2005/7/6, Mark Williamson node.ue@gmail.com:
Hi Ilooy,
I have a few questions.
First of all: is Ladino your native language? If not, what is the purpose of this request?
Hey Mark,
No, actually I'm a polyglot... The purpose of the request is to set up a subdomain for a new wiki http://lad.wikipedia.org and http://lad.wiktionary.org
Second of all: What orthography do you plan on using? First of all there is the division of scripts: Latin vs Hebrew. [...]
Based on the usage of "Aki Yerushalayim" magazine and the Ladinokomunita discussions, the Latin alphabet enjoys the support of the Ladino speaking community.
The Rashi characters are older means of writing out Ladino texts, but without vowel pointing, using "matres lectionis" letters for this purpose.
I don't think there would be enough support in the Ladino community to bring back the Hebrew alphabet orthography. However, the very phonetic spelling in Latin characters is even supported by fluent Ladino users in Israel. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ladino
So there is interest in the set up of such a wiki by an active community of speakers. There are periodicals using the Latin alphabet to write it, and I've formally requested the setup of the sub-domain on Wikipedia-l and on Meta...
What is the next step forward?
With regards, Jay B.
en:User:ILVI ilooy.gaon@gmail.com