How to add a new local

[hosseinabaspanah]

Hello, I requested one of the admins to add the Luri Bakhtiari language and if he wants any information, let me know so I can send it to him.
But I haven't received a response yet.
Is there anyone who can do this so I can start translating into Luri Bakhtiari?
Thanks

[mathjazz]

Thanks for your message @hosseinabaspanah. I'll get back to you shortly.

[hosseinabaspanah]

Thanks for your message @hosseinabaspanah. I'll get back to you shortly.

@mathjazz I am waiting for your call.

[bcolsson]

Thank you for reaching out @hosseinabaspanah and also your patience. We’re happy to support your efforts in making the web accessible in Luri Bakhtiari!

Can you confirm the correct locale code is bqi?

The locale code bqi does not have language data specifics in the Unicode CLDR. Are there languages with similar grammar rules around plurals that match? For example Persian? Persian?

Alternatively, you could provide translations for the following sentences to help us identify your language’s plural rules:
How would you translate the following in this language?

0 rocks
1 rock
2 rocks
3 rocks
4 rocks
5 rocks
10 rocks
20 rocks
100 rocks
1000 rocks
I see 0 rocks on the ground
I see 1 rock on the ground
I see 10 rocks on the ground
I see rocks on the ground

Once I have this information I can get the language setup in our localization platform Pontoon.

In the meantime, I recommend that you create a user in Pontoon and familiarize yourself with the projects available. Once the language has been setup in Pontoon you can request projects to be made available for bqi.

Will you be translating along with other community members? Usually we suggest starting with a smaller project, something like Firefox for Android.

Note: Firefox for Desktop is quite a challenging project for a new team / single person to localize, so there's special guidance around requesting that project for localization. Please see here: https://discourse.mozilla.org/t/about-requesting-a-new-locale-for-firefox/86515

Please feel to reach out if you have any questions.

Best regards,
Bryan Olsson

[hosseinabaspanah]

@bcolsson Hello, thank you for your response...
The rules for plurals the Luri Bakhtiari language are as follows.

name: Luri Bakhtiari
code: bqi
nplurals: 2
plural equation: (n > 1)
rule_zero:-
rule_one: "n is one"
rule_two:-
rule_few:-
rule_many:-
rule_other:-

I have requested the addition of the Luri Bakhtiari language to the CLDR project and it will be released in version 48.

Thank you for your suggestions and guidance.
If more translators are needed, I will invite more people.

Shouldn't you create a team for this language to start my work or should I create it myself?

[hosseinabaspanah]

@bcolsson Hello again
Is there any other information needed to add this language to the platform and for me to start translating?

[bcolsson]

Hi @hosseinabaspanah - I've added Luri Bakhitari to Pontoon. Please review here:
https://pontoon.mozilla.org/bqi/

Please send me your user profile (e.g. https://pontoon.mozilla.org/contributors/bcolsson/) and I can add you as a team manager for the locale.

[hosseinabaspanah]

Hi @bcolsson thank you for adding the Luri Bakhtiari language.

This is my username.

https://pontoon.mozilla.org/contributors/hosseinabaspanah/

Hoping to do the best translations and localization of all projects in the Luri Bakhtiari language

[bcolsson]

@hosseinabaspanah - Thank you! I've added you as a team manager. For next steps you can request a project to translate by clicking REQUEST MORE PROJECTS from your team page. Generally we recommend a project like Firefox for Android as a good starting point.

[hosseinabaspanah]

@hosseinabaspanah - Thank you! I've added you as a team manager. For next steps you can request a project to translate by clicking REQUEST MORE PROJECTS from your team page. Generally we recommend a project like Firefox for Android as a good starting point.

@bcolsson Thank you for your guidance.
I have submitted a request to add Luri Bakhtiari language to this project.
When will it be added or rather who should approve it?

[bcolsson]

Thanks! An email gets sent out and the project manager in charge of it will review the request. You can see who the project manager is on the project page (https://pontoon.mozilla.org/projects/firefox-for-android/). I'll follow up and give her a heads up about the request.