A datathon organized as part of International Mother Language Day 2025 from February 21, 2025 to February 28, 2025. The members of WikiProject India in collaboration with Indian communities and user group to celebrate "International Mother Language Day" in 2025 and contribute to Wikidata.
This event is designed for participants interested in improving more than just labels, descriptions, and aliases on items and contribute the languages. The focus will be on providing basic instructions to attract new editors and encourage them to contribute to Wikidata. Specifically, the datathon will focus on improving the content and the topic of language (Q34770) in India.
The scope of the campaign was not limited to the tasks listed here, they are inclusive. These lists have been generated to help participants to work on the items by the topic of their choice.
Please keep an eye on this page for the latest updates and additions to the task list. Be prepared for exciting new challenges as we strive to make this event as enriching as possible.
Click on the language code below to add the labels and descriptions using the TABernacle tool. After clicking the link click on log in button if you haven't login to the tool and start contributing.
A huge thank you to all the participants who actively contributed during the International Mother Language Day Datathon.
The International Mother Language Day Datathon 2025 was organized by members of WikiProject India in collaboration with various Indian Wikimedia communities and user groups from February 21 to February 28, 2025. The event aimed to enhance language-related content on Wikidata, focusing on improving structured data beyond basic labels and descriptions. Specifically, the datathon targeted language-related items in India, encouraging both new and experienced contributors to participate.
A total of 29 people signed up, with 21 actively contributing during the event. Participants made significant contributions, including 2.89K new descriptions, 2.53K new labels, and 40 label updates, resulting in improvements to 4.81K unique items and 62 unique properties. In total, 4.85K unique items were updated. The datathon successfully provided a platform for contributors to engage with structured data in their native languages, promoting linguistic diversity and accessibility on Wikimedia platforms. This initiative reinforced the importance of open knowledge and multilingual data contributions, setting the stage for future collaborative efforts.
The datathon successfully enhanced linguistic diversity on Wikidata and provided a platform for contributors to engage with structured data in their native languages. By focusing on language-related items, the event contributed to better representation and accessibility of Indian languages on Wikidata.
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