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Welcome

This is the main organizational page for the OLPC translations community. The purpose of this community is to provide translations, both linguistic and cultural, for any and all projects related to OLPC.

Where to Start

Only have 5 minutes?

  • Proofread a translation: look for the blue translations bar at the top of the page and click on your language to view it, or see Category:Ongoing_Translation for pages that need help.

Haven't been here before?

  • Create a wiki account!
  • Add yourself to the list of active translators.
  • Contact Xavi if you have any questions or need any help.

What should I do now?

  • Read the how to guide on translating wiki pages.
  • Find the language community that you fit into.
  • Read the notes on Translating.
  • Proofread previously translated materials.
  • Find new material to translate.

People

You can find the list of active translators on the List of translators page.

Projects

Want to propose a translation project? Get a specific page or document translated? Find a translator to work with you on your project? Find a project or page to translate? Look for "missing translations" and "wanted translations" in Category:Languages (international) page and sign up! Also see the List of translators to find people that might be able to work with you on something.

Want something a little less specific? If you don't want to (or can't) commit to an individual project, you can still be helpful. Check out the Translation projects page to find projects that everyone can contribute to, no strings attached, or to let us know what you're working on right now.

To find (or share) translations, see Translated pages.

Tutorials

This is where we will keep all our tutorials! Tutorials should be written not by one person, but by the community as a whole. Keeping this goal in mind, we all need to agree to respect certain boundaries - differences of opinion or technique do not warrant deletion or 'correction'. Since there are a lot of different ways to do things, it's much more educational for people to each contribute their own ideas, so that readers can read a tutorial on, say, dealing with different subdialects, and learn not one, but several effective methods for each part of the process and be able to choose between them.

  • Have an idea for a tutorial? Make a new page and begin to write one (or if you don't know anything about it but want to, make the page)! Don't feel obligated to do the entire thing in one go; you can always write more later, and others can always pitch in.

Question and Answer

Want to know something? Can't find it in the tutorials? Check out the Translators FAQ!

Maintenance

This community is currently being organized and maintained by Xavi. This is not a dictatorship, nor is it necessarily permanent. Feel free to give us suggestions, ideas, complaints, and any other kind of feedback! It's important that this community function as a group of people with a common goal, not as a group of people resentfully doing what we tell them to.

Language fluency levels

(The following is taken from Wikipedia)

    • xx-0 if you don't understand the language at all. Use it not for every language that you don't know, but only when there is some reason why you might be expected to know it. For example, you may be of Italian descent, but you do not speak the Italian language, or if you are Canadian, and you do not speak French.
    • xx-1 for basic ability - enough to understand written material or simple questions in this language.
    • xx-2 for intermediate ability - enough for editing or discussions.
    • xx-3 for advanced level - though you can write in this language with no problem, some small errors might occur.
    • xx-4 for 'near-native' level - although it's not your first language from birth, your ability is something like that of a native speaker.
    • xx-5 for professional proficiency. Note that this template is currently only available for a few languages.
    • xx (no hyphen or number) for native speakers who use a language every day and have a thorough grasp of it, including colloquialisms and idioms.
  • Expanded definitions of these levels are also available.

The xx above are ISO 639-1 two-letter language codes, such as en for English, es for Spanish, etcetera.

New in-wiki languages

There are several in-wiki things that need to be prepared / maintained when a new language comes on-line. There's a template that tries to keep things in check by providing the links to those pages that should be created in order to have full support: {{Language maintenance}}.

