It gets better even with more translation memories it gets.

We started with the translation for Akan, but I guess we never finished.
Still dormant but able to get back to it easily.

Rexford | google.com/+Nkansahrexford | sent from Smartphone
On Aug 27, 2014 9:04 PM, "Enock Seth Nyamador" <[email protected]> wrote:

> Great! I even forgot the Google Translate toolkit is available, is a great
> tool. Used it for translating Wickiana
> <http://www.wikiwand.com/ee/Wickiana> sometime ago.
>
> - Enock
>
>
> On Wed, Aug 27, 2014 at 6:33 PM, Nkansah Rexford <[email protected]
> > wrote:
>
>> Would you mind doing the translation using the google translate toolkit?
>>
>> Its one powerful tool to use. Besides, by so doing, you can help put
>> dagbani on Google translate.
>>
>> All you need to get started is here: https://*translate*.*google*.com/
>> *toolkit*
>>
>> Unless Carl has recommended a specific translating tool to use, I'll
>> recommend the google translate toolkit.
>>
>> I'm sure the anti google guys will be looking at me now,  but hey, I've
>> tried it and it works. Forget about WHO made it.
>>
>> If you'll need help in setting the translate toolkit, I'm glad to help
>> tomorrow.
>>
>> I know https://www.transifex.com/ too but it gets to a point you might
>> need to pay something to get some features. Not very sure but you can give
>> that a spin too
>>
>> Rexford | google.com/+Nkansahrexford | sent from Smartphone
>> On Aug 27, 2014 7:50 PM, <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>>  I have received the first document for translation and myself, Bawah
>>> and Jaward would do justice to Dagbani. However since Dagbani is not on
>>> Wikipedia yet as well as in the incubator I am not sure which space we
>>> would use to do the translation. any ideas?
>>>
>>> Sent from Windows Mail
>>>
>>> *From:* Mohammed Jaward
>>> *Sent:* ‎Wednesday‎, ‎August‎ ‎27‎, ‎2014 ‎4‎:‎14‎ ‎PM
>>> *To:* Wikimedia Ghana User Group
>>>
>>> I think i can do Dagani too.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Wed, Aug 27, 2014 at 5:00 PM, Bawah <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>
>>>> can help massly with Dagbani...
>>>> -Bawah
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Wed, Aug 27, 2014 at 9:33 AM, Enock Seth Nyamador <
>>>> [email protected]> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Thanks Rex,
>>>>>
>>>>> I've started an article in Eʋe
>>>>> <http://www.wikiwand.com/ee/Ebola_d%C9%94lele> based of that of ENWP.
>>>>> Will see how far I can go.
>>>>>
>>>>> - Enock
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Wed, Aug 27, 2014 at 8:57 AM, Nkansah Rexford <
>>>>> [email protected]> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> I have added Carl to this mailing list.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> If you wish to get in touch with him directly, you may do so. Carl's
>>>>>> email is in the cc of this email.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I'm glad many have showed interest. Lets keep it going then!
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Wed, Aug 27, 2014 at 10:55 AM, Nkansah Rexford <
>>>>>> [email protected]> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Okay, I've added you.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Thanks
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Wed, Aug 27, 2014 at 10:53 AM, Carl Fredrik Sjöland <
>>>>>>> [email protected]> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Hi Rexford,
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I would be delighted to join. I may have difficulty sorting through
>>>>>>>> the information, seeing as I receive many mails, but at the very least 
>>>>>>>> I
>>>>>>>> can join the mailing group - thank you.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Best,
>>>>>>>> Carl Fredrik
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> 22 aug 2014 kl. 20:01 skrev Nkansah Rexford <
>>>>>>>> [email protected]>:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Hi Carl, I put you call through our Ghanaian mailing list and have
>>>>>>>> received some guys who are interested to do the translations to three 
>>>>>>>> or
>>>>>>>> four Ghanaian languages.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I have recommended they get in touch with you directly, however I'm
>>>>>>>> thinking of adding you to our mailing list so you can also bring to 
>>>>>>>> table
>>>>>>>> suggestions etc.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Lemme know if that's cool with you. We can take you off anytime
>>>>>>>> later.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Thanks
>>>>>>>> On Aug 22, 2014 11:13 AM, "Carl Fredrik Sjöland" <
>>>>>>>> [email protected]> wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Hi Rexford,
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> I'm sorry for the late reply, I've been away and for some reason
>>>>>>>>> this mail didn't go out from my usual account.
>>>>>>>>> I'd be very grateful for any contacts interested in working on the
>>>>>>>>> project, and we are also looking for community organizers for specific
>>>>>>>>> languages. Also, we are looking into various Ghanan languages, if you 
>>>>>>>>> know
>>>>>>>>> of anyone who may be willing to translate the Ebola article for 
>>>>>>>>> example. As
>>>>>>>>> for regional banner, do you mean on specific Wikipedias? And who do I 
>>>>>>>>> in
>>>>>>>>> this case turn to?
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Best,
>>>>>>>>> Carl Fredrik Sjöland
