Short description how things work here.
[edit] New language
- Someone wants to start a new localization project for language Xyz.
- At least the following information is needed (if not already available):
- A language code from ISO 639-3 or the Ethnologue website
- The language name in English and in its own language (for example 'de (German – Deutsch)')
- Should the language fall back to another language other than English. (Fallback is used when a translation in the main language is not present)
- Is the language RTL or LTR
- If it helps you, translations can be imported from example Xyz.wikipedia project or another MediaWiki installed.
- Create account in Betawiki
[edit] Localisation
- Translators translate messages using Special:Translate
- Translators can provide localization information (Includes: bookstore lists, date formats, number formats, grammar; translation for skin names, magic words etc)
- These things cannot be translated in Special:Translate. Please contact a developer (Nike) and discuss how to continue.
- Translators can test most of the translations in real time and other features when asked.
[edit] Getting things into Wikimedia and other MediaWikis
- Translators should request a commit on Translating:Tasks.
- Developer will commit changes to MediaWiki SVN.
- If there are no problems, things should be live on Wikimedia in couple of days.