Latin Wikipedia
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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.
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 Main Page of the Latin Wikipedia | |
Type of site | Online encyclopedia |
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| Available in | Latin |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Owner | Wikimedia Foundation |
| Created by | Jimmy Wales |
| URL | la |
| Commercial | No |
| Users | 161 |
| Launched | May 2002 |
| Current status | Active |
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]