I propose that we use something like fiu-voro as the language code (there is no ethnolgue code for Voro because it lists it as a dialect of Estonian).
The issue of a code nonwithstanding, I think it should be set up right away.
Mark
On Wed, 2 Feb 2005 18:11:58 +0000, Angela beesley@gmail.com wrote:
Forwarding from foundation-l to wikipedia-l since there was no reaction on that list....
---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Sulev Iva juvasul@ut.ee Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2005 19:43:52 +0200 Subject: [Foundation-l] Võro Vikipeediä To: foundation-l@wikimedia.org
Dear members of the foundaton, I'm a user of Estonian (Võrok) and English Wikipedia (Võrolang) and a native speaker, researcher and activist of the Võro language spoken in Estonia. Võro (native name Võro or Võro kiil´) belongs to the Finnic branch of the Finno-Ugric languages. It has about 70.000 speakers mostly in southern Estonia. Language codes (not yet official) are Vro and Vr. See more about Võro in http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V%C3%B5ro and http://www.wi.ee/.
I and my friends would like to begin with Võro language Wikipedia. We can translate Estonian language file to Võro (actually we have already started) and begin with creation of new articles. Of course your objection may be that there are too few speakers of Võro. Yes, but the speakers are quite active and computerized people and the Võro language community needs an encyclopedia in their own language. I'm sure the number of potential editors in Võro is not smaller than the Kashoub, Cornish, Gaelic, Faroese or Saami's or many other small languages' one. I have discussed the idea of Võro Wikipedia with Estonian Wikipedia developers: Andres, Ker, Klaus etc. (http://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vikipeedia:Community_Portal#V.C3.B5rukeelne_Wik...). They are supporting the idea and will help us. I hope you will support us too. Best regards, Võrolang -- 80.235.61.143 11:33, 28 Jan 2005 (UTC) _______________________________________________ Wikipedia-l mailing list Wikipedia-l@Wikimedia.org http://mail.wikipedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikipedia-l