Re: [wg-e] Translations

["Dr. Nii Quaynor" <quaynor@ghana.com>]

>
>
> Diane Cabell wrote:
> | > #1 In what languages do you feel the ICANN web site, election ballots,
and
> | > other materials should be translated?  Please order your list of
languages
> | > in priority.  Also, I will assume that if you list only one language
then
> | > you feel that is all ICANN needs to do.  If, on the other hand, you
list
> | > five or 10 or 15 languages, then I will take it that you feel that is
the
> | > number of languages which ICANN must cover.
> | >
> | English, Spanish, Arabic, and Japanese.
> |
> ==> I believe we do not need translations into English, but
>     would add French as a very important one,
>           French, Spanish, Arabic, and Japanese.
>     Otherwise you can hardly reach francophone Africa.

I would consider one of these indigenous African languages: Swahili, hausa,
twi, zulu, xosa, yuroba

nii

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