🌍Localization
Our purpose
Adapting the project tools and material to be understood by a specific audience.
Who we are
We are a community of translators and linguists that localize the original English content into our languages.
🔨 English knowledge and deep understanding of our local language and culture are key for this work.
What’s success
Localize the project tools into our language, mainly the Common Voice site.
The Common Voice site is 100% localized in my language.
How to join
Anyone can join this community. Join our discourse forums or our matrix chat and introduce yourself, jump into our localization tool and check the status of your language.
What we do
Localization
We use Mozilla’s localization tool, Pontoon, to translate the Common Voice strings. Please create an account and check your language on Common Voice Pontoon section.
ℹ️ Please read how to use pontoon before starting to use the tool, you might need to ask the Mozilla localization team for permissions to validate suggestions.
🔨 Skills required to help: English knowledge, strong knowledge of your language.
Roles
These are some roles you can take as part of this community.
Localizer: Suggest new translations for the pending strings
Reviewer: Check and validate existing suggestions and improve their quality.
Mobilizer: Help people in the community to get started and keep contributing.
Channels
Common Voice discourse category.
Common Voice matrix chat room.
Mozilla Localization matrix chat room.
💬 If your language already exists on Common Voice, make sure you check and join the local discourse and matrix room. If that’s not the case, please create a new topic on discourse asking for one to be created.
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