Arctic Knot Conference 2021/Submissions/The circumpolar Wikipedia editions

Submission no.
33
Title of the submission
The circumpolar Wikipedia editions
Author of the submission
Trondtr

Trond Trosterud, professor of Sámi language technology, The Arctic university of Norway

Submission format
Language of presentation

English

E-mail address
trond.trosterud@uit.no
Country of origin
Norway
Affiliation, if any (organisation, company etc.)

Professor of Sámi language technology, Department of Language and Culture, The Arctic university of Norway

Board member of Wikimedia Norge

Personal homepage or blog

https://uit.no/ansatte/person?p_document_id=41545

Abstract (up to 300 words to describe your proposal)

At the outset, Wikipedia as a multilingual encyclopedia seems to have a particular stronghold in the circumpolar region. Of the approximately 70 circumpolar languages (that is: languages indigenous to the circumpolar region), almost all have a literary language, and 46, or 65 % of the languages have a Wikipedia or Wikipedia Incubator edition. Compared to the global situation, both Wikipedia's position and the degree of literacy in the far North are remarkable: Of the 7117 living languages counted by Ethnologue, 3982 (55 %) have a literary language, and only 620, or under 9 %, have a Wikipedia or Wikipedia Incubator edition.

Upon a closer scrutiny of the circumpolar Wikipedia editions, it will become clear that these numbers are misleading. The goal of this article is to investigate in what way they are misleading, thereby hopefully getting a deeper understanding of both indigenous language literacy, the position of circumpolar languages in the countries they are spoken, and of how small Wikipedia editions are created.

What will attendees take away from this session?

Attendees will get a deeper understanding of both indigenous language literacy, the position of circumpolar languages in the countries they are spoken, and of how small Wikipedia editions are created

Theme of session
  • Empowering wiki communities
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Is this Submission a Draft or Final?

Draft

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  1. Trey Jones (WMF) (talk) 20:06, 21 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]