Hello MF-Warburg, I agree with you that this language (that has an ISO 639-3 code) is eligible. I see also that it is spoken by around 20 million people <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bajjika>, so indeed this should be an uncontroversial case of eligibility I think?
Best regards, Anass On Tue, Mar 28, 2023 at 5:24 PM MF-Warburg <mfwarb...@googlemail.com> wrote: > A request has been made: < > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Requests_for_new_languages/Wikipedia_Bajjika>. > I think it is an uncontroversial case of eligibility: The language recently > received an ISO 639-3 code, vjk, and usually we follow ISO 639-3 anyway. > > But I've also read the ISO change request at < > https://iso639-3.sil.org/request/2022-004> and the article < > https://www.researchgate.net/publication/259569512_The_Bajjika_language_and_speech_community_Abhishek_Kumar_Kashyap> > and from them I conclude that Bajjika, previously classified as a dialect > of Maithili, is sufficiently different from that and other related > languages, so that it is"sufficiently unique that it could not coexist on a > more general wiki" [LPP]. > > As it is currently not clear if the request was made by a (native) speaker > of the language, or just "in general", as with past practice, I suggest > marking it as "on hold, pending the appearance of native speakers" rather > than "eligible", even though it would be eligible per se. > _______________________________________________ > Langcom mailing list -- langcom@lists.wikimedia.org > To unsubscribe send an email to langcom-le...@lists.wikimedia.org > -- ----------------------------------------------------- *Anass SEDRATI* *(+46) 70 508 51 07*
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