Translation of the week/2005 translations/Archive

Week 1 : tt:Qasím (ru:Касимов, en:Kasimov) (20 langs total)
Week 2 : zh:大熊猫 (en:Giant Panda) (26 langs total)
Week 3 : de:Pyramiden von Güímar (en:Pyramids of Güímar) (18 langs total)
Week 4 : Tuvan language: Хөөмей (en:Xöömej) (13 langs total) and en:2005 Belize unrest (17 langs total)
Week 5 : en:Lao (16 langs total)
Week 6 : en:Manama (23 langs total)
Week 7 : scn:Trisceli (15 langs total)
Week 8 : it:Lago di Bolsena (15 langs total + photos in commons)
Week 9 : fi:Lapin sota (en:Lapland war) (19 langs total)
Week 10 : en:Enric Valor i Vives (14 langs total)
Week 11 : en:Paper plane (16 langs total)
Week 12 : fr:Oum Kalthoum (13 langs total)
Week 13 : ro:Nadia Comăneci, en:Nadia Comaneci (14 langs total)
Week 14 : en:Ainu language, ja:アイヌ語 (20 langs total)
Week 15 : en:Jawi (15 langs total)
Week 16 : ja:第五福竜丸(13 langs total)
Week 17 : cs/de/eo/fr/ru:Antoni Grabowski (29 langs total)
Week 18 : it:Fori Imperiali (12 langs total)
Week 19 : ru/de/eo/en/nn:Arsen Kotsoyev(14 langs total)
Week 20 : en:Matsuo Basho(20 langs total)
Week 21 : en:Whale song, de:Walgesang (12 langs total)
Week 22 : en:Albireo (17 langs total)
Week 23 : ro:Mihai Eminescu (en) (12 langs total)
Week 24 : ro:Delta Dunării (19 langs total)
Week 25 : zh:黑脸琵鹭(12 langs total)
Week 26 : en:Rock, Paper, Scissors(18 langs total)
Week 27 : en:BACH motif(14 langs total)
Week 28 : en:Trans-Saharan trade (16 langs total)
Week 29 : en:Silkworm (22 langs total)
Week 30 : en:List of national languages of India (21 langs total)
Week 31 : en:Moai (18 langs total)
Week 32 : zh:避讳 (12 langs total)
Week 33 : de:/ru:/hu:Pengő (22 langs total)
Week 34 : nl:Baarle (15 langs total)
Week 35 : en:Tug of war(20 langs total)
Week 36 : en:Kushan Empire/de:Kushana (20 langs total)
Week 37 : it:Franchincenso / en:Frankincense （12 langs total and Commons images）
Week 38 : en:Venus of Willendorf （17 langs total）
Week 39 : en/de:Silberfischchen (17 langs total)
Week 40 : en:Prunus (14 langs total)
Week 41 : en:Hangul Day/ko:한글날 (11 langs total)
Week 42 : es:Naso (9 langs total)
Week 43 : en:Tuvan language (13 langs total)
Week 44 : ja/en:Noh (16 langs total)
Week 45 : en:Tu'i Tonga Empire(8 langs total)
Week 46 : es:Tratado Mallarino-Bidlack(7 langs total)
Week 47 : en:Transylvania, ro:Transilvania(29 langs total)
Week 48 : sv:Vittskövle kyrka/en (14 langs total)
Week 49 : en:Decade of Roma Inclusion (19 langs total)
Week 50 : en:Mongol invasions of Japan (12 langs total and commons)
Week 51 : en:Nellie Bly (10 langs total and commons)

en:Nellie Bly - 8-0

The first woman who travel travels around the world unaccompanied at all times by a man.

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en:Mongol invasions of Japan - 7-0

These invasion attempts are among the most famous events in Japanese history, and due to their role in setting a limit on Mongol expansion, are arguably crucial events to world history as a whole.

Images see commons:Mongol invasions of Japan--Shizhao 02:30, 19 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]

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en:Decade of Roma Inclusion - 12-2

Article about a great cause, the Decade of Roma Inclusion 2005-2015, which is taking place throughout Central and Southeastern Europe.

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Ronline 06:48, 14 Mar 2005 (UTC)
Shizhao 07:14, 14 Mar 2005 (UTC)
Ausir 04:41, 27 May 2005 (UTC)[reply]
tsca ✉ 19:13, 4 Jun 2005 (UTC)
Puzzlet Chung 14:01, 10 Jun 2005 (UTC)
Joanot 09:17, 13 Jun 2005 (UTC)
--Moses 11:24, 3 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]
Newbie222 01:16, 15 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]
--Yongxinge 17:06, 6 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]
Joanot 10:56, 10 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]
--Ascánder 16:25, 10 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]
--Blockinblox 01:12, 11 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]

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--Taichi 09:41, 25 Jun 2005 (UTC)
Node ue 04:29, 26 Jun 2005 (UTC) Found out more. My contacts tell me it's aimed more at assimilation than inclusion.

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sv:Vittskövle kyrka/en - 7-0

Narrow and interesting subject. One of many articles of this kind on the Swedish Wikipedia. Images on commons:Vittskövle kyrka.

Other languages: es

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Ascánder 14:32, 11 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]
Väsk 16:56, 11 November 2005 (UTC) (I didn't think nominators were allowed to vote)[reply]
Grillo 20:39, 20 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]
--Taichi - (^_^) 18:00, 21 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]
Sj 17:14, 26 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]
--Akigka 23:00, 30 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]
pippudoz - (waarom? jus'b'coz!) 01:16, 5 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]

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en:Transylvania, ro:Transilvania - 12-5

Article about the well-known Romanian region of Transylvania. Detailed with a lot of history.

Guys, guys, guys...I'm a bit worried that this massive article, already translated in 26 languages, got to be nominated as translation of the week - haven't we strayed a little from its original ideals? (ps nothing against the article itself) User:Pippu d'Angelo
The cause of this problem, is the long time of this article as candidate (took 10 1/2 months its election); in January 14 when was proposed, only had 13 languages (see here [1]).--Taichi - (あ！) 08:19, 28 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]

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rosty 21:35, 14 Jan 2005 (UTC)
Ronline 01:06, 16 Jan 2005 (UTC)
Slavik IVANOV 23:29, 1 Mar 2005 (UTC)
Ares.it 20:38, 28 Mar 2005 (UTC)
tsca 21:26, 17 Apr 2005 (UTC)
Satyadasa 06:01, 26 Apr 2005 (UTC)
Taichi 07:25, 28 Apr 2005 (UTC)
--Dirgela2 10:44, 24 May 2005 (UTC)[reply]
Puzzlet Chung 13:35, 12 Jun 2005 (UTC)
Newbie222 01:25, 17 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]
JB82 22:49, 17 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]
Andrea.gf 15:23, 23 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]

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Shizhao 09:30, 17 Jan 2005 (UTC)
Node ue 22:44, 17 Jan 2005 (UTC)
Moses 22:39, 24 May 2005 (UTC)[reply]
Heryu 13:05, 2005 Jun 19 (UTC)
Roderick Mallia 18:21, 16 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]

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es:Tratado Mallarino-Bidlack - 7-1

A treaty which initiates the relationship of United States with Panama, before the construction of Panama Canal.

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--Node ue 07:24, 16 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

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en:Tu'i Tonga Empire 8-0

I am biased considering I wrote the original version of the article but its an interesting empire that isn't in any other languages.

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ja/en:Noh - 9-3

Noh is a major form of classical Japanese musical drama that has been performed since the 14th century.

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Heryu 08:22, 2005 Jul 2 (UTC)
Shizhao 12:13, 2 Jul 2005 (UTC)
--Taichi - (^_^) 21:11, 4 Jul 2005 (UTC)
pippudoz - (waarom? jus'b'coz!) 11:17, 27 July 2005 (UTC) - noh too bad[reply]
Almafeta 20:54, 9 August 2005 (UTC)[reply]
ChongDae 17:39, 21 August 2005 (UTC)[reply]
--Roderick Mallia 23:10, 20 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]
Ares.it 21:18, 25 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]
--Trojo 14:33, 28 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

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Aphaia | Translate Election | ++ 04:35, 4 Jul 2005 (UTC)
Node ue 12:04, 27 July 2005 (UTC)[reply]
--Moses 11:24, 3 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

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en:Tuvan language - 7-1

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-- Now it's mostly about the alfabet (without having a picture of it, just lyrics). The oral tradition is also just mentioned, without much names or details. I am sure, Tuvan language deserves a much better article about it. Slavik IVANOV 03:22, 22 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

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I'd like to translate, but there is not much information in the article. --Puzzlet Chung 05:37, 4 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Maybe if use the japanese version, ja:トゥバ語 and the german version would be more complete.--Taichi - (^_^) 07:14, 4 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]

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es:Naso - 7-0

A curious aboriginal group of Panama, which have the unique recognized monarchy of the Americas.

