Wikimedia Japan-Malaysia Friendship/Wiktionary Editathon 2023
The Wikimedia Japan-Malaysia Friendship Wiktionary Editathon is the second activity organised together with Wikimedians between the two countries after the launch of the project and was the first activity that involved Wikimedians from Medan, Indonesia (Wikimedia Medan Community). This editathon focused on editing on the Japanese and Malay Wiktionary with the theme of "Indigenous Languages" in conjunction with Indigenous Peoples' Day and was organised simultaneously in Zoom.
Details
Basic information
The editathon was held on:
- Date: Saturday, October 7, 2023
- Time: 20:00–22:00 UTC+8 / 21:00–23:00 UTC+9
- Venues:
- Zoom (link)
Program
| Japan Time (UTC+9) | Malaysia Time (UTC+8) | Activities |
|---|---|---|
| 21:00–21:15 | 20:00–20:15 | Greetings from Wikimedians in Japan, Medan (Indonesia), and Malaysia |
| 21:15–23:00 | 20:15–22:00 | Editathon |
| 23:00–23:10 | 22:00–22:10 | Results of the editathon |
Participants
| Malaysian users | Japanese users | Medan users |
|---|---|---|
| WAqil | Eugene Ormandy | Lim Natee |
| Ultron90 | Takenari Higuchi | Agus Damanik |
| Tofeiku | Astari28 | |
| Zahirulnukman | HaidirAndiNovianto | |
| Jilorisa | Rafarahh | |
| Jjurieee | Salsa66syifa | |
| Michelina Michael | WanaraLima | |
| PeaceSeekers | Zhilal Darma |
Results
Full results can be found in the Outreach Dashboard.
Overview
This editathon was attended by a total of 18 users: 8 users from Malaysia, 8 users from Medan (Indonesia), and 2 users from Japan. The editathon resulted in the creation of a total of 84 new articles: 68 articles in the Malay Wiktionary and 16 articles in the Japanese Wiktionary. 40 new articles were by the Malaysian users, 16 new articles were by the Japanese users, and 28 articles were by the Medan users. A total of 25 existing articles were improved: 16 articles in the Malay Wiktionary, 8 articles in the Japanese Wiktionary, and 1 article in the Indonesian Wiktionary. 7 improved articles were by the Malaysian users, 8 improved articles were by the Japanese users, and 10 improved articles were by the Medan users.
List of articles created
- wikt:ms:adon
- wikt:ms:anjiang
- wikt:ms:bebek
- wikt:ms:biang
- wikt:ms:binian
- wikt:ms:biyas
- wikt:ms:bukah
- wikt:ms:bungas
- wikt:ms:buwok
- wikt:ms:cengkerik
- wikt:ms:cina
- wikt:ms:gila
- wikt:ms:gundari
- wikt:ms:halua
- wikt:ms:ise
- wikt:ms:iwa
- wikt:ms:kaci
- wikt:ms:kecoak
- wikt:ms:kelawar
- wikt:ms:kema
- wikt:ms:kondiek
- wikt:ms:kuciang
- wikt:ms:lamban
- wikt:ms:lipan
- wikt:ms:lumabai
- wikt:ms:mengan
- wikt:ms:mintutud
- wikt:ms:monorubung
- wikt:ms:monutu
- wikt:ms:nishpa
- wikt:ms:padu
- wikt:ms:pinahan
- wikt:ms:ponurud
- wikt:ms:seta
- wikt:ms:sine
- wikt:ms:surudai
- wikt:ms:susuyai
- wikt:ms:turidongo
- wikt:ms:turubung
- wikt:ms:uway
- wikt:ms:ม้า
- wikt:ms:หมี
- wikt:ms:หมู
- wikt:ms:แมว
- wikt:ms:うとぅな
- wikt:ms:うんすー
- wikt:ms:かんぐく
- wikt:ms:ちらー
- wikt:ms:っくゎ
- wikt:ms:ふぃなゆん
- wikt:ms:みーがんちょー
- wikt:ms:クソ
- wikt:ms:コップ
- wikt:ms:フランシ
- wikt:ms:亡くなる
- wikt:ms:匕首
- wikt:ms:合席
- wikt:ms:合竹
- wikt:ms:悲劇
- wikt:ms:愛国者
- wikt:ms:愛車
- wikt:ms:愛鳥家
- wikt:ms:気候
- wikt:ms:緑
- wikt:ms:跳にーん
- wikt:ms:間柄
- wikt:ms:靴下
- wikt:ms:돼지
- wikt:ja:akhbar
- wikt:ja:anak lelaki
- wikt:ja:anak perempuan
- wikt:ja:balak
- wikt:ja:balas
- wikt:ja:balut
- wikt:ja:jenayah
- wikt:ja:limau
- wikt:ja:nelayan
- wikt:ja:sukan
- wikt:ja:takano
- wikt:ja:tapayas
- wikt:ja:tinan
- wikt:ja:turos
- wikt:ja:tuunion
- wikt:ja:wagas
List of articles improved
- wikt:ja:akar
- wikt:ja:Amerika
- wikt:ja:bas
- wikt:ja:manuk
- wikt:ja:sada
- wikt:ja:waig
- wikt:ja:wau
- wikt:ja:うつくしい
- wikt:ms:agi
- wikt:ms:alaid
- wikt:ms:baba
- wikt:ms:bagas
- wikt:ms:cantik
- wikt:ms:jari
- wikt:ms:kereta
- wikt:ms:lari
- wikt:ms:monuridong
- wikt:ms:monurud
- wikt:ms:monusui
- wikt:ms:perempuan
- wikt:ms:sada
- wikt:ms:telu
- wikt:ms:yama
- wikt:ms:山
- wikt:id:kitorang
Statistics
| Participants | Articles created | Articles improved |
|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 40 | 7 |
| Japan | 16 | 8 |
| Medan | 28 | 10 |
| Total | 84 | 25 |
Comments from participants
- It was a fabulous event. I could learn Malay and Central Dusun!--Eugene Ormandy (talk) 01:36, 8 October 2023 (UTC)
- I have the opportunity to learn various languages through this event😍 --Jilorisa (talk) 12:12, 18 October 2023 (GMT)
Acknowledgements
From Malaysian participants
It was an enjoyable experience to learn new words in indigenous languages of Japan such as the Ainu language. Thank you!
From Medan participants
It was a good opportunity and enjoyable experience to learn how to edit the Malay Wiktionary and we can add the local languanges that we have to the Malay Wiktionary. We really love this collaboration. And hopefully in the future we will have further collaborative activities. Thank you!
From Japanese participants
It was a good opportunity for us to learn Malay language and Central Dusun language. We love this international collaboration. Thank you!