Maraduzi01

Your two pages for Imfundo eShayina

Greetings, Maraduzi! Please see the queries on Talk:Imfundo eShayina#Compare with draft page. Your help is needed on the final version of the page for this topic. Thank you, Deborahjay (talk) 12:06, 24 uNcwaba 2018 (UTC)

Still waiting for assistance on alighnment on this content. I'll continue with translation once assistance has been received.

I had problems with the alignment between the source text and the target translation. I abandonded the translation on the Education in China. I will proceed once a solution has been found. -- User:Maraduzi01, 16:03, 24 uNcwaba 2018‎

Have you arranged for someone's assistance? Is there some way I can help, perhaps technical, without knowing the language? -- Deborahjay (talk) 07:32, 26 uNcwaba 2018 (UTC)

Translations!

Thank you so much for the translations and the other editing work that you are doing! --Amir E. Aharoni (talk) 10:40, 27 uNhlangulana 2019 (UTC)

Free encyclopedia

Hi,

I'm asking a few people about this, and I'd like your opinion as well.

The Wikipedia logo at the top left corner of this website is not translated. It's written in English. I'm trying to get all the logos in all languages translated correctly.

How do you suggest to translate the words "The Free Encyclopedia"?

The main page currently says that "encyclopedia" is "Umqulu wolwazi", and it uses the word "lwamahhala" to translate "free".

So I have some questions about it:

• Is "Umqulu wolwazi" a good translation for the English word "encyclopedia"?
• What exactly does "mahhala" mean? Is it "free" in the sense of "liberty", "freedom", "free speech", "free person"? Or in the sense of "zero dollars"?
• If "mahhala" is "free" in the sense of "zero dollars", then it's not a good translation. The translation that is needed is "free" in the sense of "freedom". What is the best Zulu word to use for this, when talking about a "free encyclopedia"?

Thank you! --Amir E. Aharoni (talk) 22:08, 29 uNhlangulana 2019 (UTC)

We do not have an equivalent term for encylopedia. The dictionary gives an explanation of incwadi equkethe izinhlobonhlobo zolwazi (a book that contains different kinds of knowledge/information). But my attempt would be umthombo wolwazi okhululekile (a source of free knowledge). Maraduzi01 (talk) 09:00, 18 uMfumfu 2021 (UTC)

Your feedback is needed - Improving the Content Translation tool

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Thomas Sankara

@Maraduzi01: lelikhasi User:Maraduzi01/Thomas Sankara ulakhele i-Mainspace noma usazolithuthukisa? Uma kwenzeke iphutha ngingalisusa ngilifake kwi-Mainspace noma ngingalisula kwi-wikipedia. Ngibonge. 3atbulletz (talk) 09:38, 12 uMfumfu 2021 (UTC)

Ngisazolithuthukisa lapho ngithola isikhathi esenele Maraduzi01 (talk) 08:57, 18 uMfumfu 2021 (UTC)

@Maraduzi01: Okay, be nosuku oluhle. :-) 3atbulletz (talk) 14:18, 18 uMfumfu 2021 (UTC)