Hi everyone,
Thanks all for your replies and information.. really appreciate it. Yes, the ISO-693 code for Ahirani language is AHR and its very similar to Marathi language and even script is same as which is used for Marathi language, i.e. Devanagari. So there are no obstacles in terms of fonts, characters or symbols. also as mentioned in preivous emails, Ahirani do have estimated million users around the world. I would even say more than million. So you all can imagine, how good opportunity this is. Also I read few requirements mentioned in previous emails..like first I will have to start an incubator project and then the team will finally decide on the basis whether to approve it or not. So I will right away start the incubator project. other than this, I dont see any obstacles as all the requirements seems to be okay.
please let me know if any other major obstacles are there.
regards,
deepak
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From: stirling.newberry@xigenics.net Date: Sat, 3 Dec 2011 06:15:27 -0500 To: wikipedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Subject: Re: [Wikipedia-l] Creation of new language - Ahirani
Ahirani is written in the Marathi variant of Devanāgarī, though this is a modern development, the older literature is in the Modi script. Since there already is a Marathi wikipedia, the script should not present a significant obstacle.
On Dec 3, 2011, at 2:53 AM, Gerard Meijssen wrote:
Hoi, There are a couple of things that are a requirement before a new language gets its first project:
- The language has to have an ISO-639-3 code and it has to be a natural
language; this it is
- A request has to be made on Meta
- An incubator project has to be started and it needs a few hundred
articles of sufficient size that allow an expert to appreciate that it is indeed the language it is said to be
- A request for a new language has to be made at at translatewiki.net
- The most used MediaWiki messages need to be localised at
translatewiki.net
What will make a big practical difference is when technical expertise is provided for the creation of an applicable keyboard mapping or WebFonts. Marathi and Nepali both use Devanagari but the rules for combining things is different from for instance Hindi. The best place for this is by creating a language support team for Ahirani. Thanks, Gerard
http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Requests_for_new_languages http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Language_committee/Handbook_(requesters)#Maki... http://incubator.wikimedia.org/wiki/Incubator:Wikis http://translatewiki.net/wiki/Language_support_team
On 3 December 2011 06:38, deepak sapkale deepak_sapkale@hotmail.com wrote:
Hi,
I am Deepak Sapkale, 27 year old software engineer, currently working at L & T Infotech. I had attended Wiki Conference India 2011 and was really inspired to create new language which is spoken in my native town. The language is called "Ahirani" . The script of Ahirani is "Devanagari" which used for Hindi and Marathi languages.
Please advise me, how can I proceed with this one.
Regards,
Deepak Sapkale contact no, home: +91-022-21717690 mobile no: +91-9920997888
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