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Kaaps Wiki kaaps_db https://kaaps.uwc.ac.za//index.php?title=Main_Page MediaWiki 1.43.9 first-letter Media Special Talk User User talk Kaaps Wiki Kaaps Wiki talk File File talk MediaWiki MediaWiki talk Template Template talk Help Help talk Category Category talk Campaign Campaign talk Main Page 0 1 36 34 2026-09-21T15:51:42Z Sndabeni 1 Added UWC logo 36 wikitext text/x-wiki __NOTOC__ __NOEDITSECTION__   <div style="background:#0A1A5C; color:#FFFFFF; border-radius:10px; padding:2em 2.2em; display:flex; flex-wrap:wrap; align-items:center; justify-content:space-between; gap:1.8em; margin-bottom:2em;"> <div style="flex:1 1 380px; min-width:250px;"> <div style="color:#D4A537; font-size:0.95em; margin-bottom:0.5em;">An initiative of the University of the Western Cape</div> <div style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size:2.7em; font-weight:bold; line-height:1.1;">Kaaps Wiki</div> <div style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-style:italic; font-size:1.35em; color:#F3E3B5; margin-top:0.45em;">Bivôdi Kaaps in Syt Afrieka ên vêdi</div> <div style="font-size:1.05em; line-height:1.6; max-width:36em; margin-top:0.9em;">A free, open knowledge base about Kaaps: its words and grammar, its history, and the people and communities who speak it. Anyone can read it, and anyone who knows Kaaps can help write it.</div> <div style="margin-top:1.4em;">[[Special:AllPages|<span style="display:inline-block; background:#BD9A50; color:#0E2A47; font-weight:bold; padding:0.55em 1.2em; border-radius:6px; margin:0 0.6em 0.6em 0;">Browse all pages</span>]] [[Project:Contributing|<span style="display:inline-block; border:2px solid #BD9A50; color:#FFFFFF; font-weight:bold; padding:0.45em 1.1em; border-radius:6px; margin:0 0.6em 0.6em 0;">Start contributing</span>]]</div> </div> </div>  <div style="display:flex; flex-wrap:wrap; gap:2em; margin-bottom:2em;"> <div style="flex:2 1 420px; min-width:260px;"> == About this wiki == <div style="font-family:Georgia, serif; font-style:italic; color:#8A6A1C; margin:-0.3em 0 0.6em 0;">O ôs</div> Kaaps is the language of millions of people across the Western Cape and beyond, spoken at home, on the street, in music, poetry and theatre. For a long time it was treated as "slang" or as a lesser form of Afrikaans. It is a language in its own right, with its own history, vocabulary and ways of speaking. The '''Kaaps Wiki''' is an initiative of the '''[https://www.uwc.ac.za/ University of the Western Cape]''' (UWC). It brings together research, community knowledge and everyday language in one open place, so that Kaaps can be documented, taught and celebrated by the people who speak it. On this wiki you can look up words and expressions, learn how Kaaps grammar and spelling work, read about the language's history, and add what you know. </div> <div style="flex:1 1 230px; min-width:220px; background:#EEF3F8; border-radius:8px; padding:1.2em 1.4em; align-self:flex-start;"> <div style="font-weight:bold; font-size:1.1em; color:#0E2A47; margin-bottom:0.5em;">The wiki so far</div> <div style="line-height:1.9;">'''{{NUMBEROFARTICLES}}''' articles<br />'''{{NUMBEROFEDITS}}''' edits<br />'''{{NUMBEROFACTIVEUSERS}}''' active contributors</div> <div style="border-top:1px solid #C9D3DE; margin:0.9em 0;"></div> <div style="font-weight:bold; color:#0E2A47; margin-bottom:0.3em;">Quick links</div> <div style="line-height:1.9;">[[Special:Random|Random page]]<br />[[Special:RecentChanges|Recent changes]]<br />[[Special:WantedPages|Pages we still need]]<br />[[Help:Contents|How to edit]]</div> </div> </div>  == Explore Kaaps == <div style="font-family:Georgia, serif; font-style:italic; color:#8A6A1C; margin:-0.3em 0 0.8em 0;">Ôsi wêk</div> <div style="display:flex; flex-wrap:wrap; gap:1.4em 2em; margin-bottom:2em;"> <div style="flex:1 1 260px; border-left:4px solid #D4A537; padding:0.2em 0 0.2em 1em;"><div style="font-size:1.15em; font-weight:bold;">[[Kaaps Woriboek]]</div>The dictionary: words, meanings, pronunciation and example sentences.