Grants:Programs/Wikimedia Community Fund/Rapid Fund/Tyap Dictionary Publishing Project (ID: 22830459)
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Applicant Details
edit- Main Wikimedia username. (required)
Zitchat
- Organization
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- If you are a group or organization leader, board member, president, executive director, or staff member at any Wikimedia group, affiliate, or Wikimedia Foundation, you are required to self-identify and present all roles. (required)
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Main Proposal
edit- 1. Please state the title of your proposal. This will also be the Meta-Wiki page title.
Tyap Dictionary Publishing Project
- 2. and 3. Proposed start and end dates for the proposal.
2025-01-11 - 2025-03-22
- 4. Where will this proposal be implemented? (required)
Nigeria
- 5. Are your activities part of a Wikimedia movement campaign, project, or event? If so, please select the relevant project or campaign. (required)
Other (please specify) Translation aid
- 6. What is the change you are trying to bring? What are the main challenges or problems you are trying to solve? Describe this change or challenges, as well as main approaches to achieve it. (required)
CHANGE: I aim at getting the already started Tyap Dictionary project by the Tyap Language Development Board (TLDB) published under free license.
CHALLENGES: Currently, translating items in the Tyap Wikipedia, Tyap Wiktionary, and other Wikimedia projects are quite laborious and inconsistent with different editors translating certain modern words in several ways. Many others find it difficult to translate articles or create entries due to the absence of a dictionary to serve as a translation aid to support their translation works. The Tyap Dictionary (A̠gban Swáng A̠lyiat nTyap) being prepared by the TLDB has reached a point where progress in its development has not been seen for years now. However, they, at the moment have agreed to releasing the material online for free if only they can get the hard copy published.
APPROACH: After a private discussion with the TLDB leadership, the plan on how to get the dictionary's first edition completed was derived. This plan includes getting a team of Tyap Wikimedia and TLDB editors to go the Nigerian Bible Translation Trust (NBTT) in the city of Jos in January 2025 to make use of the facilities available, get a short orientation about dictionary writing, and use the available templates they have at NBTT to compile the entries for a period of three weekends. This team would consist of eight editors; about three from the TLDB, and five from the Tyap Wikimedians User Group (TWU). The review of the entire work would then commence from late January to late February 2025. The printing and publishing of the work (including online publishing) should take place later in March 2025. For the online publishing, I aim at getting the Tyap Dictionary published online on Wikimedia Commons under the CC BY-SA 1.0 license. For the hard copy of the dictionary, the aim is to produce about 1,000 copies and launch it with the Tyap-speaking community.
- 7. What are the planned activities? (required) Please provide a list of main activities. You can also add a link to the public page for your project where details about your project can be found. Alternatively, you can upload a timeline document. When the activities include partnerships, include details about your partners and planned partnerships.
January 1-10, 2025: Preparation to leave for NBTT Jos January 11-17, 18-19, and 25-26, 2025: Journeying to NBTT Jos January 27 - March 2, 2025: Reviewing the existing work March 3 - 17, 2025: Publishing and printing of the Tyap Dictionary both in soft and hard copy, respectively March 22, 2025: Launching of hard copies of the Tyap Dictionary within the Tyap community
- 8. Describe your team. Please provide their roles, Wikimedia Usernames and other details. (required) Include more details of the team, including their roles, usernames, Wikimedia group, and whether they are salaried, volunteers, consultants/contractors, etc. Team members involved in the grant application need to be aware of their involvement in the project.
Tyap Wikimedians Organisation (TWU):
- Geoffrey Zitchat Paul (User:Zitchat)
- Levi Kambai Timothy (User:Kambai Akau)
- Zwandien Bobai (User:Zbobai)
- Friday Kuyet Musa (User:Friday musa)
- Mashan Genesis Kambai (User:Genesis shan)
Tyap Language Development Board (TLDB)
- Akila Dutse Bungwon
- Hannah Ana Tauna
- Henry Sunday Mamman (User:Henry Nman)
- 9. Who are the target participants and from which community? How will you engage participants before and during the activities? How will you follow up with participants after the activities? (required)
Editors from the Tyap Wikimedians User Group, members of the Tyap Language Development Board, and staff of the NBTT in Jos.
There would be a Meta-Wiki page for the progress of the work, and a social media group on Telegram to add all stakeholders. Follow up would be via calls and social media.