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--Taichi - (^_^) 20:42, 5 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]
--Wonderfool 01:20, 14 September 2005 (UTC) sounds cool to me[reply]
--Ascánder 11:19, 17 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]
--Orgullomoore 07:59, 24 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]
--Moses 11:24, 3 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]
--Node ue 07:24, 16 October 2005 (UTC) you can keep on your high-heeled shoes?[reply]
--Trojo 05:01, 23 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

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en:Hangul Day/ko:한글날 - 8-0

Celebrating the invention of the own alphabetic system for Korean langauge. --Puzzlet Chung 15:16, 6 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]

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en:Prunus - 8-1 (Week 40)

A genus of various fruits accross the world. (plums, ume, cherries, peaches, apricots, almonds, etc.) --Puzzlet Chung 05:41, 7 August 2005 (UTC)[reply]

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--Roderick Mallia 23:31, 20 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]

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en/de:Silberfischchen - 10-2 (Week 39)

A very ancient insect that nowadays lives secretly in our homes. Ares.it 20:36, 28 May 2005 (UTC)[reply]

all images on commons:Lepisma saccharina--Shizhao 01:29, 26 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]

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Ares.it 20:36, 28 May 2005 (UTC)[reply]
Slavik IVANOV 00:42, 30 May 2005 (UTC)[reply]
Sopiro 05:13, 2 Jun 2005 (UTC)
Get_It 18:40, 13 Jun 2005 (UTC)
pippudoz 02:36, 14 Jun 2005 (UTC) - perfect!
--Taichi 09:41, 25 Jun 2005 (UTC)
Weft 11:06, 1 Jul 2005 (UTC)
Joxe
Frieda 08:41, 12 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]
Antal Dániel 81.182.57.16 09:35, 24 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]

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Node ue 04:33, 26 Jun 2005 (UTC)
Shizhao 09:17, 4 Jul 2005 (UTC)

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~~Puzzlet Chung 04:18, 18 Jun 2005 (UTC) - A must-have.~~
Wait. Is that identical to Ctenolepisma longicaudata, which is also called "silverfish"? If the species is too obscure to have an exclusive common name, we must have scientific name as the page name, to avoid ambiguity amongst similar spieces which will cause interwiki jam. And scientific name won't be my favor. --Puzzlet Chung 16:02, 26 Jun 2005 (UTC)
No, they are different animals. Common name means nothing in biology, the only way to avoid confusion is scientific name. In german wikipedia this subject has this title. I proposed the subject, not the title. You can insert the translation in your wikipedia with the title you prefer (or the name your wiki community chose). Ares.it 15:47, 27 Jun 2005 (UTC)
Then I will suspend my vote because the subject is too obscure as the title is going be. --Puzzlet Chung 14:00, 29 Jun 2005 (UTC)

How about to change the candidate to en:Thysanura/de:Fischchen? en:Lepisma_saccharina/de:Silberfischchen is distributed mainly on europe and north americas only.

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en:Venus of Willendorf - 8-0 (Week 38)

A well-known prehistoric sculpture. Links to: (with members of the list of articles all languages should have are marked as bold)

Paleolithic era (the Old Stone Age), statue, archaeologist (or archaeology), limestone, oolite, red ochre,
vulva, breast, fertility, Earth Mother, and Mother goddess.

--Puzzlet Chung 7 July 2005 08:45 (UTC)

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Puzzlet Chung 7 July 2005 08:45 (UTC) nominator
--Taichi - (^_^) 9 July 2005 08:23 (UTC)
Ares.it 9 July 2005 13:16 (UTC)
ChongDae 9 July 2005 16:39 (UTC)
--Dirgela2 20:14, 6 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]
Roderick Mallia 23:43, 10 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]
Frieda 08:42, 12 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]
--Shizhao 03:50, 13 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]

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it:Franchincenso / en:Frankincense - 7-0 (Week 37)

An aromatic resin, with an interesting history. It should not be confused with incense.

All image see commons:Frankincense--Shizhao 03:40, 13 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]

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--Taichi - (^_^) 20:00, 8 August 2005 (UTC)[reply]
Moilleadóir 03:49, 19 August 2005 (UTC)[reply]
--Shizhao 01:19, 29 August 2005 (UTC)[reply]
Puzzlet Chung 05:40, 4 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]
pippudoz - (waarom? jus'b'coz!) 10:38, 4 September 2005 (UTC) 10:36, 4 September 2005 (UTC) - only two languages have done this! Worthy candidate for translation.[reply]
Roderick Mallia 23:47, 10 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]
--Ascánder 14:12, 11 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]
Frieda 08:40, 12 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]

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en:Kushan Empire, de:Kushana - 7-0 (Week 36)

An ancient and multi-cultural Empire, with diplomatic contacts from China, Persia and Rome.--Taichi - (^_^) 18:30, 20 July 2005 (UTC)[reply]

all free copyright images on commons:Kushan Empire--Shizhao 12:20, 5 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]

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--Taichi - (^_^) 18:30, 20 July 2005 (UTC)[reply]
--Shizhao 02:20, 21 July 2005 (UTC)[reply]
--ajvol 19:30, 22 July 2005 (UTC) Only 3-4 paragraphs[reply]
Node ue 12:04, 27 July 2005 (UTC)[reply]
Ares.it 21:36, 30 July 2005 (UTC)[reply]
ChongDae 17:46, 21 August 2005 (UTC)[reply]
Puzzlet Chung 19:24, 2 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]

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en:Tug of war - 8-1 (Week 35)

"rope pulling", a sport which was part of the Olympic Games from 1900 until 1920.

All images see commons:Tug of war--Shizhao 15:09, 26 August 2005 (UTC)[reply]

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ChongDae 11:45, 5 Jul 2005 (UTC)
Shizhao 12:35, 5 Jul 2005 (UTC)
--Taichi - (^_^) 7 July 2005 08:28 (UTC)
Aurora 04:19, 12 July 2005 (UTC)[reply]
pippudoz - (waarom? jus'coz!) 11:11, 27 July 2005 (UTC) - another good candidate for the "Absolutely frivolous matters of great social import" category.[reply]
Node ue 12:04, 27 July 2005 (UTC)[reply]
--Akigka 03:39, 14 August 2005 (UTC)[reply]
Puzzlet Chung 08:06, 17 August 2005 (UTC)[reply]

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Almafeta 05:07, 14 August 2005 (UTC)[reply]

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nl:Baarle - 8-1 (Week 34)

Village on border of Belgium and Netherlands, where the border is extremly complicated. (The nationality of a house is defined by where is its entrance door located.)

All image see commons:Baarle.

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ajvol 18:22, 4 May 2005 (UTC)[reply]
I really liked its Russian version. Slavik IVANOV 23:23, 4 May 2005 (UTC)[reply]
pippudoz (waarom? - because!) 05:45, 15 Jun 2005 (UTC) - Leuk! Als we helemaal weten, het leven goed is in dit Brabants land!
Taichi 06:57, 6 Jun 2005 (UTC)
Node ue 04:38, 26 Jun 2005 (UTC)
Miss Brightside 10:17, 10 July 2005 (UTC) - Cool! I can translate it into Italian, with a little help...[reply]
--Wonderfool 00:31, 1 August 2005 (UTC)[reply]
Almafeta 19:07, 7 August 2005 (UTC)[reply]

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Moses 22:37, 24 May 2005 (UTC)[reply]

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br:Baarle* undergoing
de:Baarle*
de:Baarle_Uebersetzung_der_Woche (beginning of a translation)
en:Baarle*
es:Baarle*
ia:Baarle
is:Baarle
ko:바를러
li:Baarle
nl:Baarle
pt:Baarle*
ru:Баарле
scn:Baarle - we are proud to announce that we have translated the real McCoy
sv:Baarle
zh:巴勒*
ja:バールレ

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I need the pronounciation of the word. --Puzzlet Chung 02:56, 22 August 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Is it /baːʁlə/? --Puzzlet Chung 03:13, 23 August 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Image:nl-Baarle.ogg.

