A Guide to Sylheti Wikipedia/Introduction

A Guide to Sylheti Wikipedia
Introduction

Sylheti Wikipedia in the Wikimedia Incubator is an ongoing collaborative project aimed at creating a free online encyclopedia in the Sylheti language. This initiative is part of the broader Wikimedia movement, which is committed to providing free knowledge to people worldwide. The Sylheti Wikipedia project is currently hosted within the Wikimedia Incubator, where new language editions are developed and tested before becoming independent Wikimedia projects.

The Sylheti Language

Sylheti is an Indo-Aryan language predominantly spoken in the Sylhet region of Bangladesh, India and among the Sylheti diaspora worldwide. It employs its own script, which resembles the Kaithi script but incorporates distinct characters to represent the unique Sylheti sounds.

Wikimedia Incubator

The Wikimedia Incubator serves as a dedicated space within the Wikimedia ecosystem for nurturing new language editions of Wikimedia projects such as Wikipedia, Wiktionary, and Wikibooks. This platform enables language communities to create content and conduct testing before attaining full independence as Wikimedia projects. Wikimedia Incubator, established on June 2, 2006, is a wiki-based platform operated by the Wikimedia Foundation, a non-profit organization known for hosting Wikipedia and various other projects.

History of Sylheti Wikipedia

The Sylheti Wikipedia project was started with the objective of creating an extensive knowledge repository in the Sylheti language. It commenced its journey within the Wikimedia Incubator, where early contributors actively worked on articles, templates, and other content. The project's primary goal is the preservation and dissemination of the unique culture, history, and knowledge of the Sylheti-speaking community.

Sister Projects

Sylheti Wiktionary (hosted at Wikimedia Incubator)
Sylheti Wikibooks (hosted at Wikimedia Incubator)
Sylheti Wikinews (hosted at Wikimedia Incubator)
Sylheti Wikiquote (hosted at Wikimedia Incubator)
Sylheti Wikivoyage (hosted at Wikimedia Incubator)
Sylheti Wikisource (hosted at Wikisource)
Sylheti Wikiversity (hosted at Beta Wikiversity)