If you don't see your language below, just edit and add in the table below (in alphabetical order by language code):

|- valign="top"
! [xx]<br>{{langname-xx}}<br>english_name
| {{Language maintenance | lang = xx }}
[am]
አማርኛ
Amharic
User xx templates User xx categories Language bar
User am (native speakers) and levels: General Category:User am, and by level: Translation of Translation of
1–basic level, 1–basic level, original original
2–intermediate level, 2–intermediate level, changes changes
3–advanced level, 3–advanced level, Translations
4–near-native level, and 4–near-native level, Category:Translations lang-am
5–professional level 5–professional level, Category:Translators en-am
N–native speaker of language
[ar]
عربي
Arabic
User xx templates User xx categories Language bar
User ar (native speakers) and levels: General Category:User ar, and by level: Translation of ترجمة
1–basic level, 1–basic level, original الأصل
2–intermediate level, 2–intermediate level, changes التغييرات
3–advanced level, 3–advanced level, Translations
4–near-native level, and 4–near-native level, Category:Translations lang-ar
5–professional level 5–professional level, Category:Translators en-ar
N–native speaker of language
[bg]
български
Bulgarian
User xx templates User xx categories Language bar
User bg (native speakers) and levels: General Category:User bg, and by level: Translation of Превод на
1–basic level, 1–basic level, original оригинал
2–intermediate level, 2–intermediate level, changes промените
3–advanced level, 3–advanced level, Translations
4–near-native level, and 4–near-native level, Category:Translations lang-bg
5–professional level 5–professional level, Category:Translators en-bg
N–native speaker of language
[da]
dansk
Danish
User xx templates User xx categories Language bar
User da (native speakers) and levels: General Category:User da, and by level: Translation of Oversætning af
1–basic level, 1–basic level, original Original
2–intermediate level, 2–intermediate level, changes Ændringer
3–advanced level, 3–advanced level, Translations
4–near-native level, and 4–near-native level, Category:Translations lang-da
5–professional level 5–professional level, Category:Translators en-da
N–native speaker of language
[de]
deutsch
German
User xx templates User xx categories Language bar
User de (native speakers) and levels: General Category:User de, and by level: Translation of Übersetzung von
1–basic level, 1–basic level, original Original
2–intermediate level, 2–intermediate level, changes Änderungen
3–advanced level, 3–advanced level, Translations
4–near-native level, and 4–near-native level, Category:Translations lang-de
5–professional level 5–professional level, Category:Translators en-de
N–native speaker of language
[el]
Ελληνικά
Greek
User xx templates User xx categories Language bar
User el (native speakers) and levels: General Category:User el, and by level: Translation of Μετάφραση του
1–basic level, 1–basic level, original αρχικό
2–intermediate level, 2–intermediate level, changes αλλαγές
3–advanced level, 3–advanced level, Translations
4–near-native level, and 4–near-native level, Category:Translations lang-el
5–professional level 5–professional level, Category:Translators en-el
N–native speaker of language
[en]
English
English
User xx templates User xx categories Language bar
User en (native speakers) and levels: General Category:User en, and by level: Translation of Translation of
1–basic level, 1–basic level, original original
2–intermediate level, 2–intermediate level, changes changes
3–advanced level, 3–advanced level, Translations
4–near-native level, and 4–near-native level, Category:Translations lang-en
5–professional level 5–professional level, Category:Translators en-en
N–native speaker of language
[eo]
Esperanto
Esperanto
User xx templates User xx categories Language bar
User eo (native speakers) and levels: General Category:User eo, and by level: Translation of Translation of
1–basic level, 1–basic level, original original
2–intermediate level, 2–intermediate level, changes changes
3–advanced level, 3–advanced level, Translations
4–near-native level, and 4–near-native level, Category:Translations lang-eo
5–professional level 5–professional level, Category:Translators en-eo
N–native speaker of language
[es]
español
Spanish
User xx templates User xx categories Language bar
User es (native speakers) and levels: General Category:User es, and by level: Translation of Traducción de
1–basic level, 1–basic level, original original
2–intermediate level, 2–intermediate level, changes cambios
3–advanced level, 3–advanced level, Translations
