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FW: Resources on Kinyarwanda and/or Kirundi

Don Osborn — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 02:58:19 GMT

... From: nalrc@..., nalrc@... Date: Mon, 29 Jun 2009 10:05:01 -0500 William Richardson is in need of Kinyarwanda and/or

FW: Kpelle Interpreter

Don Osborn — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 15:08:13 GMT

FYI (fwd from nalrc via H-Swahili) ... ... I am a Prosecutor in Arizona in need of Kpelle interpreter services. We have a Liberian defendant whose English is

"The books are back" (Cape Twon Book Fair, South Africa)

Don Osborn — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 22:06:31 GMT

FYI, this article from iafrica.com has some interesting comments on books in African languages. Seen via a Google alert... The books are back Article By:

"... the challenges before promoting books of a small language"

Don Osborn — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 11:06:18 GMT

This YouTube video may be of interest. It concerns publishing in one of the less widely spoken languages of India. There are many such "small" languages in

Re: CASAS Publications on Yoruba

Don Osborn — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 10:40:34 GMT

Hi Lawrence, Anja, all, CASAS (Centre for the Advanced Study of African Languages) is an interesting organization based in South Africa. Under the leadership

Facebook Swahili version launched

Don Osborn — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 01:39:38 GMT

FYI (article on BBC seen via a mention on Twitter). Some people have apparently had trouble accessing it, and in fact I do not see it on the list of languages.

FW: Chichewa and English

Don Osborn — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 22:41:47 GMT

FYI... ... From: H-Net Network on Swahili language and culture [mailto:H-SWAHILI@...] On Behalf Of kuria Githiora Sent: Sunday, June 14, 2009 3:18 PM

Re: CASAS Publications on Yoruba

Anja Choon — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 13:57:12 GMT

Femi, e kaasan. E ku ojo meta! Do you know if any of these books/papers are available in electronic version? I really wouldn't mind paying for them but

CASAS Publications on Yoruba

adewole lawrence — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 12:51:15 GMT

Recently, CASAS (www.casas.co.za) published 'Isenbaye ati Ilo Ede Yoruba: CASAS Book Series no 30'. The book contains such topics as eto iselu, ewi, esa, orin

Sugar in African languages

Don Osborn — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 06:28:07 GMT

Sugar Labs http://www.sugarlabs.org/ has projecs to translate its software (used on OLPC XO laptops and other computers for education). Among its languages are

"Amharic Office Word Application Software Almost Complete" (Ethiopia

Don Osborn — Wed, 27 May 2009 03:56:51 GMT

FYI, this article from Addis Fortune was seen thanks to a tweet by "ethiopic" on Twitter.com. Amharic Office Word Application Software Almost Complete

Re: [A12n-Collab] Google in African languages

Don Osborn — Wed, 27 May 2009 03:30:50 GMT

Hi Simos, all, I think you're right about volunteer translators. As essential and praiseworthy as their work may be, I wonder if Google has any quality control

Google in African languages

Don Osborn — Tue, 26 May 2009 16:27:12 GMT

By my count, Google has 18 African language interfaces http://www.google.com.au/language_tools . I haven't been tracking development in this area but believe

Maneno: Bambara & Swahili content

Donald Z. Osborn — Wed, 20 May 2009 21:23:40 GMT

FYI, the Maneno site http://www.maneno.org/ has some content in Bambara and Swahili, in addition to English, French, Spanish and Portuguese.

Fw: African Languages and Volcanic Phenomena

Donald Z. Osborn — Fri, 15 May 2009 11:47:06 GMT

Here is a question posed on the H-Africa list, in case anyone here has any information.... ... Date: 13 May 2009 From: Nicholas Creary, Ohio University