Weelcome til the Wikimedia Incubater!

This is the Wikimedia Incubater, whaur potential Wikimedia waurk wikis in new leid versions o Wikipædia, Wikibuikks, Wikinews, Wikiquote, Wiktionair n Wikivoyage can be arranged, wrutten, testit n proven worthie o bein hostit bi the Wikimedia Foondation.

Mynd ye, thir test wikis dinna yet hae thair ain wiki, thay can be uised fer real lik onie ither Wikimedia waurk wiki.

New leid versions o the Wikiversitie shid gang til the Beta Wikiversitie, n thae o the Wikisoorce til the Auld Wikisoorce.

Ye canna stairt ae hale new wairk, ye can yinlie stairt ae new leid edeetion o aen exeestin wairk.

Here's some acteeve wikis:

These are active and might get their own site soon:

Wikipedia

Wiktionary

Wikiquote

These will likely stay here:

Fer ae ful leet o wikis oan the Wikimedia Incubater, see Incubater:Wikis.

Gif ye'r here tae stairt ae new leid edeetion o ae waurk, ye can fynd aw o the information oan Heelp:Manual. Please be aware o the local policie.

Some important rules:

Ye'll need ae valid leid code (explained in the manual). Gif ye dinna, ye can applie fer yin, or gang til Incubater Plus.
Stairtin ae test wiki here disna mean that it will later be autæmateeclie acceptit bi Wikimedia; ye'll need it tae be appruived bi the Leid committee first. See Requests fer new leids fer mair information.
Please respect the namin conventions fer the test leid, tae heelp futur migrations o pages til aen actual wiki waurk. Aw o yer test pages (incluidin templates n categeries) need tae be named uniquelie (bi uisin ae prefix — at least the leid code; see abuin) n conseestantlie.

Gif ye hae knawledge o a leid that haes ae test wiki here the nou, ye'r stranglie encooraged tae contreebute til that test wiki.

Please gie aw pages that ye cræft ae guid n proper prefix. Mair information aneat prefixes.

2026

26 November 2025: Toki Pona Wikipedia has been created.
28 October 2025: Minangkabau Wikisource and Nigerian Pidgin Wikiquote have been created.
18 September 2025: Malay Wikiquote has been created.
4 September 2025: Betawi Wiktionary and Minangkabau Wikibooks have been created.
3 September 2025: Standard Moroccan Tamazight Wiktionary has been created.
29 August 2025: Arakanese Wikipedia has been created.
24 April 2025: Nupe Wikipedia has been created.
25 February 2025: Sylheti Wikipedia has been created.
19 February 2025: Santali Wiktionary has been created.
30 January 2025: Central Kanuri Wikipedia has been created.