4–near-native level, and 4–near-native level, Category:Translations lang-es
5–professional level 5–professional level, Category:Translators en-es
N–native speaker of language
[fa]
دری,
Dari (Persian)
User xx templates User xx categories Language bar
User fa (native speakers) and levels: General Category:User fa, and by level: Translation of ترجمه‌
1–basic level, 1–basic level, original اصلی
2–intermediate level, 2–intermediate level, changes تغییرات
3–advanced level, 3–advanced level, Translations
4–near-native level, and 4–near-native level, Category:Translations lang-fa
5–professional level 5–professional level, Category:Translators en-fa
N–native speaker of language
[fr]
français
French
User xx templates User xx categories Language bar
User fr (native speakers) and levels: General Category:User fr, and by level: Translation of Traduction de
1–basic level, 1–basic level, original original
2–intermediate level, 2–intermediate level, changes changes
3–advanced level, 3–advanced level, Translations
4–near-native level, and 4–near-native level, Category:Translations lang-fr
5–professional level 5–professional level, Category:Translators en-fr
N–native speaker of language
[he]
עברית
Hebrew
User xx templates User xx categories Language bar
User he (native speakers) and levels: General Category:User he, and by level: Translation of Translation of
1–basic level, 1–basic level, original original
2–intermediate level, 2–intermediate level, changes changes
3–advanced level, 3–advanced level, Translations
4–near-native level, and 4–near-native level, Category:Translations lang-he
5–professional level 5–professional level, Category:Translators en-he
N–native speaker of language
[ht]
kreyòl ayisyen
Haitian Creole
User xx templates User xx categories Language bar
User ht (native speakers) and levels: General Category:User ht, and by level: Translation of Tradiksyon de
1–basic level, 1–basic level, original orijinal
2–intermediate level, 2–intermediate level, changes chanjman
3–advanced level, 3–advanced level, Translations
4–near-native level, and 4–near-native level, Category:Translations lang-ht
5–professional level 5–professional level, Category:Translators en-ht
N–native speaker of language
[hu]
magyar
Hungarian
User xx templates User xx categories Language bar
User hu (native speakers) and levels: General Category:User hu, and by level: Translation of Translation of
1–basic level, 1–basic level, original original
2–intermediate level, 2–intermediate level, changes changes
3–advanced level, 3–advanced level, Translations
4–near-native level, and 4–near-native level, Category:Translations lang-hu
5–professional level 5–professional level, Category:Translators en-hu
N–native speaker of language
[id]
Bahasa Indonesia
Indonesian
User xx templates User xx categories Language bar
User id (native speakers) and levels: General Category:User id, and by level: Translation of Translation of
1–basic level, 1–basic level, original original
2–intermediate level, 2–intermediate level, changes changes
3–advanced level, 3–advanced level, Translations
4–near-native level, and 4–near-native level, Category:Translations lang-id
5–professional level 5–professional level, Category:Translators en-id
N–native speaker of language
[is]
íslenska
Icelandic
User xx templates User xx categories Language bar
User is (native speakers) and levels: General Category:User is, and by level: Translation of Þýðing af
1–basic level, 1–basic level, original upphaflegt
2–intermediate level, 2–intermediate level, changes breytingar
3–advanced level, 3–advanced level, Translations
4–near-native level, and 4–near-native level, Category:Translations lang-is
5–professional level 5–professional level, Category:Translators en-is
N–native speaker of language
[it]
italiano
Italian
User xx templates User xx categories Language bar
User it (native speakers) and levels: General Category:User it, and by level: Translation of Traduzione di
1–basic level, 1–basic level, original originale
2–intermediate level, 2–intermediate level, changes modifiche
3–advanced level, 3–advanced level, Translations
4–near-native level, and 4–near-native level, Category:Translations lang-it
5–professional level 5–professional level, Category:Translators en-it
N–native speaker of language
[ja]
日本語
Japanese
User xx templates User xx categories Language bar
User ja (native speakers) and levels: General Category:User ja, and by level: Translation of 翻訳された
1–basic level, 1–basic level, original 原文
2–intermediate level, 2–intermediate level, changes 変更
3–advanced level, 3–advanced level, Translations
4–near-native level, and 4–near-native level, Category:Translations lang-ja
