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The program [[Application Program: Test of ability with arithmetic]] may or may not become produced. The idea is to localize the program into many languages. There are already (2006-05-29) strings of text for English, Polish, Portuguese and Spanish. |
The program [[Application Program: Test of ability with arithmetic]] may or may not become produced. The idea is to localize the program into many languages. There are already (2006-05-29) strings of text for English, Polish, Portuguese and Spanish. |
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==Nigeria 2007== |
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There has not been alot of news about Nigeria and the |
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OLPC program in 2007. |
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But news at OLPC is they are getting ready the laptops checking things once checking them twice. Nigeria joind OLPC last summer and the news is they have paid in full, and now just waiting for the laptops! |
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--[[User:Bakersdz|Bakersdz]] 19:18, 14 February 2007 (EST) |
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Revision as of 00:18, 15 February 2007
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| Federal Republic of Nigeria #NA | |
| Capital | Abuja |
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| Official languages | English, Edo, Efik, Adamawa Fulfulde, Hausa, Idoma, Igbo, Central Kanuri, Yoruba |
| Area | 923,768 km² |
| Population | |
| - 2005 estimate | 128,765,768 |
| - 1999 census | 88,992,220 |
| - Density | 142/km² |
| Education | |
| - Literacy (%) | 68.0 |
| - Compulsory Years | #NA |
| - Compulsory Age | #NA |
| - Pop. in School Age | ~#NA |
| - Pop. in School | ~#NA |
| GDP (PPP) 2005 est. | USD 175 billion |
| - Per capita | USD 1,400 |
| GDP (nominal) 2005 est. | USD 77 billion |
| - Per capita | USD 598 |
| HDI (2006) | 0.448 (low) |
| Gini Index (1996-7) | 50.6 |
| Time zone | WAT (UTC+1) |
| Internet TLD | .ng |
| Calling code | +234 |
| More statistics... | |
Languages needed for localization
Q: Which language or languages are needed for localization for use by children in Nigeria please?
- A: Nigeria's official language is English along with Edo, Efik, Adamawa Fulfulde, Hausa, Idoma, Igbo, Central Kanuri and Yoruba, but there are more than 250 languages spoken in the country, Ethnologue even lists 510 spoken languages.
- Most children learn English, compulsory from primary school onward, and Arabic. They would probably have a better learning experience when taught most topics in their native language. Secondary school is almost exclusevely taught in English. Yoruba is the local language most used in schools in the south west from primary to Secondary school , but the language of instruction still remains english
- There are already localization efforts in Nigeria's major languages, Yoruba, Igbo and Hausa. These languages use the African Reference Alphabet, which is covered by Unicode but requiring support for composed characters with diacritics (at both input and display level). More information about localization can be found at the PanAfrLoc Wiki. According to L'aménagement linguistique dans le monde, a third of the children between 12 and 17 attend school.
Localization experience
The program Application Program: Test of ability with arithmetic may or may not become produced. The idea is to localize the program into many languages. There are already (2006-05-29) strings of text for English, Polish, Portuguese and Spanish.
Nigeria 2007
There has not been alot of news about Nigeria and the OLPC program in 2007. But news at OLPC is they are getting ready the laptops checking things once checking them twice. Nigeria joind OLPC last summer and the news is they have paid in full, and now just waiting for the laptops! --Bakersdz 19:18, 14 February 2007 (EST)