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User:Wantok

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enThis user is a native speaker of the English language.
tpi-4Dispela yusa i save long Tok Pisin kain olsem wanpela lokol.
nal-3Arete aangkare ka naxam a langabina Nalik daxo mase.
it-1Questo utente può contribuire con un livello semplice di italiano.
fr-1Cet utilisateur peut contribuer avec un niveau élémentaire de français.
de-1Dieser Benutzer hat grundlegende Deutschkenntnisse.
es-1Este usuario puede contribuir con un nivel básico de español.
Tok Pisin
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English
This user is a translator and proofreader from Tok Pisin to English on Wikipedia:Translation.
This user participates in
WikiProject Melanesia.
This user is a participant in WikiProject Papua New Guinea.
Papua New Guinea

Most of my Wikipedia contributions relate to Papua New Guinea and neighbours. Wantok is Tok Pisin that literally means "someone who speaks my language", which by implication means someone from the same village or nearby (Papua New Guinea has the highest diversity of languages in the world, with over 800 languages; the average language is spoken by only 5,000 people). I lived and worked in PNG for several years, I have relatives and friends all over the country, and my second home is in the village of Madina, New Ireland (I spend most of my time in Canberra, Australia).

Languages

My first language is English. I am fluent in Tok Pisin - I have lived in PNG speaking nothing but Tok Pisin for months at a time, I have written and directed several Tok Pisin productions for national radio and television broadcast, and I set and mark Tok Pisin language proficiency examinations for diplomats, aid workers, and such. I'm currently responsible for translating the Wikimedia interface into Tok Pisin at BetaWiki. I am semi-fluent in Nalik, as my second home is in the Nalik area, and Italian, having lived in Italy for a year. I have a little knowledge of German and French.

Wikimedia

(see interwiki links for other wikipedias)

ref generator - template messages - Why tags are evil

My contributions

Created or substantially modified:

Travel

Countries I have lived in for a year or more:

AustraliaUnited KingdomItalyPapua New Guinea

Countries I have spent more than a week in:

FranceSwitzerlandWest GermanyEast GermanyChinaUnited StatesNetherlandsIndia

Countries I have spent less than a week in:

FijiMexicoPanamaBelgiumSouth AfricaSingaporeHong KongPhilippinesIndonesiaBahrainLuxembourgMonacoDenmarkNorwaySwedenLiechtensteinAustriaSan MarinoSolomon IslandsVanuatuThailand
Web design

Professionally, I work as a website developer and designer committed to web standards and the principles of web accessibility and progressive enhancement.