[Lgpolicy-list] [lg policy] Wikipediia & ebola; Language names & material re-use across dialects; Translating Hope initiative

[dzo at bisharat.net]

Three recent blog posts may be of interest to some on this list:

1) Wikipedia, ebola, and African languages (A look at African language 
editions of Wikipedia, and articles in them of ebola) 27 October 2014
http://niamey.blogspot.com/2014/10/wikipedia-ebola-and-african-languages.html

2) Two issues in use of African languages in ebola messaging 
(Nomenclature, i.e., the names and spellings of the languages; and 
re-use of material in one language variety in an area where another is 
spoken) 29 October 2014
http://niamey.blogspot.com/2014/10/two-issues-in-use-of-african-languages.html

3) Translating Hope - Health Education in African Languages (A new 
initiative to facilitate networking and info sharing on ebola messaging 
in African languages.) 31 October 2014
http://niamey.blogspot.com/2014/10/translating-hope-health-education-in.html

Don Osborn, PhD
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