Hi Hammad,
Le 28/02/2026 à 12:37, Hammad a écrit :
Hello l10n team,
I would like to start a new LibreOffice localization effort for Brahui
(native name: براہوئی).
Thanks a lot for your will to contribute and welcome to the team!
Requested language/locale:
Language: Brahui (ISO 639-3: brh)
Country/region: Pakistan (ISO 3166-1: PK)
Proposed locale tag: brh-PK
Script: Arabic-based, right-to-left (RTL)
Brahui is also spoken outside Pakistan (e.g., Afghanistan), but I would
like to start with one primary locale (brh-PK) unless you recommend
separate variants.Regional usage / variants:
Brahui is spoken mainly in Pakistan and also by communities in Afghanistan
and Iran.In case a locale is necessary, I would like to begin with a single
primary locale (brh-PK) unless you recommend separate locale variants.
We should go for the standard here which is the ISO code. If at a moment
a locale is needed that could be done later. And we usually indicate the
script used when there are different scripts like brh for Arabic script
and brh-Latn for Latin script.
Latin script note (Brolikva):
In addition to the Arabic script, Brahui is also written in a Latin
alphabet known as “Brolikva” / “Brahui Roman Likvar.” The Arabic RTL script
is the prominently used one.
So Brahui is already in Weblate, I changed the script to be used to
Arabic. But LibreOffice currently does not support your language,
meaning we don't have locale data and they are not in the CLDR repository.
We would also need to assign language-ids and related strings.
So that doesn't prevent you to begin your translation in Weblate, it's
independent but we will need to add the local data to LibreOffice at
some time.
We have a guide in the wiki, please follow:
https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/LibreOffice_Localization_Guide/Adding_a_New_Language_or_Locale
Microsoft LCID:
I could not find an official Microsoft LCID for Brahui. If Microsoft did
not assign one, please advise/assign a LibreOffice MS-LangID as needed for
MS file import/export.
I can act as the initial coordinator/manager for this localization project.
Please tell me the next steps to get the locale added/enabled on your
translation platform (Weblate).
I can't find you on Weblate. You need to create an account there and let
me know your user name so I can add you to the language group.
In parallel you can work with your team on getting the local data ready.
Don't hesitate to come back to us should you have any question.
Cheers
Sophie
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