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1 | India: The Future of Wikipedia | India: Ho avin'i Wikipedia |
2 | Wikipedia, the free online encyclopaedia, celebrated its tenth anniversary this year, and almost 100 cities and towns in India registered to host celebrations, the highest number of any country. | Wikipedia, ny rakipahalalàna an-tserasera tsy andoavam-bola, no mankalaza ny tfahafolo taonany amin'ity taona ity, ary nananika ny 100 ny tanàna tao India nisoratra anarana hampiatrano ny fankalazana, ny isa avo indrindra ho an'ny firenena rehetra. |
3 | Wikipedia is the fourth most popular website in India, and there are over 20 Wikipedia sites in Indian languages, with more on the way. | Ny Wikipedia no vohikala fahaefatra malaza indrindra any India, arymihoatra ny 20 vohikala Wikipedia amin'ny fiteny Indiana, ary mbola maro ny eny an-dalana. |
4 | The Wikimedia Foundation's India Chapter was recently established in Bangalore, to help coordinate the Indian language Wikipedia sites. | Vao najoron'ny Fondation Wikimedia vao haingana tao Bangalore ny Toko India, handrindra ny vohikala Wikipedia amin'ny teny Indiana. |
5 | This year the Foundation will open its first office outside the United States, in an Indian city as yet to be announced. | Amin'ity taona ity ny Fondation Wikimedia no hanokatra birao voalohany ivelan'i Etazonia, amina tanàna iray any India araka ny nambara. |
6 | Global Voices has spoken to Tinu Cherian, blogger, active Wikipedian and an administrator for the site, about Wikipedia in India. | Ny Global Voices dia tafaresaka tamin'i Tinu Cherian, mpamaham-bolongana, active Wikipediana mavitrika sady mpitantana ny vohikala, momba ny Wikipedia eto India. |
7 | Tinu Cherian (photo reproduced with permission) | Tinu Cherian (photo reproduced with permission) |
8 | Global Voices (GV): Can you tell us a little about the Wikipedia community in India? | Global Voices (GV): Misy zavatra kely azonao ambara momba ny vondrona Wikipedia eto India ve? |
9 | Tinu Cherian (TC): The Wikipedian community in India is a nascent but one of the fastest growing user groups. | Tinu Cherian (TC): Teraka vao haingana ny vondrona Wikipediana eto India saingy iray amin'ny fatra-pitombo indrindra ny mpisera aminy. |
10 | Wikipedia and other sister projects enjoy top five website readership in India but the scale of editors and contributors to Wikimedia is relatively low compared to other countries. | Mianoka ny dimy be mpamaky indrindra ny Wikipedia sy ny tetikasa namany eto India saingy mbola ambany ihany ny ambaratongan'ny mpanitsy sy ny mpandray anjara ao amin'ny Wikimedia raha oharina amin'ny firenen-kafa. |
11 | Thanks to being a favorite of popular search engines, and the lack of other such free knowledge sources, readership has never been a problem. | Noho ny fironan'ny milina mpikaroka sy ny fahabangan'ny loharanom-pahalalàna tsy andoavam-bola tahaka itony dia tsy olana mihitsy ny momba ny mpamaky. |
12 | Wikimeetups are real life gatherings or meetups of Wikipedians, which are now very popular in India. | Ny Wikimeetups dia fihaonana na vovonana ifanatrehana mivantana eo amin'ny samy Wikipediana, izay efa malaza mihitsy eto India. |
13 | In Sep 2006, Jimmy Wales came to Bangalore and saw the first Wikimeetup in India. | Tamin'ny Sep 2006 i Jimmy Wales no nanketo Bangalore ary nahita ny Wikimeetup voalohany teto India. |
14 | A Wikiconference at Chennai in 2007 generated lots of interest and enthusiasm but essentially couldn't keep the momentum. | Nahaliana sy nampientanentana ny maro ihany koa ny Wikiconference tao Chennai tamin'ny 2007 saingy tsy naharitra. |
15 | Since July 2009, we have started regular Wikimeetups in Bangalore, meeting at least once per month. | Hatramin'ny Jolay 2009 no nataonay ho fanao mahazatra ny Wikimeetups teto Bangalore, fihaonana izay tanterahina indray mandeha isam-bolana farafahakeliny. |
