Translating Tella
Language accessibility is one of our priorities, so we work hard to make Tella available in languages spoken by communities who express the need for Tella.
Currently, Tella Android and iOS are available (partially or in full) in:
- Arabic
- Azerbaijani
- Belarusian
- Bengali
- Burmese
- Chinese (Simplified Chinese)
- English
- French
- Indonesian
- Jingpho
- Kannada
- Karen Sgaw
- Kurdish
- Malayalam
- Mizo
- Ndau
- Persian
- Portuguese
- Portuguese (Mozambique)
- Russian
- Spanish (Latin America)
- Tamil
- Ukrainian
- Tsonga
- Vietnamese
Video Tutorials have subtitles in Spanish, Arabic, Swahili and French.
How do I become a translator?
Thank you for your interest in helping us with translations. Many of the translations in the Tella ecosystem (including this documentation) has been added by people like you, who wanted to contribute to the Tella project.
If you never did translations before, if you need guidance on our translation platforms or if you would like to contribute to multiple projects in the Internet Freedom ecosystem, we recommend you to join the Localization Lab community.
Contribute to the Tella translations
We use Weblate to manage all Tella translations.
- Create an account in Localization Lab's Weblate.
- Join the Tella project.
- Follow this Weblate Platform Quick Guide.
Localization Lab community
Our friends at theLocalization Lab help us coordinate our localization efforts.
To communicate with other translators, please join the Localization Lab community, where we organize translations, make decisions, report errors in source strings, etc.
- Please fill out the Localization Lab's Contributor Welcome Form and read the Contributor Roles & Guidelines. This will help the Localization Lab get to know you better and ensure that your contributions are aligned with our project and community.
- Localization Lab is a large community that values communication and learning. Join its community communications platforms to ask questions, start discussions, or request assistance related to localizing Tella:
- Join the Localization Lab Channel on Mattermost) (when you sign up, list “Localization Lab” as the “Project/Organization/Affiliation”. Once you have been added to Mattermost, you can find the Localization Lab channel)
- Join the Localization Lab's Google Group and Mailing List
Please introduce yourself and ask any questions you may have after following these instructions.
- Post a message or chat in the Localization Lab Public Channel on Mattermost, hosted by the Internet Freedom Festival.
- Read the Lokalise quick start guide by Localization Lab or read the Lokalise documentation
Where can I request a new language?
If you want us to add a new language, contact us.