Hi folks, I am pleased to announce the opening of two new Wikipedias in two Philippine languages.
The first one is the Pangasinan Wikipedia at http://pag.wikipedia.org . In my previous entry, someone left a message in Pangasinan asking for volunteers to contribute to Pangasinan. So now that it's up, I hope the word gets out.
The second one is in the Zamboanga variety of Chavacano, which is now available at http://cbk-zam.wikipedia.org . I voted in support of this Wikipedia provided that "zam" be included as part of the domain name. There are three types of Chavacano (the other two in Cavite & Ternate), and each is different so it wouldn't really make sense to have three varieties in one Wikipedia. Of course, I still foresee the problem of Caviteños and Ternateños making edits in their respective tongues there.
So in addition to the two Philippine languages above, there are Wikipedias available in (along with number of articles as of now): Cebuano (1,366), Ilokano (2,003), Kapampangan (1,420), Tagalog (4,840) and Waray-Waray (1,645).
And also, two other Philippine Wikipedias are also on incubator status. This is usually the final step before becoming a full-fledged Wikipedia. I am not fully up to speed on the creation process, but I think they need more articles and more contributors before making that very step. These two languages, spoken on Panay Island, are Hiligaynon (aka Ilonggo) and Kinaray-a. So spread the word.
On a related noted, I think it's sad the first time these languages have an encyclopedia is only online.
PS: Hoy, sa sakuyang mga kahimanwang Bikolnon - naghahalat pa ako nin Wikipedia para sa tataramon na Bikol. Noarin maabot? :-) (translation: Hey! To my Bicolano kababayans - I'm still waiting for a Wikipedia in Bikol. When's it coming?)
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Hi...i'm really happy that there are people outside bikol who are interested in our language...anyway there was a book on the bikol language that was published by one of our profs here in ateneo de naga univ. maybe you'd want to get a copy of it. it's out of print now though. he is Rev. Fr. Tria he even teaches his philosophy subjects in bikol language. i also to ask if you have any idea about the etymology of the word "Oragon." keep up the good work.
Chris--congrats on your graduation!! I still check ur blog from time to time. Nice to see you're keeping busy :-) mag-ingat ka...
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