Requests for new languages/Wiktionary Buginese

Buginese Wiktionary

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Requests for new languages (Wiktionary Buginese)

submitted verification final decision This language has been verified as eligible. The language is eligible for a project, which means that the subdomain can be created once there is an active community and a localized interface, as described in the language proposal policy. You can discuss the creation of this language project on this page.

Proposal summary
Language details: Buginese (basa ugi, ᨅᨔ ᨕᨘᨁᨗ, bug ISO 639-2) Editing community: Kurniasan (NP) Biscute gabeng (N) List your user name if you're interested in editing the wiki. Add "N" next to your name if you are a native speaker of this language. Relevant pages: development wiki project External links:
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Buginese language is an Austronesian language that is spoken by about 4 million peoples mostly in Celebes. It has its own script called Lontara script, fonts and input method for the script available for both free and propriety. But the project will be using Latin alphabets since there's not much people who's able to read the Lontara.

Arguments in favour

• Support This language needs its own dictionary so its bug:w:Wikipedia can survive. Kurniasan 17:08, 19 November 2008 (UTC)
• Support Mikhailov Kusserow (talk) 04:14, 1 December 2008 (UTC)

Arguments against

• Oppose. Buginese Wikipedia also a few articles.--Aplikasi 03:28, 30 December 2010 (UTC)

Other discussion

The localization for Buginese is currently in progress. The localization is in Latin. Kurniasan 17:08, 19 November 2008 (UTC)