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How to translate software to Akan
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Sɛnea wo bɛkyerɛ sɔftwɛɛ ase akɔ Akan mu



                              Jojoo Imbeah
                jojoo.imbeah@kasahorow.com
Ansaana yɛbɛhyɛ ase

●     Ntuul
    ●  Kiibɔd
    ●  Nsɛmfuaasekyerɛ




    © 2011 kasahorow Communication Group | How to translate software into Akan
Kiibɔd

●     Windows
    ●  [ => ɛ
    ●  ] => ɔ

●     Linux/Mac
    ●  q => ɛ
    ●  x => ɔ

    © 2011 kasahorow Communication Group | How to translate software into Akan
Nsɛmfuaasekyerɛ

●       Wegyete
    ●
         iGoogle: http://goo.gl/Bsehd




© 2011 kasahorow Communication Group | How to translate software into Akan
Nsɛmfuaasekyerɛ (ntoaso)

    ●     Wegyete
        ●  source: http://goo.gl/fHbvs

●     Spellchecker (Borɔfo)
    ●  OpenOffice: http://goo.gl/L8oi4
    ●  Firefox: http://goo.gl/Lsy0G


    © 2011 kasahorow Communication Group | How to translate software into Akan
Nsɛmfuaasekyerɛ (ntoaso)

●     Spellchecker (Borɔfo)
    ●  Firefox: http://goo.gl/Lsy0G
Stael a yɛ de bɛkyerɛw

●  Orthography (Borɔfo)
 ●  Krataa a wo kura mu a yɛfrɛ no
   Writing Akan
● Grammar (Borɔfo)

 ●  Kae nea wo esua wɔ skuul anaaso
   asɔre


    © 2011 kasahorow Communication Group | How to translate software into Akan
Tɛminɔlɔgyi (Terminology)

●     Nea ɛwɔ hɔ dadaw
    ●  http://goo.gl/fbcyM

●     Tɛm a wo de di dwuma
    ●  Nsɔhwɛ: Wo tumi san kyerɛ ase kɔ
      Borɔfo mu?
    ●  Transliteration (Borɔfo)

    © 2011 kasahorow Communication Group | How to translate software into Akan
Gya no saa ara

●  Emel adrɛs
● Wɛbsaet adrɛs

● Constants (Borɔfo) bi te sɛ

 ●  APPROXIMATE_NUMBER_OF_RESULTS
● HTML ntag bi te sɛ   anaaso


<p>, etc.
● Variables (Borɔfo) bi te sɛ %s

● Bio ka ho. Wo nnte biribiara ase


a, bisa :)
    © 2011 kasahorow Communication Group | How to translate software into Akan
Mo ngye mo eni!

                                Me da ase




© 2011 kasahorow Communication Group | How to translate software into Akan

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Akan localization principles

  • 1. How to translate software to Akan ___ Sɛnea wo bɛkyerɛ sɔftwɛɛ ase akɔ Akan mu Jojoo Imbeah jojoo.imbeah@kasahorow.com
  • 2. Ansaana yɛbɛhyɛ ase ● Ntuul ● Kiibɔd ● Nsɛmfuaasekyerɛ © 2011 kasahorow Communication Group | How to translate software into Akan
  • 3. Kiibɔd ● Windows ● [ => ɛ ● ] => ɔ ● Linux/Mac ● q => ɛ ● x => ɔ © 2011 kasahorow Communication Group | How to translate software into Akan
  • 4. Nsɛmfuaasekyerɛ ● Wegyete ● iGoogle: http://goo.gl/Bsehd © 2011 kasahorow Communication Group | How to translate software into Akan
  • 5. Nsɛmfuaasekyerɛ (ntoaso) ● Wegyete ● source: http://goo.gl/fHbvs ● Spellchecker (Borɔfo) ● OpenOffice: http://goo.gl/L8oi4 ● Firefox: http://goo.gl/Lsy0G © 2011 kasahorow Communication Group | How to translate software into Akan
  • 6. Nsɛmfuaasekyerɛ (ntoaso) ● Spellchecker (Borɔfo) ● Firefox: http://goo.gl/Lsy0G
  • 7. Stael a yɛ de bɛkyerɛw ● Orthography (Borɔfo) ● Krataa a wo kura mu a yɛfrɛ no Writing Akan ● Grammar (Borɔfo) ● Kae nea wo esua wɔ skuul anaaso asɔre © 2011 kasahorow Communication Group | How to translate software into Akan
  • 8. Tɛminɔlɔgyi (Terminology) ● Nea ɛwɔ hɔ dadaw ● http://goo.gl/fbcyM ● Tɛm a wo de di dwuma ● Nsɔhwɛ: Wo tumi san kyerɛ ase kɔ Borɔfo mu? ● Transliteration (Borɔfo) © 2011 kasahorow Communication Group | How to translate software into Akan
  • 9. Gya no saa ara ● Emel adrɛs ● Wɛbsaet adrɛs ● Constants (Borɔfo) bi te sɛ ● APPROXIMATE_NUMBER_OF_RESULTS ● HTML ntag bi te sɛ &nbsp; anaaso <p>, etc. ● Variables (Borɔfo) bi te sɛ %s ● Bio ka ho. Wo nnte biribiara ase a, bisa :) © 2011 kasahorow Communication Group | How to translate software into Akan
  • 10. Mo ngye mo eni! Me da ase © 2011 kasahorow Communication Group | How to translate software into Akan