Welcome to the official channel of the Tyap Wikimedians User Group and Tyap Wikimedians Organisation. Kindly subscribe to our channel to get the latest updates.

Our ongoing events are:
— Swánga̱lyiatwuki-WikiWoordenboek Joint Wiktionary Editing Part 3 (January 10 - February 28, 2026)

Our main upcoming events are:
— Wiki Loves Folklore (WLF) in the Tyap Community (February 1 - March 31)
— Feminism and Folklore in the Tyap Wikipedia (February 1 - March 31)
— Wiki Loves Africa (WLA) in the Tyap Community (March 1 - April 30)


Tyap Wikimedia

Congrats to us all!
The Jju Wikipedia is now LIVE!!!
kaj.wikipedia.org/

The Jju Wikipedia was approved on December 20, 2025, and was created on January 26, 2026.
The importation of files from the Wikimedia Incubator was completed today being January 27, 2026.

Jju Wikipedia editors can now create new articles on the Jju Wikipedia like any other Wikipedia.
#jjuwikipedia

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A̱YANGKA̱NAN FEMINIZI̱M MA̱NG TASHIKUM 2026 MI̱ WUKIPEDIA NTYAP HU

Ma̱nang a̱yangka̱nan Wiki Loves Folklore 2026 wu mi̱ Sot-á̱niet nTyap ji ntsa a̱ni, ma a̱nia wa A̱yangka̱nan Feminizi̱m ma̱ng Tashikum 2026 wu (w.wiki/H2pX) mi̱ Wukipedia nTyap hu mameang!

Bai a som bwak di̱n ta̱m huni ma̱nang A̱wukipedia nTyap ba nwuo a̱yangka̱nan lyuut wuni da̱ a̱ka̱feang, mat á̱ khwut a̱yaati̱kut á̱fai ba̱ byia̱ a̱ka̱ta ma̱ng a̱nyiuk ma̱ng a̱ka̱neam mi̱ tashikum, nkhang, ma̱ng mam a̱fwun hu, a̱wot á̱ jhyuk á̱si̱ ba̱ ku nshyia̱ a̱ni.

Sa̱kut, ri̱jisi̱ta a̱pyia̱ ang mi̱ wat Wukipedia nTyap hu a̱ji: w.wiki/HZfk

Zi̱ na byia̱ swat nang á̱niet na bai ma̱-á̱pyia̱ mba a̱ni nang zi̱ na ntak á̱nian a̱yangka̱nan ka a̱ni.

📅 1 Zwat Sweang 2026
🕖 10:00 a̱ts (WAT)
📍 AX1, Vak Aliyu Makama, kpa̱mkpaan ma̱ng A̱ga̱sat-nvak Narayi, Ba̱ri̱nawa, 800242 Ka̱duna, NG

Zi̱ na myim!

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FEMINISM AND FOLKLORE 2026 CAMPAIGN IN THE TYAP WIKIPEDIA
Just as the Wiki Loves Folklore 2026 campaign in the Tyap Community commences, so also shall the Feminism and Folklore Campaign 2026 (w.wiki/H2pX) in the Tyap Wikipedia!

Join us as the Tyap Wikipedians participate in this writing contest for the second time, creating and editing articles related to women and girls in folklore, history, and comtemporary times.

Please register on the Tyap Wikipedia page here: w.wiki/HZfk

We will have an in-person event to introduce the project to everyone.

📅 February 1, 2026
🕖 10:00 am (WAT)
📍 AX1, Aliyu Makama Road, off Narayi Junction, Barnawa, 800242 Kaduna, NG

See you soon!

#twu #wlf #WikiLovesFolklore #feminismandfolklore #fnf #tyapwikipedia #tyapwikimedians #NokCulture #nenzit

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WLF 2026 CAMPAIGN IN THE TYAP COMMUNITY

The time to showcase the sights and sounds of the Central Nigerian area, especially the Nenzit cultures, is here again!

Join us as the Tyap Wikimedians community participates in the 2026 Wiki Loves Folklore photographic contest for the second time.

Please register on the Commons page here: w.wiki/HYaT

We shall have an in-person event to introduce the project to us all.


📅 February 1, 2026

🕖 10:00 am (WAT)

📍 AX1, Aliyu Makama Road, off Narayi Junction, Barnawa, 800242 Kaduna, NG

See you soon!