We've got a problem -- en: classified Baarle as two cities, and so some of the translations are translating the english article's four-sentence disambiguation page, and not their subpages. I marked these with a star. 164.106.241.166 19:02, 22 August 2005 (UTC)[reply]

de:/ru:/hu:Pengő - 9-1 (Week 33)

Pengő was a monetary unit of Hungary during the period from 1922 to 1946. The highest rate of inflation for all history. The exchange rate Pengő for new monetary unit was 4×10²⁹:1 (400.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000:1)

en:Pengő -- 11:15, 21 July 2005

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ajvol 21:27, 5 May 2005 (UTC)[reply]
tsca ✉ 23:29, 5 May 2005 (UTC)[reply]
Slavik IVANOV 04:14, 6 May 2005 (UTC)[reply]
Ares.it 09:17, 28 May 2005 (UTC)[reply]
Taichi 06:59, 6 Jun 2005 (UTC)
Node ue 04:38, 26 Jun 2005 (UTC)
ShineB 7 July 2005 07:19 (UTC)
Almafeta 18:51, 7 August 2005 (UTC)[reply]
KovacsUr 17:46, 15 August 2005 (UTC)[reply]

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Moses 22:37, 24 May 2005 (UTC)[reply]

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zh:避讳 10-3 (Week 32)

and ja:避諱.--Shizhao 13:20, 22 Dec 2004 (UTC)

Let me describe this. It's the tradition to avoid using the Chinese characters of Emperor's name for names of others when writing in historical contexts. Is it correct? --PuzzletChung 08:55, 26 Dec 2004 (UTC)

I started an article on en:Naming taboo, and it needs to be filled up with more informations. --Puzzlet Chung 08:24, 14 Jun 2005 (UTC)

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Shizhao 13:20, 22 Dec 2004 (UTC)
Node ue 03:44, 14 Jan 2005 (UTC) nice article
Aphaia | Translate Election | ++ 18:00, 22 Jan 2005 (UTC) Not only Emperors' name but also their parent and ancestors.
Puzzlet Chung 07:21, 23 Jan 2005 (UTC) someone make a good translation in English ;) en:Naming taboo could be good, maybe.
Ares.it 15:06, 19 Apr 2005 (UTC)
Taichi 01:30, 3 May 2005 (UTC)[reply]
Petrusbarbygere 02:43, 14 May 2005 (UTC)[reply]
Coolgene 10:47, 15 July 2005 (UTC)[reply]
Bobbybuilder 22:57, 18 July 2005 (UTC)[reply]
Xyb 10:46, 27 July 2005 (UTC)[reply]

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Joanot 16:02, 20 Apr 2005 (UTC), it's need some translation into european language.
Ronline 03:02, 23 May 2005 (UTC) - not necessarily some European language, but at least English! If this were to win now, I wouldn't be able to translate, thereby defeating the purpose of TOTW. Ronline 03:02, 23 May 2005 (UTC)[reply]
--Dirgela2 11:10, 24 May 2005 (UTC) ditto.[reply]

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User:Jiangke not only in historical contexts, you have to avoid using same word or similar pronounciation words in daily life.

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en:Moai - 9-1 (Week 31)

stone statues on en:Easter Island.

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ChongDae 14:35, 10 July 2005 (UTC)[reply]
Ares.it 12:24, 11 July 2005 (UTC)[reply]
Aphaia ++ 08:02, 19 July 2005 (UTC)[reply]
--Taichi - (^_^) 11:20, 22 July 2005 (UTC)[reply]
--pippudoz - (waarom? jus'b'coz!) 11:13, 27 July 2005 (UTC)[reply]
Node ue 12:04, 27 July 2005 (UTC) especially since r.r. n'est p. un écr. dechifr.[reply]
--Dirgela2 13:53, 28 July 2005 (UTC)[reply]
Slavik IVANOV 22:48, 28 July 2005 (UTC)[reply]
Laurens-af 14:21, 31 July 2005 (UTC)[reply]

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--Akigka 20:23, 31 July 2005 (UTC) (I own the third comment below)[reply]

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Image:Moai Rano raraku.jpg was selected as the commons:Picture of the day for July 18.
There seems to be a stark contrast between this article and the Easter Island article on the age of the statues (compare 1000 years ago with 4-300 years ago - also view the talk page). IMO it would be better to have that issue resolved or the different theories better explained before everyone starts translating it. But the photos are extremely nice :-) --213.220.103.23 20:16, 31 July 2005 (UTC)[reply]

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zh:/en:List of national languages of India - 7-0 (Week 30)

List of twenty-two recognized national languages of India, four of which are on the list of articles all languages should have — Bengali, Hindi, Sanskrit, and Tamil. I'm not gonna count English. :) --Puzzlet Chung 04:50, 1 Jul 2005 (UTC)

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Puzzlet Chung 04:50, 1 Jul 2005 (UTC) nominator
--Taichi - (^_^) 04:58, 1 Jul 2005 (UTC)
--Dirgela2 10:04, 1 Jul 2005 (UTC)
Node ue 10:55, 1 Jul 2005 (UTC)
Shizhao 09:18, 4 Jul 2005 (UTC)
Ares.it 6 July 2005 16:18 (UTC)
ajvol 06:41, 11 July 2005 (UTC)[reply]

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en:Silkworm - 10-2 (Week 29)

We make silk from the cocoon of the silkworm. Links to

en:Silkworm ⇒ en:Silk ⇒ en:Silk Road ⇒ ....

-- ChongDae 18:40, 27 Jun 2005 (UTC)

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ChongDae 18:40, 27 Jun 2005 (UTC)
Node ue 23:07, 27 Jun 2005 (UTC) yay for silk! and beneficial insects!!!!!!!111111
Ares.it 13:56, 28 Jun 2005 (UTC)
Shizhao 14:24, 28 Jun 2005 (UTC)
Puzzlet Chung 14:04, 29 Jun 2005 (UTC)
--Taichi - (^_^) 04:55, 1 Jul 2005 (UTC)
--Dirgela2 09:36, 1 Jul 2005 (UTC)
Aphaia | Translate Election | ++ 04:33, 4 Jul 2005 (UTC)
Aurora 04:17, 12 July 2005 (UTC)[reply]
Avihu 13:09, 16 July 2005 (UTC)[reply]

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Heryu 04:15, 2005 Jul 1 (UTC)
Weft 11:06, 1 Jul 2005 (UTC)

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Unlike the silverfish, the silkworm is a benificial insect.
- Well that's a POV :)

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en:Trans-Saharan trade - 7-0 (Week 28)

Article about the trade routes in the Sahara desert used by caravans of camels. Links to many African history topics. Ares.it 15:37, 19 Jun 2005 (UTC)

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Ares.it 15:37, 19 Jun 2005 (UTC)
Node ue 04:29, 26 Jun 2005 (UTC)
--Taichi - (^_^) 09:16, 27 Jun 2005 (UTC)
Heryu 04:17, 2005 Jul 1 (UTC)
Aphaia | Translate Election | ++ 04:34, 4 Jul 2005 (UTC) One of themes every Wikipedia need to develop more.
ShineB 7 July 2005 07:19 (UTC)
Puzzlet Chung 03:10, 10 July 2005 (UTC)[reply]

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en:BACH motif - 10-2 (Week 27)

Musical motif used as a homage to the great composer Johann Sebastian Bach. Links to -

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Puzzlet Chung 05:30, 21 Feb 2005 (UTC) nominator
p-e 08:30, 21 Feb 2005 (UTC)
M/ 15:24, 20 Mar 2005 (UTC)
Aphaia | Translate Election | ++ 01:39, 2 May 2005 (UTC) Good start to classical music.[reply]
ShineB 05:39, 7 Jun 2005 (UTC)
pippudoz (waarom? - because!) 05:42, 15 Jun 2005 (UTC)
--Taichi 09:41, 25 Jun 2005 (UTC)
Ellywa 20:19, 28 Jun 2005 (UTC) (already translated into Dutch, see nl:BACH-motief. I would love it if somebody makes the BACH theme audible. I can't.
HobbyShop. 12:38, 2 Jul 2005 (GMT+2)
dgg32 018:30, 21 Jun 2005 (UTC) I love Bach!!!

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Moses 22:37, 24 May 2005 (UTC)[reply]
Node ue 04:29, 26 Jun 2005 (UTC)

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When choosing a article name, notice that the name "BACH" came from "Bach", but also note name of the motif itself. (i.e. B flat - A - C - B natural.)

I've created B-A-C-H in my experimental project Wikitheme.

