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# There should be a significant historical corpus and usage for modern authors to draw upon, for instance, a large volume of extant texts or a large volume of recordings, sufficient to understand the idiom as well as the grammar of the language; whether generated as an auxiliary language, ___domain specific language or a native language;
# The language must have a reasonable degree of contemporary usage as determined by discussion, which must extend beyond academic study of the language. (Some recognition criteria include, but are not limited to: independently proved number of speakers or writers, use as an auxiliary or ___domain-specific language outside of online communities created solely for the purpose, usage outside of Wikimedia, publication of works in the language for general sale, publication of academic papers in the language.)
# For a ''Wikipedia'' project, the proposal must show how it intends to develop specialised or deeper content and in which areas, in order to help meet Wikipedia's goal of being a "comprehensive written compendium that contains information on all branches of knowledge". These should relate to those areas where the larget language can show a particularly high level of productivity, or has been the dominant or exclusive medium for the original area of activity
# As Wikipedia's mission is to "benefit readers" by "providing an encyclopedia" and Wikimedia's mission is to "disseminate [educational material] effectively", the Wiki project should have a policy in place that shows what avenues it intends to use to promote itself and develop its readership, for instance through schools, universities or religious communities that have knowledge of the language.
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