The logo of Latin Wikipedia, a globe featuring glyphs from various writing systems
Main Page of the Latin Wikipedia
Type of site
Online encyclopedia
Available in
Latin
Country of origin
United States
Owner
Wikimedia Foundation
Created by
Jimmy Wales
URL
la.wikipedia.org
Commercial
No
Users
165
Launched
May 2002
Current status
Active
The Latin Wikipedia (Latin: Vicipaedia Latina) is the Latin language edition of Wikipedia, created in May 2002. As of April 2024, it has about 139,000 articles. While all primary content is in Latin, modern languages such as English, Italian, French, German or Spanish are often used in discussions, since many users find this easier.
Professional Latinists have observed a gradual improvement in the encyclopedia. According to Robert Gurval, chairman of the UCLA classics department, "the articles that are good are in fact very good," though some contributors do not write the language perfectly.[1] The Latin Wikipedia was the first edition of Wikipedia written in a defunct language; others such as the Old Church Slavonic Wikipedia came later.[2]
^Gomes, Lee (September 29, 2007). "Veni, Vidi, Wiki: Latin Isn't Dead on 'Vicipaedia' – Online Reference Features Britannia Spears, Disneyi; Disputing Computatrum". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved September 30, 2011.
^Kamusella, Tomasz (2021-06-17). Politics and the Slavic Languages. Routledge. p. 95. ISBN 978-1-000-39599-0.
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