--Puzzlet Chung 02:30, 4 Jul 2005 (UTC)

redirected :) --Moses 10:03, 10 July 2005 (UTC)[reply]

en:Rock, Paper, Scissors - 6-0 (Week 26)

--Puzzlet Chung 17:40, 4 Jun 2005 (UTC)

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--Shizhao 02:11, 6 Jun 2005 (UTC)
Taichi 06:54, 6 Jun 2005 (UTC)
Puzzlet Chung 14:04, 10 Jun 2005 (UTC)
pippudoz (waarom? - because!) 05:43, 15 Jun 2005 (UTC) - hilarious - a wonderful companion piece to Paper plane - I think we need a new category - perhaps "Absolutely frivolous matters of great social import"
Node ue 04:38, 26 Jun 2005 (UTC)
--Heryu 13:35, 2005 Jun 26 (UTC)

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zh:黑脸琵鹭 - 8-1 (Week 25)

Black-faced Spoonbill is an important kind of bird whose Status is Vulnerable——Snowyowls 08:48, 12 Jan 2005 (UTC)

Red List says it's an endangered species. [2] --Puzzlet Chung 04:22, 18 Jun 2005 (UTC)

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——Snowyowls 08:51, 12 Jan 2005 (UTC)
--Smartneddy 08:35, 13 Jan 2005 (UTC)
Node ue 22:44, 17 Jan 2005 (UTC) this is a very evil evil bird! It is a murderer. We need an article on it everywhere!!!
Sopiro 06:54, 12 May 2005 (UTC) [>some informations in english[reply]
Moses Good article and need other languages translation
Weak Support --Yongxinge 04:24, 31 May 2005 (UTC)[reply]
Puzzlet Chung 18:15, 13 Jun 2005 (UTC)
--Heryu 13:03, 2005 Jun 19 (UTC)
--[[User:Taichi|Taichi - （´∀｀）]] 09:34, 25 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Oppose

Shizhao 09:27, 17 Jan 2005 (UTC)

Translations

en:Danube Delta, ro:Delta Dunării - 10-5 (Week 24)

Article about Europe's best preserved and largest delta. Only translated in two languages yet very important geographically.

Vote

Support

Ronline 03:39, 1 Jan 2005 (UTC)
Shizhao 09:27, 5 Jan 2005 (UTC)
pippudoz 00:22, 6 Jan 2005 (UTC)
Arrotino - posto incantevole
Dirgela2 09:43, 27 Jan 2005 (UTC)
Frieda
Slavik IVANOV 23:31, 1 Mar 2005 (UTC)
Ares.it 20:35, 28 Mar 2005 (UTC)
Ascánder 01:43, 25 Apr 2005 (UTC)
Taichi 01:43, 3 May 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose

I think it should be part of the article en:Danube, in the german (for example) you´ll find it at de:Donau#Biosphärenreservat_Donaudelta. -- Necrophorus 14:51, 5 Jan 2005 (UTC)
- There's always been this issue going on about whether we want less articles but which cover more information, or whether we want to have smaller, more specific articles. Personally, I favour smaller more specific articles which are linked from a "main" article such as Danube. Therefore, especially judging its importance, I think there should be a separate article on Danube Delta. They do the same things with countries - there are separate articles for Economy of xx, Demographics of xx, etc. Ronline 12:35, 10 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  - I agree with you that there should be an article of its own if the space of the specific topic will arrive a critical length, so it should be an article of de:Biosphärenreservat_Donaudelta but not in that short form this article is now. It´s common sense in the german Wikipedia that only part will be separated if they will burst the article, the Danube Delta doesn´t until now. -- Necrophorus 07:30, 11 Jan 2005 (UTC)
Puzzlet Chung 07:14, 23 Jan 2005 (UTC) Some wikipedias would have no articles about Danube river at all!
Node ue 06:29, 29 Jan 2005 (UTC) Changed my mind... agree now.
Sopiro 16:11, 3 May 2005 (UTC): I fully agree with Necrophorus[reply]
Ausir 14:10, 21 May 2005 (UTC) Some Wikipedias don't even have a Danube article.[reply]
What sort of a reason is that? If they don't have a Danube article, then let them make one. The Romanian Wikipedia has an article on Etoumbi but not on the Republic of Congo. So what? Does that mean we shouldn't have the article on Etoumbi? Ronline 02:59, 23 May 2005 (UTC)[reply]
Once the article is created, some wikipedias could decide that it would be better moved or merged into Danube river article. --Puzzlet Chung 01:55, 6 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Translation

en:Mihai Eminescu, ro:Mihai Eminescu - 7-2 (Week 23)

Article about Romania's greatest poet.

Vote

Support

Ronline 03:39, 1 Jan 2005 (UTC)
--pippudoz 00:20, 10 Jan 2005 (UTC) - pretty hard to resist writing about such a handsome bloke - smaller languages may need to reduce their translations in size.
Shizhao 09:24, 17 Jan 2005 (UTC)
Slavik IVANOV
Gangleri | Th | T 17:56, 2005 Apr 14 (UTC)
Sopiro 16:16, 3 May 2005 (UTC)[reply]
Dacios 16:15, 19 May 2005 (UTC) - Very interesting, and there is no translation into spanish[reply]

Oppose

Node ue 05:54, 8 Jan 2005 (UTC)
Moses 22:37, 24 May 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Translation

en:Albireo - 9-2 (Week 22)

An article for a star, thus an astronomical topic. Links to

binary star, Cygnus, constellation, swan in the first paragraph, and
Bayer designation, telescope, apparent magnitude, light year, and optically double.

--PuzzletChung

Vote

Support

PuzzletChung nominator, vote assumed
Shizhao 13:27, 22 Nov 2004 (UTC)
Muke Tever 20:19, 27 Nov 2004 (UTC) Astronomy, a good topic.
Aliter 04:40, 6 Jan 2005 (UTC)
--Arrotino
--PedroPVZ 18:24, 2 May 2005 (UTC)[reply]
Taichi 01:36, 3 May 2005 (UTC)[reply]
Moses 22:37, 24 May 2005 (UTC)[reply]
Pgianpy 12:46, 27 May 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose

M/ 23:30, 23 Jan 2005 (UTC) This article is still quite incomplete, it lacks the origin of the name and some better position information, currently too vague.
Now a paragraph about the origin of the name has been added. An image about the star's position has been uploaded to the Commons. --Puzzlet Chung 10:35, 7 Apr 2005 (UTC)
Node ue 06:29, 29 Jan 2005 (UTC) Upon re-checking, I find I agree.

Translation

en:Whale song, de:Walgesang - 9-2 (Week 21)

I just translated this article for the German WikiReader on Whales and think, it´s a cool to have for any other language because of the soundfiles and pictures. -- Necrophorus 22:10, 21 Feb 2005 (UTC)

Vote

Support

-- Necrophorus 22:10, 21 Feb 2005 (UTC)
Node ue
--Volrath50 01:39, 8 Mar 2005 (UTC)
Ares.it 21:41, 7 Apr 2005 (UTC)
tsca 21:29, 17 Apr 2005 (UTC)
Danny 02:31, 2 May 2005 (UTC)[reply]
PedroPVZ 18:28, 2 May 2005 (UTC)[reply]
Slavik IVANOV 18:44, 12 May 2005 (UTC)[reply]
Sopiro 23:26, 16 May 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose

--Shizhao 02:05, 28 Feb 2005 (UTC)(too big)

Shizhao, there is a main principle of TotW which is that you only have to translate the table of contents and the first paragraph. If you don't want to translate the whole article, then don't. Nobody is making you.

--Eirik 18:57, 18 May 2005 (UTC) (difficult language)[reply]

Comments

Translation

Matsuo Basho - 12-5 (Week 20)

- Aphaia (links to: 1644, November 28, 1694, Japan, poet, Edo period, haiku) see also 松尾芭蕉

Vote

Support

Mats Halldin 11:00, 2 Nov 2004 (UTC)
Kzhr 12:43, 5 Nov 2004 (UTC)
Waerth 18:07, 6 Nov 2004 (UTC) obscure subject, needs help to get in other pedia's
Ranveig 22:16, 14 Nov 2004 (UTC)
jeanjean
Muke Tever 18:20, 27 Nov 2004 (UTC) Obscure, Japanese, what's not to like? ;)
Rh 18:16, 31 Dec 2004 (UTC)
Aliter 04:40, 6 Jan 2005 (UTC), if we get to know what "raising the haiku form to its highest level" means.
Shizhao 13:14, 20 Jan 2005 (UTC)
Tothebarricades.tk Basho is hardly obscure! One of the most famous writers of haiku. He's even referenced to in a Simpsons episode :P
Taichi 07:20, 28 Apr 2005 (UTC)
Sopiro 06:43, 12 May 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose

Ronline too long
Weft 22:15, 23 Nov 2004 (UTC)
Node ue 05:54, 8 Jan 2005 (UTC)
--Arrotino - un altro poeta?
--pippudoz 00:34, 10 Jan 2005 (UTC) - I started from the bottom and worked my way up, and I think I have used up my quota of poet's votes!

