to support and preserve endangered languages. The project will provide comprehensive resources, including dictionaries, grammars, and pronunciation recordings, for each endangered language. By integrating with existing Wikimedia projects like Wiktionary and Wikiversity, WikiEndangered seeks to leverage the power of collaborative learning and community engagement to protect linguistic diversity. This project aligns with the Wikimedia Foundation's mission of freely sharing knowledge globally.
Is it a multilingual wiki?	Yes
Proposed tagline	Preserving endangered languages through collaborative efforts
Technical requirements
Development wiki	not yet
Interested participants
Takovej normální týoek

Introduction

The purpose of the WikiEndangered project:

• Creation to describe and protect endangered/extinct languages.
• Addressing the scarcity of materials for these languages on Wikiversity or Wiktionary.
• Collaboration potential with existing projects.
• Similarities with Wikiversity and Wiktionary, exploring the uniqueness of WikiEndangered.

Fuction

Dictionaries of endangered languages

• Interactive dictionaries with definitions, usage examples and links to grammatical structures.

Grammar and Sentence Structure

• Detailed descriptions of grammatical rules and syntactic structures for each endangered language.

Lessons For Beginners

• A series of lessons focusing on vocabulary basics, simple sentences and practical phrases for everyday situations.

Interactive Language Maps

• Maps showing the geographical distribution of endangered languages with links to relevant information.

Proposed by

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Alternative names

- WikiLanguages: - WikiLinguaViva

Domain names

- www.WikiEndangered.org

Demos

Not yet, but work it

Comments

People opposed

 Oppose this is covered by Wikibooks, Wiktionary, Wikiversity, Wikipedia, and more. Dronebogus (talk) 06:09, 21 January 2024 (UTC)

Weak oppose per Dronebogus.

I think it's a really neat idea, even if it is covered by existing projects.

Maybe it could be like an interwiki Wikiproject, because while these topics are covered, they aren't nearly covered enough. QuickQuokka ^{[⁠talk • contribs]} 20:08, 21 January 2024 (UTC)

•  Oppose per Dronebogus. As a language enthusiast, I'm really glad to see someone interested to devote their time in language preservation. However, looking at the proposed functions of this project, all of them can be done in existing projects:

  Dictionaries of endangered languages - Wiktionary;

  Grammar and Sentence Structure - Wikipedia, Wikibooks, Wikiversity;

  Lessons For Beginners - Wikibooks

  Interactive Language Maps - Wikicommons

  Maybe consider participating in WikiProjects in the respective sites, like en:Wikipedia:WikiProject Endangered languages.

  Also, if you speak an endangered language (or any language for that matter), you can contribute to Lingua Libre by recording yourself reading words. It is is also a Wikimedia project. Jonashtand (talk) 18:25, 26 April 2024 (UTC)