5–professional level 5–professional level, Category:Translators en-ja
N–native speaker of language
[kh]
ភាសាខ្មែរ
Khmer
User xx templates User xx categories Language bar
User kh (native speakers) and levels: General Category:User kh, and by level: Translation of Translation of
1–basic level, 1–basic level, original original
2–intermediate level, 2–intermediate level, changes changes
3–advanced level, 3–advanced level, Translations
4–near-native level, and 4–near-native level, Category:Translations lang-kh
5–professional level 5–professional level, Category:Translators en-kh
N–native speaker of language
[ko]
한국어
Korean
User xx templates User xx categories Language bar
User ko (native speakers) and levels: General Category:User ko, and by level: Translation of 번역근원
1–basic level, 1–basic level, original 원문
2–intermediate level, 2–intermediate level, changes 차이
3–advanced level, 3–advanced level, Translations
4–near-native level, and 4–near-native level, Category:Translations lang-ko
5–professional level 5–professional level, Category:Translators en-ko
N–native speaker of language
[mn]
монгол
Mongolian
User xx templates User xx categories Language bar
User mn (native speakers) and levels: General Category:User mn, and by level: Translation of Перевод
1–basic level, 1–basic level, original первоначальной
2–intermediate level, 2–intermediate level, changes изменения
3–advanced level, 3–advanced level, Translations
4–near-native level, and 4–near-native level, Category:Translations lang-mn
5–professional level 5–professional level, Category:Translators en-mn
N–native speaker of language
[ne]
नेपाली
Nepali
User xx templates User xx categories Language bar
User ne (native speakers) and levels: General Category:User ne, and by level: Translation of अनुवादित
1–basic level, 1–basic level, original आधार लेख
2–intermediate level, 2–intermediate level, changes परिवर्तनहरु
3–advanced level, 3–advanced level, Translations
4–near-native level, and 4–near-native level, Category:Translations lang-ne
5–professional level 5–professional level, Category:Translators en-ne
N–native speaker of language
[nl]
Nederlands
Dutch
User xx templates User xx categories Language bar
User nl (native speakers) and levels: General Category:User nl, and by level: Translation of Vertaling van
1–basic level, 1–basic level, original origineel
2–intermediate level, 2–intermediate level, changes veranderingen
3–advanced level, 3–advanced level, Translations
4–near-native level, and 4–near-native level, Category:Translations lang-nl
5–professional level 5–professional level, Category:Translators en-nl
N–native speaker of language
[no]
norsk
Norwegian
User xx templates User xx categories Language bar
User no (native speakers) and levels: General Category:User no, and by level: Translation of Translation of
1–basic level, 1–basic level, original original
2–intermediate level, 2–intermediate level, changes changes
3–advanced level, 3–advanced level, Translations
4–near-native level, and 4–near-native level, Category:Translations lang-no
5–professional level 5–professional level, Category:Translators en-no
N–native speaker of language
[pl]
polski
Polish
User xx templates User xx categories Language bar
User pl (native speakers) and levels: General Category:User pl, and by level: Translation of Tłumaczenie
1–basic level, 1–basic level, original Oryginał
2–intermediate level, 2–intermediate level, changes Zmiany
3–advanced level, 3–advanced level, Translations
4–near-native level, and 4–near-native level, Category:Translations lang-pl
5–professional level 5–professional level, Category:Translators en-pl
N–native speaker of language
[ps]
پښتو
Pashto
User xx templates User xx categories Language bar
User ps (native speakers) and levels: General Category:User ps, and by level: Translation of Translation of
1–basic level, 1–basic level, original original
2–intermediate level, 2–intermediate level, changes changes
3–advanced level, 3–advanced level, Translations
4–near-native level, and 4–near-native level, Category:Translations lang-ps
5–professional level 5–professional level, Category:Translators en-ps
N–native speaker of language
[pt]
português
Portuguese
User xx templates User xx categories Language bar
User pt (native speakers) and levels: General Category:User pt, and by level: Translation of Tradução de
1–basic level, 1–basic level, original original
2–intermediate level, 2–intermediate level, changes alterações
3–advanced level, 3–advanced level, Translations
4–near-native level, and 4–near-native level, Category:Translations lang-pt
