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Sorani and Kurmanci are the two major dialects of Kurdish language. They are different in both grammar and vocabulary. People of these dialects may understand each other but they are not able to speak and write in the other one. Unlike Kurmancis that use Latin script, Soranis prefer to use Arabic script.
Oppose Kurdish users are not active enough in Wikimedia projects. --Doostdar (talk) 13:57, 27 March 2017 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Oppose Not yet until multiple Wikinews projects are revitalized or popular for the first time. --George Ho (talk) 05:06, 27 April 2017 (UTC); mostly struck, 16:27, 19 April 2018 (UTC)Reply[reply]
@George Ho: you're making no sense. So just because other Wikinews projects aren't active enough, we shouldn't have our own project?--Épine (talk) 14:45, 19 April 2018 (UTC)Reply[reply]
@George Ho: so just because the other dialects of Kurdish are not active enough in their projects we don't have the right to have and grow ours? This is still not a proper way to judge.--Épine (talk) 16:11, 12 May 2018 (UTC)Reply[reply]
You said: "we don't have the right to have and grow ours?" That's not exactly what I was saying. Also, it's not the language, which I totally respect (though don't understand). It's just... why waste investment on another Wikinews? This year, Norwegian Wikinews was "soft closed" per discussion for insufficient (if not lack of) activity; Swedish Wikinews did the same thing several years prior. If Kurdish Wikinews were to establish, then it would be "soft closed" years later if it becomes less active (if not inactive) and then more prone to vandalism. --George Ho (talk) 17:41, 12 May 2018 (UTC)Reply[reply]