Requests for new languages/Wikibooks Bamum

submitted	verification	final decision

	Discuss the creation of this language project on this page. *Votes will be ignored* when judging the proposal. Please provide arguments or reasons and be prepared to defend them** (see the Language proposal policy). The language committee needs to verify the language is eligible to be approved. Check that the project does not already exist (see list). Obtain an ISO 639 code Ensure the requested language is sufficiently unique that it could not exist on a more general wiki. Ensure that there are a sufficient number of native editors of that language to merit an edition in that language.

The community needs to develop an active test project; it must remain active until approval (automated statistics, recent changes). It is generally considered active if the analysis lists at least three active, not-grayed-out editors listed in the sections for the previous few months.
The community needs to complete required MediaWiki interface translations in that language (about localization, translatewiki, check completion).
The community needs to discuss and complete the settings table below:

What	Value	Example / Explanation

Proposal
Language code	bax (SIL, Glottolog)	A valid ISO 639-1 or 639-3 language code, like "fr", "de", "nso", ...
Language name	Bamum	Language name in English
Language name	Shüpamom	Language name in your language. This will appear in the language list on Special:Preferences, in the interwiki sidebar on other wikis, ...
Language Wikidata item	Q35280 - item has currently the following values: English label: Bamum native label (P1705): Shüpamom instance of (P31)/subclass of (P279): natural language, modern language / Nun Wikimedia language code (P424): writing system (P282): Bamum script, Latin script number of speakers, writers, or signers (P1098):	Item about the language at Wikidata. It would normally include the Wikimedia language code, name of the language, etc. Please complete at Wikidata if needed.
Directionality	LTR	Is the language written from left to right (LTR) or from right to left (RTL)?
Links		Links to previous requests, or references to external websites or documents.
Site URL	bax.wikibooks.org	langcode.wikiproject.org

Settings
Project name		"Wikibooks" in your language
Project namespace		usually the same as the project name
Project talk namespace		"Wikibooks talk" (the discussion namespace of the project namespace)
Enable uploads	no	Default is "no". Preferably, files should be uploaded to Commons. If you want, you can enable local file uploading, either by any user ("yes") or by administrators only ("admin"). Notes: (1) This setting can be changed afterwards. The setting can only be "yes" or "admin" at approval if the test creates an Exemption Doctrine Policy (EDP) first. (2) Files on Commons can be used on all Wikis. (3) Uploading fair-use images is not allowed on Commons (more info). (4) Localisation to your language may be insufficient on Commons.
Optional settings
Project logo	File:...	This needs to be an SVG image (instructions for logo creation).
Default project timezone	Africa/Foumban	"Continent/City", e.g. "Europe/Brussels" or "America/Mexico City" (see list of valid timezones)
Additional namespaces		For example, a Wikisource would need "Page", "Page talk", "Index", "Index talk", "Author", "Author talk".
Additional settings		Anything else that should be set
Once settings are finalized, a committee member will submit a Phabricator task requesting creation of the wiki. (This will include everything automatically, except the additional namespaces/settings.) After the task is created, it should be linked to in a comment under "final decision" above.

Proposal

There are about 215,000 speakers of Bamum in Cameroon, and the language has its own unique script developed beginning in the 19th century, which is actively undergoing revitalization efforts to maintain its use in the current generation.CharlesLRiley (talk) 19:29, 7 April 2025 (UTC)CharlesLRiley[reply]

Discussion

Dear creator @CharlesLRiley:, just wondering, that which project are you requesting? The title points to Wikibooks, but the parameters you provided point to Wikipedia instead, should you change parameters to point to Wikibooks, or should this be renamed to Wikipedia Bamum? --Liuxinyu970226 (talk) 22:32, 7 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi! I intended for the request to be for a Wikibooks project. Thanks; I'll try to clarify the parameters.CharlesLRiley (talk) 22:38, 7 April 2025 (UTC)CharlesLRiley[reply]