16 | Wikipedians in India now meet regularly in other cities like Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata, Pune and Hyderabad. | Manana fihaonana mahatra ihany koa ankehitriny ny Wikipediana eto India any an-tanàna hafa tahaka an'i Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata, Pune ary Hyderabad. |
17 | The Wikimedia India Chapter was officially approved by the Foundation in 2010 and became a registered body in 2011. | Neken'ny Fondation tamin'ny fomba ofisialy ny Toko Wikimedia India tamin'ny 2010 ary tafiditra tanatin'ny rafitra tamin'ny 2011. |
18 | Over 95 cities and towns in India registered to host the 10th anniversary celebrations of Wikipedia in 2011, the largest among all countries. | Nihoatra ny 95 ny tanàna teto India nisoratra anarana handray ny fankalazana faha-10 taonan'ny Wikipedia amin'ity 2011 ity, ny betsaka indrindra amin'ny firenena rehetra. |
19 | The Bangalore celebrations witnessed over 250 attendees for the one day programme. | Nahitana mpanatrika mihoatra ny 250 ny fankalazana teto Bangalore ho an'ny iray andron'ny programa. |
20 | In 2010, the Wikimedia Foundation identified India as one of the strategic locations for development of Wikimedia and is close to setting up its first ever office outside the United States. | Ny 2010 no nahitan'ny Fondation Wikimedia an'i India ho iray amin'ny toerana stratejika hampivelarana ny Wikimedia ary efa manakaiky ny fananganana birao voalohany indrindra hatrizay hatrizay ivelan'i Etazonia. |
21 | GV: Do you have a sense of how popular the Indian language sites are in comparison with the English site? | GV: Mety ho tsapanao ve hoe tahaka ny ahoana ny lazan'ny vohikala amin'ny teny anglisy raha oharina amin'ny vohikala miteny anglisy? |
22 | Which are the largest Indian language sites? | Iza no vohikala miteny Indiana lehibe indrindra? |
23 | TC: English Wikipedia was always the favorite and best-known Wikipedia in India but recently the awareness of Indic language Wikipedias has been on the rise. | TC: Ny Wikipedia teny anglisy hatrany no be mpankafy sady Wikipedia malaza kokoa any India saingy efa mihaliana amin'ny Wikipedia amin'ny teny Indiana isan-karazany ny olona. |
24 | There are 20 Indic language Wikipedias already and another 20 are in an incubation state. | Efa misy 20 fiteny ny Wikipedia amin'ny teny Indiana ary misy fiteny 20 hafa no eo am-piketrehana. |
25 | Assamese, Punjabi, Nepali, Oriya (Odia) and Malayalam were the first Indian language Wikipedias to be started in 2002. | Assamese, Punjabi, Nepali, Oriya (Odia) ary Malayalam no fiteny Indiana tao amin'ny Wikipedia tamin'ny 2002. |
26 | Hindi, Tamil, Bengali and other languages were created in the next two years. | Hindi, Tamil, Bengali ary ny hafa no nijoro koa roa taona nanaraka. |
27 | There is a varied level of activity among the different language Wikipedias. | Misy ny ambaratongam-pahazotoana teo amin'ny fiteny isan-karazany tao amin'ny Wikipedia. |
28 | Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu and Bengali have very active Wikipedia communities. | Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu ary Bengali no vondrona Wikipedia tena nazoto indrindra. |
29 | Hindi has the largest number of articles which is set to cross the 1 lakh [100 000] articles milestone any time soon. | Hindi no manana lahatsoratra betsaka indrindra ary efa hihoatra ny 1 lakh [100 000] tsy ho ela ny vitany. |
30 | We are now working on building the communities for the dormant Wikipedias by spreading awareness among the native speakers of those languages. | Efa eo ampananganana ny vondrona Wikipedia matoritory izahay amin'ny fanairana ny mpiteny ireo vondrona matoritory ireo. |
31 | Malayalam Wikipedia | Malayalam Wikipedia |
32 | GV: What about Internet access - isn't Wikipedia dependent on people having Internet connections? | GV: Momba ny fahazoa-miditra amin'ny aterineto - moa ve tsy lasa miankina amin'ny olona manana fahazoa-miditra aterineto ny Wikipedia ? |
