Project:WikiProject Indigenous languages of California
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[http://toolserver.org/~dispenser/cgi-bin/transcluded_changes.py?namespace=&page=Template:WikiProject_Indigenous_languages_of_California Indigenous languages of California watchlist] •
[http://toolserver.org/~magnus/ts2/wikiprojects/?wikiproject=Indigenous%20languages%20of%20California Article Quality Stats Update]
Inspiration...
- WikiProject Indigenous peoples of North America
- WikiProject Endangered languages
- [http://www.csusm.edu/air/californiaindianconference/index.html 27th Annual California Indian Conference], California State University San Marcos, Oct. 5-6, 2012
Categories
Stuff to do
- Tag articles with
{{WikiProject Indigenous languages of California|class= |importance= }} - Invite new users, with
{{WikiProject Indigenous languages of California Invite|--~~~~}} - Make a userbox
- Add missing languages to the Languages of California template
- Write article, Indigenous languages of California
- Add more maps like the one at Cahuilla language (come up with a way to generate them automatically?)
- Figure out how to deal with dialect vs. language issues such as Chumashan languages
- Add indigenous California placenames to articles
= Improving stubs =
- Tag stub articles with
{{na-lang-stub}} - Add links to information about the languages from the standard websites:
:*[http://www.ethnologue.com/home.asp Ethnologue]
:*[http://linguistics.berkeley.edu/~survey/ Survey of California and Other Indian Languages]
:*[http://www.language-archives.org/ OLAC]
:*[http://cla.berkeley.edu/ California Language Archive]
Participants
- {{User|Djembayz}}, Interested in [http://incubator.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Djembayz Native American languages in Incubator], indigenous California placenames
- {{User|Cyberherbalist}}, Primarily interested in the Maiduan languages
- {{User|Taivo}}, primarily interested in the Numic languages
- {{User|Uyvsdi}}, not a linguist but have been trying to flesh out California tribal articles over the years
- {{User|Stevey7788}}, interested in lesser-known languages that need to be mentioned more; also in Chumashan languages
- {{User|Blackbird5555}}, Primarily interested in and speaker of the Washo language
- {{User|JohnDillinger43}}, Interested in numeral systems and language documentation/revitalization
List of California Native Languages
Last speakers of California indigenous languages
Incubator test Wikipedias in California Native languages
- Konkow ([http://incubator.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:RecentChanges&&limit=250&days=20&testwiki=Wp/mjd Recent changes])
- Chetco-Tolowa ([http://incubator.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:RecentChanges&&limit=250&days=20&testwiki=Wp/tol Recent changes])
- Washo ([http://incubator.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:RecentChanges&&limit=250&days=20&testwiki=Wp/was Recent changes])
= Incubator things to do =
- Add new Wikipedias in indigenous California languages to Incubator
- Find a teacher who can have students write simple sentences on Incubator pages
- Partner with Wikipedia:WikiProject Spoken Wikipedia to create spoken language content
List of language groups (including putative or contested groups) that include California languages
Maps
Here are some in-progress maps:
File:California languages precontact.svg|This one is the "reference" map I'm using to create locator maps.
File:Cahuillia language with California inset.svg|From Cahuilla language.
File:California languages precontact multicolored.svg|Colored version of outline map of the native languages of California.
File:Calif MaiduanLanguages map.svg|SVG-ized version of a nice .gif map of Maiduan languages by User:Cyberherbalist.
=Map things to do:=
- Add ISO-639-3 language tags to the individual language elements in SVG files.
- Generate or create more locator maps. (Posted a query about how best to do this [http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2054438/suggestions-on-manipulating-an-svg-map at Stack Overflow].)
- Create maps that help visualize the language stocks and groups (contentious as they may be).
- Add labels to maps (to SVGs, so they can be translated)
External links
- [http://dbpedia.org/page/Category:Native_American_tribes_in_California Native American tribes in California at DBpedia]
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