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The '''Swahili Wikipedia''' (''Wikipedia ya Kiswahili'') is the [[Swahili language]] edition of [[Wikipedia]]. As of |
The '''Swahili Wikipedia''' ([[Swahili language|Swahili]]: '''Wikipedia ya Kiswahili''') is the [[Swahili language]] edition of [[Wikipedia]]. As of April 10, 2010, the Swahili Wikipedia has over 17,000 articles, making it the 74th-largest Wikipedia.<ref>[http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/List_of_Wikipedias#10_000.2B_articles The Swahili Wikipedia's grown up day after a day: See it at [[:m:List of Wikipedias#10 000+ articles|Meta-Wiki]]]</ref> It is also currently one (and the first) of the only two language editions of Wikipedia in [[Niger-Congo languages]] with over 1,000 articles, the other being the [[Yoruba Wikipedia]]. It is the largest language edition of Wikipedia of the Bantu, Niger-Congo and Nilo-Saharan group of peoples. |
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| ⚫ | It was mentioned in August 27, 2006 in ''[[International Herald Tribune]]'' and ''[[New York Newsday]]'' articles on the struggles of smaller Wikipedia language editions.<ref>[http://www.iht.com/articles/2006/08/27/business/wiki.php ''Building Wikipedia in African languages''], by Noam Cohen, [[International Herald Tribune]], August 27, 2006.</ref> On June 20, 2009, the Swahili Wikipedia gave its main page a makeover. |
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It is the largest African language Wikipedia of Bantu, Niger-Congo and Nilo-Saharan group of peoples. |
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| ⚫ | It was mentioned in August 27, 2006 ''[[International Herald Tribune]]'' and ''[[New York Newsday]]'' articles on the struggles of smaller Wikipedia language editions.<ref>[http://www.iht.com/articles/2006/08/27/business/wiki.php ''Building Wikipedia in African languages''], by Noam Cohen, [[International Herald Tribune]], August 27, 2006.</ref> On June 20, 2009, the Swahili Wikipedia |
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* August 27, 2006: Swahili Wikipedia reaches its 1,025 article. |
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Type of site | Internet encyclopedia project |
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| Available in | Swahili |
| Headquarters | Miami, Florida |
| Owner | Wikimedia Foundation |
| URL | http://sw.wikipedia.org/ |
| Commercial | No |
| Registration | Optional |
The Swahili Wikipedia (Swahili: Wikipedia ya Kiswahili) is the Swahili language edition of Wikipedia. As of April 10, 2010, the Swahili Wikipedia has over 17,000 articles, making it the 74th-largest Wikipedia.[1] It is also currently one (and the first) of the only two language editions of Wikipedia in Niger-Congo languages with over 1,000 articles, the other being the Yoruba Wikipedia. It is the largest language edition of Wikipedia of the Bantu, Niger-Congo and Nilo-Saharan group of peoples.
It was mentioned in August 27, 2006 in International Herald Tribune and New York Newsday articles on the struggles of smaller Wikipedia language editions.[2] On June 20, 2009, the Swahili Wikipedia gave its main page a makeover.
See also
- Somali Wikipedia
- Yoruba Wikipedia
- Lingala Wikipedia
- Zulu Wikipedia
- Amharic Wikipedia
- Afrikaans Wikipedia
References
- ^ The Swahili Wikipedia's grown up day after a day: See it at Meta-Wiki
- ^ Building Wikipedia in African languages, by Noam Cohen, International Herald Tribune, August 27, 2006.
External links
Swahili edition of Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
- Swahili Wikipedia
- Statistics for Swahili Wikipedia by Erik Zachte
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