The Tagalog Wikipedia () is the

Tagalog language Tagalog ( ,According to the ''OED'' anMerriam-Webster Online Dictionary ; ''Baybayin'': ) is an Austronesian language spoken as a first language by the ethnic Tagalog people, who make up a quarter of the population of the Philippines, and as ...

edition of

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, which was launched on 1 December 2003. It has articles and is the largest Wikipedia according to the number of articles as of .

History

The ''Tagalog Wikipedia'' was launched on 1 December 2003, as the first Wikipedia in a language of the Philippines. As of 3 February 2011, it has more than 50,000 articles. Bantayan, Cebu became the 10,000th article on 20 October 2007, while '' Pasko sa Pilipinas'' ( Christmas in the Philippines) became the 15,000th article on 24 December 2007.From the ''Announcements'' at '' Wikipedia:Tambayan Philippines'' Localization of software messages through the Betawiki (or translatewiki.net) was finished on 6 February 2009.List of tasks at Translatewiki.net (Betawiki)
on 6 February 2009 In 2011, the Tagalog Wikipedia was part of the WikiHistories fellowship research project of the

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. The project tries to capture the triumphs, failures, and daily struggles of the editors working to make the dream of globally shared knowledge a reality.

Statistics

*11 March 2008: '' Pandaka pygmaea'' – 16,000th article From the Tagalog Wikipedia talk page of ''Pandaka pygmaea'' *30 June 2008: '' Silindro'' (

Harmonica The harmonica, also known as a French harp or mouth organ, is a free reed wind instrument used worldwide in many musical genres, notably in blues, American folk music, classical music, jazz, country, and rock. The many types of harmonica incl ...

) – 17,000th article From the Tagalog Wikipedia talk page of ''Silindro'' *5 August 2008: '' Unang Aklat ng mga Macabeo'' (

1 Maccabees 1 Maccabees, also known as the First Book of Maccabees, First Maccabees, and abbreviated as 1 Macc., is a deuterocanonical book which details the history of the Maccabean Revolt against the Seleucid Empire as well as the founding and earliest hi ...

) – 18,000th article From the Tagalog Wikipedia talk page of ''Unang Aklat ng mga Macabeo'' *2 October 2008: '' Heriyatriko'' (

Geriatrics Geriatrics, or geriatric medicine, is a medical specialty focused on addressing the unique health needs of older adults. The term ''geriatrics'' originates from the Greek γέρων ''geron'' meaning "old man", and ιατρός ''iatros'' mean ...

) – 19,000th article From the Tagalog Wikipedia talk page of ''Heriyatriko'' *1 November 2008: '' Anak ng Tao'' ( Son of man) – 20,000th article Talk page of Anak ng Tao in Tagalog Wikipedia *22 March 2010: '' Sky Girls'' – 25,000th article From the Tagalog Wikipedia talk page of ''Sky Girls'' *20 July 2010: ''

Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf () is the fourth borough of Berlin, formed in an administrative reform with effect from 1 January 2001, by merging the former boroughs of Charlottenburg and Wilmersdorf. Overview Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf covers the ...

'' – 30,000th article From the Tagalog Wikipedia talk page of Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf *25 October 2010: '' 1714 Sy'' – 40,000th article From the Tagalog Wikipedia talk page of 1714 Sy *9 November 2010: '' Ekonometriks'' (

Econometrics Econometrics is an application of statistical methods to economic data in order to give empirical content to economic relationships. M. Hashem Pesaran (1987). "Econometrics", '' The New Palgrave: A Dictionary of Economics'', v. 2, p. 8 p. 8 ...

) – 45,000th article From the Tagalog Wikipedia talk page of ''Ekonometriks'' *15 January 2011: ''

Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal , stylized as Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL, is a Japanese manga and anime series and the third spin-off of the ''Yu-Gi-Oh!'' franchise, after the preceding ''Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's''. The manga began serialization in Shueisha's ''V Jump'' magazine from Decem ...

