Documenting Gurene Names and Communities on Wikipedia and Wikidata

Background

Yu'ura de la nimmu'urɛ la tuulum bunɔ nɛreba vom puan la tisi puan bala n sɔi ti Gurenɛ wikipedia duma bɔta ti ba gulesɛ buuri puan nɛreba yu'ura, timbibesi la tinkãra yu'ura n boi [[Upper East region]] so'olum n boi [[Ghana]]biŋe wikipedia la wikidata puan. By doing so, our community is taking significant strides in preserving our cultural heritage and ensuring that indigenous names are well-documented and accessible to a global audience Tu iti ŋwana.

Theme

Our Names,Our Identity on Wikidata and Wikipedia

Action Points

Create awareness on Social media.
Encourage contributors to add well-sourced citations to existing Gurene Wikipedia articles.
Create new articles on Gurene names of individuals and villages/towns in the Upper East region, with Wikidata items for each entry.
Promote the use of local languages and culture on the Gurene Wikipedia to make it more inclusive and representative of our community.
Discussions about the specific challenges of editing Wikipedia and Wikidata.