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We could but we need a foundation to build on. Maybe sonienji can share hes translations with the rest of us.

Hi fuse, actually I thought she already did... but is for Joomla1.0

by the way I'm going to translate for Joomla1.5, then I will post to this thread.

byee!

Please let me know when done.
We would appreciate adding Swahili to available Joomla! languages.

VP mwithi. where can i get her translation? i cant seem to find it. It could serve as a worthy base to build upon.

infograf768: can I post here my work (actually is a kenyan boy that is doing it) when is done?

I mean both versions: 1.0 and 1.5

Indeed you may, for the 1.0 pack
As 1.0 support will be discontinued as of July this year, it is not a priority.

For 1.5, I prefer you mail the packs to me so that I can check them.

See Translation Policy: http://community.joomla.org/translation ... olicy.html
Typical headers: http://community.joomla.org/translation ... aders.html

Swahili (Kenya) would be sw-KE

Hi all,

here is the translation for Joomla1.0 made by sonienji. She's in travel so I post here for here.

Enjoy it.

Translation for Joomla1.5 is under construction

Hello mwithi.

Though it has MANY gramatical errors, the translation is a good attempt.
Ill do some modifications and post it when im through.

Thanks for posting

sorry sorry...now am back in Italy..but with many technological problems..i hope to resolve soon...and i would like to be able to help for the translation for 1.5...
thank u mwithi ;-)

why i dont see any *.PO neither *.mo files in that translation?

Because Joomla! uses another format, .ini, easier to deal with.

i was actually thinking about the idea of translating joomla to polish language , would you please let me know the steps we need for initial translation (even if its not going to be that much useful)

server hosting wrote:i was actually thinking about the idea of translating joomla to polish language , would you please let me know the steps we need for initial translation (even if its not going to be that much useful)

As you like, if you want to reinvent the wheel....
http://community.joomla.org/translations.html

mwithi wrote: Translation for Joomla1.5 is under construction

This seems to have been posted in March - how is progress. I could really need the swahili translation for 1.5 but don't know much swahili myself.

/Anders

Any developments on the J1.5 swahili language set?

If not we are at risk of reinventing the wheel as we are about to start one. Speaking of which I currently have one problem for which I have not been able to find any solution or even mention on the forums. Using J1.5.14 and the latest Translation Manager extension, I can access the language files via Translation Manager in the backend as SuperAdministrator, but not as Adminstrator or lesser permissions. Is this normal? Is there any easy way to allow an Administrator access to these language files so that they can do the translations?

Thanks - David

Concerning Swahili, we are in contact with a group of volunteers based in Tanzania.
They are now starting the work on 1.5.15. Some are pretty experienced so it should not take ages.


An administrator has access to the components including Translation Manager, not a manager.
If it does not on your site, you have an issue.

Thanks for the quick reply.

I know this is a hard one but can you give an indication as to whether you expect the swahili language set to be available in say two weeks or two months?

And yes I do seem to have a problem as Translations Manager does not seem to be working on Administrator logins. I am using RocketTheme's Afterburner template and have tested it with and without Mootools enabled. Anyone have any ideas about where I should focus my investigation?

In the short term I guess I can ask any volunteer to use something like Ini Translator to deal with the Joomla ini files directly.

I asked the Swahili Team to contact you.

I am also interested in the Swahili Language Pack. I have been in Africa where Swahili is spoken. Swahili language will be a great addon for business. I speak a little Swahili but understand it very well. Please let us know once the translation is done.

Many Thanks.

Is the Swahili Joomla 1.5 translation ready?I am a Swahili Speaker,ready to help in one way or the other.

Unhappily we have had no News from the Tanzanian team.

Its a pity
I was looking forward for this.

infograf768 wrote:Unhappily we have had no News from the Tanzanian team.

Is there no way of "pinging" them?

/Anders

Anybody interested in starting this project again?
I have created a repo at github link below
git://github.com/capsuline/Swahili---Translations-for-Joomla.git

Is there any news from the Tanzanian team?

I really hope the translation will be ready within a few months, so I can finish and publish my site for Kenyan schools. Without Swahili it's a bit useless....

Hello
I'm working on a English/Swahili Joomla! website and I am very interested in a swahili language package?
Is there any news about a swahili language package?
even a very basic one with mistakes would be enough for me ;-)
Im glad for every hint...

I all, I have put together a first-draft Swahili Translation for Joomla! 2.5
You can download it here: http://joomlacode.org/gf/project/kiswahili/
This is still in Alpha stage. All strings are translated using the automated translation tool from Google Translator Toolkit, which I would rate at a 75% accuracy level based on other languages that I have translated. So, for this package to reach an acceptable level of usability, it now needs 'real people' to validate and correct stuff. If you are proficient in Swahili and feel you can make a contribution, join the project at joomlacode.org/gf/project/kiswahili/. I am particularly interested in getting the frequently-used strings fully-correct as soon as possible, so just notify me through the project if you see any quick-wins.

Thanks Gerrit, this is a fantastic idea.

Its a good news to see this project, i have more that 3yrs of experience of joomla, coming from Tanzania where Swahili is my mother tongue, i was all searching for something like this but Swahili in Tanzania, ie sw-TZ, in reality there is no difference in Written Swahili (Ke or Tz), but because all my team are from tanzania, is it possible to change the project name from sw-[* spam *] sw-Tz then we roundup this project in a week??

I have also made some Swahili website using joomla, one of them is our Non profit health website for east African People http://www.tanzmed.com/ i translated K2, Jcoment and JA coment which we use in our website, currently working with Jomsocial. So if the team leader are willing to change the name to Sw-Tz, then i promise in one week we will have Joomla 2.5.4 in Swahili.