- 10. Does your project involve work with children or youth? (required)
Yes
- 10.1. Please provide a link to your Youth Safety Policy. (required) If the proposal indicates direct contact with children or youth, you are required to outline compliance with international and local laws for working with children and youth, and provide a youth safety policy aligned with these laws. Read more here.
The youth would only be made up of members of the Tyap Wikimedians User Group, to whom the Youth Safety policy of the Tyap Wikimedians Organisation is known. The TLDB and NBTT team members are mainly elders.
- 11. How did you discuss the idea of your project with your community members and/or any relevant groups? Please describe steps taken and provide links to any on-wiki community discussion(s) about the proposal. (required) You need to inform the community and/or group, discuss the project with them, and involve them in planning this proposal. You also need to align the activities with other projects happening in the planned area of implementation to ensure collaboration within the community.
The idea was discussed privately, in the form of a request from the Program Coordinator of the Tyap Language Development Board (TLDB) to have the Tyap Dictionary published as soon as possible, to aid translation by the Tyap Wikipedians. A Telegram group has been created for this discussion with members of the Tyap Wikimedians User Group and the TLDB present in it. Please find the link here: https://t.me/+5-ymf_KALj5jOGRk
- 12. Does your proposal aim to work to bridge any of the content knowledge gaps (Knowledge Inequity)? Select one option that most apply to your work. (required)
Language
- 13. Does your proposal include any of these areas or thematic focus? Select one option that most applies to your work. (required)
Education
- 14. Will your work focus on involving participants from any underrepresented communities? Select one option that most apply to your work. (required)
Linguistic / Language
- 15. In what ways do you think your proposal most contributes to the Movement Strategy 2030 recommendations. Select one that most applies. (required)
Increase the Sustainability of Our Movement
Learning and metrics
edit- 17. What do you hope to learn from your work in this project or proposal? (required)
I will like to learn the following:
- How to edit a dictionary project using advanced tools (as those used at the NBTT)
- How to review a book for publishing
- How a dictionary can impact an average Tyap editor's productivity
- 18. What are your Wikimedia project targets in numbers (metrics)? (required)
- One person from TWU
- One person from NBTT
- Myself
| Other Metrics | Target | Optional description |
|---|---|---|
| Number of participants | 8 | New participant: 2 (members of the TLDB)
Returning participant: 6 |
| Number of editors | 8 | This project will not directly involve the editing Wikimedia Foundation projects, but will pave a way for more productivity for the Tyap Wikimedia editors who would have a published material for their editing work. |
| Number of organizers | 4 |
| Wikimedia project | Number of content created or improved |
|---|---|
| Wikipedia | |
| Wikimedia Commons | 31 |
| Wikidata | |
| Wiktionary | |
| Wikisource | |
| Wikimedia Incubator | |
| Translatewiki | |
| MediaWiki | |
| Wikiquote | |
| Wikivoyage | |
| Wikibooks | |
| Wikiversity | |
| Wikinews | |
| Wikispecies | |
| Wikifunctions or Abstract Wikipedia |
- Optional description for content contributions.
Assuming there would 10 images per weekend, in three weekends, including a soft copy of the Tyap Dictionary by the end of the month of March 2025.
- 19. Do you have any other project targets in numbers (metrics)? (optional)
No
| Main Open Metrics | Description | Target |
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| N/A | N/A | N/A |
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- 20. What tools would you use to measure each metrics? Please refer to the guide for a list of tools. You can also write that you are not sure and need support. (required)
I may need support in determining the numbers of those editing the Tyap Wikipedia and Tyap Wiktionary currently, and contrast with those who would be editing from early April 2025.
Financial proposal
edit- 21. Please upload your budget for this proposal or indicate the link to it. (required)
Please find the link to the budget here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1cjzFcA2mCO56JS7ScEqD6lWbYnfXy7gaTS4Ch8BZ31Y/edit?usp=sharing
- 22. and 22.1. What is the amount you are requesting for this proposal? Please provide the amount in your local currency. (required)
5772000 NGN
- 22.2. Convert the amount requested into USD using the Oanda converter. This is done only to help you assess the USD equivalent of the requested amount. Your request should be between 500 - 5,000 USD.
3457.58 USD
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Yes
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