[Localization] Localization for Haiti (Kreyol)

[Edward Cherlin]

On Jan 9, 2008 1:21 PM, Samuel Klein <meta.sj at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Jan 9, 2008 3:32 PM, Edward Cherlin <echerlin at gmail.com> wrote:
> > On Jan 9, 2008 11:59 AM, Marvin Demuth <marvindemuth at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> > > OLPC G1G1 information refers to some of the donated XO laptops
> > > being for Haiti.
> > >
> > > Presumably, there has been no localization work started yet for Haiti.
> >
> > There is a standard French localization, but it needs thousands more
> > strings translated, mainly for Etoys.
> >
> > If you can send some Kreyol speakers our way, please do.
> >
> > This raises a question for Pootle management: Could Kreyol localizers
> > work from the existing French, not just from English? That is, can
> > Pootle be set up to show the source strings and *two* localizations at
> > the same time, or do people just have to coordinate in two browser
> > windows?
>
> This would be great, but requires a pootle hack.  ==> not at the moment.

Well, two browser windows isn't great, but will work. Thanks for the response.

> > See http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Pootle  Explains the process
> > http://solar.laptop.org:5080/  Our Pootle server, where it all happens.
>
> We should add haitian creyole as a language there.    I just filed a
> trac ticket for it.

What language name did you use? I believe that "Kreyol" is the
accepted name and spelling in Kreyol for Haitian Creole French, and
that "Aiysyen" is also acceptable.

We also appear to be short Dari (Eastern Farsi) and Pashto, at least,
for Afghanistan; and Cambodian/Khmer. Would you like to do those
tickets, too?

I don't know when we should try to start Hazaragi and Aimaq for
Afghanistan, in part because there is no public information on what
parts of Afghanistan will be supported through G1G1. The Shi'ite
Hazaras  were historically oppressed by all the Sunni tribes, and
still are. Sunni Aimaq are often misclassified as Persian, Hazara, or
Tajik. Hazaragi and Aimaq are sometimes described as dialects of
Farsi. I don't know how accurate this assessment is, and I don't know
how usable either a Farsi or a Dari localization would be to the
Hazara and the Aimaq.

> SJ
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> > > Marvin Demuth



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