Hi all, I am pleased to announce the launch of the Wiki Speaks Your Language [1] initiative with the goal of enriching the Wikimedia projects with freely licensed audio and video files documenting spoken examples of every language, language variety and dialect in the world. The idea originates from the curiosity of many readers viewing language articles not only to read about the language but also to hear how does it sound. In most of the cases, our language articles lack such files and readers usually end up searching videos on YouTube, notwithstanding that we have the capacity as a movement and the resources to meet their wish. The initiative lists three possible ways of acquiring freely licensed audio and video files: 1) by adapting existing files on Wikimedia Commons (mostly from the Spoken Wikipedia projects [2]); 2) by liberating existing files from the repositories of GLAM and educational institutions; and 3) by engaging Wikimedia communities, GLAM and educational institutions in the recording of new files. In the first phase, the plan is to work with the available resources we have and adapt the existing videos from the Spoken Wikipedia projects (there are some useful tips [3] on what the existing files should be adapted to). I will be very thankful if members of this list help in spreading the word about the initiative through other channels to the communities and`other parties in our movement. Best regards, Kiril [1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wiki_Speaks_Your_Language [2] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikisound [3] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wiki_Speaks_Your_ Language/Tips#Qualities_of_files _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/ wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines New messages to: Wikimedia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, <mailto:wikimedia-l-request@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe>

Hi all, I am pleased to announce the launch of the Wiki Speaks Your Language [1] initiative with the goal of enriching the Wikimedia projects with freely licensed audio and video files documenting spoken examples of every language, language variety and dialect in the world. The idea originates from the curiosity of many readers viewing language articles not only to read about the language but also to hear how does it sound. In most of the cases, our language articles lack such files and readers usually end up searching videos on YouTube, notwithstanding that we have the capacity as a movement and the resources to meet their wish. The initiative lists three possible ways of acquiring freely licensed audio and video files: 1) by adapting existing files on Wikimedia Commons (mostly from the Spoken Wikipedia projects [2]); 2) by liberating existing files from the repositories of GLAM and educational institutions; and 3) by engaging Wikimedia communities, GLAM and educational institutions in the recording of new files. In the first phase, the plan is to work with the available resources we have and adapt the existing videos from the Spoken Wikipedia projects (there are some useful tips [3] on what the existing files should be adapted to). I will be very thankful if members of this list help in spreading the word about the initiative through other channels to the communities and`other parties in our movement. Best regards, Kiril [1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wiki_Speaks_Your_Language [2] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikisound [3] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wiki_Speaks_Your_ Language/Tips#Qualities_of_files _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/ wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines New messages to: Wikimedia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, <mailto:wikimedia-l-request@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe>