[Foundation-l] Arabic, a non native language

Mon Aug 11 19:37:54 UTC 2008

Hoi.
Given the current practice, this whole issue is irrelevant. There is an Arab
project and this will continue to be the case.
Thanks,
    GerardM

On Mon, Aug 11, 2008 at 4:44 PM, Crazy Lover <always_yours.forever at yahoo.com
> wrote:

> Reviewing the requirements of current policy
> http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Meta:Language_proposal_policy
> i thought in standard arabic language, and the inevitable consecuense: this
> language cannot meet the requirement. Standard arabic isn't speak anymore as
> first language. it's based in Religious arabic languages, it's archaic, and
> it is neccesary to learn at school to understand it. its situation is
> similar to medieval latin. Then, the consecuense will be absurd: the
> rejection of any new project in this useful language.
>
> on the other hand, there are several native languages, all daugthers of
> classical arabic, like Egyptian arabic (or Masri), whose
> proposal has been approved
>
> http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Requests_for_new_languages/Wikipedia_Egyptian_Arabic
> precissely for its native condition.
>
>
>
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