Neapolitan Wikipedia
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Type of site | Internet encyclopedia project |
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| Available in | Neapolitan |
| Headquarters | Miami, Florida |
| Owner | Wikimedia Foundation |
| URL | http://nap.wikipedia.org/ |
| Commercial | No |
| Registration | Optional |
Neapolitan edition of Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Neapolitan Wikipedia (Wikipedia napulitana) is the Neapolitan language version of Wikipedia, run by the Wikimedia Foundation. As of 2008[update], it has over 12,600 articles with real content, of total 22,000 pages, and over 660 registered users, of which 5 are administrators.[1]
Its creation was approved by the Wikimedia language subcommittee on 21 December 2006[2], where the following facts about the Neapolitan language have been mentioned:
- Approximate number of speakers: 7-8 million
- Location(s) spoken: in southern Italy in several varieties (from Abruzzi & southern Latium to northern Calabria and Northern Apulia); centered in Campania, Italy, and due to immigration in many parts of the world.
- Closely related languages, if any: Sicilian. Also Italian, Corsican, Sardinian, etc. Romance language with influences from Greek, Catalan, Spanish, French, and Arabic languages due to southern Italian history (Oscan substratum, pre-Latin language spoken in the same area as modern Neapolitan).
- External links to organizations that promote the language: [3]
References
- "Salutammo. Chest’è ’a Wikipedia napulitana", A February 13, 2007 article in Il Giornale.
- "Wikipedia napulitana", a June 8, 2007 article in Libero Infostrada web portal.
External links
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