Commons:Wikiboses

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Wikiboses is a repository of voices and literature of native speakers in the Philippines. This project aims to create a collection of audio recordings that can be utilized by students, teachers, and other researchers in the field of Philippine languages and literature. This is an initiative project of Wiki Advocates of the Philippines in partnership with local writers and writers organizations to preserve language and build an online storage wherein everyone can have access to the audio files.

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Wikiboses Project: Repository of Philippine Voices and Literature

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Activities

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Carrying out the Project

The Wikiboses project was done to provide a free online source of voices and literature in the Philippines. The aim is to preserve the language while also reaching out to writers and different Philippine-language speakers to contribute to Wikiprojects, specifically the Wikimedia Commons in this instance. At its initial stage, we were able to gather a few contributions but what was considered a hindrance to its full success was the commitment of the volunteers.

Community Targeting

A community of writers from the Philippines has already been notified beforehand. But this time, we will need to boost the campaign and make this known to a wider audience, either on social media or printed media. Most of the contributors we are prospecting will be coming from outside wiki instead of the usual editors since this project does not entirely involve editan -a-thon but more on contributions of free-licensed audio recordings.

Follow-up with Participants

At the end of the project, we are looking at having more contributions from diverse languages in the Philippines. These contributors will also have first-hand experience on Wikimedia Commons uploading feature since they would need to upload their entries by themselves. Criteria for the best three entries will be included in the official announcement during the launch of this project.

Impact

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Targets:

  1. A better user interface of the Wikiboses. The entries will be categorized alphabetically and by language.
  2. A collection of 30-50 voices and literature from different parts of the Philippines.
  3. More pageviews of the landing page and edit traffic on Wikimedia Commons during the duration of the project.
  4. Free audio content from notable writers and artists in the Philippines and link them to their Wikipedia pages.

Partnerships

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At its first call for contributions, this project opted to collaborate with writers organizations and un-affiliated writers in order to gather the first batch of recordings.

Collection of Voices and Literature

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Albay Bikol
Name Title Genre Audio File Photo
Borlagdan, Jaime Jesus Yuddhistira, Hudyan na Tugon Poetry
Yuddhistira
Hudyan na Tugon
Bikol Central
Name Title Genre Audio File Photo
Berido, Roxanne E. Insiriktus Poetry
Insiriktus
 
Bulahan, Julius D. Shawarma an Saimong Pagkamoot Poetry
Shawarma an Saimong Pagkamoot
 
Celada, Jan Údto , Ulî Poetry
Údto
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Ulî
 
Diaz, Anthony B. An mga Dai Napipila na Lugad sa Dila Poetry
An-mga-Dai-Napipila-na-Lugad-sa-Dila
 
Misolas, Jusan Palain-lain sa Tataramon na Turog, Mga Apolitikal na Intelektwal Poetry - Translation
Palain-lain-sa-Tataramon-na-Turog
Mga Apolitikal na Intelektwal
 
Nierva, Victor Dennis T. Pagsakay sa tren Poetry
Pagsakay sa Tren
 
Bikol Rinconada
Name Title Genre Audio File Photo
Celada, Jan Urasâ Poetry
Urasâ
 
Cebuano
Name Title Genre Audio File Photo
Garay, Jovanie Anino sa Lim-aw Balak (Poetry)
Anino sa Lim-aw
 
Lecena, Hannah Adtoon Ig agaw Flash Fiction
Ig agaw
 
Murillo, Arth Jay Kamatayon, Panan-aw Balak (Poetry)
Kamatayon, Panan-aw
 
Hiligaynon
Name Title Genre Audio File Photo
Navarro, Jhio Jan Kay ang Tuba Nagabahal kon Maagahan Poetry
Kay ang Tuba Nagabahal kon Maagahan
 
Pregonir, Adrian Medina Panumbungon sang Kasisidmon sa Takepan Binalaybay
Panumbungon sang Kasisidmon sa Takepan
 
Tagalog
Name Title Genre Audio File Photo
Abilong, Clinton D. Maliban Poetry (Tagalog)
Maliban
 
Monteseña, Francisco Rey A. Sa Lahat ng Hindi Naituturo Tula
Sa Lahat ng Hindi Naituturo
 
Pariña, Mark Ace Geno C. Walang Umiiral na Siyensiya sa Kahabaan ng Espanya, Pamamaalam sa Lahat ng Hinggil Saiyo, Ang Lunas ay Walang Paghilom Tula
Walang Umiiral na Siyensiya sa Kahabaan ng Espanya
Pamamaalam sa Lahat ng Hinggil Saiyo
Ang Lunas ay Walang Paghilom

Resources

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