Kwara State University Wikimedia Fan Club/International Mother Language Day 2024
The observance of International Mother Language Day annually commemorates the rich tapestry of native languages worldwide, fostering the promotion of national identity and linguistic diversity on a global scale. This significant event is traditionally held on the 21st of February each year, serving as a poignant reminder of the importance of preserving and celebrating our linguistic heritage.
Details of Event
editThis event will take the form of a month long campaign where editors constituting secondary school and university students, educators, librarians and indigenous language speakers will participate in edit events that promote linguistic and cultural diversity. This is to encourage participants to disseminate the knowledge and information regarding their mother language. Not only this, the event will enhance the participant's promotion of their linguistic identities by creating Wikipedia contents on their linguistic heritages and their oral literary practices. More specifically, participant's will contribute new articles on the Yoruba Wikipedia by documenting their oral literary practices, and cultural aesthetics to promote the Yoruba language visibility. The contributions of participant's include the promotion of the national policies and practices as regards the Yoruba, Barbara, Fulfude and Batonu languages and cultures, including the various linguistic Institutions to promote the learning and knowledge of these languages.
Stakeholders
editThe stakeholders for the campaign include students, educators and Librarians in Kwara State. This event is a collaboration among the Kwara State Wikimedia Fan Club, National Library, Kwara State Branch, the Educators-- Principals of selected secondary schools in Kwara State, Ilorin Metropolis specifically; and indigenous language experts-- Yoruba, Nupe, Fufulde and Barba.
Project Team
editThe project organising team constitute the Staff Adviser of the Wikimedia Fan Club and the executive members of the Kwara State University Wikimedia Fan Club club. A list of the project team in relation their roles is highlighted as follows:
Staff Adviser: Mariam Titilope Olugbodi #Margob28 (talk)
Implementation Team
1. Fawaz Adebayo Ajani:
2. Adeleke David Adedotun: #Kingsman0000
3. Abolarin Victoria: #Torian33
4. Eyitomilope Akingbenle: #Tomzzz4002
5. Obayemi Boluwatife: Obapeace
Participants
editTo participate, please, sign up below and join the outreach dashboard [1] to track your contributions.
To add your name, edit this section and type 'Holuwahpelumi2003 below without quotes.
- Margob28 (talk)
- Kingsman0000
- Danotech (talk) 11:05, 18 February 2024 (UTC)
- Royalesignature (talk)
- Torian33
- Tomzzz4002
- Obapeace
- Mamman AA (talk) 05:09, 19 February 2024 (UTC
- Burour
- Amamaade
- Atibrarian (talk)
- Folaola24
- ABORISADEADETONA (talk) 22:03, 2 March 2024 (UTC)
List of Topics
editThe list of topics related to the four indigenous languages under consideration in this project are presented on the table below:
| S/N | Language | Topic | No. of Articles |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baruba | i. Baruba Alphabets ( to be added to the existing article 3 which link is provided in the table below)
ii. Bariba Yinnou
vi. Dankuwa |
|
| 2 | Nupe | i. Nupe Alphabets (to be added to the existing article 3 which link is provided in the table below)
ii. Ekan Dagba (Etsu Nupe's Palace) iii. Tsoede Bronze iv. Tsakan
vii. Greeting in the Nupe Culture |
|
| 3 | Fulfude | i. Fulfude Language
ii. Garau-garau |
|
| 4 | Yoruba | i. Ohoro of Shao Kingdom
ii. Wole Oke iii. Remilekun Mariam Kasali iv. David Olali v. Ofo (Incantation) vi. Akoto Ede Yoruba vii. Baryfest viii. Ewi (Chant) |
Below are links to already existing Wikipedia articles to be updated and improved: