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The '''Afrikaans Wikipedia''' (Afrikaans: ''Afrikaanse Wikipedia'') is an [[Afrikaans language]] edition of the [[World Wide Web|Web]]-based [[free-content]] [[encyclopedia]] [[Wikipedia]]. The project was started on [[November 16]], [[2001]], and was the 11th Wikipedia to be created.<ref>"[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:2001&oldid=94753987 Wikipedia:2001]", English-language Wikipedia ([[December 16]] [[2006]])</ref> As of [[13 May]] [[2009]], this edition has over 12, 000 articles<ref>[http://af.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spesiaal:Statistics?uselang=en Afrikaans Wikipedia statistics page]</ref> and is the 79th largest Wikipedia by number of articles. Aside from [[South Africa]]ns, this Wikipedia is also used and edited by people from [[The Netherlands]], [[Belgium]], [[Namibia]], [[Germany]] and some from [[Scandinavia]].<ref>[[m:Complete list of language Wikipedias ordered by size|Meta-Wiki's list of language Wikipedias ordered by size]]</ref> |
The '''Afrikaans Wikipedia''' (Afrikaans: ''Afrikaanse Wikipedia'') is an [[Afrikaans language]] edition of the [[World Wide Web|Web]]-based [[free-content]] [[encyclopedia]] [[Wikipedia]]. The project was started on [[November 16]], [[2001]], and was the 11th Wikipedia to be created.<ref>"[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:2001&oldid=94753987 Wikipedia:2001]", English-language Wikipedia ([[December 16]] [[2006]])</ref> As of [[13 May]] [[2009]], this edition has over 12, 000 articles<ref>[http://af.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spesiaal:Statistics?uselang=en Afrikaans Wikipedia statistics page]</ref> and is the 79th largest Wikipedia by number of articles. Aside from [[South Africa]]ns, this Wikipedia is also used and edited by people from [[The Netherlands]], [[Belgium]], [[Namibia]], [[Germany]] and some from [[Scandinavia]].<ref>[[m:Complete list of language Wikipedias ordered by size|Meta-Wiki's list of language Wikipedias ordered by size]]</ref> |
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It is the largest African language Wikipedia, outside of the colonial languages, and was the first African language Wikipedia to pass 10 000 articles <ref>http://www.ioltechnology.co.za/article_page.php?iSectionId=2888&iArticleId=4125470 |
It is the largest African language Wikipedia, outside of the colonial languages, and was the first African language Wikipedia to pass 10 000 articles <ref>http://www.ioltechnology.co.za/article_page.php?iSectionId=2888&iArticleId=4125470</ref>. |
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Type of site | Internet encyclopedia project |
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| Available in | Afrikaans |
| Headquarters | Miami, Florida |
| Owner | Wikimedia Foundation |
| URL | http://af.wikipedia.org/ |
| Commercial | No |
| Registration | Optional |
The Afrikaans Wikipedia (Afrikaans: Afrikaanse Wikipedia) is an Afrikaans language edition of the Web-based free-content encyclopedia Wikipedia. The project was started on November 16, 2001, and was the 11th Wikipedia to be created.[1] As of 13 May 2009, this edition has over 12, 000 articles[2] and is the 79th largest Wikipedia by number of articles. Aside from South Africans, this Wikipedia is also used and edited by people from The Netherlands, Belgium, Namibia, Germany and some from Scandinavia.[3]
It is the largest African language Wikipedia, outside of the colonial languages, and was the first African language Wikipedia to pass 10 000 articles [4].
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