Tagalog Wikipedia
Encyclopedia
The Tagalog Wikipedia is the Tagalog
edition of Wikipedia
, the free encyclopedia. It was started on December 1, 2003. It has over 51,000 articles and is the 51st largest Wikipedia according to the number of articles as of May 31, 2011. Among Philippine languages
that have a Wikipedia edition, the Tagalog Wikipedia is second only to the Waray-Waray Wikipedia
, which has over 102,000 articles as of May 31, 2011. However, the Tagalog Wikipedia has 19 points depth in quality against 1 point only for the Waray-Waray Wikipedia.
. It was founded by Eugene Alvin Villar, an English Wikipedia
editor from the Philippines, who subsequently became the project's first administrator.
As of February 3, 2011, it has more than 50,000 articles. Bantayan, Cebu became the 10,000th article on October 20, 2007 while Pasko sa Pilipinas (Christmas in the Philippines) became the 15,000th article on December 24, 2007. Localization of software messages through the Betawiki (or Translatewiki.net) was finished last February 6, 2009.
In 2011, the Tagalog Wikipedia has been part of the WikiHistories fellowship research project of the Wikimedia Foundation
. The project tries to capture the triumphs, failures, and daily struggles of the editors working to make the dream of globally shared knowledge a reality.
) in line with the revised standards. But kimika along with the second featured article wiki were eventually replaced by a review process. Technically, the very first featured article that survived the review process is about keso (cheese
).
The Image:Flutterbye.jpg was the first featured picture for the article paru-parong Viceroy (Viceroy butterfly
). Because the file was deleted, it was replaced by Image:St Vitus stained glass.jpg for the article Katedral ng San Vitus (St. Vitus Cathedral
). Although the featured picture archive lists File:Viceroy Butterfly.jpg as the first featured picture.
The first three articles that appeared in Alam Ba Ninyo? (Did you know?) were web browser, Wikang Bulgaro (Bulgarian language
) and Pilipinas (Philippines
). There was a section entitled On This Day at the main page in April 2, 2008, but this was hidden last May 3, 2008 because of lack of contributors of this section.
, as well as animé
and manga
-related topics. In 2010, GMA News and Public Affairs
released a report criticizing the Tagalog Wikipedia's lack of science-related articles.
. According to the Vibal Foundation, a foundation that started WikiPilipinas
, the Tagalog Wikipedia is different from WikiFilipino, the wiki
that they manage because WikiFilipino uses Filipino language while Tagalog Wikipedia uses Tagalog language. The difference or sameness of Tagalog and Filipino sparked a debate among Tagalog Wikipedians about the name of the project. This debate was mentioned in an article by DILA (Defenders of the Indigenous Languages of the Archipelago), an organization that defends indigenous languages of the Philippines.
Tagalog language
Tagalog is an Austronesian language spoken as a first language by a third of the population of the Philippines and as a second language by most of the rest. It is the first language of the Philippine region IV and of Metro Manila...
edition of Wikipedia
Wikipedia
Wikipedia is a free, web-based, collaborative, multilingual encyclopedia project supported by the non-profit Wikimedia Foundation. Its 20 million articles have been written collaboratively by volunteers around the world. Almost all of its articles can be edited by anyone with access to the site,...
, the free encyclopedia. It was started on December 1, 2003. It has over 51,000 articles and is the 51st largest Wikipedia according to the number of articles as of May 31, 2011. Among Philippine languages
Philippine languages
The Philippine languages are a 1991 proposal by Robert Blust that all the languages of the Philippines and northern Sulawesi—except Sama–Bajaw and a few languages of Palawan—form a subfamily of Austronesian languages...
that have a Wikipedia edition, the Tagalog Wikipedia is second only to the Waray-Waray Wikipedia
Waray-Waray Wikipedia
The Waray-Waray Wikipedia is the Waray-Waray language version of Wikipedia, run by the Wikimedia Foundation since 25 September 2005...
, which has over 102,000 articles as of May 31, 2011. However, the Tagalog Wikipedia has 19 points depth in quality against 1 point only for the Waray-Waray Wikipedia.
History
The Tagalog Wikipedia was launched on December 1, 2003 as the first Wikipedia in a language of the PhilippinesLanguages of the Philippines
In the Philippines, there are between 120 and 175 languages, depending on the method of classification. Four languages no longer have any known speakers. Almost all the Philippine languages belong to the Austronesian language family...
