The localisation into isiXhosa of the iLanga telephone system

Dalvit, Lorenzo; Tsietsi, Mosiuoa; Terzoli, Alfredo; Maseko, Pamela; Sam, Msindisi S; Mapi, Thandeka

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 S
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 Communica-tion Technologies page 410.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: pdf
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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Tsietsi, Mosiuoa (Dr)

Terzoli, Alfredo (Prof)

Dalvit, Lorenzo (Prof)

Maseko, Pamela (Dr)

Sam, Msindisi (Mr)

RU School of Languages and Literatures

RU Department of Computer Science

SDG 09. Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure

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