[Foundation-l] Arabic, a non native language

[Gerard Meijssen]

Hoi.
Given the current practice, this whole issue is irrelevant. There is an Arab
project and this will continue to be the case.
Thanks,
    GerardM

On Mon, Aug 11, 2008 at 4:44 PM, Crazy Lover <always_yours.forever at yahoo.com
> wrote:

> Reviewing the requirements of current policy
> http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Meta:Language_proposal_policy
> i thought in standard arabic language, and the inevitable consecuense: this
> language cannot meet the requirement. Standard arabic isn't speak anymore as
> first language. it's based in Religious arabic languages, it's archaic, and
> it is neccesary to learn at school to understand it. its situation is
> similar to medieval latin. Then, the consecuense will be absurd: the
> rejection of any new project in this useful language.
>
> on the other hand, there are several native languages, all daugthers of
> classical arabic, like Egyptian arabic (or Masri), whose
> proposal has been approved
>
> http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Requests_for_new_languages/Wikipedia_Egyptian_Arabic
> precissely for its native condition.
>
>
>
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