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There are local OLPC organizations in several other [[countries]]. |
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A list of languages of [[countries]] in [[One_Laptop_per_Child#Launch_plans|discussions]] with OLPC, with links to priorities and status of OLPC-related language work in each, where available. All of these languages can be entered, viewed, and printed in most distributions of Linux. Hausa, Igbo, and Yoruba (the most important three of the eight official languages of [[OLPC Nigeria|Nigeria]] other than English) lack further support, including native keyboard layouts and locales. Mongolian is currently supported only in Cyrillic, not in its traditional alphabet. |
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Lists of languages of [[countries]] in [[One_Laptop_per_Child#Launch_plans|discussions]] with OLPC, with links to priorities and status of OLPC-related language work in each, where available. All of these languages can be entered, viewed, and printed in most distributions of Linux. Hausa, Igbo, and Yoruba (the most important three of the eight official languages of [[OLPC Nigeria|Nigeria]] other than English) lack further support, including native keyboard layouts and locales. [[Mongolian]] is currently supported only in Cyrillic, not in its traditional alphabet. |
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Data on official languages from both |
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* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_official_languages_by_country Wikipedia Official Languages by Country] |
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* [http://www.ethnologue.org/ Ethnologue] |
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These sources often do not agree. The view on this page is that the more inclusive definition should be used, combining languages on both lists. Even if a language listed here is not formally adopted as an official language in the country of use, it is important enough for our purposes. |
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There are local OLPC organizations in several other [[countries]]. |
There are local OLPC organizations in several other [[countries]]. |
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==Official Languages of Target Countries== |
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* Argentina |
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**Spanish |
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**Guarani (Corrientes and Misiones) |
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National or official language: Spanish. |
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Living languages: 25 |
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* Brazil |
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**Portuguese |
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National or official language: Portuguese. |
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Living languages: 188 |
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* China, People's Republic of |
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**Cantonese (de facto in Hong Kong and Macau) |
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**English (in Hong Kong) |
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**Kazakh (in Ili Kazakh) |
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**Korean (in Changbai and Yanbian) |
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**Mandarin (locally know as Putonghua) (statewide, except in Hong Kong and Macau where it has de facto official status) |
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**Mongolian (in Inner Mongolia) |
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**Portuguese (in Macau) |
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**Tajik (in Taxkorgan) |
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**Tibetan (in Tibet) |
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**Uyghur (in Xinjiang) |
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**Zhuang (in Guangxi) |
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National or official languages: Mandarin Chinese, regional languages: Daur, Kalmyk-Oirat, Lu, Peripheral Mongolian, Central Tibetan, Uyghur, Xibe, Northern Zhuang. |
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Living languages: 235 |
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* Egypt |
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**Arabic |
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National or official languages: Standard Arabic, Egyptian Spoken Arabic. |
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Living languages: 11 |
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* India |
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** Assamese (in Assam) |
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** Bengali (in Tripura and West Bengal) |
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** Bodo (in Assam) |
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** Dogri (in Jammu and Kashmir) |
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** English (statewide) |
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** Gujarati (in Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, and Gujarat) |
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** Hindi (statewide) |
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** Kannada (in Karnataka) |
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** Kashmiri (in Jammu and Kashmir) |
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** Konkani (in Goa) |
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** Maithili (in Bihar) |
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** Malayalam (in Kerala, Pondicherry and Lakshadweep) |
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** Meitei (in Manipur) |
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** Marathi (in Maharashtra) |
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** Nepali (in Sikkim) |
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** Oriya (in Orissa) |
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** Punjabi (in Punjab) |
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** Sanskrit (statewide) |
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** Santali (in Jharkhand) |
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** Sindhi (in Jammu and Kashmir) |
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** Tamil (in Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry) |
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** Telugu (in Andhra Pradesh and Pondicherry) |
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** Urdu (in Jammu and Kashmir) |
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** French (Only in Pondicherry Union Territory) |
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There are 22 official 'scheduled' languages: Assamese, Bengali, Bodo, Dogri, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Kashmiri, Konkani, Maithili, Malayalam, Marathi, Meitei, Nepali, Oriya, Eastern Panjabi, Sanskrit, Santali, Sindhi, Tamil, Telugu, Urdu. |
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Living languages: 415 |
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* Libya |
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** Arabic |
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National or official language: Standard Arabic. |
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Living languages: 9 |
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* Nigeria |
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**English |
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**Hausa (national) |
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**Yoruba (national) |
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**Igbo (national) |
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National or official languages: Edo, Efik, Adamawa Fulfulde, Hausa, Idoma, Igbo, Central Kanuri, Yoruba, English. |
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Living languages: 510 |
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* Thailand |
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**Thai |
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National or official language: Thai. |
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Living languages: 74 |
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==Europe and America== |
==Europe and America== |
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===(en) [[English]] === |
===(en) [[English]] === |
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Primary source language for the Internet, and for high-tech in general. Easier to describe materials for which this is ''not'' true in this section. |
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'''Users and translators''': See [[:Category:User en]] |
'''Users and translators''': See [[:Category:User en]] |
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Revision as of 21:55, 11 November 2006
There are local OLPC organizations in several other countries.
