I have re-opened the request for their own language project. The Cree
Wikipedia was a good temporary solution but they really require their own
project as the language is different.

Thanks,

JP


Le lun. 23 janv. 2017 14:45, Milos Rancic <[email protected]> a écrit :

> Great! I've made the project request eligible.
>
> I saw your comment from 2013 [1], so I wanted to know if they moved to
> Cree Wikipedia or the request for the Wikipedia in their language
> should be proceeded.
>
> [1] The Atikamekw language is already included in the Cree Wikipedia,
> see cr.wikipedia.org. We recently updated the main page to reflect the
> different languages that are part of the Cree language family (cr is
> in fact an ISO code for a macro-language which includes atj). There is
> currently no article in Atikamekw on this Wikipedia, most being in
> Eastern Cree right now. Please come discuss with me, or leave a
> message right on the Cree Wikipedia to know how to contribute in
> Atikamekw. I don't think this is a good idea to divide those in many
> different Wikipedias. That being said, I agree that we need to make it
> more simple to indicate the language/dialect of each article on the
> Cree Wikipedia, and updating the main page was the first step in that
> direction. We are currently cleaning the existing articles to sort
> them out. Right now is the good time to join and build the Atikamekw
> section of this Wikipedia. Thanks and don't hesitate to send me a
> message if you have any question. I also speak French if you prefer.
> Amqui (talk) 06:35, 5 May 2013 (UTC)
>
> On Fri, Jan 20, 2017 at 2:25 PM, Jean-Philippe Béland
> <[email protected]> wrote:
> > I do not know what you require exactly. The Atikamekw community is
> > developing a Wikipedia on their language in the Incubator and Wikipedia
> in
> > their language is used in at least one of their schools. A
> techno-linguiat
> > from one of the communities is overseeing the Wikipedia in the Incubator
> to
> > make sure its real and standardized Atikamekw language, he is also named
> > "language keeper" of the community. The translation of the most used
> > messages of MediaWiki is ongoing.  The Conseil de la Nation Atikamekw
> (CNA)
> > is involved and supports the project. The CNA is the council "federating"
> > (for lack of a better term) all Atikamekw communities. The CNA also
> > encompasses the Institut de la langue Atikamekw (ILA) that was
> responsible
> > to standardize the language and they are also currently in the
> production of
> > a dictionary.
> >
> > The language is real and alive. It is used day to day on the three
> Atikamekw
> > communities in Quebec, Canada. It is used as the only teaching languages
> in
> > two elementary schools. As such, even though most Atikamekw people also
> > speak French, it is really only their second language. I have confirmed
> that
> > it is different from Cree and not just a dialect, they cannot understand
> > them and vice versa. The language has its own ISO 639 code.  There are
> > experts who can confirm this. I can put you in contact with a techno
> > linguist at the ILA. A linguist from the university of Leipzig is also
> > involved in the project.
> >
> > At this point I think the language should be marked as eligible. The
> project
> > in the Incubator is not to be approved as it does not meet the
> requirements
> > yet, but the language is definitely eligible in my opinion.
> >
> > Thank you,
> > Jean-Philippe Béland
> > Vice president, Wikimedia Canada
> > User:Amqui
> >
> > Le ven. 20 janv. 2017 08:06, Milos Rancic <[email protected]> a écrit :
> >>
> >> Amqui, may you update us in relation to the request for Wikipedia in
> >> Atikamekw [1] and its community?
> >>
> >> [1]
> >>
> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Requests_for_new_languages/Wikipedia_Atikamekw
> >>
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