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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.
• 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? Go to the Translations Wanted 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.

• Translating/HowTo - walks you through the translation of a page.

• 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 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>{{#language:xx}}<br>english_name
| {{Language maintenance | lang = xx }}

[ar] العربية 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
[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
[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
[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 Bokmål	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
[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] Ikinyarwanda 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