Wikitongues
Wikitongues is a global nonprofit community of over 1,000 volunteers working to ensure every person has the tools to preserve, promote, and pass their languages on to the next generation. In addition to distributing accessible frameworks for language preservation, we're building a public archive of oral histories in every language in the world. This user group facilitates contribution from our initiative to Wikimedia projects.
Wikitongues began as a grassroots initiative in 2014 and has been a registered 501(c)(3) not-for-profit since 2016.
Objectives
editWikitongues is increasing the scope of language content for Wikimedia projects and expanding their overall linguistic diversity.
Language Content
editAll appropriately licensed Wikitongues content is hosted on the the Wikimedia Commons.
- We recruit volunteers to record video oral histories in their native language.
- We contribute all appropriately licensed Wikitongues language documentation to relevant Wikimedia projects.
- We introduce language activists to the Wikimedia movement and educate the general public about:
- Linguistic preservation;
- Oral history production; and
- Digital media publishing as it pertains to Creative Commons Licensing.
Language Events
editWikitongues aims to organize events that expand the quantity and quality of language-related content on Wikimedia projects and improve the overall linguistic diversity of Wikimedia. These will include translate-a-thons, edit-a-thons, and “record-a-thons” for the Wikimedia Commons.
- We coordinate with local WMF affiliates and partners to organize translate-a-thons for Wikimedia projects.
- In the future, we aim to organize Wikipedia training sessions for language activists who wish to launch Wikipedia editions in their language.
How to Contribute
editSubmit a video
editTo contribute a video to Wikitongues, simply upload it to the Wikimedia Commons under the Wikitongues category and fill out the following form.
Suggested Edits
editJoin our volunteer community
editAnyone who speaks a language (everyone) is invited join our community: either add your name to the community section below and feel free to join our TELEGRAM GROUP
Questions?
edit- If you have any questions or concerns, feel free to leave them on the talk page.
- You can also visit us online at wikitongues.org or drop us a line at hello
wikitongues
org.
Designated Contacts
edit- Tochiprecious (talk), Nigeria, Finland, Wikitongues Wikimedian-in-Residence
- Kristen Tcherneshoff (talk), Finland, Wikitongues Programs Director
- Daniel Bogre Udell (talk), USA
- Satdeep Gill, India
- Isaac Kanguya (talk), Zambia
- Olaniyan Olushola (talk), Nigeria
- Subhashish Panigrahi, India
- Derveaux Matthieu, France
See also
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