Translating:How to start/ksh

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Wat mer vörschlonn, wi De MediWiki övversäze kanns
Wann De för e ander Projäk wi MediaWiki övversäze wells, es dat schöhn, un De bruchs di Leß heh nit ze bedängke.


 * Et eetß donn de övversäze.
 * Dann donn fähdesch maache.
 * Looer, ov De jät vun de bruchs för Ding Schprohch, un maach di och.
 * Donn prööfe, ov Ding Övversäzonge och zosamme paße — emmer de sellve Wööt, Do/Ühr, ene einheijtlijje Schtihl, un esu jädd.
 * Donn op dä Sigg Special:AdvancedTranslate de ier Name, de su jenannte Zauberwöhter, un de Name vun de Appachtemangs övversäze.
 * Donn övversäze
 * Dann eetß donn de.
 * Pröhf noh, ov Ding Övversäzonge vum MediaWiki un däm sing Zohsatzprojramme zosamme paße — einheijtlijje Wöht, Do/Ühr, dä Schtihl, un wadd ed esu jitt. Pack aan, wat nit paß.
 * Zojohderläz fang och aan, Ding Schprohch ier Övversäzong op Zack ze hallde, rejemähßesch. Mir dähte sahre, winnischßdens eijmohl em Mohnd erin ze lohre, un de neuje un veränderte Täxte un Nohreschte op der Schtand ze bränge, dat wöhr et.

Donn wigger lässe, wann De mih weße wells. Nühdesch ess_et nit, ävver mer donn et vorschlonn, för wann De en Ideh krejje wells vun dä Müjjeleschkeite, di beim Övversäze un Lokalisehre noch wigger jon. Do künnß allerdengs ehds ens alld e paa Dähsch medd Övversäze verbrenge, un dann wider noh heh kumme, wann De meins, dat de mih weße wells.

Donn drop ahde: Don de Lengks, de Appachtemangs, un de Nohreeschte esu wi se sin övversäze, un donn nit mieh wi onbedingk nühdesch vum Ojinaal affjonn!