Thank you for your kind explanation. If this can be understood as the relationship between Standard Arabic (ISO 639:arb) and Arabic (ISO 639:ara), then zgh is not a distinct language because it is just a standard representation of Berber languages. This is true even in light of the current LPP, which excludes different written forms of any language. Therefore, it seems that eligibility for this language cannot be recognized. Sotiale 2023년 8월 16일 (수) 오후 10:48, Anass Sedrati <sedranas(a)gmail.xn--com>-4f21ay07k 작성:

Hello Sotiale and thank you for your answer, Sorry for my late reply as I was travelling back from Singapore and had also other engagements. So regarding your argumentation, if you consider zgh not a distinct language "because it is just a standard representation of Berber languages", then we have also to consider standard Arabic (ISO 639:ara) not a distinct language because it is not spoken in any country/region and is "a standard representation of Arabic languages". Of course, there are many more sources and books in standard Arabic due to religious and historical reasons, but it is still a standardized language, and only a written one. This said, it will of course never be considered to close the Arabic Wikipedia because of it. Therefore, it can be really tricky to base the decisions on this argument, although it is understandable that some languages are "bigger" or more established than others. What do you think? Best regards, Anass On Fri, Aug 18, 2023 at 3:08 PM MF-Warburg <mfwarburg(a)googlemail.com> wrote: -- ----------------------------------------------------- *Anass SEDRATI* *(+46) 70 508 51 07*

I don't understand the distinction you are making between "Arabic" and "Standard Arabic" here. If anything, a written standard form of a language/macrolanguage/dialect continuum is very suitable for having a Wikipedia, precisely because it can unite the efforts of mutually understandable projects into one wiki instead of many. Sotiale Wiki <sotiale.wm(a)gmail.com> schrieb am Sa., 26. Aug. 2023, 02:56:

Sorry, I think my explanation was inadequately explained and there is some confusion. Perhaps I misused the word dialect. The meaning of the dialect I wrote in the mail meant that they were so similar that they could not be constituted as independent languages. In this respect, dialects assigned ISO codes do not have the same meaning. And there seems to be something I'm misunderstanding, and something that's a bit confusing. It has generally been a form of recognizing individual languages since the existence of macrolanguages, and what is being discussed now is, as I understand it, understood to be a standardized form in individual languages. For example, so far ar and zh (established Wikipedia) already exist and have been recognized forms of their individual languages. Now it seems to be the opposite way. Not from this point of view, I looked at it in terms of the standardization or alphabet of the same language. To summarize easily(albeit a very poor summary), ar or zh are standardized forms, and since zgh is also a standardized form, it is understood that they are the same. Is the summary correct? Sotiale <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail> 바이러스가 없습니다.www.avast.com <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail> <#DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2> 2023년 8월 26일 (토) 오후 4:49, Anass Sedrati &lt;sedranas(a)gmail.xn--com&gt;-4f21ay07k 작성:

Hoi, There may be some who consider languages in the Arabic family as ineligible. This is not the case, one example is the Egyptian Arabic Wikipedia. The notion that everyone who speaks one kind of Arabic understands every other version of Arabic is wrong. There are many languages derived from Arabic, all have their own ISO code they may all have their own dialects. The notion of politics is EXACTLY why many people want to standardise on one Arabic Wikipedia. Thanks, GerardM On Sat, 26 Aug 2023 at 02:56, Sotiale Wiki &lt;sotiale.wm(a)gmail.com&gt; wrote:

Hello Jon, Yes I confirm that I can verify the content (although I am not active in that Wiki due to lack of time mainly). I can check it in some weeks (now fully occupied with Indaba preparations), and I can return to you with a status about it. Thank you for your trust! Best regards, Anass On Thu, Oct 12, 2023 at 3:23 PM Jon Harald Søby &lt;jhsoby(a)gmail.com&gt; wrote: -- ----------------------------------------------------- *Anass SEDRATI* *(+46) 70 508 51 07*

