Language · January, 2012 · Global Voices

Language · January, 2012
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Stories about Language from January, 2012

Iran:American Accent for Persian Speakers

Quick Reads · Middle East & North Africa31 January 2012

Bhutan: Promoting National Language

Quick Reads · South Asia28 January 2012

St. Vincent & the Grenadines: Favourite Proverbs

Quick Reads · Caribbean26 January 2012

Greece: Cretan Masterpiece “Erotokritos” Translated into Turkish

Quick Reads · Western Europe19 January 2012

Malaysia: Ministry Blames Google Translate for Website Errors

East Asia17 January 2012

Don’t wear “clothes that poke eye” and remember the “Mongoose fight” uniform for official functions. These are some of the funny English translation errors in the website of Malaysia’s Ministry...

Ukraine: Gasprinsky Crimean Tatar Library

Quick Reads · Eastern & Central Europe14 January 2012

South Africa: Braille Burgers and Social Media

Quick Reads · Sub-Saharan Africa13 January 2012

Global Voices Aymara: Experiences in Translation in 2011

Latin America12 January 2012

Some members of the Global Voices in Aymara translation team write about their experiences in 2011, which for them reached a milestone for growth in terms of the number of...

Global Voices in French: Translators’ Choice 2011

East Asia11 January 2012

In 2011, volunteer translators at Global Voices in French translated hundreds of articles and updates on world events and we'd like to say "'Merci!". We've asked them which translation struck...