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A̱YANGKA̱NAN WLF 2026 MI̱ SOT-Á̱NIET NTYAP JI

Jen ji bu bai nang zi̱ na ntyai nghwughwu ma̱ng nwunwuat fam A̱ka̱wa̱tyia̱ Naijeriya hu kpa̱sai, mi̱ di̱ jwaat á̱ghyi da̱ a̱yaataada Á̱nietnzi̱t ba!

Ma̱nang sot-á̱niet A̱wukimedia nTyap ji nwuo a̱yangka̱nan kwok-nghwughwu wuni da̱ a̱ka̱feang, ku na myim a nwuo mameang.

Sa̱kut, ri̱jisi̱ta a̱pyia̱ ang di̱ wat Komon hu a̱ji: w.wiki/HYaT


Zi̱ na mbyia̱ a̱tung nang á̱niet na bai ma̱-á̱pyia̱ mba a̱ni nang zi̱ na ntak á̱nian a̱yangka̱nan ka.

📅 1 Zwat Sweang 2026

🕖 10:00 a̱ts (WAT)

📍 AX1, Vak Aliyu Makama, kpa̱mkpaan ma̱ng A̱ga̱sat-nvak Narayi, Ba̱ri̱nawa, 800242 Ka̱duna, NG

Zi̱ na myim!


#twu #wlf #WikiLovesFolklore #tyapwikimedians #NokCulture #nenzit

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11th TWU Community Meeting

Our first community meeting for the year (w.wiki/HJrv), which will be our 11th since we began, will also be coming up this weekend:
📅 Saturday, January 10, 2026
🕖 06:00 pm
↪️ meet.jit.si/twucommunitymeeting11 (JITSI MEET)

Please plan to be present.

#twu #tyapwikimedians #communitymeetings #wikimedians

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Welcome to 2026, Dear Community!

We are glad to announce to you the kick-off of Part 3 of our Swánga̱lyiatwuki-WikiWoordenboek Joint Wiktionary Editing project, beginning January 10, 2026! (w.wiki/HESc)

This project is being jointly organized by the Wiktionary team of Wikimedia Nederland and the Tyap Wikimedians User Group (TWU) to edit each other's language in the other's Wiktionary, using English as an interface.

Words of Tyap [kcg] origin would be added to the WikiWoordenboek, and those of Dutch [nl] origin would be added to the Swánga̱lyiatwuki.

To begin with, we shall be holding a virtual meeting,
📅 Saturday, January 10, 2026
🕖 10:00 am
↪️ meet.jit.si/wiktionarypart3 (JITSI MEET)

All previous participants in our Tyap Wiki Bootcamp projects (Season 1 & 2) are welcome to join this project.

See you on Saturday morning!

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Foo nyin ma̱ng tat a̱lyia̱ 2026 ka, Sot-á̱niet Fwuo Nzi̱t ji!

Zi̱ shyia̱ ma̱ng a̱gwai ma̱nang zi̱ shei nyin a̱di̱dam tsa Kap 3 ta̱m Jhyuk Tung-mbwak Swánga̱lyiatwuki-WikiWoordenboek nzi̱t hu, kyiak neet a̱tuk mam 10 Zwat Jhyiung 2026! (w.wiki/HESc)

Ta̱m huni yet a̱di̱dam á̱nietnta̱m Swánga̱lyiatwuki Wikimedia Nederland wa ma̱ng a̱si̱ Sot Á̱nietnta̱m Wukimedia nTyap (TWU) ji mat jhyuk a̱lyem a̱ghyang mi̱ Swánga̱lyiatwuki a̱ghyang a̱wot Shong ja si̱ yet a̱lyem a̱ka̱wa̱tyia̱ ka.

Á̱ na mbeang swánga̱lyiat nTyap [kcg] mi̱ WikiWoordenboek hu a̱wot á̱ kin mbeang swánga̱lyiat nDot [nl] mi̱ Swánga̱lyiatwuki nTyap ji.

Di̱n tsa hu, zi̱ na byia̱ swat ngwun,
📅 A̱tuk A̱sa̱bat, mam 10 Zwat Jhyiung 2026
🕖 10:00 a̱ts.
↪️ meet.jit.si/wiktionarypart3 (JITSI MEET)

Zi̱ yei a̱mgba̱m mmantyiet nzi̱t na mi̱ nta̱m Tyap Wiki Bootcamp (Season 1 & 2) na ba̱ bai zi̱ nyia̱ ta̱m huni dundung.

