Sunday, October 31, 2010

#translatewiki.net is not a stamp collection

The group statistics show all the supported languages that are 336 languages from Abkhazian to Zulu. Typically a new language is added when someone requests another Wikipedia. As localisation is a prerequisite before a new Wikipedia is actually created.


Having so many languages is a mixed blessing. When it comes to bragging rights it is great but we do not want all that "red" in the group statistics; it is the "green" that makes us happy. Regularly there are requests for new languages and success is most likely when it is a native speaker who comes to do the work.

For many languages we are waiting for people willing to do make a difference; these languages are ready waiting for localisations:

  • 'sxu' - 'Säggssch' - Upper Saxon
  • 'rtm' - 'Faeag Rotuma' - Rotuman
  • 'wls' - 'Faka'uvea' - Fakauvea
  • 'twd' - 'Tweants' - Twents
  • 'trp' - 'Kokborok (Tripuri)' - Kokborok
  • 'pko' - 'Pökoot' - Pökoot
  • 'pru' - 'Prūsiskan' - Prussian
  • 'swb' - 'Shikomoro' - Comorian
  • 'njo' - 'Ao' - Ao Naga
  • 'mni' - 'মেইতেই লোন্' - Meitei
  • 'ttt' - 'Tati' - Tat 
  • 'yrl' - 'ñe'engatú' - Nheengatu
  • 'krl' - 'Karjala' - Karelian
  • 'mwv' - 'Behase Mentawei' - Mentawai 
  • 'niu' - 'ko e vagahau Niuē' - Niue 
  • 'bew' - 'Bahasa Betawi' - Betawi
  • 'rw' - 'Kinyarwanda' - Kinyarwanda 
  • 'slr' - 'Salırça' - Salar 
  • 'ryu' - 'ʔucināguci' - Central Okinawan 
  • 'gom-deva' - 'कोंकणी' - Konkani (Devanagari script) 
  • 'gom-latn' - 'Konknni' - Konkani (Latin script)
  • 'akz' - 'Albaamo innaaɬiilka' - Alabama 
  • 'jam' - 'Jamaican Creole English'
  • 'kgp' - 'Kaingáng' 
  • 'hu-formal' - 'Magyar (magázó)' 
  • 'kea' - 'Kabuverdianu' - Kabuverdianu
  • 'ady-cyrl' - 'адыгэбзэ' - Adyghe
  • 'tsd' - 'Τσακωνικά' - Tsakonian 
  • 'ary' - 'Maġribi' - Moroccan Spoken Arabic
  • 'arq' - 'جزائري' - Algerian Arabic 
  • 'gcf' - 'Guadeloupean Creole French' - Guadeloupean Creole French 
  • 'lld' - 'Ladin' - Ladin
  • 'ruq-grek' - 'Megleno-Romanian (Greek script)'
  • 'ydd' - 'Eastern Yiddish' - Eastern Yiddish 
  • 'plm' - 'Palembang' - Palembang 
  • 'tzm' - 'ⵜⴰⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖⵜ' - Tamazight 
  • 'bto' - 'Iriga Bicolano' - Iriga Bicolano
  • 'rap' - 'arero rapa nui' - Rapa Nui 
  • 'bfq' - 'படகா' - UBadaga
  • 'guc' - 'Wayúu' - Wayuu 
  • 'lus' - 'Mizo ţawng' - Mizo/Lusai 
  • 'mui' - 'Musi' - Musi 
  • 'kbd-latn' - 'qabardjajəbza' - Kabardian (Latin script) 
  • 'ase' - 'American sign language' 
  • 'brh' - 'Bráhuí' - Brahui 
  • 'khw' - 'کھوار' - Khowar 
  • 'mnc' - 'ᠮᠠᠨᠵᡠ ᡤᡳᠰᡠᠨ' - Manchu 
  • 'anp' - 'अंगिका' - Angika 
  • 'aro' - 'Araona' - Araona 
  • 'hif-deva' - 'फ़ीजी हिन्दी' - Fiji Hindi (Devangari script) 
  • 'gah' - 'Alekano' - Alekano 
  • 'rki' - 'ရခိုင်' - Rakhi
Thanks,
      GerardM

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