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WikiKata

WikiKata is a language community outreach program focusing on preserving indigenous language and any community language in Malaysia and Malaysian-related language through the use of Wiktionary. This project was run in Malaysia by the Wikimedia Community User Group Malaysia and in collaboration with other local organization in Malaysia and other related country.

Malaysian languages community outreach projects
Program under Wikimedia Community User Group Malaysia.
WikiKata
Info
HomeWikikamus:WikiKata
Start2020
StatusOn going
Contacts
ReferentsTofeiku, Ultron90, EmpAhmadK

Background

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WikiKata was originally organized as a competition to increase the number of indigenous and local lemmas in Malay Wiktionary in 2020. It was continued to the 2021 edition, and discontinued for 2 years until the community user group revived it to a series of projects to outreach local community to preserve their respective language in 2023.

Online Competition

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WikiKata Competition is an online competition for indigenous language speaker to enter their respective language to Malay Wiktionary. The competition run for a month and the winner for these competiion will get a present from either community user group or other organizations which sponsored it.

Community Outreach

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In the community outreach project, workshops and tutorials are conducted boldly and attractively in several locality spread across Malaysia and other country which related to Malay and Malaysia community such as Singapore and Brunei. This workshop trains participants to use Malay Wiktionary to preserve the languages.

Work plan

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Online Competition

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Year Duration Project involved Contact person Note
2020 1 July – 15 August Malay Wiktionary
  • 13 editors join this competition
  • 1152 new lemmas entered
  • 11 editor entered correct lemma
  • 10 indigenous language entered
  • West Coast Bajau is the most entered language by the participants
  • 5 new language entering Malay Wiktionary
  • Involvement of 3 judges from 3 different entities: Indigenous Language Unit (Semai language) Malaysia Ministry of Education; Bajau Sama Association of Language and Culture; and Dayak Bidayuh National Association.
2021 1 – 31 July Malay Wiktionary
  • Involvement of 3 judges from different entities for main event: Curriculum Development Department, Malaysia Ministry of Education; Kadazandusun Language Department, Malaysia Institute of Teaching Education, Kent Campus & SMJK Ave Maria Convent, Perak
  • Involevement of another 3 judges from different entities for subevent: Malaysia Institute of Teaching Education, Keningau Campus; Malaysia Examination Council; and SK Kuala Koyan, Pahang
2024 1 – 31 December Malay Wiktionary
  • supported by UNESCO Jakarta and Ministry of Education, Malaysia.
  • Involvement of participants who is student in primary and secondary school who take indigenous languages in school curriculum or who can speak indigenous languages.

Community Outreach

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Date Location Project involved Language involved Wikimedian trainer Note
15 August 2023 Room 311, Suntec Singapore Convention and Exhibition Centre, Singapore Wiktionary ms - Malay
  • the event became a pre-conference event for Wikimania 2023 Singapore
  • In conjunction with Singapore’s Malay language month (Bulan Bahasa)
  • in collaboration with the Singapore Malay Language Council of the National Heritage Board
4 – 5 October 2023 Kampung Kuala Lah, Gua Musang, Kelantan, Malaysia Malay Wiktionary, Lingua Libre, Wikitongues, and Wikimedia Commons mnq - Mendriq
  • In collaborations with Regional Centres of Expertise (RCE) Greater Gombak, students of International Islamic University Malaysia and a researcher from Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
  • Got involvement of a Medan-based Wikimedian of Indonesia as trainer
21 February 2024 University of North Sumatra, Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia Malay Wiktionary, Indonesian Wiktionary ms - Malay
  • Got involvement of a Medan-based Wikimedian of Indonesia as host
24 – 25 February 2024 Kampung Lubuk Legong, Baling, Kedah, Malaysia Malay Wiktionary, Wikimedia Incubator, Lingua Libre, Wikitongues, and Wikimedia Commons kns - Kensiu
  • In collaborations with Regional Centres of Expertise (RCE) Greater Gombak, students of International Islamic University Malaysia and a researcher from Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
  • Got involvement of Jakarta and Medan-based Wikimedians of Indonesia as trainers
27 February 2024 Penampang, Sabah Malay Wiktionary kzj - Kadazan
  • In collaborations with Kadazan Society Sabah
30 March 2024 Kampung Jawa, Hulu Langat, Selangor, Malaysia Malay Wiktionary jv-MY - Malaysian Javanese
  • In collaborations with SANTIKA Hulu Langat
  • Got involvement of Jakarta-based Wikimedians of Indonesia as trainers
21 April 2024 Gudang Café, George Town, Penang Malay Wiktionary nan-MY - Chinese Hokkien
  • in collaboration with Penang Hokkien Language Association
8 June 2024 Keraton Mbah Anang, Muar, Johor, Malaysia Malay Wiktionary jv-MY - Malaysian Javanese
  • the event became a subevent for International Reog Barong Fest 2024
  • Got involvement of Jakarta-based Wikimedians of Indonesia as trainers
22 June 2024 Universiti Sains Malaysia, Gelugor, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia Malay Wiktionary pa - Punjabi
  • Collaborations with Sikh Student Club of Malaysia Science University
13 July 2024 NADI Pekan Sindumin, Sipitang, Sabah, Malaysia Malay Wiktionary lnd - Lun Bawang
  • Collaborations with Lun Bawang Association of Sabah
5 October 2024 Singapore National Library, Victoria Street, Singapore Malay Wiktionary ms-arab - Malay Jawi scripts
  • the event became a subevent for Singapore’s Malay language month (Bulan Bahasa) 2024
  • In collaborations with Jawi Writing Alliance of Singapore, Singapore National Library Board, Singapore Malay Language Council and Bulan Bahasa committee
  • Got involvement of a Medan-based Wikimedian of Indonesia as trainer
22 October 2024 Balai Bahasa Sumatera Barat, Padang, Indonesia Malay Wiktionary min - Minangkabau
  • in conjunction with WikiTutur 2.0 Padang as the Wikimedians were invited by the organizer to exchange knowledge between WikiKata and WikiTutur

In news or website

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See also

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