ESEAP Conference 2024/Submissions/Harmonizing Voices with WikiTutur: Wiktionary and Lingua Libre Collaboration for Language Preservation

Harmonizing Voices with WikiTutur: Wiktionary and Lingua Libre Collaboration for Language Preservation

Abstract/description

WikiTutur is a language preservation program by recording vocabulary pronunciation through the use of the Wiktionary and Lingua Libre. This project was previously run in Indonesia by volunteers from the Jakarta Wikimedia Community and in collaboration with other local Wikimedia communities in Indonesia.

This workshop will explain how WikiTutur works in Indonesia, train participants to use LinguaLibre, Wiktionary, and collaboration between the two for the preservation of languages within the scope of ESEAP.

Relationship to ESEAP or to the theme

Culture, heritage, linguistic, and collaboration

Username/s

• Speaker 1: Ardzun
• Speaker 2: Diahasy

Session type

Workshop

Duration

90 minutes (15 mins presentation + 75 mins workshop)

Session outcomes

At the end of the session, each participant will learn more about how to contribute with their own language, produce 20 recordings on LinguaLibre and 20 edits on Wiktionary.