AFRICA WIKI CHALLENGE 2026

IN IGBO WIKIMEDIA COMMUNITY

JUNE 2026

ORGANIZERS: Dr, Oby Ezeilo, Dr. Ngozi, and Emmanuel Obiajulu

Welcome to the 2026 African Wiki Challenge translation session

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Goal: Master global Wikipedia policies and local linguistic rules.

Translating for Igbo Wikipedia: Rules, Policies, and Best PracticesSubtitle: Africa Wiki Challenge 2026 Training SessionVisual Anchor: Africa Wiki Challenge & Igbo Wikimedia User Group

The 3 Global Content Pillars

Neutral Point of View (NPOV): Translate objectively without adding local biases.

Non-Negotiable Global Wikipedia Policies

Verifiability: Always migrate original source citations to back up facts.

No Original Research: Do not add new, undocumented facts or interpretations.

Wikipedia content requires mandatory attribution under Creative Commons licenses.

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Built-in Tool: The Content Translation tool applies attribution automatically.

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Manual Edits: You must leave a clear note in the Edit Summary.Template: "Translated content from English Wikipedia article

Copyright & Attribution

Central Igbo Only: Write strictly in Igbo Izugbe, avoiding regional dialects.Diacritics Matter:

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Use sub-dots and tone marks to prevent meaning errors.Vowel Harmony: Respect light (a, ị, ọ, ụ) and heavy (e, i, o, u) vowel groupings.Poor orthography triggers

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immediate cleanup flags or page deletions by administrators.

Local Linguistic Rules (Igbo Izugbe)

THANK YOU