Santali Wikipedia
Santali-language edition of Wikipedia
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The Santali Wikipedia (Santali: ᱥᱟᱱᱛᱟᱲᱤ ᱣᱤᱠᱤᱯᱤᱰᱤᱭᱟ) is the Santali language version of Wikipedia, run by the Wikimedia Foundation. The site was launched on 2 August 2018.[1][2] The Santali language's own alphabet, Ol Chiki, has been used as the alphabet of this Wikipedia.[1][3] Santali is a language in the Munda subfamily of Austroasiatic languages, spoken by around 7.4 million people in South Asia (Bangladesh, India, Bhutan and Nepal).
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Type of site | Internet encyclopedia |
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| Available in | Santali |
| Headquarters | Miami, Florida |
| Owner | Wikimedia Foundation |
| URL | sat |
| Commercial | No |
| Registration | Optional |
| Launched | 2 August 2018[1] |
Content license | Creative Commons Attribution/ Share-Alike 4.0 (most text also dual-licensed under GFDL) Media licensing varies |
History
The Santali Wikipedia was in incubator stage since September 2010.[4] The process of creating a Santali-language Wikipedia began in 2012 and, later on, picked up momentum in February 2017.[5] Back in 2012, Wikimedia Bangladesh organized a Wikipedia meetup and workshop with the Santali language community in Dinajpur District of Bangladesh with the goal of launching a Santali language Wikipedia.[6]
However, that process slowed after some time.[7]
Then in September 2017, Wikimedia Bangladesh organized another meeting with the Santali language community in a Dhaka Wikipedia meetup where a decision was made to expedite the launch of the Wikipedia.[5][8] Following that discussion, a workshop was organized in Dhaka by Wikimedia Bangladesh for the Santali-language community on 30 December 2017.[6]
The Santali-language community from India also participated in that program through online discussion. Subsequently, another workshop was organized for the Santali-language community in Odisha, India, on 11 March 2018 in collaboration with the Odia Wikimedians User Group.
After months of work, the Wikimedia Language Committee approved the Santali-language Wikipedia on 28 June 2018 and the Santali Wikipedia site was finally launched on 2 August 2018.[6][8]
Users and editors
| Number of user accounts | Number of articles | Number of files | Number of administrators |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11207 | 15614 | 0 | 2 |
Gallery
First Santali Wikipedia workshop in Bangladesh (2012).
Workshop for Santali Wikipedia Community in Bangladesh (2017)
First Santali Wikipedia workshop in India (2018)
Santali Wikipedia workshop in Bangladesh (2020)
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