Lists of languages of countries in discussions with OLPC, with links to priorities and status of OLPC-related language work in each, where available. All of these languages can be entered, viewed, and printed in most distributions of Linux. Hausa, Igbo, and Yoruba (the most important three of the eight official languages of Nigeria other than English) lack further support, including native keyboard layouts and locales. Mongolian is currently supported only in Cyrillic, not in its traditional alphabet.
Data on official languages from both
These sources often do not agree. The view on this page is that the more inclusive definition should be used, combining languages on both lists. Even if a language listed here is not formally adopted as an official language in the country of use, it is important enough for our purposes.
There are local OLPC organizations in several other countries.
Official Languages of Target Countries
- Argentina
- Spanish
- Guarani (Corrientes and Misiones)
National or official language: Spanish.
Living languages: 25
- Brazil
- Portuguese
National or official language: Portuguese.
Living languages: 188
- China, People's Republic of
- Cantonese (de facto in Hong Kong and Macau)
- English (in Hong Kong)
- Kazakh (in Ili Kazakh)
- Korean (in Changbai and Yanbian)
- Mandarin (locally know as Putonghua) (statewide, except in Hong Kong and Macau where it has de facto official status)
- Mongolian (in Inner Mongolia)
- Portuguese (in Macau)
- Tajik (in Taxkorgan)
- Tibetan (in Tibet)
- Uyghur (in Xinjiang)
- Zhuang (in Guangxi)
National or official languages: Mandarin Chinese, regional languages: Daur, Kalmyk-Oirat, Lu, Peripheral Mongolian, Central Tibetan, Uyghur, Xibe, Northern Zhuang.
Living languages: 235
- Egypt
- Arabic
National or official languages: Standard Arabic, Egyptian Spoken Arabic.
Living languages: 11
- India
- Assamese (in Assam)
- Bengali (in Tripura and West Bengal)
- Bodo (in Assam)
- Dogri (in Jammu and Kashmir)
- English (statewide)
- Gujarati (in Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, and Gujarat)
- Hindi (statewide)
- Kannada (in Karnataka)
- Kashmiri (in Jammu and Kashmir)
- Konkani (in Goa)
- Maithili (in Bihar)
- Malayalam (in Kerala, Pondicherry and Lakshadweep)
- Meitei (in Manipur)
- Marathi (in Maharashtra)
- Nepali (in Sikkim)
- Oriya (in Orissa)
- Punjabi (in Punjab)
- Sanskrit (statewide)
- Santali (in Jharkhand)
- Sindhi (in Jammu and Kashmir)
- Tamil (in Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry)
- Telugu (in Andhra Pradesh and Pondicherry)
- Urdu (in Jammu and Kashmir)
- French (Only in Pondicherry Union Territory)
There are 22 official 'scheduled' languages: Assamese, Bengali, Bodo, Dogri, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Kashmiri, Konkani, Maithili, Malayalam, Marathi, Meitei, Nepali, Oriya, Eastern Panjabi, Sanskrit, Santali, Sindhi, Tamil, Telugu, Urdu.
Living languages: 415
- Libya
- Arabic
National or official language: Standard Arabic.
Living languages: 9
- Nigeria
- English
- Hausa (national)
- Yoruba (national)
- Igbo (national)
National or official languages: Edo, Efik, Adamawa Fulfulde, Hausa, Idoma, Igbo, Central Kanuri, Yoruba, English.
Living languages: 510
- Thailand
- Thai
National or official language: Thai.
Living languages: 74
Europe and America
(en) English
Primary source language for the Internet, and for high-tech in general. Easier to describe materials for which this is not true in this section.
Users and translators: See Category:User en
(fr) French
Users and translators: See Category:User fr
(de) German
Users and translators: See Category:User de
(pt) Portuguese
Main dialects: Brazilian and continental
Users and translators: See Category:User pt
(es) Spanish
Users and translators: See Category:User es
(ru) Russian
Users and translators: See Category:User ru
East and Central Asia
(ru) Russian
Users and translators: See Category:User ru
(zh) Chinese
Main written dialects: simplified and traditional
Users and translators: See Category:User zh
(ja) Japanese
Users and translators: See Category:User ja
(mn) Mongolian
Users and translators: See Category:User mn
(bo) Tibetan
Users and translators: See Category:User bo
South Asia
(bn) Bengali
Users and translators: See Category:User bn
(gu) Gujarati
Users and translators: See Category:User gu
(hi) Hindi
Users and translators: See Category:User hi
(kn) Kannada
Users and translators: See Category:User kn
(ml) Malayalam
Users and translators: See Category:User ml
(mr) Marathi
Users and translators: See Category:User mr
(np) Nepali
Users and translators: See Category:User np
(or) Oriya
Users and translators: See Category:User or
(pa) Punjabi
Users and translators: See Category:User pa
(ta) Tamil
Users and translators: See Category:User ta
(te) Telugu
Users and translators: See Category:User te
(th) Thai
Users and translators: See Category:User th
Sub-Saharan Africa
(ha) Hausa
Users and translators: See Category:User ha
(ig) Igbo
Users and translators: See Category:User ig
(yo) Yoruba
Users and translators: See Category:User yo
(rw) Kinyarwanda
Users and translators: See Category:User rw
Middle East and North Africa
(ar) Arabic
Users and translators: See Category:User ar