Translation

ru/de/eo/en/nn:Arsen Kotsoyev - 7-0 (Week 19)

Voting

An article from the newly created (Feb 2005) Ossetic Wikipedia about an Ossetian writer and journalist Arsen Kotsoyev (1872-1944), who influenced greatly on the modern language and literature (Коцойты Арсен). Links to:
Ossetia, Vladikavkaz, Beslan, Ossetian language, Lenin, etc. The Russian and German versions are really large, while the English is as short, as wikipedians like to translate. ;) You might choose to translate only the first two paragraphs and to take the image (it's on the Commons, so you won't need to upload it to your language Wikipedia).

Support

Slavik IVANOV 15:17, 25 Apr 2005 (UTC)
ZmiLa 15:26, 25 Apr 2005 (UTC)
Shizhao 15:50, 25 Apr 2005 (UTC)
Alaudo 23:32, 25 Apr 2005 (UTC) (nice article)
Node ue 04:21, 26 Apr 2005 (UTC)
ajvol 10:51, 26 Apr 2005 (UTC)
viriketo 12:21, 30 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Oppose

Translation

it:Fori Imperiali - 9-0 (Week 18)

Article about the monumental squares in ancient Rome from 46 BC to 113 DC. Interesting and not too long. Links to many emperors and gods. Ares.it 21:37, 7 Apr 2005 (UTC)

There are other language versions too. See de:Römische Kaiserforen, pl:Fora cesarskie, sv:Kejsarfora. - Slavik IVANOV 08:09, 26 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Support

User:Ares.it (nominatori, si presume li su votu)
Shizhao 14:14, 11 Apr 2005 (UTC)
Shaka 19:54, 18 Apr 2005 (UTC)
Joanot 12:09, 21 Apr 2005 (UTC)
Montanesko 17:57, 22 Apr 2005 (UTC)
--pippudoz 03:33, 26 Apr 2005 (UTC) - chissu è un beddu articulu - ma pi diri la viritati, mi pari tanticchia longu e nun sacciu siddu è facili abbasarilu comu un abbozzu picchi cci sunnu tanti parti - armenu pozzu scaricari li figuri!
Node ue 04:35, 26 Apr 2005 (UTC) sugnu d'accordu
Satyadasa 05:46, 26 Apr 2005 (UTC)
Slavik IVANOV 08:09, 26 Apr 2005 (UTC)
ajvol 11:15, 26 Apr 2005 (UTC)
--Sten 14:21, 2 May 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Translation

cs/de/eo/fr/ru:Antoni Grabowski - 12-2 (Week 17)

Article about the "Father of Esperanto poetry" Mr. Grabowski, a man of an interesting and somewhat tragical fate, who was also the first man to conversate in Esperanto with Zamenhof after publishing the first manual on the language. Present language versions are: cs:Antoni Grabowski, de:Antoni Grabowski, eo:Antoni GRABOWSKI, fr:Antoni Grabowski, ru:Грабовский, Антоний (the French and Russian versions seem to be the best for today). Links to some realities of the Esperanto-speaking community and to the WWI, Poland, Germany, Warsaw, etc. - Slavik IVANOV 11:47, 13 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Meanwhile also a German article about Antoni Grabowski has been added: "...war ein ... früher Esperanto-Aktivist, der vor allem durch seine Übersetzungen einen bedeutsamen Einfluss auf die Entwicklung des Esperantos zur Literatursprache nahm." Mo 11:02, 19 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Support

Slavik IVANOV 11:47, 13 Apr 2005 (UTC)
ajvol 20:40, 13 Apr 2005 (UTC)
ZmiLa 10:17, 14 Apr 2005 (UTC)
Gangleri | Th | T 17:58, 2005 Apr 14 (UTC)
Montanesko 14:30, 16 Apr 2005 (UTC)
tsca 21:20, 17 Apr 2005 (UTC)
Oleg326756 10:14, 19 Apr 2005 (UTC)
Biciklanto 23:00, 19 Apr 2005 (UTC)
Alaudo 22:47, 19 Apr 2005 (UTC)
Yekrats 01:19, 20 Apr 2005 (UTC)
Maksim 05:25, 20 Apr 2005 (UTC)
narvalo 10:04, 21 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Oppose

--pippudoz 03:47, 18 Apr 2005 (UTC) - is there a father (or mother) of Klingon poetry? Elvish perhaps?
Your comment is not a real opposition, but just a comment. ;) Elvish and Klingon poetry is ridiculously small, while Esperanto literature is large enough to have its explorers and to publish multivolume collections. Your ignorance is a "pro" to translate this article: for evidently people know little about Esperanto and its use. - Чидэр дын
It is true - I am ignorant. But just when you had nearly convinced me to change my mind, I rechecked and decided that it was too long. I am a fan of short pithy articles that I can wrap my little brain around - as soon as I have to scroll off the screen - you've lost me! Now that I have magnanimously accepted your rebuke (which you were correct in providing) what about acting less like a vanishing elf, and presenting yourself as a Klingon would! :-)
Hey, come on, it's not really very long! And still you can always translate only part of it! Moreover, you must not translate the article, you vote for. ;)
No, his 'ignorance' is an opposition. I am voting against this article for a few reasons. Number one, the votes seem to be stacked - so far only eo.wikipedians have voted for it. Not that there is a specific rule against this, but it irritates me and I do not like it - this is supposed to be international and interwiki, not pseudo-international (that is, Eastern Europe, South America, and China.) Second of all, I agree that it is too long. Third of all, I am all the more suspicious and despise this all the more due to the belittling comments made to the opposition of Pippu. An opposing vote is an opposing vote. When you twist it like you have here, it makes me very sick. --Node ue 20:49, 22 Apr 2005 (UTC)

I haven't seen something more international than the Esperanto-wikipedia. I don't see, why you oppose the fact that eo-wikipedicians voted here: most of those people are active editors at their native wikipedias: e. g. me at the Russian and Ossetic ones, Gangleri at the Romanian, etc. As for the length of the article: where have you read that Translation of the Week is for dirty stubs only?! - Slavik IVANOV

That's actually not true - I think en: and fr: are both more international in the eo.wikipedia consists mostly of Eastern Europeans, native speakers of English, Chinese people, and South Americans. I don't oppose the fact that eo.wikipedians voted here. I oppose the fact that the only people who voted here besides Pippu and myself are eo.wikipedians. You also entered this as a candidate near the end of the week, to give people very little time to vote, and it's my guess that you made a post about it to the eo.wikipedia village pump. This is called "rigging" or "unfair advantage". As for the length of the article: Stubs are not good. But neither are long articles. Something in the middle is best.--Node ue 04:55, 26 Apr 2005 (UTC)

1. Am I right to understand that you voted not against the article but against the manner of its putting to vote? Do you think it's logical? You'd better propose new rules that'd be all justice from your POV. 2. I do insist that eo.wiki is more international that en.wiki: eo does not have a prevailing majority or "native speakers", while en.wiki has both. 3. You are absolutely not right about "people who voted here besides Pippu and myself are eo.wikipedians" — most of them are really E-speakers (and thus they know something about Grabowski), but most of them are more active in their native languages (ajvol in ru.wiki, ZmiLa in by.wiki, etc.) and are just using Esperanto from time to time in eo.wiki. 4. Again, do not accuse, but propose newer rules, if you don't like the use of the actual ones. — Respectfully yours, Slavik IVANOV.

I was just reading this discussion. Amasing. Regarding the "Translation of the week" I want to let you know about some improuvments in "communication channels".

lots of Village pumps have been linked now
please help "keeping the channels open" by updating "meta:Wikimedia projects"; for all the languages there a shortcut with the language code is available; example: "meta:Wikimedia projects#nn" for nn: etc.; please update informations if required
de:Benutzer:Aka has created a great tool to identify articles (or their redirects) which "maight" be linked if the content matchs to the content from articles with the same name in other languages (using latin alphabet); examples: GlobalWPSearch Antoni Grabowski; normaly I use examples as GlobalWPSearch Albert_Einstein, GlobalWPSearch Mahatma_Gandhi, GlobalWPSearch Alfred_Nobel

Regards Gangleri | Th | T 22:54, 2005 May 1 (UTC)

Comments

Antoni Grabowski also translated Pan Tadeusz, an epic poem by the Polish writer Adam Mickiewicz.

Translations

ja:第五福竜丸 - 9-3 (Week 16)

It's an article about the ship which was bombed by hydrogen bomb in Marshall Islands. Only in Japanese. Kzhr 13:04, 5 Nov 2004 (UTC)

Translations

en:Jawi - 9-0 (Week 15)

Interesting article, related to Arabic script and Indonesia. --Untifler 16:41, 8 Jan 2005 (UTC) Could be co-article in some cases.

