This is an effort to translate elementary OS, a computer operating system, to Twi (Akan) which is commonly spoken in Ghana. This will hopefully make it easily accessible to the many locals who can only read or speak Twi.
You may read this this blog to learn more about why this is important.
You can contact me if you would like to help out.
I have made YouTube videos on how to contribute if you prefer video form.
See some screenshots of current translation work. Start contributing to help improve it. Watch these videos to get started.
Make sure you are well fairly good in speaking, reading and writing Twi to be able to qualify for this task.
Also, it'll help to be familiar with basic terminologies like Copy, Delete, Internet, Software, Hardware, Operating System, Computer Programming, Download and several others commonly used when dealing with computers. This is important since software translation can be a little technical. The sentences and phrases you will be translating requires that you know what they mean practically.
With these in mind, here's how to get started in two easy steps:
- Read the elementary OS tranlation guide to familirarize yourself with the translation process.
- Visit the elementary OS translation website, create an account, and start translating.
I have made YouTube videos on how to do this as well.
- Do not do direct translation. Make sure your translation reads natural and easy understandable.
- Try your best to make translations phrases either less or equal to the length of the English version without loosing meaning and context.
| Item | Property |
|---|---|
| Language Name | Akan |
| Country of origin | Ghana, Also spoken in some parts of Togo and Cote D'voire |
| ISO 300 Code | aka |
| Plural Forms | nplurals=2; plural=(n > 1); |
ÃãÉéƐɛέĨ ĩ Õ õŨũ ®ƆɔŨũ
| Uppercase | Lowercase | Example word(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Ɛ | ɛ | Ɛdin, Intanɛt |
| n/a | έ | ... |
| Ɔ | ɔ | Ɔgya |
| … | … | Bue wɔ … |
| Ã | ã | Fã, Mã |
| Ã | á | Ná |
| É | é | n/a |
| Ĩ | ĩ | Ataade no ayɛ fĩ |
| Ũ | ũ | Mũ |
| Õ | õ | Mempɛ ade fõ |
| ® | n/a | ® Adwuma LTD. |
Each term has a marker such as (v), (n), (adj) indicating the term is either a nouns, verb, adjective respectively.
| English | Akan Singular | Akan Plural | Used in sentence or phrase |
|---|---|---|---|
| Internet (n) | Intanɛt | ... | Kɔ Intanɛt so |
| Software (n) | Dwumadie | Dwumadie Ahoroɔ | Bue computer so dwumadie bi |
| Copy (v) | Fa bi | ... | Fa file no bi |
| Cut (v) | Fa | ... | Fa bi kɔ baabi foforɔ |
| Delete (v) | Yi | ... | Yi file fi computer no so |
| Paste (v) | Fa to ha | ... | Fa file no to ha (paste file here) |
| Information (n) | Nsɛm | Nsɛm Ahoroɔ | Hwɛ file no ho nsɛm |
| Translation (n) | nkyerɛase | Nsɛm Ahoroɔ | Hwɛ file no ho nsɛm |
| Library (n) | Nhomakorabea | Nhomakorabea | ... |
| Color (n) | Mmuae | Mmuae | ... |