I have posted about this on Talk:Language committee now: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Language_committee#Approval_of_the_Mor… tor. 12. okt. 2023 kl. 22:44 skrev Tochi Precious &lt;tochiprecious2(a)gmail.com > I actually went through it this afternoon and saw how engaged and active > it has been for 3 years. I recommend the approval. > > --- > Tochi > > On Thu, Oct 12, 2023, 2:23 PM Jon Harald Søby &lt;jhsoby(a)gmail.com&gt; wrote: > >> Hello folks, >> >> I would like to suggest the approval of this test wiki. Any objections? >> Anass can surely verify the content personally, I don't think we need any >> external verification in this case. >> >> lør. 26. aug. 2023 kl. 12:48 skrev Gerard Meijssen < >> gerard.meijssen(a)gmail.com>> >>> Hoi, >>> There may be some who consider languages in the Arabic family as >>> ineligible. This is not the case, one example is the Egyptian Arabic >>> Wikipedia. The notion that everyone who speaks one kind of Arabic >>> understands every other version of Arabic is wrong. >>> >>> There are many languages derived from Arabic, all have their own ISO >>> code they may all have their own dialects. The notion of politics is >>> EXACTLY why many people want to standardise on one Arabic Wikipedia. >>> Thanks, >>> GerardM >>> >>> On Sat, 26 Aug 2023 at 02:56, Sotiale Wiki &lt;sotiale.wm(a)gmail.com&gt; wrote: >>> >>>> Hi. >>>> >>>> Standard Arabic is arb (Arabic: ara) and still if someone posts a new >>>> language request for Wp/arb, it won't be eligible. Unless the speakers of >>>> Arabic Wikipedia are unable to communicate in Standard Arabic. But I don't >>>> think there's any reason a native speaker of Arabic can't speak Standard >>>> Arabic. So there is no reason for existing Arabic Wikipedia to be >>>> disqualified for this reason, but even so, the Arabic Wikipedia was created >>>> prior to the LPP and is therefore unaffected. >>>> >>>> The requirement to be a distinct language is to ensure that there are >>>> no multiple Wikipedias for a language that is sufficiently communicative at >>>> the dialect level equivalent(If this were incomprehensible to native >>>> speakers, it would have been recognized as a separate language). In >>>> general, these branches are likely for political reasons, which may be >>>> on-wiki as well as off-wiki reasons. This permission of Wikipedia >>>> jeopardizes NPOV by creating Wikipedia with different views of the same >>>> language for that purpose. Even if it has no such purpose, it is likely to >>>> be abused as such. >>>> >>>> Sotiale >>>> >>>> >>>> <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail> 바이러스가 >>>> 없습니다.www.avast.com >>>> <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail> >>>> <#m_-3835623023056331121_m_-681473850486263020_m_922395621415868508_m_8888600196279916464_DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2> >>>> >>>> 2023년 8월 26일 (토) 오전 3:32, Anass Sedrati &lt;sedranas(a)gmail.xn--com&gt;-4f21ay07k 작성: >>>> >>>>> Hello Sotiale and thank you for your answer, >>>>> >>>>> Sorry for my late reply as I was travelling back from Singapore and >>>>> had also other engagements. >>>>> >>>>> So regarding your argumentation, if you consider zgh not a distinct >>>>> language "because it is just a standard representation of Berber >>>>> languages", then we have also to consider standard Arabic (ISO >>>>> 639:ara) not a distinct language because it is not spoken in any >>>>> country/region and is "a standard representation of Arabic languages". Of >>>>> course, there are many more sources and books in standard Arabic due to >>>>> religious and historical reasons, but it is still a standardized language, >>>>> and only a written one. This said, it will of course never be considered to >>>>> close the Arabic Wikipedia because of it. Therefore, it can be really >>>>> tricky to base the decisions on this argument, although it is >>>>> understandable that some languages are "bigger" or more established than >>>>> others. What do you think? >>>>> >>>>> Best regards, >>>>> >>>>> Anass >>>>> >>>>> On Fri, Aug 18, 2023 at 3:08 PM MF-Warburg &lt;mfwarburg(a)googlemail.com&gt; >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> NB: there has also been a discussion at < >>>>>> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Requests_for_new_languages/Wikipedia_Morocc…gt;. >>>>>> I believe there are several requests open for related languages. It would >>>>>> be good to have some clarity to avoid the community being split into >>>>>> multiple incubator test-wikis. >>>>>> >>>>>> Am Fr., 18. Aug. 2023 um 14:38 Uhr schrieb Sotiale Wiki < >>>>>> sotiale.wm(a)gmail.com>>>>>> >>>>>>> Thank you for your kind explanation. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> If this can be understood as the relationship between Standard >>>>>>> Arabic (ISO 639:arb) and Arabic (ISO 639:ara), then zgh is not a distinct >>>>>>> language because it is just a standard representation of Berber >>>>>>> languages. This is true even in light of the current LPP, which excludes >>>>>>> different written forms of any language. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Therefore, it seems that eligibility for this language cannot be >>>>>>> recognized. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Sotiale >>>>>>> >>>>>>> 2023년 8월 16일 (수) 오후 10:48, Anass Sedrati &lt;sedranas(a)gmail.xn--com&gt;-4f21ay07k 작성: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Hello, >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> I am very familiar with this case as I come myself from Morocco and >>>>>>>> speak Berber. The standard Tamazight ( >>>>>>>> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standard_Moroccan_Amazigh) is not a >>>>>>>> spoken language, but only a written one. It was created by the official >>>>>>>> Academy of Berber languages in Morocco ( >>>>>>>> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Institute_of_Amazigh_Culture) >>>>>>>> in an attempt to standardize the Berber languages, as there are many of >>>>>>>> them spoken in Morocco ( >>>>>>>> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berber_languages). >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> So to answer you, standard Tamazight is exactly like modern >>>>>>>> standard Arabic ( >>>>>>>> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modern_Standard_Arabic). It is a >>>>>>>> standardized language with rules, but not a spoken one (nobody speaks >>>>>>>> standard Arabic as a mother tongue, every Arab country has its own dialect). >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> This is to explain that even if it not native, Zgh can be treated >>>>>>>> as modern standard Arabic in terms of linguistics. I hope that this gives a >>>>>>>> bit of context, but I am happy to expand on any aspect if you have >>>>>>>> additional questions! >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Best regards, >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Anass >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On Wed, Aug 16, 2023 at 3:00 PM Sotiale Wiki &lt;sotiale.wm(a)gmail.com&gt; >>>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Hi all. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> I'm not familiar with the Moroccan languages, so I'd love to hear >>>>>>>>> from other colleagues. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> I'm considering this language project as a potential candidate for >>>>>>>>> approval, but I'm wondering if this is a standardization of other >>>>>>>>> languages, or a distinct language from others? >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Since this site[1] states that there are no native speakers, I >>>>>>>>> wondered if this was just standardization of other languages(the case that >>>>>>>>> native speakers have a standardized language while using their own >>>>>>>>> languages). >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> [1] https://www.ethnologue.com/language/zgh/ >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Sotiale >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail> 바이러스가 >>>>>>>>> 없습니다.www.avast.com >>>>>>>>> <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail> >>>>>>>>> <#m_-3835623023056331121_m_-681473850486263020_m_922395621415868508_m_8888600196279916464_m_3445872535440906073_m_5983961874573513948_m_-52777032840040729_m_-1496450384923849562_m_5794971244151197459_DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2> >>>>>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>>>>> Langcom mailing list -- langcom(a)lists.wikimedia.org >>>>>>>>> To unsubscribe send an email to langcom-leave(a)lists.wikimedia.org >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>> ----------------------------------------------------- >>>>>>>> *Anass SEDRATI* >>>>>>>> *(+46) 70 508 51 07* >>>>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>>>> Langcom mailing list -- langcom(a)lists.wikimedia.org >>>>>>>> To unsubscribe send an email to langcom-leave(a)lists.wikimedia.org >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>>> Langcom mailing list -- langcom(a)lists.wikimedia.org >>>>>>> To unsubscribe send an email to langcom-leave(a)lists.wikimedia.org >>>>>>> >>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>> Langcom mailing list -- langcom(a)lists.wikimedia.org >>>>>> To unsubscribe send an email to langcom-leave(a)lists.wikimedia.org >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> ----------------------------------------------------- >>>>> *Anass SEDRATI* >>>>> *(+46) 70 508 51 07* >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> Langcom mailing list -- langcom(a)lists.wikimedia.org >>>>> To unsubscribe send an email to langcom-leave(a)lists.wikimedia.org >>>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Langcom mailing list -- langcom(a)lists.wikimedia.org >>>> To unsubscribe send an email to langcom-leave(a)lists.wikimedia.org >>>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Langcom mailing list -- langcom(a)lists.wikimedia.org >>> To unsubscribe send an email to langcom-leave(a)lists.wikimedia.org >>> >> >> >> -- >> mvh >> Jon Harald Søby >> _______________________________________________ >> Langcom mailing list -- langcom(a)lists.wikimedia.org >> To unsubscribe send an email to langcom-leave(a)lists.wikimedia.org >> > _______________________________________________ > Langcom mailing list -- langcom(a)lists.wikimedia.org > To unsubscribe send an email to langcom-leave(a)lists.wikimedia.org > -- mvh Jon Harald Søby