33 | TC: Wikipedia is all about the sum total of human knowledge available to all mankind. | TC: Ny Wikipedia dia miompana amin'ny fitambaran'ny fahalalana ananan'ny olombelona rehetra. |
34 | Unfortunately, it was all web-based. | Ny tsininy, niorina tao amin'ny tamin'ny tranonkala manontolo izany. |
35 | Wikipedians are now making efforts to bring them to those who don't have access to the internet, by publishing offline versions of Wikipedia. | Ankehitriny moa ny mpi-Wikipedia dia miezaka ny mitondra azy ho an'ireo tsy manana aterineto, amin'ny famoahana dika tsy an-tserasera ny Wikipedia. |
36 | Malayalam Wikipedia published the first offline CD of Wikipedia among the non-Latin script languages. | Ny Wikipedia Malayalam no namoaka Kapila mangirana (CD) Wikipedia ivelan'ny aterineto voalohany ho an'ny endri-tsoratra tsy latina. |
37 | Malayalam is also in the process of releasing the first Wikisource in any Indian language. | Ny Malayalam ihany koa no eo an-dalan'ny famoahana voalohany ny Wikisource amin'ny fiteny Indiana rehetra. |
38 | GV: You live in Bangalore, so we can probably guess the answer to the question: Mumbai, New Delhi or Bangalore? | GV: Monina ao Bangalore ianao, noho izany dia te-hamantatra ny valin'ny fanontaniana izahay: Mumbai, New Delhi sa Bangalore? |
39 | Which is the best location for the Wikimedia Foundation in India? | Iza no toerana tsara indrindra ho an'ny Fondation Wikimedia eto India? |
40 | TC: As a true Bangalorean, personally, I would love to see the Wikimedia office in Bangalore. | TC: Amin'ny maha-Bangaloreana ahy, ny hevitro manokana, tiako ny mahita ny biraon'ny Wikimedia eto Bangalore. |
41 | Bangalore has a vibrant Wiki community contributing to different language Wikipedias. | Manana fiarahamonina Wiki mihetsiketsika amin'ny fampiroboroboana ny fiteny samihafa ao amin'ny Wikipedia i Bangalore. |
42 | Wikipedians in Bangalore meet regularly, at least once per month. | Mihaona tsy tapaka ny mpi-Wikipedia eto Bangalore, farafaharatsiny indray mandeha isam-bolana. |
43 | Bangalore is also the seat of the Wikimedia India chapter. | Bangalore ihany koa no (foiben') ny toko Wikimedia India. |
44 | But for the growth of the pan-India Wikimedia movement, it is advisable to be Mumbai or Delhi. | Saingy ho fampivelarana ny hetsika Wikimedia manerana an'i India, dia torohevitra ny manondro an'i Mumbai na i Delhi. |
45 | But it is entirely up to the Wikimedia Foundation to decide where they find it feasible and suitable. | Saingy an'ny Fondation Wikimedia madiodio ny manapa-kevitra izay heveriny ho azo atao sy mety. |
46 | The foundation is now actively considering it in Delhi or the National Capital Region (NCR). | Ankehitriny moa ny Fondation efa mihevitra tanteraka ny ho ao Delhi na ny Renivohitra Nasionalin'ny Faritra (NCR). |
47 | GV: You are very active on Twitter, with more than 56,000 followers. | GV: Mazoto dia mazoto ianao ao amin'ny Twitter, ary manana mpanaraka mihoatra ny 56.000. |
48 | Is there a connection between your enthusiasm for social media and your involvement with Wikipedia? | Misy ifandraisany amin'ny fahazotoanao anaty valantserasera sy ny firotsahanao lalina amin'ny Wikipedia ve izany? |
49 | TC: I have always loved to interact with people both in the real and virtual worlds. | TC: Tiako hatramin'izay ny mifandray aman'olona na amin'ny tontolon'ny serasera izany na amin'ny fiainana andavanandro. |
50 | I share knowledge on Wikipedia and share news and other information with others on Twitter. | Mizara fahalalana ao amin'ny Wikipedia aho ary mizara vaovao sy fampahalalana hafa ao amin'ny Twitter. |
51 | Twitter is my own way of connecting with a global audience. | Ny Twitter no fomba ifandraisako amin'ny mpiresaka manerantany. |
52 | Of course, I also promote Wikipedia and Wikimedia events on Twitter too. | Mazava loatra fa mpiresaka momba ny hetsika Wikipedia sy Wikimedia ao amin'ny Twitter ihany koa aho. |