Support

Untifler (nominator, si presume li su votu))
--Arrotino perchè non lo vota nessuno.
--pippudoz 00:16, 10 Jan 2005 (UTC) - e ora cci sunnu dui!
Node ue 00:38, 11 Jan 2005 (UTC) d'accordu
Puzzlet Chung 07:14, 23 Jan 2005 (UTC)
Aurora 02:47, 7 Mar 2005 (UTC)
Ascánder 16:07, 27 Mar 2005 (UTC)
Slavik IVANOV
ajvol 11:52, 7 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Oppose

Translations

en:Ainu language - 14-4 (Week 14)

(see also ja:アイヌ語) The language of the Ainu people of Northeast Asia (pacific rim).

I think that this article will be more interesting if Japaneses will develop English version. Untifler

Links: en:Japanese language, en:Ainu, en:Kurile Islands, en:Sakhalin, en:Hokkaido, en:Honshu, en:language isolates, en:endangered languages, en:language revitalization, en:pitch accent, en:postposition, en:katakana, en:Yukar.

Support

A-giâu 01:18, 13 Nov 2004 (UTC) Figures on aspects of the Ainu are often iffy (and therefore sources should be documented), but overall, worthwhile.
Clemens Not such a well-known language; needs to be translated.
Node kes-wikipedia anak aynuitak eyaykosirapsuye ap nuyep aiwanke-an
Ranveig (if it's too big, leave out less important parts)
Muke Tever 20:19, 27 Nov 2004 (UTC) Big yes, but we have all week, no?
Joanot 01:54, 24 Dec 2004 (UTC)
--.:Ajvol:. 11:02, 25 Dec 2004 (UTC) It's not big
Puzzlet Chung 07:14, 23 Jan 2005 (UTC)
Dirgela2 09:38, 27 Jan 2005 (UTC)
meimei I'm very curious about it
Slavik IVANOV 23:26, 1 Mar 2005 (UTC)
Aliter 03:00, 20 Mar 2005 (UTC)
Ares.it 20:35, 28 Mar 2005 (UTC)
af:user:Laurens 20:26, 3Apr 2005 (UTC)

Oppose

Shizhao too big
- This doesn't mean you can't translate a stub version... --Node ue 20:46, 18 Nov 2004 (UTC)
Ronline too big
--Arrotino - difficile
--Dmitry Gerasimov - estimations for the number of speakers are rather disputable and apparently contradict the data I get from modern academic literature and consultations from linguists who worked in the region. We'd better choose a more reliable article.
- If you are talking about the Ethnologue, the figure they use is based on number of people who use it on a daily basis and is from ca. 1990 (time is a guess). Number of fluent people is much higher, and linguists you consulted were probably in Sakhalin as Russian fieldwork in Ainu in Hokkaido is relatively rare. --Node ue 23:33, 6 Feb 2005 (UTC)

Comments

How about translating only its first paragraph and table? So it's not so big.--Aphaia 05:22, 17 Nov 2004 (UTC)

That is what the description of TotW says, doesn't it? Aliter 03:00, 20 Mar 2005 (UTC)

Translation

ro:Nadia Comăneci, en:Nadia Comaneci 10-1 (Week 13)

Article about one of the most famous sportspeople of the 20th century, and is only translated in a few languages! Also de:Nadia Comaneci

Support

Ronline 03:39, 1 Jan 2005 (UTC)
pippudoz 00:23, 6 Jan 2005 (UTC)
Steffen Löwe Gera 19:40, 8 Jan 2005 (UTC)
Shizhao 13:14, 20 Jan 2005 (UTC)
Puzzlet Chung 07:21, 23 Jan 2005 (UTC)
M/ 23:30, 23 Jan 2005 (UTC)
Frieda
Urby2004 19:50, 15 Feb 2005 (UTC)
Aliter 03:00, 20 Mar 2005 (UTC)
Ascánder 16:05, 27 Mar 2005 (UTC)

Oppose

Node ue 05:54, 8 Jan 2005 (UTC)
- Why is it that you are opposing the both the Comăneci and the Eminescu article? Because they are about people? Because they are too long? Everyone is free to oppose anything, it would be good to provide a reason though. Ronline 12:26, 10 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  - Because I don't like Romanian topics! no, just kidding. Because they don't feel to me like they'd be good topics, partly because they're people, partly for a variety of other reasons, but the article is definitely of a nice quality. I don't think an athlete or a poet is a good candidate for TotW, but... --Node ue 03:44, 14 Jan 2005 (UTC)

Translation

fr:Oum Kalthoum - 12-3 (Week 12)

en:Umm Kulthum

Possibly the most important Arab vocalist of all times. Good article in French. We can certainly get some help from the Arabic Wikipedians to make it even better. Possibly even add a sound file (wink wink to TUF-KAT). So far it exists only in Arabic and French with a tiny English stub.

The stub is fast becoming a swan....

Support

Danny
Weft 19:40, 24 Nov 2004 (UTC)
A-giâu 09:27, 25 Nov 2004 (UTC)
GL 19:32, 27 Nov 2004 (UTC)
Muke Tever 20:19, 27 Nov 2004 (UTC)
Anthere 14:01, 18 Dec 2004 (UTC)
M/ 23:32, 26 Dec 2004 (UTC)
Joanot 17:13, 31 Dec 2004 (UTC)
Puzzlet Chung 07:14, 23 Jan 2005 (UTC)
Avihu 04:52, 25 Jan 2005 (UTC)
Frieda
Javier 10 Mar 2005 (10:38 - Spain)

Oppose

Aliter 04:40, 6 Jan 2005 (UTC) First paragraph is just names and dates.
Arrotino
Node ue 07:22, 10 Jan 2005 (UTC)

Translations

en:Paper plane 10-0 (Week 11)

it was Part of the english wrting contest english wrting contest. A funny little article. -- Necrophorus 07:35, 1 Feb 2005 (UTC)

Support

Necrophorus 07:35, 1 Feb 2005 (UTC)
Shizhao 08:16, 1 Feb 2005 (UTC)
--pippudoz 23:00, 1 Feb 2005 (UTC) - yes, it is quite funny, quirky even. It's also popular because it used to be fun throwing them around class! (or around university lecture halls while having to listen about the laws of demand and supply - it's even fun to throw them around the dinner table in middle age!)
Puzzlet Chung 06:00, 2 Feb 2005 (UTC)
Node ue 23:45, 6 Feb 2005 (UTC) fond memories... and they're still fun!
Minh Nguyễn (talk, blog) – I’d be glad to translate this to vi:. – 01:19, 14 Feb 2005 (UTC)
Urby2004 19:54, 15 Feb 2005 (UTC) very interesting
Aliter 00:35, 1 Mar 2005 (UTC)
.:Ajvol:. 17:10, 6 Mar 2005 (UTC)
Aurora 02:41, 7 Mar 2005 (UTC) reminiscent of the good old days...

Oppose

Translations

en:Enric Valor i Vives 9-0 (Week 10)

Also in Catalan ca:Enric Valor i Vives, and Spanish es:Enric Valor i Vives.

It was an important Valencian narrator and grammarian who fought for the recovery of Catalan language during the Franco's dictatorship in Valencian Country (Spain), through recollecting and releasing Valencian popular tales.

Links to:

Support

Joanot Martorell 10:22, 7 Jan 2005 (UTC)
Node ue 05:54, 8 Jan 2005 (UTC)
--pippudoz 00:28, 10 Jan 2005 (UTC) - a theme close to our hearts (in scn:wiki)
Ronline 12:32, 10 Jan 2005 (UTC) "a theme close to our hearts" - I would love to see some Sicilian topics around here too!
65.50.60.255 12:45, 21 Jan 2005 (UTC)
Puzzlet Chung 07:12, 23 Jan 2005 (UTC)
Arnadí 09:49, 17 Feb 2005 (UTC)
Tallaferro 23:25 17 feb, 2005 (UTC)
Aliter 20:48, 28 Feb 2005 (UTC)

Oppose

Request: can someone translate the titles of his books? Avihu 15:51, 3 Mar 2005 (UTC)

Translations

en:Lapland war, fi:Lapin sota - 12-3 (Week 9)

lt:Laplandijos karas

This is article about unknown battles of WW2.

