Tyap Wikimedians User Group/About
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About Us
Tyap Wikimedians User Group is a user group dedicated to promoting Wikimedia projects in Nenzit (Central Plateau) languages, with Tyap language as a role model. Tyap is a Nigerian language spoken in the central part of the country, with over 250,000 native speakers and an uncountable number of L2 and L3 speakers, and when considered the same with Jju (a close mutually intelligible language with a separate ISO Code), would have close to a million L1 speakers.
The Tyapic lects with two ISO codes kcg and kaj are a group of mutually intelligible dialects spoken in Central Nigeria. The largest of these lects is Jju (ISO: kaj), spoken by more than 300,000 people (as of 1988); and Tyap (ISO: kcg), spoken by more than 130,000 (as of 1993) indigenous speakers. The core Tyap dialects include: Fantswam, Gworok, Sholyio, Takad, Tyap (proper; Mabatado or Mabarado), Tyecharak, and Tyuku. Jju's intelligibility with each Tyap dialect varies. The average being above 80% (see Comparison between Tyap dialects). With fellow Nenzit languages, Tyap is 72% intelligible with Izere and 66% with Rigwe.
The group's membership is open to all interested individuals.
Vision
To become the leading hub for cultural documentation in the Nenzit region.
Mission
Promoting Wikimedia projects in Tyap and related Nenzit languages.
Objectives
- To support new and existing Tyap editors in contributing to Wikimedia projects
- To organize in-person events and online edit-a-thons (edit-a-thons, photowalks, educational outreaches) to grow the number of articles in the Tyap language and Tyap editors in Wikimedia projects
- Create more awareness on Wikimedia projects across our region
Activities
The Tyap Wikimedia user group plans to hold and support the following activities:
- In-person and online meeting events to gather together its members and prospective members to tutor and share ideas on editing, and give support to those in need.
- Edit-a-thons to improve and create new articles in Wikimedia projects like Wikipedia, Wiktionary, Translatewiki, MetaWiki, and others, and in the process improve on their editing skills.
- Editing contests to increase the momentum of article creation in Tyap by providing a morale boost in the form of prizes for winners and runner-ups, as well as encouraging prospective members to join.
- Photographic and audio recording contests and trips to enable users to snap and upload images and short audio recordings on Wikimedia Commons for general Wikimedia project usage.
Templates
Please feel free to copy and add this template {{Template:User TyapWMUG}} to your user page,
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and add this template {{Template:Emblem TyapWUG}} to event pages related to this group.
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