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This is a place for me to try to understand the varieties of a certain language or language family, along with their wikis.
Arabic[edit | edit source]
ar: - Standard Arabic (MW locale; Arabic)
| Language | Wiki | MediaWiki |
|---|---|---|
| Algerian Arabic | Wp/arq (mixed Latin/Arabic) | on TWN (Latin) |
| Algerian Saharan Arabic | Wp/aao | |
| Babalia Creole Arabic | Wp/bbz | |
| Baharna Arabic | Wp/abv | |
| Chadian Arabic | Wp/shu | |
| Cypriot Arabic | Wp/acy | |
| Dhofari Arabic | Wp/adf | |
| Eastern Egyptian Bedawi Arabic | Wp/avl | |
| Egyptian Arabic | arz: (Arabic) | yes (Arabic) |
| Gulf Arabic | Wp/afb | |
| Hadrami Arabic | Wp/ayh | |
| Hijazi Arabic | Wp/acw | |
| Libyan Arabic | Wp/ayl (some pages; Arabic) | no support |
| Mesopotamian Arabic | acm | |
| Moroccan Arabic | Wp/ary (mainly Latin) | yes (Latin) |
| Najdi Arabic | Wp/ars | |
| North Levantine Arabic | Wp/apc | |
| North Mesopotamian Arabic | Wp/ayp | |
| Omani Arabic | Wp/acx | |
| Saidi Arabic | Wp/aec | |
| Sanaani Arabic | Wp/ayn | |
| Shihhi Arabic | Wp/ssh | |
| South Levantine Arabic | Wp/ajp | |
| Sudanese Arabic | Wp/apd | |
| Sudanese Creole Arabic | Wp/pga | |
| Ta'izzi-Adeni Arabic | Wp/acq | |
| Tajiki Arabic | Wp/abh | |
| Tunisian Arabic | Wp/aeb (Latin) | only TWN (aeb enabled; no localisation) |
| Uzbeki Arabic | Wp/auz |
Berber[edit | edit source]
wp/ber -> a standardised form ("ber" is collective, not a macrolanguage!)
| Language | Wiki | MediaWiki | Narayam |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shilha | wp/shi (mainly Latin; also Tifinagh) | Latin messages file; conversion script Latin/Tifinagh | Latin -> Tifinagh |
| Central Atlas | wp/tzm | ||
| Riff | wp/rif (mainly Latin) | Latin messages file; needs conversion | Latin -> Tifinagh |
| oasis groups | |||
| Shenwa | wp/cnu | ||
| Kabyle | kabwiki | Latin messages file | |
| Shawiya | wp/shy | ||
| Tuareg (macrolanguage) | wp/tmh |
Quechua[edit | edit source]
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- Quechua I or Quechua B or Central Quechua or Waywash, spoken in Peru's central highlands and coast.
- Quechua II or Quechua A or Peripheral Quechua or Wanp'una, divided into
- Yungay Quechua or Quechua II A, spoken in the northern mountains of Peru; the most widely spoken dialect is Cajamarca.
- Northern Quechua or Quechua II B, spoken in Ecuador (Kichwa), northern Peru, and Colombia (Inga Kichwa) --> wp/qug
- Southern Quechua or Quechua II C, spoken in Bolivia, southern Peru, Chile, and Argentina. -> qu.wikipedia.org
Kurdish[edit | edit source]
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Kurdish has three standardized versions:
| Northern (>3/4 of speakers) = Kurmanji (ku.wikipedia.org, also used for other varieties) | Turkey, Syria and northern parts of Kurdish-speaking Iraq & Iran | mainly Latin script, also Arabic |
| Central = Sorani (ckb.wikipedia.org) | west Iran and much of Iraqi Kurdistan | Perso-Arabic script |
| Southern = Kermanshahi (wp/sdh) | Kermanshah province of Iran | Arabic script |
| Laki (wp/lki) | often grouped under Southern |
See also meta:Proposals_for_closing_projects/Closure_of_Kurdish_2_Wikipedia
Zaza–Gorani languages[edit | edit source]
Many speakers of the Zaza–Gorani languages, particularly including Zazaki, Dimli, Gorani and Shabaki actually consider themselves as Kurds despite separate classification by various texts.
- Gorani (wp/hac)
- Zazaki (wp/zza) = macrolanguage (see also meta:Requests for comment/Zazaki wikipedia etc)
Indonesia[edit | edit source]
--> http://langconf2012.wikimedia.org.au/wiki/Projects
| Language | Number (millions) | Wiki |
|---|---|---|
| Indonesian/Malay | 210 | id:, ms: |
| Javanese | 84.3 | jv: |
| Sundanese | 34.0 | su: |
| Madurese | 13.6 | Wp/mad |
| Minangkabau | 5.5 | Wp/min |
| Musi | 3.9 | Wp/mui |
| Buginese | 3.5 | bug: |
| Banjarese | 3.5 | bjn: |
| Acehnese | 3.5 | ace: |
| Balinese | 3.3 | Wp/ban |
| Betawi | 2.7 | Wp/bew |
| Sasak | 2.1 | Wp/sas |
| Batak Toba | 2.0 | Wp/bbc |
| Makassarese | 1.6 | Wp/mak |
| Batak Dairi | 1.2 | Wp/btd |
| Batak Simalungun | 1.2 | Wp/bts |
| Batak Mandailing | 1.1 | Wp/btm |
| Jambi Malay | 1.0 | Wp/jax |
| Bolaang Mongondow | 0.9 | Wp/mog |
| Gorontalo | 0.9 | Wp/gor |
| Ngaju Dayak | 0.9 | Wp/nij |
| Lampung Api | 0.8 | Wp/ljp |
| Nias | 0.8 | Wp/nia |
| Batak Angkola | 0.7 | Wp/akb |
| North Moluccan Malay | 0.7 | Wp/max |
| Southern Min Chinese (Hokkien and Teochew) | 0.7 | nan:? |
| Chinese (Hakka) | 0.6 | hak: |
| Batak Karo | 0.6 | Wp/btx |
| Uab Meto | 0.6 | Wp/aoz |
| Bima | 0.5 | Wp/bhp |
| Manggarai | 0.5 | Wp/mqy |
| Torajan-Sa'dan | 0.5 | Wp/sda |
| Komering | 0.5 | Wp/kge |
| Tetum | 0.4 | tet: |
| Rejang | 0.4 | Wp/rej |
| Muna | 0.3 | Wp/mnb |
| Basa Semawa | 0.3 | Wp/smw |
| Bangka | 0.3 | Wp/mfb |
| Osing | 0.3 | Wp/osi |
| Gayo | 0.3 | Wp/gay |
| Bungku–Tolaki | 0.3 | |
| Lewotobi | 0.3 | |
| Tae' | 0.3 | |
| Ambonese Malay | 0.2 |
India[edit | edit source]
official languages