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Swahili Wiki-Dictionary?

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the participatory-facts dept.

Martin Benjamin writes "The Hartford Courant just published a feature article on the Kamusi Project Internet Living Swahili Dictionary. This project is using the Net to put together dictionaries that are as scholarly as any university publication, yet with a secure participatory model that draws on knowledge from users around the world. Now the project is developing learning tools that will build on the Kamusi model of collaborative scholarship."

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  1. Past 5pm on a friday night .. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Funny

    I've been known to speak fluent swahili after 10 or-so pints ..

  2. Incredible by JeanBaptiste · · Score: 3, Funny

    Just the other day, I was lamenting to my friend how the internet seems to have everything except for a good Swahili Wiki-Dictionary.

    Looks like my chum went to great lengths to collect on our 50 Rand wager.