2012 has come and gone, and with it the London Olympics, the re-election of Barack Obama and the potential end of the world, according to Mayan prophecy. So, while we’re talking about the past, this is an overview of the work we covered throughout the month of December 2012 (excluding private client translations) and some[…]
In continuation of our focus on the eleven official languages of South Africa, we’ll focus on Tsonga, or Xitsonga. Xitsonga is one of South Africa’s official languages and is spoken by the Tsonga people. Tsonga is spoken by 2 277 148 people in South Africa – about 4.5% of the population, and stems from the[…]
Statistics SA and www.southafrica.info offer great insights into the demographics, and specifically, language usage within South Africa. We’ll be posting some of their interesting statistics that came to light during the Census 2011. http://www.southafrica.info/about/people/language.htm#.UPUftG-ddjc#ixzz2I2CyPrvr SiSwati is one of South Africa’s minority languages, spoken by only 2.5% of South Africans, or just under 1.3-million people. It[…]
Swazi (SiSwati) is one of South Africa’s eleven official languages, and we’re searching for insights into the history of the language, the Swazi people and in which particular regions it’s most prevalently spoken. Here is a brief extract from Encyclopedia of World Cultures regarding SiSwati. http://www.encyclopedia.com/topic/Swazi.aspx Identification: “Swazi” refers to the nation, tribe, or ethnic[…]
Welcome back to all those that were on holiday or took leave. We trust you had a great break. Web-lingo is back on the blogosphere and we’re so keen for 2013 that we’re getting into it right away. We’re continuing our focus on South African languages and for the next fortnight, we’re looking at Siswati.[…]
This week, we continue with our focus on the eleven official languages of South Africa. According to the census for 2011, 3 849 563 speak Sesotho as a home language in South Africa, making it 7.6% of our population. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sotho_language The Sotho language, also known as Sesotho, Southern Sotho, or Southern Sesotho,is a Bantu language[…]
We pride ourselves on the quality of the translations and localisations we offer. As much as we’d like to take all the credit, it really comes down to linguists we work with. Meet Motlokwe, one of our foremost Sepedi (Sesotho sa Leboa or Northern Sotho) translators. 1. Which languages do you translate and what industries[…]
Don’t forget to take a look at Multilingual Magazine’s Resource Directory for 2012, available here : http://www.multilingual.com/resourceDirectory.php R&D research and development RBMT rule-based machine translation RC resource code files RES resource files RFC request for comments RFP request for proposal RFQ request for quote RLV regional language vendor ROA return on assets ROI return on[…]
We can help you reach new markets and communicate effectively around the world by translating and localising your website. Here’s how: One of our Drupal or WordPress adaptors can be installed into the backend of your CMS (depending on which Content Management System you have) in order to extract your website content straight into our[…]
As per our post last week, the benefits of staying on top of new terminology are numerous. So here is another load of terminology for you to feel that much more in tune with the latest trends and technology. You can download the Multilingual Magazine Resource Directory here: http://www.multilingual.com/resourceDirectory.php We’ll post the remaining R –[…]