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  1. Nov 14, 2019 · Since its launch in 2001, Wikipedia has hosted 306 different language versions. Compared to the roughly 7,000 languages spoken in the world this number can seem small, but considering just 23 languages are spoken by more than half the world’s population, these 306 cover a broad swath of humanity.

  2. Dec 13, 2016 · A new website lets you uncover geographical biases in Wikipedia articles by tracking down where editors of different languages source their information.

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  4. Why is the layout of Wikipedia pages different in each language? For example, I'm going to upload pictures of the main pages of Wikipedia on the three different languages I'm fluent at: Portuguese Wikipedia. English Wikipedia (a few differences) French Wikipedia (many noticeable differences) Now, why is it that way?

  5. Mar 8, 2018 · Few websites are as massively multilingual as Wikipedia. An article on Wikipedia may be available in several languages—and readers and editors may want to view that article in a language other than the one their browser automatically selects. This creates some challenges for the Wikimedia Foundation’s Language team, which formed in 2011.

  6. v. t. e. Each language in Wikipedia currently has a separate set of user accounts. Links between articles in different languages are called interlanguage links or interwiki links . The URL of the Wikipedia for a given language is xx.wikipedia.org, where xx is the 2-letter language code as per ISO 639.

  7. Sep 6, 2021 · COMMENTARY. Wikipedia has a language problem. Here’s how to fix it. Wikipedias non-English editions are vulnerable to manipulation and abuse. Why not create one Wikipedia for all? By Yumiko...

  8. Sep 26, 2019 · Wikipedia comes in multiple languages. When you’re looking up an article on a topic that is highly culturally specific, be sure to look in that language as well. Famous people, places and things tend to have longer and more detailed descriptions in the language that they’re associated with.

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