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Requests for new languages (Wikinews Georgian)

Discussion verification final decision This language has been verified as eligible. Although the language is eligible for a project, the community still needs to meet some requirements described in the language proposal policy. In the meantime, you can discuss the creation of this language project on this page. (See an unofficial analysis of this request.)

Contents 1 Georgian Wikinews 1.1 Arguments in favour 1.2 Arguments against 1.3 General discussion 2 Localisation update

Proposal summary
Language details: Georgian (ქართული, ka ISO 639-2)
Users interested in forming an editing community: Add N beside users that are native speakers, and P beside the original proposers' names. თეკა (NP)
Relevant pages: development wiki project
External links: The Georgian Wikipedia
Please read Meta:Language proposal policy for help using this template correctly.

• Location spoken: Georgia, Iran, Azerbaijan, Turkey, Russia

Arguments in favour

The Georgian language is one of the oldest languages of the Caucasus. It is spoken by the first Caucasian aborigines. Even Strabo, Herodotus, Xenophon, describing Colchis, drew attention to the fact that the tribes who lived in that time already had its own language and script.

The Georgian alphabet is traditionally said to have been invented in the 5th century BC and reformed by King Parnavaz I of Iberia in 284 BC. The oldest written monument extant - it's Martyrdom of the Holy Queen Shushanik, written by Jacob Tsurtaveli. Although the product indicates that Shushanik read the Psalms in the Georgian language (this means that the Georgian language in written and has been widely distributed in Georgia).

In the Middle Ages, the Georgian language was at the highest level, it was written by Shota Rustaveli's poem "The Knight in Panther's Skin".--Temuri 14:06, 22 September 2009 (UTC)

If you want support Georgian Wikinews past {{yes}}'''Support''' -~~~~

Naturally &Y Support. One of the most ancient & beautiful languages, which has it's own unrepeatable writing.--George Mel 14:12, 22 September 2009 (UTC)

&Y Support -სანდრო ს 12:59, 29 October 2009 (UTC)

&Y Strong Support. The language which has one of the oldest writing ბრუტ 10:30, 7 November 2009 (UTC)

&Y Support --Jaba1977 09:20, 24 December 2009 (UTC)

Arguments against

General discussion

Localisation update

• Currently 64.60% of the MediaWiki messages and 9.49% of the messages of the extensions used by the Wikimedia Foundation projects have been localised. Localisation of these messages is a requirement before your request is finally assessed. This is the recent localisation activity for your language. Thanks,
• Currently 98.73% and 39.55% :) Thanks, GerardM 14:15, 24 December 2009 (UTC)