'' – 50,000th article From the Tagalog Wikipedia talk page of ''Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal'' *4 February 2013: '' Lalaking Vitruvio'' (

Vitruvian Man The ''Vitruvian Man'' (; ) is a drawing by the Italian Renaissance artist and scientist Leonardo da Vinci, dated to . Inspired by the writings of the ancient Roman architect Vitruvius, the drawing depicts a nude man in two superimposed positions ...

) – 60,000th article From the Tagalog Wikipedia talk page of ''Lalaking Vitruvio'' Due to the mass deletion of very short articles, as of July 2021, the total number of articles is below 50,000.

First steps of Tagalog Wikipedia

The first article created in the Tagalog Wikipedia (aside from '' Unang Pahina'' or the main page) is about

. It was created on March 25, 2004. During the times when Tagalog Wikipedia's standards on articles were not strict, the first featured article was '' Livestrong wristband'', but this was replaced by the article '' kimika'' (

chemistry Chemistry is the scientific study of the properties and behavior of matter. It is a physical science within the natural sciences that studies the chemical elements that make up matter and chemical compound, compounds made of atoms, molecules a ...

) in line with the revised standards. But ''kimika'' along with the second featured article

wiki A wiki ( ) is a form of hypertext publication on the internet which is collaboratively edited and managed by its audience directly through a web browser. A typical wiki contains multiple pages that can either be edited by the public or l ...

were eventually replaced by a review process. Technically, the very first featured article that survived the review process is about keso (

cheese Cheese is a type of dairy product produced in a range of flavors, textures, and forms by coagulation of the milk protein casein. It comprises proteins and fat from milk (usually the milk of cows, buffalo, goats or sheep). During prod ...

). The ''File:Flutterbye.jpg'' was the first featured picture for the article '' paru-parong Viceroy'' (

Viceroy butterfly The viceroy (''Limenitis archippus'') is a North American butterfly. It was long thought to be a Batesian mimic of the monarch butterfly, but since the viceroy is also distasteful to predators, it is now considered a Müllerian mimic instead. ...

). Because the file was deleted, it was replaced by '' File:St Vitus stained glass.jpg'' for the article '' Katedral ng San Vitus'' ( St. Vitus Cathedral). The featured picture archive lists '' File:Viceroy Butterfly.jpg'' as the first featured picture. The first three articles that appeared in '' Alam Ba Ninyo?'' ( Did you know?) were ''

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'' ( en), '' Wikang Bulgaro'' (

Bulgarian language Bulgarian (; , ) is an Eastern South Slavic, Eastern South Slavic language spoken in Southeast Europe, primarily in Bulgaria. It is the language of the Bulgarians. Along with the closely related Macedonian language (collectively forming the ...

) and '' Pilipinas'' (

Philippines The Philippines, officially the Republic of the Philippines, is an Archipelagic state, archipelagic country in Southeast Asia. Located in the western Pacific Ocean, it consists of List of islands of the Philippines, 7,641 islands, with a tot ...

). There was a section entitled '' On This Day'' at the main page on 2 April 2008, but this was hidden on 3 May 2008, because of lack of contributors of this section.

Characteristics

The Tagalog Wikipedia has several characteristics which define it differently from other language editions of Wikipedia. According to Michael Tan, a Filipino

anthropologist An anthropologist is a scientist engaged in the practice of anthropology. Anthropologists study aspects of humans within past and present societies. Social anthropology, cultural anthropology and philosophical anthropology study the norms, values ...

and ''

Philippine Daily Inquirer The ''Philippine Daily Inquirer'' (''PDI''), or simply the ''Inquirer'', is an English-language newspaper in the Philippines. Founded in 1985, it is often regarded as the Philippines' newspaper of record. The newspaper is the most awarded broad ...

'' columnist, the Tagalog Wikipedia greatly depends on the UP Diksyonaryong Filipino for basic definitions. Though focused on the Tagalog language, it has pages that helps non-Tagalog speakers on anything related about the online project.

