Incubator:Wikinews projects
Creation of new Wikinews projects is currently suspended indefinitely because there is an open consultation regarding the long-term viability of the Wikinews model as a sister project. Regareless, Please add your Wikinews projects to the list, if it hasn't already added.
List of Wikinews projects (Wn/xyz) open in the Incubator
[edit source]Last update of the page: 19/11/2025. The page number count for each project is automatic (use the purge button regularly to refresh the display).
| Project | Code | Info page | English name | Number of articles | Starting date | Status | Actions taken |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wikinews | ab | Wn/ab | Abkhazian | 8 | 2019 | Never been active since creation | |
| Wikinews | ace | Wn/ace | Acehnese | 1 | 2017-10 | Never been active since creation | |
| Wikinews | ady | Wn/ady | Adyghe | 2 | 2025-02 | Never been active since creation | |
| Wikinews | af | Wn/af | Afrikaans | 22 | 2009 | Never been active since creation | |
| Wikinews | ain | Wn/ain | Ainu | 1 | 2024- | Never been active since creation | |
| Wikinews | am | Wn/am | Amhara | 1 | 2012 | Never been active since creation | |
| Wikinews | anp | Wn/anp | Angika | 51 | 2023 | Never been active since creation | |
| Wikinews | as | Wn/as | Assamese | 16 | 2005 | Never been active since creation | |
| Wikinews | az | Wn/az | Azerbaijani | 45 | 2011 | Inactive | |
| Wikinews | azb | Wn/azb | South Azerbaijani | 50 | 2011-05 | Never been active since creation | |
| Wikinews | be | Wn/be | Belarusian | 8 | 2010 | Never been active since creation | |
| Wikinews | bjn | Wn/bjn | Banjar | 5 | 2018-07 | Never been active since creation | |
| Wikinews | bn | Wn/bn | Bengali | 722 | 2013-03 | Was active in 2024-04, then during 2024-09 to 2024-11, then during 2025-01 to 2025-05, for a max. of 9 months | |
| Wikinews | ceb | Wn/ceb | Cebuano | 2 | 2021 | Never been active since creation | |
| Wikinews | cdo | Wn/cdo | Min Dong | 359 | 2017 | Inactive since 2018 | |
| Wikinews | diq | wn/diq | Zazaki | 252 | 2011-08 | Active on 2012-08 | |
| Wikinews | et | Wn/et | Estonian | 34 | 2013 | Never been active since creation | |
| Wikinews | gl | Wn/gl | Galician | 1 | 2007-11 | Never been active since creation | |
| Wikinews | ha | Wn/ha | Hausa | 3 | 2021-07 | Never been active since creation | |
| Wikinews | hi | Wn/hi | Hindi | 114 | 2008-04 | Was active in 2008-05, currently inactive | |
| Wikinews | hr | Wn/hr | Croatian | 19 | 2010-12 | Inactive since 2011 | |
| Wikinews | hu | Wn/hu | Hungarian | 24 | 2005 | Inactive since 2010 | Imported back |
| Wikinews | hy | Wn/hy | Armenian | 10 | 2010-12 | Never been active since creation | |
| Wikinews | id | Wn/id | Indonesian | 232 | 2009-04 | Never been active since creation | |
| Wikinews | ka | Wn/ka | Georgian | 477 | 2008 | Never been active since creation | |
| Wikinews | kaa | Wn/kaa | Karakalpak | 72 | 2022-12 | ? | |
| Wikinews | khw | Wn/khw | Khowar | 59 | 2011 | Never been active since creation | |
| Wikinews | lt | Wn/lt | Lithuanian | 76 | 2007 | Never been active since creation | |
| Wikinews | mg | Wn/mg | Malagasy | 8 | ? | Never been active since creation | |
| Wikinews | mk | Wn/mk | Macedonian | 2 | 2013-02 | Never been active since creation | |
| Wikinews | ml | Wn/ml | Malayalam | 14 | 2011 | Never been active since creation | |
| Wikinews | ms | Wn/ms | Malay | 596 | 2008 | Active from 2020-06 to 2020-07 | |
| Wikinews | mzn | Wn/mzn | Mazanderani | 32 | 2008-01 | Never been active since creation | |
| Wikinews | nan | Wn/nan | Min Nan Chinese | 14 | ? | Never been active since creation | |
| Wikinews | oc | Wn/oc | Occitan | 3 | 2008-05 | Never been active since creation | |
| Wikinews | pa | Wn/pa | Punjabi | 2 | 2012 | Never been active since creation | |
| Wikinews | pnb | Wn/pnb | Western Punjabi | 19 | 2011-01 | Never been active since creation | |
| Wikinews | ps | Wn/ps | Pashto | 14 | 2012-01 | Never been active since creation | |
| Wikinews | rkt | Wn/rkt | Rangpuri | 6 | ? | ||
| Wikinews | sah | Wn/sah | Yakut | 6 | 2016 | Never been active since creation Nominated for deletion: Incubator:Requests for deletions#Wn/kk, Wn/sah, Wn/tt | |
| Wikinews | sat | Wn/sat | Santali | 21 | 2022-09 | Never been active since creation | |
| Wikinews | sd | Wn/sd | Sindhi | 20 | 2013 | Never been active since creation | Imported back, RFL on Meta seeking re-open has rejected |
| Wikinews | skr | Wn/skr | Saraiki | 90 | 2013-10 | Never been active since creation | |
| Wikinews | syl | Wn/syl | Sylheti | 520 | 2022-07 | Was active from 2023-05 to 2024-05, for 13 months | No action has been taken by Langcom. |
| Wikinews | tg | Wn/tg | Tajik | 176 | ? | Never been active since creation | |
| Wikinews | th | Wn/th | Thai | 176 | 2005-12 | Imported to Incubator. Inactive since 2006-01. | |
| Wikinews | tr | Wn/tr | Turkish | 102 | 2009-03 | Never been active since creation | |
| Wikinews | tt | Wn/tt | Tatar | 2 | 2014 | Never been active since creation Nominated for deletion: Incubator:Requests for deletions#Wn/kk, Wn/sah, Wn/tt | A parallel project on Russian Wikinews exists at n:ru:Алгы бит, but the RFL on Meta is whatsoever marked eligible |
| Wikinews | ur | Wn/ur | Urdu | 4,152 | 2008 | Never been active since creation | |
| Wikinews | uz | Wn/uz | Uzbek | 3 | 2013 | Never been active since creation | |
| Wikinews | vi | Wn/vi | Vietnamese | 42 | 2009-08 | Was active in 2010-06, then in 2011-04, then in 2012-06, then in 2021-08, currently inactive | |
| Wikinews | wal | Wn/wal | Wollayta | 4 | 2015-02 | Never been active since creation | |
| Wikinews | wuu | Wn/wuu | Wu Chinese | 3 | 2014-01 | Never been active since creation | |
| Wikinews | yue | Wn/yue | Cantonese | 31 | 2008 | Never been active since creation |
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