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editIs there a classical Greek Wikipedia?
I would definitely be interested in it.
If not, perhaps someone with more classical Greek than I should create it?
I propose the name "Ikipaideia," since in archaic Greek, the digamma would have been used for the 'w' sound, but would have disappeared in classical Greek (see Wanax, anax).
Californicus —Preceding unsigned comment added by Californicus (talk • contribs)
- Good idea, but this talk page is not the correct place to propose that. NerdyNSK (talk) 01:20, 31 August 2008 (UTC)
:I agree.
There is no need for creating an “ancient greek” wikipedia. The Greek language is one and undevidable. Those who think in terms of ancient and modern Greek are those who do not know Greek well. I repeat, the Greek language is one and it is getting older and older, stronger and stronger. We, Greeks, will not allow anyone break it down into parts. There is a Greek wikipedia. There is no need for another one. If some “greeks” have interpreted the rules of the wikipedia the way they have and do not allow all Greeks write in it, it will be limited. Educated Greek people will stay out of it, and it will be limited into some translators and some computer maniacs. We all write differently. We must respect one another and not accept others to write like we do in our neibourhood, in our hometown. 14:58, 22 July 2009 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Nestanaios (talk • contribs)
There is ancient Greek wikipedia (grc) in the incubator area at https://incubator.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wp/grc/Κυρία_Δέλτος Gts-tg (talk) 15:02, 23 June 2016 (UTC)
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editWhy is the name Βικιπαίδεια? Shouldn't it be, Βικιπαίντεια? The first would be 'Vikipethia," while the second is more accurate: "Viikipedia". The ντ for english 'd' is used in other transcriptions, like in the transcription for disney. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.212.110.120 (talk) 00:46, 14 February 2009 (UTC)
- Because "-pedia" comes from the Greek word "Εγκυκλο - παίδεια". So it sounds much better to use "δ" in Greek rather than "ντ". 'Disney" is not a Greek word so we just use "ντ" which is pronounced exactly as "d", so that it sounds exactly like in the corresponding English word.--NNeilAlieNN Talk to me 14:02, 17 December 2011 (UTC)
It’s the same reason we don’t call it “Greekipedia” 😜 Hellenophile07 (talk) 02:19, 2 July 2021 (UTC)