Hi Pablo!
Thanks for sending this informative letter.
To clear this up, the Swedish entries in gtranslator are like this:
#: src/languages.h:177
msgid "Walloon"
msgstr "Vallonska"
#: src/languages.h:180
msgid "Welsh"
msgstr "Walesiska"
My English-Swedish dictionary states that "Walloon" should be translated
with "vallonska". To be precise, the entry is:
Walloon I) s. 1) vallon 2) vallonska [the dialect] II) adj. vallonsk
In contrast, the Swedish name for the Welsh language is "walesiska".
I'm quite confused about what is to be corrected with my gtranslator po
file entries for these languages. Quite frankly, I believe that I should
leave them as they are.
However, if you believe either of these dictionary entries or my
interpretation of them to be incorrect, please notify me, and I will
correct them (well not maybe the dictionary, but the gtranslator po
file). :-)
Cheers
Christian
Pablo Saratxaga wrote:
> Kaixo!
>
> I write you because I think that maybe you mistranslated the
> entry labelled "Walloon".
>
> "Walloon" is the English name, but its native name is "Walon", it cames
> from an old Germanic word ("Walha" or something like that) used by Germanic
> tribes to designate the neighboring Celts in Gallia; then, to designate
> romanized Celts, and Romans.
>
> Nowadays Walon is the adjective designating language and apartenence to
> Wallonia (Waloneye in Walloon), the south region of Belgium.
>
> Maybe you don't know about the language (it is very few known outside Belgium)
> but you may have already read about Belgium and Flanders and Wallonia, that
> may help you find the word.
>
> Walloon is not a celtic language (I saw in some files the same word than for
> "Welsh" (celtic language of Wales) was used).
>
> Thanks.
>
> --
> Ki ça vos våye bén,
> Pablo Saratxaga
>
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