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==Important Languages== | ==Important Languages== | ||
Translations for all languages are welcome, but in this case some languages have higher priority than others. The list of [http://www.krysstal.com/spoken.html the 30 most spoken languages of the world] is one way to help you decide what languages should be considered for translation. | |||
In that list, the following languages are spoken by a large number of people in Muslim majority countries: Arabic, Bengali, Indonesian, Farsi and Urdu. These languages are therefore of high importance. For non-Muslim countries, Mandarin, Spanish, Hindi and Russian are important languages. | |||
Here are other relevant lists: | Here are other relevant lists: | ||
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* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_Muslim_population List of countries by Muslim population] (sort table by 2<sup>nd</sup> column "Muslim population") | * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_Muslim_population List of countries by Muslim population] (sort table by 2<sup>nd</sup> column "Muslim population") | ||
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Muslim-majority_countries List of Muslim-majority countries] | * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Muslim-majority_countries List of Muslim-majority countries] | ||
Other languages can be chosen depending on relevance and popularity of a certain topic or social issue, or simply because you happen to know it and think the information on WikiIslam should be made available in your language. | |||
==High-Priority Articles== | ==High-Priority Articles== | ||