- Title
- The localisation into isiXhosa of the iLanga telephone system
- Creator
- Dalvit, Lorenzo
- Creator
- Tsietsi, Mosiuoa
- Creator
- Terzoli, Alfredo
- Creator
- Maseko, Pamela
- Creator
- Sam, Msindisi
- Creator
- Mapi, Thandeka
- Subject
- To be catalogued
- Date Issued
- 2008
- Date
- 2008
- Type
- text
- Type
- article
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/10962/431358
- Identifier
- vital:72767
- Identifier
- https://nru.uncst.go.ug/bitstream/handle/123456789/6552/Information%20Communica-tion%20Technologies%20%20page%20410.pdf?sequence=1isAllowed=y#page=256
- Description
- In this paper we describe the localisation of iLanga, a VoIP PBX sys-tem, into isiXhosa. In South Africa, for social and political reasons, mak-ing systems available in the African languages is becoming more and more important. On the one hand, it gives access to the use of technol-ogy to people who are not fluent in English. On the other hand, it has a strong symbolic value. Although a variety of software is already availa-ble in a number of African languages, localisation in such language is still in its early stage. The process presented interesting challenges both from the technical and the linguistic point of view.
- Format
- 7 pages
- Format
- Language
- English
- Relation
- Strengthening the Role of ICT in Development
- Relation
- Dalvit, L., Tsietsi, M., Terzoli, A., Sam, P.M.M. and Mapi, T., 2008. The localisation into isiXhosa of the iLanga telephone system. Strengthening the Role of ICT in Development, 236
- Relation
- Strengthening the Role of ICT in Development volume 2008 number 1 1 7 2008 Journal
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- Rights
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