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> On Aug 13, 2014, at 08:03 PM, Nkansah Rexford <
>>>>>>>>> [email protected]> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Hi Carl,
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Thanks for getting in touch and I'm glad the medical translation
>>>>>>>>> is in progress.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> The need to get those medical articles into Afrikaans and Xhosa is
>>>>>>>>> very important.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> I can help in trying to reach out to as many persons as possible
>>>>>>>>> who speak these languages.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> I, for myself, I am a Ghanaian by birth and can't speak nor
>>>>>>>>> understand nor write any of the South African languages except for 
>>>>>>>>> English.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> However, I think I can be of assistance by putting up a call for
>>>>>>>>> persons to who can speak that language to help in the translation.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> One area I would suggest you exhaust is also putting a regional
>>>>>>>>> banner on Wikipedia inviting persons who speak that language to 
>>>>>>>>> volunteer.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> I'll start right away in trying to reach out to many people as
>>>>>>>>> possible, and I hope I get persons who will be interested and be of
>>>>>>>>> assistance.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Thanks
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> rexford | google.com/+Nkansahrexford | sent from smartphone
>>>>>>>>> On Aug 12, 2014 11:51 AM, "Carl Fredrik Sjöland" <
>>>>>>>>> [email protected]> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Hi,
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> We spoke briefly at Wikimania, and I was delighted to hear that
>>>>>>>>>> you may be able to put us in touch with Xhosa and Lhasa speaking 
>>>>>>>>>> people. We
>>>>>>>>>> spoke about possibly reaching out to a number of medical students, 
>>>>>>>>>> and
>>>>>>>>>> Victor was even able to tell me that one of the girls who 
>>>>>>>>>> participated in
>>>>>>>>>> the video was studying medicine now.
>>>>>>>>>> If we could work on spreading the translations of Ebola as fast
>>>>>>>>>> as possible it could bring about an increase in the awareness of the
>>>>>>>>>> project. Currently we are translating into a large number of 
>>>>>>>>>> languages, but
>>>>>>>>>> have found no translators from any South African language.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> To see the full extent of our current translation work on Ebola
>>>>>>>>>> please go to:
>>>>>>>>>> en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WP:RTTS
>>>>>>>>>> and look for group 7 or 8, where most of the African languages we
>>>>>>>>>> are working on are grouped. If you are able to put us in contact with
>>>>>>>>>> anyone willing to help in a language not on this list currently, we 
>>>>>>>>>> are
>>>>>>>>>> very open to expanding it - even if this Wikipedia doesn’t exist 
>>>>>>>>>> yet, we
>>>>>>>>>> also have content on the incubator.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Best,
>>>>>>>>>> Carl Fredrik Sjöland
>>>>>>>>>> Wikiproject Medicine
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>> +Rexford <http://google.com/+Nkansahrexford> | Africa Center
>>>>>>> <http://africacenter.net> | WiR
>>>>>>> <https://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikipedian_in_Residence> |
>>>>>>> WikiAfrica <http://wikiafrica.net> | User:Nkansahrexford
>>>>>>> <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Nkansahrexford>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> --
>>>>>> +Rexford <http://google.com/+Nkansahrexford> | Africa Center
>>>>>> <http://africacenter.net> | WiR
>>>>>> <https://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikipedian_in_Residence> |
>>>>>> WikiAfrica <http://wikiafrica.net> | User:Nkansahrexford
>>>>>> <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Nkansahrexford>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> _______________________________________________
>>>>>> Wikimedia-GH mailing list
>>>>>> [email protected]
>>>>>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-gh
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> _______________________________________________
>>>>> Wikimedia-GH mailing list
>>>>> [email protected]
>>>>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-gh
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> _______________________________________________
>>>> Wikimedia-GH mailing list
>>>> [email protected]
>>>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-gh
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>>  Jaward
>>> User:Jaward <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jaward>
>>>
>>> _______________________________________________
>>> Wikimedia-GH mailing list
>>> [email protected]
>>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-gh
>>>
>>>
>> _______________________________________________
>> Wikimedia-GH mailing list
>> [email protected]
>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-gh
>>
>>
>
> _______________________________________________
> Wikimedia-GH mailing list
> [email protected]
> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-gh
>
>
_______________________________________________
Wikimedia-GH mailing list
[email protected]
https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-gh

Reply via email to