Wikipedia:Reference desk/Archives/Language/2021 September 18

= September 18 =

Simple Wikipedias other than English?
Is there other simple language Wikipedias like Simple English Wikipedia other than English? The article doesn't say. Related, is there Basic English for other languages? RudolfRed (talk) 22:58, 18 September 2021 (UTC)
 * I don't know about other Wikipedias, but we have Category:Simplified languages which includes, as well as Basic English and a couple of other Englishes, Army Slavic, Français fondamental, Latino sine flexione, and Leichte Sprache. None of those appear to be as fully developed as Basic English. Anthony Burgess wrote about an attempt to produce a simplified German for use by occupying forces after the Second World War, but he says nothing came of it. DuncanHill (talk) 23:11, 18 September 2021 (UTC)
 * Thanks! RudolfRed (talk) 23:41, 18 September 2021 (UTC)


 * This category doesn't seem to distinguish between constructed languages (such as Army Slavic and Latino sine flexione) and styles of existing languages that simply avoid uncommon words and complex constructions. --Theurgist (talk) 19:44, 19 September 2021 (UTC)
 * As for the Wikipedias, see List of Wikipedias and meta:List of Wikipedias, where there's no mention of another "simple" Wikipedia. The Simple English Wikipedia was launched in 2001; I'm not sure what policies on creating new Wikiprojects applied back then, but under the current policy, and particularly the rule requiring for the language to "be sufficiently unique that it could not coexist on a more general wiki", any proposals for another "simple" Wikipedia would be unlikely to be approved. --Theurgist (talk) 23:52, 19 September 2021 (UTC)
 * The fortunately hypothetical Trumpopedia would be written in a language resembling English (covfefe?) and would ban reliable sourcing. Clarityfiend (talk) 03:01, 20 September 2021 (UTC)
 * Have you seen Conservapedia? --Wrongfilter (talk) 09:29, 20 September 2021 (UTC)


 * I think covfefe is a clairvoyant reference to SARS-CoV-#fefe (hexadecimal for 65278), which will wipe out the mammals in the year 65278. --Lambiam 11:58, 21 September 2021 (UTC)
 * In Latin, it's suitly emphazi. --  Jack of Oz   [pleasantries]  22:17, 21 September 2021 (UTC)