Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Dzala people


 * The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review).  No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was Moot, G5 deleted (sockpuppet creation). (non-admin closure) (t &#183; c)  buidhe  03:06, 20 October 2022 (UTC)

Dzala people

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Similar to Articles for deletion/Chali people, the only sources that support the existence of the topic are non-RS Christian missionary material. The rest of the sources cover Dzala language. (t &#183; c)  buidhe  02:37, 19 October 2022 (UTC)
 * I think this one is quite difficult - it appears to be a language that is spoken in a defined area and in specific villages. Does that mean that the people are themselves a defined group? Isn't a linguistic investigation also a source about the people speaking it? I'm not sure. There are very limited sources, I'll agree on that point - but there would be more if the academic sources on the language were included. JMWt (talk) 08:00, 19 October 2022 (UTC)
 * Keep. Ethnic groups should be treated as notable without question. I agree that language alone does not define an ethnic group, but the existence of a language implies that at least one ethnic group exists in it, and the area occupied by these people is so small that there can be no real doubt that it is a single group.  Having an article on their language alone is not sufficient – for instance information on the dominant religion does not belong in a language article. SpinningSpark 11:56, 19 October 2022 (UTC)
 * This response is based on wrong assumptions. First, there is no reliable source that the article subject even exists. Second, not all languages are associated with a specific, single, or distinct ethnic group. (t &#183; c)  buidhe  16:24, 19 October 2022 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Ethnic groups and Asia. Shellwood (talk) 14:52, 19 October 2022 (UTC)


 * The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.