. It was founded by Eugene Alvin Villar, an English Wikipedia
English Wikipedia
The English Wikipedia is the English-language edition of the free online encyclopedia Wikipedia. Founded on 15 January 2001 and reaching three million articles by August 2009, it was the first edition of Wikipedia and remains the largest, with almost three times as many articles as the next...
editor from the Philippines, who subsequently became the project's first administrator.
As of February 3, 2011, it has more than 50,000 articles. Bantayan, Cebu became the 10,000th article on October 20, 2007 while Pasko sa Pilipinas (Christmas in the Philippines) became the 15,000th article on December 24, 2007. Localization of software messages through the Betawiki (or Translatewiki.net) was finished last February 6, 2009.
In 2011, the Tagalog Wikipedia has been part of the WikiHistories fellowship research project of the Wikimedia Foundation
Wikimedia Foundation
Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. is an American non-profit charitable organization headquartered in San Francisco, California, United States, and organized under the laws of the state of Florida, where it was initially based...
. The project tries to capture the triumphs, failures, and daily struggles of the editors working to make the dream of globally shared knowledge a reality.
Statistics
- March 11, 2008: Pandaka pygmaea - 16,000th artcile
- June 30, 2008: Silindro (HarmonicaHarmonicaThe harmonica, also called harp, French harp, blues harp, and mouth organ, is a free reed wind instrument used primarily in blues and American folk music, jazz, country, and rock and roll. It is played by blowing air into it or drawing air out by placing lips over individual holes or multiple holes...
) - 17,000th article - August 5, 2008: Unang Aklat ng mga Macabeo (1 Maccabees1 MaccabeesThe First book of Maccabees is a book written in Hebrew by a Jewish author after the restoration of an independent Jewish kingdom, about the latter part of the 2nd century BC. The original Hebrew is lost and the most important surviving version is the Greek translation contained in the Septuagint...
)- 18,000th article - October 2, 2008: Heriyatriko (GeriatricsGeriatricsGeriatrics is a sub-specialty of internal medicine and family medicine that focuses on health care of elderly people. It aims to promote health by preventing and treating diseases and disabilities in older adults. There is no set age at which patients may be under the care of a geriatrician, or...
) - 19,000th article - November 1, 2008: Anak ng Tao (Son of ManSon of manThe phrase son of man is a primarily Semitic idiom that originated in Ancient Mesopotamia, used to denote humanity or self. The phrase is also used in Judaism and Christianity. The phrase used in the Greek, translated as Son of man is ὁ υἱὸς τοὺ ἀνθρώπου...
) - 20,000th article - March 22, 2010: Sky Girls - 25,000th article
- July 20, 2010: Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf - 30,000th article
- October 25, 2010: 1714 Sy - 40,000th article
- Nobyembre 9, 2010: Ekonometriks (EconometricsEconometricsEconometrics has been defined as "the application of mathematics and statistical methods to economic data" and described as the branch of economics "that aims to give empirical content to economic relations." More precisely, it is "the quantitative analysis of actual economic phenomena based on...
) - 45,000th article - January 15, 2011: Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal - 50,000th article
First steps of Tagalog Wikipedia
The very first article created in the Tagalog Wikipedia (aside from Unang Pahina or the main page) is about Wikipedia. It was created last March 25, 2004. During the times when Tagalog Wikipedia's standards on articles were not strict, the very first featured article was Livestrong wristband, but this was replaced by the article kimika (chemistryChemistry
Chemistry is the science of matter, especially its chemical reactions, but also its composition, structure and properties. Chemistry is concerned with atoms and their interactions with other atoms, and particularly with the properties of chemical bonds....
) in line with the revised standards. But kimika along with the second featured article wiki were eventually replaced by a review process. Technically, the very first featured article that survived the review process is about keso (cheese
Cheese
Cheese is a generic term for a diverse group of milk-based food products. Cheese is produced throughout the world in wide-ranging flavors, textures, and forms....
).
The Image:Flutterbye.jpg was the first featured picture for the article paru-parong Viceroy (Viceroy butterfly
Viceroy butterfly
The Viceroy Butterfly is a North American butterfly with a range from the Northwest Territories along the eastern edges of the Cascade Range and Sierra Nevada mountains, southwards into central Mexico....