Support:

Untifler
Shizhao
Node kes-WIKIPEDIA anak lapin sota eyaykosirapsuye ap-nuyep aiwanke an... go lappland!!!!!!!
Kooo 03:30, 18 Nov 2004 (UTC) Let the unknown be known.
Muke Tever 20:19, 27 Nov 2004 (UTC) Obscure history.
Dirgela2 07:59, 2 Dec 2004 (UTC)
Ronline 12:29, 10 Dec 2004 (UTC) - OK, so we've had Pohjola already, but it would be great to have another article about Finland.
Andris 01:50, 11 Dec 2004 (UTC)
Avihu 13:33, 17 Dec 2004 (UTC)
Rh 17:56, 31 Dec 2004 (UTC)
Frieda
.:Ajvol:. 20:31, 25 Feb 2005 (UTC)

Oppose:

Aliter 04:40, 6 Jan 2005 (UTC) First paragraph doesn't tell us much.
Arrotino /me pacifista
Puzzlet Chung 07:11, 23 Jan 2005 (UTC)

Translations

ang:Laplandes Gúþ
be:Ляпляндзкая вайна
cs:Laponská válka
da:Laplandskrigen
de:Lapplandkrieg
en:Lapland war
es:Guerra de Laponia
fi:Lapin sota
fr:Guerre de Laponie
fy:Laplânske Oarloch (Translation of the German version.)
he:מלחמת לפלנד
it:Guerra lappone
ja:ラップランド戦争
la:Bellum Lapponiae
os:Лапландийы хæст (from English version)
ru:Лапландская война
scn:Guerra dâ Lappannia
sv:Kriget i Lappland
tl:Digmaang Lapland
zh:拉普兰之战
ms:Perang Lapland

it:Lago di Bolsena - 13-2 (Week 8)

The Bolsena lake, situated in central Italy, is the largest lake in Europe with a volcanic origin and is also noted for a peculiar oval shape, unlike most volcanic lakes, as its origin is related to a couple of craters' collapse happened about 300,000 years ago. The article links to many geographic terms, apart from Lake: River, Vulcan, Island. Links also to some historical and artistical personages, as it:Amalasunta and Vignola. Last, but not least, 8 towns are near the lake. For those who can't understand italian, fr:Utilisateur:Spedona has translated the article into French: fr:Lac de Bolsena. --M/ 16:15, 13 Dec 2004 (UTC)

Bolsena is to be pronounced [boul'senah], Tuscia ['tu:tʃa].

Support

M/ 16:15, 13 Dec 2004 (UTC)
eo:Montanesko
213.73.76.22 20:58, 21 Dec 2004 (UTC)
--pippudoz 00:43, 6 Jan 2005 (UTC)
--Arrotino - troppo bello
Ronline 12:41, 10 Jan 2005 (UTC) Just as Node_ue is biased against Italian lakes not in autonomous areas, I am biased towards Italian topics in general. Viva Italia! ;-)
Spedona 19:16, 21 Jan 2005 (UTC)
User:Aphaia|Aphaia | WQ2翻訳中 | talk 17:55, 22 Jan 2005 (UTC) abbiamo bisogno di tanti articoli geografici!
Frieda 17:59, 24 Jan 2005 (UTC)
--Horatius 17:21, 5 Feb 2005 (UTC) I've beeen there! It's all true!
Shaka 16:10, 14 Feb 2005 (UTC)
Urby2004 19:45, 15 Feb 2005 (UTC)
.:Ajvol:. 18:17, 16 Feb 2005 (UTC)

Oppose

Node ue 05:54, 8 Jan 2005 (UTC) Links are not the point of this excersize.
Puzzlet Chung 07:11, 23 Jan 2005 (UTC) ditto Node ue

This article needs an English translation before it can become Translation of the week. 212.179.228.65 20:54, 18 Feb 2005 (UTC)

No, it DOES NOT.

No, sarebbe la morte della parità tra le lingue sulle diverse wikipedia. --M/ 14:00, 20 Feb 2005 (UTC)

Pity, I did not wish to offend anybody but that's the only language I can translate from. So I will have to skip this week translation. Avihu 21:24, 20 Feb 2005 (UTC)

Sit tight - someone will do it in English eventually, hell, I might even have a crack. --pippudoz 03:14, 21 Feb 2005 (UTC)

I've mostly translated the French version to English at en:Lake Bolsena. I'd appreciate some proofreading by any English speakers who can read Italian or French though, as some of it may be translated a bit too literally. --Saforrest 17:52, 21 Feb 2005 (UTC)

Translations

scn:Trisceli - 10-0 (Week 7)

Stu articulu è di lu "trisceli", na triadi di pedi d'omu aggiustata ntôn cerchiu, apprennu sulla bannera dâ Sicilia e l'Isula dâ Man, e câ granni mpurtanza storica. --Node ue 04:28, 12 Jan 2005 (UTC)

The "Trisceli" is a three-legged figure, also known in the past as "Trinacria", has a great historical importance and is currently used in the flags of the Isle of Man and Sicily.

There is a rough English translation here.

Mizzica! - is that little ol' us up there? Bear in mind please that although there are links to English, Spanish and German articles - all four articles bear absolutely no resemblance to each other despite nominally being about the same type of symbol.

Support

Node ue 04:11, 12 Jan 2005 (UTC)
pippudoz 05:31, 12 Jan 2005 (UTC) - pozzu fari d'autru?!
M/ 20:53, 18 Jan 2005 (UTC)
SabineCretella 08:06, 25 Jan 2005 (UTC)
GerardM 08:28, 25 Jan 2005 (UTC)
Joanot Martorell 16:16, 25 Jan 2005 (UTC)
Frieda
User:Nino Russo 19:31 4 January 2005 - A mia piaci!
Peppi Melfi 9:50 7 February 2005
.:Ajvol:. 16:05, 11 Feb 2005 (UTC)

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Translations

en:Manama - 10-0 (Week 6)

Capital of en:Bahrain. Links: Pelsian Gulf, Arabic language, Islam, Portugal and so on. --Aphaia 21:28, 2 Dec 2004 (UTC)

Support

Shizhao 08:00, 3 Dec 2004 (UTC)
pippudoz 00:37, 6 Jan 2005 (UTC) - perfect size
Aliter 04:40, 6 Jan 2005 (UTC)
Node ue 05:54, 8 Jan 2005 (UTC)
Arrotino -- bei posti
Ronline 09:35, 11 Jan 2005 (UTC)
Dirgela
Ascánder 17:58, 18 Jan 2005 (UTC)
M/ 23:30, 23 Jan 2005 (UTC)
Frieda

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Translation

en:Lao - 13-1 (Week 5)

A well-known Southeast Asian people, but surprisingly only en: deals with it.

Support

Muke Tever 20:19, 27 Nov 2004 (UTC) Looks good, also a decent size for translation of the week.
Node ue 23:50, 29 Nov 2004 (UTC)
Dirgela2 08:10, 2 Dec 2004 (UTC)
PuzzletChung 08:51, 26 Dec 2004 (UTC)
rosty 17:03, 5 Jan 2005 (UTC)
pippudoz 00:49, 6 Jan 2005 (UTC) - agree, probably at my absolute threshold of concentration (in terms of length) but smaller wikis can adjust I guess
Aliter 04:40, 6 Jan 2005 (UTC) All TotW-s should have such first paragraphs.
Arrotino
.:Ajvol:. 20:04, 10 Jan 2005 (UTC)
Shizhao 13:14, 20 Jan 2005 (UTC)
M/ 23:30, 23 Jan 2005 (UTC)
用心阁
Frieda

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Ronline 09:35, 11 Jan 2005 (UTC) - hard to translate
"difficulty" isn't supposed to factor here that much.

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Request

Хөөмей (en:Xöömej) - 12-2 (Week 4)

This article is about unusual singing. (it may be little translation of the week's co-article) --Untifler 14:48, 10 Nov 2004 (UTC)

Also, please translate en:2005 Belize unrest for a contest we are trying to enter on current events and the Internet. List the translations here. Thank you.

Support

--Untifler 14:48, 10 Nov 2004 (UTC)
PuzzletChung (I love this topic.)
Node
Ranveig 20:37, 21 Nov 2004 (UTC) (I think the squiggles that were here erlier were my little goof)
Kooo 03:32, 18 Nov 2004 (UTC) I've seen a video about this. It's interesting.
Aphaia 22:15, 18 Nov 2004 (UTC)
Muke Tever 20:19, 27 Nov 2004 (UTC)
Ronline 12:27, 10 Dec 2004 (UTC) Thanks for recommending this, Untifler. This would be really interesting to have as an article.
The Anome 00:31, 1 Jan 2005 (UTC) Worth having just for the article title. I look forward to seeing this.
--pippudoz 00:57, 6 Jan 2005 (UTC) - fits into my concentration span, with plenty of unpronounceable words to boot.
--Joanot 09:57, 20 Jan 2005 (UTC)
--M/ 23:30, 23 Jan 2005 (UTC)

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Aliter 04:40, 6 Jan 2005 (UTC) First paragraph lacks the important part.
--Arrotino (che è?)
È uno dei tipi dei canti difonici dai Tuvinianas de Tuva (in Federazzione della Russia). Penso anche che altras Wikipedias dovrebbe avere articoli del canto difonico, in effetti sono stato stupito quando ho notato solamente in en: e fr: abbiate degli articoli di questo argomento. --Node ue 02:46, 10 Jan 2005 (UTC)

Translation

Request

I need the pronounciation of the terms in the page. I've heard that Xöömej is pronounced /HOO-mie/, but not quite sure. --Puzzlet Chung 07:53, 24 Jan 2005 (UTC)

It is hard to explane... X"o"omej - /hoo-mey/, but oo is not uh: it is long o, like in Estonian. I'm not familiar with SAMPA or IPA, but I thik it shoud be /xœ:mej/.

