Punjabi Wikipedia
  Logo of the Western Punjabi Wikipedia (above) and Eastern Punjabi Wikipedia (below) | |
Type of site | Internet encyclopedia project |
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| Available in | Punjabi |
| Owner | Wikimedia Foundation |
| URL | pa pnb |
| Commercial | No |
| Registration | Optional |
| Users | Western: 39468[1] Eastern: 51781[2] |
| Launched | 24 October 2008 (Western Punjabi) 3 June 2002 (Eastern Punjabi) |
| Current status | Active |
Content license | Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 and GFDL, Media licensing varies |
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The Punjabi Wikipedia (Punjabi: پنجابی وکیپیڈیا (Shahmukhi); ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਵਿਕੀਪੀਡੀਆ (Gurmukhi)) is the Punjabi language edition of Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.[3][4] There are two Punjabi Wikipedia editions, the Eastern Punjabi Wikipedia (in Gurmukhi script) and Western Punjabi Wikipedia (in Shahmukhi script).
Eastern edition
[edit]The Eastern edition domain came into existence on 3 June 2002[4][5] but the first three articles were only written in August 2004.[6] In July 2012, it had reached 2,400 articles.[4]
Since August 2012, it has about 26 million readers from all over the world.[7]
The first Punjabi Wikipedia workshop was organized in Ludhiana on 28 July 2012[3] and later another on 16 August 2012 at the Punjabi University in Patiala[8] to inform people how to edit and add to the Wiki.
Wiki-events and workshops to improve this Wikipedia and increase number of editors are conducted on regular basis. In October 2015 a seminar was organised at an event in Amritsar, where 148 students from 17 schools participated. The aim of the seminar to increase awareness about Wikipedia among the students.[9]
There are currently 55,209 articles on the Gurmukhi Punjabi Wikipedia and it is the 100th largest edition of Wikipedia by article count.
Western edition
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The Western edition was started on 24 October 2008 via the Wikimedia Incubator, and its domain came into existence on 13 August 2009. The project was pioneered by Khalid Mahmood, a college professor from Islamabad.[10]
There are currently 73,531 articles on the Shahmukhi Punjabi Wikipedia and it is the 87th largest edition of Wikipedia by article count.
See also
[edit]- Hindi Wikipedia
- Urdu Wikipedia
- Marathi Wikipedia
- Saraiki Wikipedia
- Sindhi Wikipedia
- Pashto Wikipedia
- Gujarati Wikipedia
- English Wikipedia
References
[edit]- ^ Western Punjabi Wikipedia statistics
- ^ Punjabi Wikipedia statistics
- ^ a b "Punjabi Wikipedia workshop in Delhi on 27th, Ludhiana on 28th of July". July 27, 2012. [YesPunjab.com]. Archived from the original on 28 August 2012. Retrieved 14 October 2012.
- ^ a b c "Contribute to Wikipedia Punjabi, says representative". Tribune India. Ludhiana. 29 July 2012. Retrieved 10 October 2012.
- ^ pa:Special:Permalink/1
- ^ Wikipedia:Multilingual statistics (2004)
- ^ "Articles can be compiled in the Punjabi Version of Wikipedia". News. [PunjabNewsExpress]. 18 August 2012. Archived from the original on 16 October 2012. Retrieved 14 October 2012.
- ^ "Punjabi Wikipedia Workshop at Punjabi University, Patiala". News. [CIS-India.org]. 28 September 2012. Retrieved 14 October 2012.
- ^ "148 students attend Maa Boli Mela". Retrieved 24 July 2016.
- ^ Erhart, Ed (31 October 2016). "Remembering Khalid Mahmood". Wikimedia Blog. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
External links
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