Si̱ nang zi̱ myim ma̱ a̱tsotson A̱tuk A̱sa̱ba̱t ka!

‪@WikimediaNederland‬
#wikiwoordenboek #swangalyiatwuki #twu #wikimedianederland

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Merry Christmas, people!
The Tyap Wikimedians User Group wishes you all compliments of the season!!!
#christmas #twu #tyapwikimedians #yuletide

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TWU END-OF-THE-YEAR MEETUP 2025
To all those who made it to our annual meet-up today, Saturday, 20th November 2025, thank you all for coming!

We had three categories of prizes given to the top three participants in our:
- Wikidata's 13th birthday data-a-thon
- Mentor Me!
- Tyap Wiki Bootcamp (Season 2)
events.

You may click here to view our project page: w.wiki/GcRg .

But before that, we had our 10th Community Meeting (w.wiki/H5iD), and we highlighted areas where our members could participate in the Wikimedia Movement, as well as the programs we had done since the 9th Community Meeting (w.wiki/EyHm) and those that are coming in 2026! You may see our community's annual activities here: w.wiki/DQ6d !

We had a fun time together afterwards and said goodbye for the year. We resume activities in January 2025!!!

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Call for Applications:

- Role: Volunteer Committee Member for the Nigeria National Funding Program
- Location: Nigeria
- Engagement Type: Volunteer
- Application Deadline: 31st December 2025

About the Program
The Nigeria National Funding Program is a national initiative established to support, coordinate, and strengthen community-led programs and strategic initiatives that advance open knowledge, innovation, and sustainable impact across Nigeria. The program emphasizes transparency, inclusivity, and effective stewardship of resources.

Key responsibilities
1. To support the Nigerian National Funding Initiative for productive committee work, including:
- Sustaining committee operations, roles, and principles for major processes such as proposal review and decision making.
- Supporting communications with new, important movement bodies such as regional hubs and campaign organizers.
- Sharing expertise and context within and between committees to build needed capacities.
2. To routinely support the National Coordinator, applicants, and grantees by:
- Sharing knowledge, expertise, and regional context throughout the grants process.
- Identifying opportunities to address community needs around resourcing, representation, and power sharing.
- Making decisions on proposals supporting the region.
3. Committee members must understand and value diversity, including cultural, linguistic, and gender differences.

Who can apply?
- Members of the Wikimedia community in Nigeria (both newcomers and experienced contributors welcome)
- Volunteer members of Wikimedia affiliates based in Nigeria.

Who is not eligible?
- Anyone receiving compensation as a staff member through a Wikimedia affiliate or User Group in Nigeria
- Staff connected to projects funded by the Wikimedia Foundation within allied organizations in Nigeria.

How to Apply
If interested, please visit the application page w.wiki/Gt4h on Meta-Wiki and put down your application, and learn more about this role.
Please kindly note that the application is solely on Meta-Wiki.

Regards,
On behalf of the ad hoc committee, Nigeria National Funding Program (NNFP)

#Wikimediafoundation #NNFI #NNFP #nigeria

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Greetings, dear community members.

We are expecting your applications by or before Wednesday, 31st December 2025!

If you know someone who may be interested, please share this with him/her.

Season's greetings!!

1 month ago | [YT] | 1

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JJU WIKIPEDIA OUTREACH ZONKWA 2025

Ba zu̱ mon Ka̱tuk Juma 5, Ka̱tuk A̱sa̱ba̱t 6, bu Ka̱tuk Ladi 7 Hywan Swak bu Hwa 2025, zu̱ yya pfong shei Wikipedia an Jju bu ka̱bvwan Wikimedia Incubator.
Zu̱ bu nu̱ nwwa yya pfong Wikshyonari an Jju ka̱yat Wikimedia Incubator.
Sei yi ba!!

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JJU WIKIPEDIA OUTREACH ZONKWA 2025
Join us on Friday 5, Saturday 6, and Sunday 7 December 2025, to edit the Jju Wikipedia project in the Wikimedia Incubator.
We shall also begin translation for the Jju Wiktionary in the Wikimedia Incubator.
See you soon!!

Meta-Wiki: w.wiki/GSX3

#jju #wikipedia #wikimediaincubator #zonkwa

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