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Process overview

Short description of the translatewiki.net localisation process.

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 'German – Deutsch (de)')
  • Should the language fall back to another language other than English? If so which? (Fallback is used when a translation in the main language is not present)
  • Is the language RTL or LTR (written from right to left or left to right)
• Create account in translatewiki.net
  • Request rights to translate at Project:Translator
• Create a Portal page for the language having the name Portal:Xyz if one does not yet exist.
  • Add yourself as a translator on its /translators subpage.

Localisation

• Translators translate messages using Special:Translate
• Translators can provide localization information for MediaWiki (Includes: bookstore lists, date formats, number formats, grammar; translation for magic words, etc.)
  • Most of these things can be translated in Special:AdvancedTranslate.
• Translators can test most of the translations for MediaWiki in real time and other features when asked.

Getting things into Wikimedia, other MediaWikis, and other products

• Translators should request a commit on Translating:Tasks.
  • Translations with Special:Translate are usually committed even without request, but translations with Special:AdvancedTranslate can take a few weeks. It may be wise to request a commit on Translating:Tasks.
• A developer will commit changes to the source code management system of the product.
  • For MediaWiki: If there are no problems, things should be live on Wikimedia within a week.Needs updating