Wiktionary:Limited Documentation Languages
Wiktionary aims to cover every word from every language, including those that aren't well-documented. In spite of this principle, Wiktionary entries are overwhelmingly concentrated on languages that have been the subject of extensive scholarship and institutional support. There are many reasons for this, and this project aims to address the unique set of challenges in making entries for languages that have little to no documentation available online.
The purposes of this project are:
- to help people new to Wiktionary get oriented and start working on their LDL,
- to address needs specific to LDLs and
- to provide a communication forum for people working with LDLs.
Getting started
[edit]If you are new to Wiktionary, welcome! You can familiarize yourself with the ins and outs of Wiktionary at the welcome page. If you are interested in adding or contributing to a Limited Documentation Language on Wiktionary, check out the Getting Started page.
Available resources
[edit]The Peace Corps has given permission for their language manuals to be used as sources on Wiktionary provided proper attribution is included. See Wiktionary:Limited Documentation Languages/Available References for the list and more information.
Citations
[edit]Words can be added for LDL languages based on only one citation, unlike other languages that require three. When a word entry is made based on only one or two citations, the source(s) must be provided.