Coverage

The Tagalog Wikipedia has significant coverage of topics related to the Philippines, as well as

anime is a Traditional animation, hand-drawn and computer animation, computer-generated animation originating from Japan. Outside Japan and in English, ''anime'' refers specifically to animation produced in Japan. However, , in Japan and in Ja ...

and

manga are comics or graphic novels originating from Japan. Most manga conform to a style developed in Japan in the late 19th century, and the form has a long history in earlier Japanese art. The term is used in Japan to refer to both comics ...

-related topics. In 2010, GMA News and Public Affairs released a report criticizing the Tagalog Wikipedia's lack of science-related articles.

Project name

According to Wikipedians from the Tagalog and English Wikipedias, the Tagalog Wikipedia also represents the

Filipino language Filipino ( ; , ) is the national language of the Philippines, the main lingua franca, and one of the two official languages of the country, along with Philippine English, English. It is only a ''de facto'' and not a ''de jure'' standard langu ...

. :tl:Wikipedia:Pamantayang pangwika; :tl:Wikipedia:Gabay sa abakada at pagbabaybay According to the Vibal Foundation, a foundation that started WikiPilipinas, the Tagalog Wikipedia is different from WikiFilipino, the

that they manage because WikiFilipino uses Filipino language while Tagalog Wikipedia uses Tagalog language. The difference or sameness of Tagalog and Filipino sparked a

debate Debate is a process that involves formal discourse, discussion, and oral addresses on a particular topic or collection of topics, often with a moderator and an audience. In a debate, arguments are put forward for opposing viewpoints. Historica ...

among Tagalog Wikipedians about the name of the project. This debate was mentioned in an article by DILA (''Defenders of the Indigenous Languages of the Archipelago''), an organization that defends indigenous languages of the Philippines.

Comparison with other Philippine-based language editions

Compared to the other Philippine-based language editions of Wikipedia, the Tagalog Wikipedia has significantly fewer articles than the Cebuano Wikipedia, which currently has more than articles, and the Waray Wikipedia, which has more than articles, as the majority of the articles in those two languages were initially created by the Lsjbot. The Tagalog Wikipedia has an article depth of , compared to for the Waray Wikipedia and for the Cebuano Wikipedia, as of .Wikipedia article depth - Meta
/ref> By active users, it has , compared to for the Cebuano Wikipedia and for the Waray language edition.

References

External links

Wikipedias in Philippine languages Wikibooks in Philippine languages Wiktionaries in Philippine languages Philippine Wikipedias (Incubator Status) * Aklan language ( :incubator:Wp/akl) * Miraya Bikol language ( :incubator:Wp/rbl) * Pandan Bikol language ( :incubator:Wp/cts) * Rinconada Bikol language ( :incubator:Wp/bto) *

Capiznon language Capiznon or Capiceño () is an Austronesian regional language spoken in Western Visayas in the Philippines. Capiznon is concentrated in the province of Capiz in the northeast of Panay Island. It is a member of the Bisayan language family and t ...

( :incubator:Wp/cps) *

Hiligaynon language Hiligaynon, also often referred to as Ilonggo or Binisayâ/Bisayâ nga Hiniligaynon/Inilonggo, is an Austronesian language family, Austronesian regional language spoken in the Philippines by about 9.1 million people, predominantly in Panay, Pan ...

( :incubator:Wp/hil) * Kinaray-a language ( :incubator:Wp/krj) *

Maranao language Maranao (; Jawi Script, Jawi: ), sometimes spelled as Maranaw, Meranaw or Mëranaw, is an Austronesian languages, Austronesian language spoken by the Maranao people in the provinces of Lanao del Sur and Lanao del Norte and their respective c ...

( :incubator:Wp/mrw) * Tausug language ( :incubator:Wp/tsg) Philippine Wikimedia (Incubator Status) * Cebuano Wiktionary * Kapampangan Wiktionary * Pangasinan Wiktionary * Tagalog Wikinews * Tagalog Wikivoyage * Waray Wiktionary * Central Bikol Wikibooks * Central Bikol Wikisource {{Wikipedias Philippine encyclopedias Wikipedias by language Internet properties established in 2003 Tagalog-language websites