Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Sewaro

The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was delete. J04n(talk page) 11:19, 21 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Sewaro

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I originally deleted this by PROD (concern was "Wikipedia is not a dictionary") and I restored following a request from the article creator. As I believe the original concern remains valid, I am bringing this here for wider discussion. Giant Snowman 12:11, 13 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Objection for the deletion - As I have come across the article Namaste, I think this article also have right to be in Wikipedia as Sewaro is exaclty similar word used by Limbu community of Nepal. Any suggestions are welcome. Thanks, Ashishlohorung (talk) 12:23, 13 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Please read WP:OTHERSTUFFEXISTS - just because we have an article on one Nepalese-term, does not mean that all therefore deserve articles. The term "namaste" is widely-used throughout the world and has the coverage, and notability, to reflect that - the same cannot be said for "sewaro." Giant Snowman 12:28, 13 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Nepal-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 12:46, 13 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Language-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 12:46, 13 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Delete Wikipedia:WINAD--DavidTTTaylor (talk) 15:30, 13 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]
I notice that there is currently no page at Wiktionary:सेवारो, and perhaps there should be. Wikipedia, however, is not a dictionary, and I don't see any encyclopedic information here. Cnilep (talk) 02:09, 14 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Sewaro is much more than just greeting in the current socio-economic and political transformation where the indigenous people of Nepal are fighting for their rights to be included into the country development mainstream. At least this word has helped to spread the movement of Limbu community. This greeting is exactly same as Namaste as gesture but only different in language. So, if you include this in Namaste as SEE ALSO section it is acceptable.

Ashishlohorung (talk) 03:20, 14 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Delete. "Namaste" is a commonly used phrase; it is frequently used in Western media and a large number of people outside of Nepal know the term. "Sewaro" is a non-notable term. "Bonjour" and "Guten tag" are far more commonly used than "Sewaro" but lack articles. Marechal Ney (talk) 07:09, 20 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.