Ahmad Ali Karim
Ahmad Ali Karim is an author, student, and the External Relations Ambassador for Wikimedia Community User Group Malaysia (WCUGM) with over 4 years of experience in the Wikimedia Movement. He is currently a second-year undergraduate student majoring in political science and minoring in laws at International Islamic University Malaysia, and a weekly columnist on the oldest-surviving Malay newspaper, Utusan Malaysia. With experience in programme managemment and training, he often conducts programmes for WCUGM, and also does vector graphics on the side for Wikimedia Commons, his CUG, and as a side hustle. While also serving as the RCE Youth Coordinator for Regional Centre of Expertise Greater Gombak, he is active in youth empowerment efforts both locally and globally, never forgetting to bring the Wikimedia movement and spirit wherever he goes.
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Malaysia is home to over 100 indigenous languages, but most are either going extinct, or have gone extinct. With only three being taught in schools with an established curriculum, most of these languages are at the brink of being forever forgotten. To increase the amount of documentation on the language, Wikimedia Community user Group Malaysia has been leading a collaborative journey since 2023 along with multiple institutions and volunteers in preserving indigenous languages across Malaysia on Wiktionary, Lingua Libre, and Wikitongues, in hopes of saving the centuries-long heritage and wisdom.
Youtube: https://youtu.be/UNMNjKSIGc8?t=3337