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Wikipedia in Levantine Arabic

Hello! Sorry for the cold message. I noticed you are an experienced editor, especially with subjects related to the Levant. We are trying to initiate some work around a version of Wikipedia in Levantine Arabic. If you or anyone you know could be interested please let us know. Any help or pointers would be really appreciated. CC: @FunLater @A455bcd9 - TheJoyfulTentmaker (talk) 21:07, 15 January 2024 (UTC)

Hey TheJoyfulTentmaker. It does sounds like a nice idea, but Im not sure how it will be realized considering the fragmentation of the Levant leading to 4 main dialects. Hence, unlike Egyptian Arabic, you will have a conflict between different editors on which dialect should represent Levantine Arabic: Syrian, Lebanese, Palestinian and Jordanian. I would be more than happy to help though.--Attar-Aram syria (talk) 10:00, 20 January 2024 (UTC)

Hello, I'm a native speaker from Lebanon and have been contributing a little to the wiki for a few months. Regarding variations between Levantine's dialects, I don't think it's a big issue, as long as all Levantine Arabic speakers can understand what is written. Maybe we should add rules against changing words to one's own dialect later.

Here's an incomplete to-do list of things contributors (including me) need to do:

• Find more potential contributors.
• Proofread, improve, and complete the most-needed interface translations (complete guide)
• Improve the current pages (translate more sections and improve the grammar and style)
• Improve the MoS

• Should ع be connected to other words when it means على, as in ع البيت? How about هـ, as in هالبيت? Should the و be connected to other words, as in أنا و إنتا?
• Should we add an alif after the و in plural words? Should we write حملوها or حملوا? Should we write حملوه or حملو?
• Do we use ١٢٣ or 123?
• Should we use پ for P? Should we use ڤ for V? Should we use گ/ݣ for hard Gs, such as the G in go and إنگليزي, or غ/ج/ك? If we add non-MSA letters, what would the ABCs be?
• Should we use كانون الأول or ينيار or جانيواري or جانڤيا?

• Writing more pages.

Would you be interested in joining a group on Discord (or another platform) for the Levantine wiki if I make one? FunLater (talk) 16:36, 20 January 2024 (UTC)

Hi @Attar-Aram syria! Thanks again for offering help with this project. If you are still interested, we have set up a Discord Server for the Levantine Arabic Wikipedia. If you have time, your participation would be very valuable. TheJoyfulTentmaker (talk) 05:08, 21 February 2024 (UTC)

Precious anniversary

Precious

Seven years!

--Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:04, 23 May 2024 (UTC)

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