</div> <div style="flex:1 1 260px; border-left:4px solid #D4A537; padding:0.2em 0 0.2em 1em;"><div style="font-size:1.15em; font-weight:bold;">[[Kaaps Grammar]]</div>How Kaaps works: sounds, spelling, word forms and sentence structure.</div> <div style="flex:1 1 260px; border-left:4px solid #D4A537; padding:0.2em 0 0.2em 1em;"><div style="font-size:1.15em; font-weight:bold;">[[History of Kaaps]]</div>Where the language comes from, and how it has been shaped over centuries.</div> <div style="flex:1 1 260px; border-left:4px solid #D4A537; padding:0.2em 0 0.2em 1em;"><div style="font-size:1.15em; font-weight:bold;">[[Oral histories]]</div>Stories and memories recorded in Kaaps-speaking communities.</div> <div style="flex:1 1 260px; border-left:4px solid #D4A537; padding:0.2em 0 0.2em 1em;"><div style="font-size:1.15em; font-weight:bold;">[[Kaaps in education]]</div>Bilingual and trilingual teaching resources for classrooms and learners.</div> <div style="flex:1 1 260px; border-left:4px solid #D4A537; padding:0.2em 0 0.2em 1em;"><div style="font-size:1.15em; font-weight:bold;">[[Kaaps in culture]]</div>Music, poetry, theatre, film and the language of everyday life.</div> </div>  == Help build the wiki == <div style="font-family:Georgia, serif; font-style:italic; color:#8A6A1C; margin:-0.3em 0 0.8em 0;">''Dj''oin ôs</div> <div style="background:#EEF3F8; border-radius:8px; padding:1.2em 1.6em; margin-bottom:2em; line-height:1.7;"> Every speaker of Kaaps knows something worth writing down. Here's how to start: # [[Special:CreateAccount|Create an account]] so your edits are credited to you. # Read the [[Project:Style guide|style guide]] for how we spell and format Kaaps words. # Pick a page from [[Special:WantedPages|pages we still need]], or add a word you know to the [[Kaaps Woriboek]]. Not sure where to begin? Ask a question on the [[Project:Community portal|community portal]]. </div>  <div style="border-top:3px solid #0E2A47; padding-top:1.2em; display:flex; flex-wrap:wrap; align-items:center; gap:1.2em; color:#4A5D6E; font-size:0.95em;"><div>[[File:University of the Western Cape Logo.png|link=link=https://www.uwc.ac.za/|155x155px]]</div> <div style="flex:1 1 300px;">The Kaaps Wiki is an initiative of the [https://www.uwc.ac.za/ University of the Western Cape].<br />For more on the wider work to develop and promote Kaaps, visit the [https://sakaaps.co.za/ Society for the Advancement of Kaaps].</div> </div>  <div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="margin-top:2em; border:1px solid #C9D3DE; border-radius:6px; padding:0.6em 1em; font-size:0.9em;"> <div style="font-weight:bold; color:#4A5D6E;">For wiki administrators</div> <div class="mw-collapsible-content"> * [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Help:Contents MediaWiki user's guide] * [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Manual:Configuration_settings Configuration settings list] * [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Manual:FAQ MediaWiki FAQ] * [https://lists.wikimedia.org/postorius/lists/mediawiki-announce.lists.wikimedia.org/ MediaWiki release mailing list] * [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Localisation#Translation_resources Localise MediaWiki for your language] * [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Manual:Combating_spam Learn how to combat spam on your wiki] </div> </div> 510qvr77dylvhtmy6pn1kg0ozn661vi