). Because the file was deleted, it was replaced by Image:St Vitus stained glass.jpg for the article Katedral ng San Vitus (St. Vitus Cathedral
St. Vitus Cathedral
Saint Vitus' Cathedral is as a Roman Catholic cathedral in Prague, and the seat of the Archbishop of Prague. The full name of the cathedral is St. Vitus, St. Wenceslas and St. Adalbert Cathedral...
). Although the featured picture archive lists File:Viceroy Butterfly.jpg as the first featured picture.
The first three articles that appeared in Alam Ba Ninyo? (Did you know?) were web browser, Wikang Bulgaro (Bulgarian language
Bulgarian language
Bulgarian is an Indo-European language, a member of the Slavic linguistic group.Bulgarian, along with the closely related Macedonian language, demonstrates several linguistic characteristics that set it apart from all other Slavic languages such as the elimination of case declension, the...
) and Pilipinas (Philippines
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
). There was a section entitled On This Day at the main page in April 2, 2008, but this was hidden last May 3, 2008 because of lack of contributors of this section.
Characteristics
The Tagalog Wikipedia has several characteristics which define it differently from other editions of Wikipedia.Coverage
The Tagalog Wikipedia has significant coverage of topics related to the PhilippinesPhilippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
, as well as animé
Anime
is the Japanese abbreviated pronunciation of "animation". The definition sometimes changes depending on the context. In English-speaking countries, the term most commonly refers to Japanese animated cartoons....
and manga
Manga
Manga is the Japanese word for "comics" and consists of comics and print cartoons . In the West, the term "manga" has been appropriated to refer specifically to comics created in Japan, or by Japanese authors, in the Japanese language and conforming to the style developed in Japan in the late 19th...
-related topics. In 2010, GMA News and Public Affairs
GMA News and Public Affairs
GMA News and Public Affairs is the news department of the Philippine broadcaster GMA Network and its sister network GMA News TV...
released a report criticizing the Tagalog Wikipedia's lack of science-related articles.
Project name
According to Wikipedians from the Tagalog and English Wikipedias, the Tagalog Wikipedia also represents the Filipino languageFilipino language
This move has drawn much criticism from other regional groups.In 1987, a new constitution introduced many provisions for the language.Article XIV, Section 6, omits any mention of Tagalog as the basis for Filipino, and states that:...
. According to the Vibal Foundation, a foundation that started WikiPilipinas
WikiPilipinas
WikiPilipinas is an online, free content website which bills itself as a combination "non-academic encyclopedia", web portal, directory and almanac for Philippine-based knowledge. Like Wikipedia, it contains various articles on Philippine-related topics...
, the Tagalog Wikipedia is different from WikiFilipino, the wiki
Wiki
A wiki is a website that allows the creation and editing of any number of interlinked web pages via a web browser using a simplified markup language or a WYSIWYG text editor. Wikis are typically powered by wiki software and are often used collaboratively by multiple users. Examples include...
that they manage because WikiFilipino uses Filipino language while Tagalog Wikipedia uses Tagalog language. The difference or sameness of Tagalog and Filipino sparked a debate among Tagalog Wikipedians about the name of the project. This debate was mentioned in an article by DILA (Defenders of the Indigenous Languages of the Archipelago), an organization that defends indigenous languages of the Philippines.
External links
- Tagalog Wikipedia
- Google Search Engine Filipino-language edition, retrieved on: June 23, 2007
- Wikimedia Philippines (English)
- Wikimedia Philippines (Tagalog)
- Wikimedia Philippines (Chavacano/Zamboangueño)
Other Philippine languages with Wikipedia
- Central Bikolano
- CebuanoCebuano languageCebuano, referred to by most of its speakers as Bisaya , is an Austronesian language spoken in the Philippines by about 20 million people mostly in the Central Visayas. It is the most widely spoken of the languages within the so-named Bisayan subgroup and is closely related to other Filipino...
- Ilocano
- KapampanganKapampangan languageThe Pampangan language, or Kapampangan , is one of the major languages of the Philippines. It is the language spoken in the province of Pampanga, the southern half of the province of Tarlac and the northern portion of the province of Bataan. Kapampangan is also understood in some barangays of...
- PangasinanPangasinan languageThe Pangasinan language or Pangasinense is one of the twelve major languages in the Philippines....
- Waray-WarayWaray-Waray languageWáray-Wáray or Samarnon is a language spoken in the provinces of Samar, Northern Samar, Eastern Samar, and in some parts of the Leyte and Biliran in the Philippines...
- Zamboangueño