For another words: y is like Turkish ı or Russian ы, ng - like in English; ee - is long e (/e:/)... --Untifler 21:57, 29 Jan 2005 (UTC)

Pyramiden von Güímar de:Pyramiden von Güímar - 9-0 (Week 3)

en:Pyramids of Güímar I wrote this Article about a mystery of world's history more than one year ago. It contains Links like

Guimar, Tenerife, Archeologists, Maya, Aztec, Mexico
Canary Islands, Thor Heyerdahl, Guanche, Christopher Columbus, pyramid, etc.

I could upload better versions of the pictures (and others) on Wikimedia Commons. If wished I could make an English translation.--Steffen Löwe Gera 13:44, 18 Dec 2004 (UTC)

The English version is online now, images on Commons will follow soon. --Steffen Löwe Gera 20:01, 28 Dec 2004 (UTC)

The Commons pictures are available now. --Steffen Löwe Gera 19:38, 29 Dec 2004 (UTC)

PS: The Spanish Wikipedia has got a long article about the village (es:Güímar), but the link to "Pirámides de Güímar" is still red.

Support

Steffen Löwe Gera 13:44, 18 Dec 2004 (UTC)
eo:Montanesko
213.73.76.22 20:54, 21 Dec 2004 (UTC) - ekstreme interesa artikolo!
PuzzletChung 08:57, 26 Dec 2004 (UTC)
Rh 18:14, 31 Dec 2004 (UTC)
Muke Tever 18:52, 1 Jan 2005 (UTC)
Node ue 05:54, 8 Jan 2005 (UTC)
--Arrotino
Ronline 09:35, 11 Jan 2005 (UTC) - we haven't had a South American article yet, so it will be interesting

you aren't very good in Geography, are you? --Steffen Löwe Gera 18:22, 11 Jan 2005 (UTC)

Indeed, one should note these are African and not Sudamerican

Sorry! I had not read the article before voting! When I saw the links to Maya, Aztec and Mexico, I assumed we were dealing with Mexican pyramids. Now when I read the article, I realise that it is in the Canary Islands, which are of course off the coast of Africa. Ronline 06:30, 13 Jan 2005 (UTC)

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Translation

id:Piramida Guimar
ms:Piramid Güímaru
cs:Pyramidy v Güímaru
de:Pyramiden von Güímar
en:Pyramids of Güímar
es:Pirámides de Güímar
fr:Pyramides de Güímar (seulement le premier paragraphe est traduit -- only the first paragraph is translated)
fy:Piramiden fan Guimar
he:הפירמידות של גוימאר
it:Piramidi di Guimar
la:Pyramides Guimarenses
pl:Piramidy w Güímarze
ru:Пирамиды Гуимар
scn:Piramidi di Guimar
sk:Pyramídy v Güímare
sv:Pyramiderna i Güímar
uk:Піраміди в Ґюімар
zh:瑰玛金字塔
ja:グイマーのピラミッド

Request

I need the pronounciation for "Güímar." --PuzzletChung 02:15, 17 Jan 2005 (UTC)

I don't speak any Spanish, but I think it was somethink like "goo-ee-mar". I think the people there pronounced it on the last syllable, but it wolud better for you to ask a Spanish-speaking person. --Steffen Löwe Gera 16:40, 17 Jan 2005 (UTC)

I do speak Spanish a bit. It's /"gwimar/; two syllables, with the stress on the first. (In most languages the trema indicates a separate syllable, but in Spanish it indicates that u is to be pronounced where it otherwise wouldn't). —Muke Tever 17:43, 19 Jan 2005 (UTC)

大熊猫 (Giant Panda) - 11-1 (Week 2)

大熊猫 (Giant Panda)

An animal, resembling a bear, which eats bamboo and is an endangered species.

Support

Shizhao 07:19, 8 Nov 2004 (UTC)
--Untifler 17:50, 9 Nov 2004 (UTC)
Node ケ??WIKIPEDIA アナ? giant panda エヤイコシラ?スイェア?ヌイェ?? アイワ??アン... plus, it's cute as hell! yay for pandas!
Kooo 03:26, 18 Nov 2004 (UTC) Already started (fi). The article pictures are in commons. Also it is notable because of the WWF symbol.
Muke Tever 18:20, 27 Nov 2004 (UTC)
M/ 00:17, 28 Nov 2004 (UTC)
Clemens 19:59, 30 Nov 2004 (UTC)
--YongxinStudy 06:52, 10 Dec 2004 (UTC)
Ronline 03:30, 1 Jan 2005 (UTC) I felt guilty for opposing this before ;-) I think it's an important article, and we haven't had any Chinese themes yet, so let's go ahead and translate this!
Aliter 04:40, 6 Jan 2005 (UTC) Likely to be looked up in any W. Rewrite the parti-coloured bear and Genma Saotome paragraphs, though.
--Utente:Arrotino

Oppose

--pippudoz 01:01, 6 Jan 2005 (UTC) - stick to your guns, we can't make decisions on the basis of who has the cutest, furriest faces!

Translation

The article misses important details: description of the animal, it’s average length and weight, breeding habits, life expectancy etc..Avihu 05:35, 10 Jan 2005 (UTC)

Qasím (Kasimov) tt:Qasím, ru:Касимов, en:Kasimov - 12-0 (Week 1)

It's an article about Russian town Kasimov, formerly Tatar city Qasím, the capital of Qasím Khanate. I'll be glad if you will use ""Qasím" or "Qasim" word for the article's name. Untifler
Links: en:Russian language en:Tatar language en:Ryazan Oblast en:Russia en:Kasimovsky District, Ryazan Oblast en:Oka river en:1152 en:Vladimir-Suzdal en:Yury Dolgoruky en:Russian language en:13th century en:Islam en:Mishar Yort en:Golden Horde en:1452 en:Moscow en:Vasili II of Russia en:Kazan Khanate en:Qasim khan en:battle of Suzdal en:1471 en:Qasim Khanate en:1681 en:17th century en:Moscow en:1910 en:2000 en:1467 en:Shahgali en:1555 en:Afghan Moxammad en:1658

Support

Aphaia 20:59, 6 Nov 2004 (UTC) Good article, related to boh geography and history, a good start to develop Central Asian related topics.
Danny 01:03, 8 Nov 2004 (UTC) Ditto. Let's hear it for Central Asia!
Shizhao
Untifler it's related to Central asia, even it is located in Eastern Europe as the most of Tatar state's capitals.
Node ケ??WIKIPEDIA アナ? Tatarstan エヤイコシラ?スイェア?ヌイェ?? アイワ??アン...
Ranveig 19:14, 15 Nov 2004 (UTC)
Grigory Grin 08:48, 18 Nov 2004 (UTC) It is in Russia, without an article in russian Wikipedia! ;)
Muke Tever 18:20, 27 Nov 2004 (UTC) Kinda small though.
Alaudo 12:20, 19 Dec 2004 (UTC) Tiny but to the point! Why not in Russian Wikipedia?
Martorell 13:13, 21 Dec 2004 (UTC)
Maximaximax 14:27, 29 Dec 2004 (UTC)
Ronline 03:28, 1 Jan 2005 (UTC) - just a question - should we use Kasimov or Qasim, the Tatar name? Although I am a supporter of Tatarstan independence, as far as the English WP article states, Kasimov only has a small Tatar population and is not part of the Tatarstan Republic. Therefore, I think we should use Kasimov when translation (it's not that I wouldn't like to see Qasim used though, but we have to be NPOV)

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Pronuciation

Please, use Tatar names of khans (in brackets after the link) in you article, if if is possible;
Translations for Japanese, Korean and Chinese: Şahğäli - Sh-a-h-g(h)-a-l-i; Äfğan Möxämmäd - A-f-g(h)-a-n Myo-(k)hya-m-mya-d or M-o-kh-a-m-m-a-d (sorry, I can't prepare audio file :( ); Gorodets Meschorskiy - G-o-r-o-d-e-ts M-e-shyo-r-s-k-i

--Untifler 20:42, 28 Dec 2004 (UTC)

Translation