5–professional level 5–professional level, Category:Translators en-pt
N–native speaker of language
[ro]
română
Romanian
User xx templates User xx categories Language bar
User ro (native speakers) and levels: General Category:User ro, and by level: Translation of Traducerea
1–basic level, 1–basic level, original original
2–intermediate level, 2–intermediate level, changes diferenţe
3–advanced level, 3–advanced level, Translations
4–near-native level, and 4–near-native level, Category:Translations lang-ro
5–professional level 5–professional level, Category:Translators en-ro
N–native speaker of language
[ru]
русский
Russian
User xx templates User xx categories Language bar
User ru (native speakers) and levels: General Category:User ru, and by level: Translation of перевод
1–basic level, 1–basic level, original оригинал
2–intermediate level, 2–intermediate level, changes изменения
3–advanced level, 3–advanced level, Translations
4–near-native level, and 4–near-native level, Category:Translations lang-ru
5–professional level 5–professional level, Category:Translators en-ru
N–native speaker of language
[rw]
kinyarwanda
Kinyarwanda
User xx templates User xx categories Language bar
User rw (native speakers) and levels: General Category:User rw, and by level: Translation of Translation of
1–basic level, 1–basic level, original original
2–intermediate level, 2–intermediate level, changes changes
3–advanced level, 3–advanced level, Translations
4–near-native level, and 4–near-native level, Category:Translations lang-rw
5–professional level 5–professional level, Category:Translators en-rw
N–native speaker of language
[si]
සිංහල
Sinhala
User xx templates User xx categories Language bar
User si (native speakers) and levels: General Category:User si, and by level: Translation of Translation of
1–basic level, 1–basic level, original original
2–intermediate level, 2–intermediate level, changes changes
3–advanced level, 3–advanced level, Translations
4–near-native level, and 4–near-native level, Category:Translations lang-si
5–professional level 5–professional level, Category:Translators en-si
N–native speaker of language
[sr]
српски / srpski
Serbian
User xx templates User xx categories Language bar
User sr (native speakers) and levels: General Category:User sr, and by level: Translation of Превод за
1–basic level, 1–basic level, original извор
2–intermediate level, 2–intermediate level, changes промене
3–advanced level, 3–advanced level, Translations
4–near-native level, and 4–near-native level, Category:Translations lang-sr
5–professional level 5–professional level, Category:Translators en-sr
N–native speaker of language
[sw]
Kiswahili
Swahili
User xx templates User xx categories Language bar
User sw (native speakers) and levels: General Category:User sw, and by level: Translation of Translation of
1–basic level, 1–basic level, original original
2–intermediate level, 2–intermediate level, changes changes
3–advanced level, 3–advanced level, Translations
4–near-native level, and 4–near-native level, Category:Translations lang-sw
5–professional level 5–professional level, Category:Translators en-sw
N–native speaker of language
[tl]
Tagalog
Tagalog
User xx templates User xx categories Language bar
User tl (native speakers) and levels: General Category:User tl, and by level: Translation of Translation of
1–basic level, 1–basic level, original original
2–intermediate level, 2–intermediate level, changes changes
3–advanced level, 3–advanced level, Translations
4–near-native level, and 4–near-native level, Category:Translations lang-tl
5–professional level 5–professional level, Category:Translators en-tl
N–native speaker of language
[tr]
türkçe
Turkish
User xx templates User xx categories Language bar
User tr (native speakers) and levels: General Category:User tr, and by level: Translation of Çeviri-in
1–basic level, 1–basic level, original özgün
2–intermediate level, 2–intermediate level, changes değişiklik
3–advanced level, 3–advanced level, Translations
4–near-native level, and 4–near-native level, Category:Translations lang-tr
5–professional level 5–professional level, Category:Translators en-tr
N–native speaker of language
[zh]
中文
Chinese
User xx templates User xx categories Language bar
User zh (native speakers) and levels: General Category:User zh, and by level: Translation of 翻譯
1–basic level, 1–basic level, original 原文
2–intermediate level, 2–intermediate level, changes 變更
3–advanced level, 3–advanced level, Translations
4–near-native level, and 4–near-native level, Category:Translations lang-zh
5–professional level 5–professional level, Category:Translators en-zh
N–native speaker of language