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Protected: Babal maana kalimaaji TWB je woyla fuunaange lesdi Nigeria
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Protected: Kamus na TWB don Arewa maso gabashin Najeriya
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TWB glossary for COVID-19
Vietnamese – Simplified Chinese – Taglaog – Burmese – Kurmanji – Arabic – Swahili – Kibaku – Waha – Bura Pabir – Mandara We are identifying key terminology that people use to talk about COVID-19 as well as commonly-used technical terms. We are using this to develop a multilingual, plain-language glossary that can support public […]
TWB glossary for COVID-19
Arabic (SA), Arabic (Shuwa-ar), Arabic (Shuwa-lt), Bangla (Bangladesh), Bangla (India), Bura-Pabir, Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), French (FR), Fulfulde, Haitian Creole, Hausa, Hindi, Indonesian, Japanese, Kanuri, Kibaku, Korean, Kurdish Kurmanji, Malay, Mandara, Marghi, Myanmar, Portuguese (PT), Portuguese (BR), Rohingya, Russian, Spanish (ES), Swahili (DRC), Swahili (KE), Tagalog, Thai, Vietnamese, Waha We are identifying key terminology that […]
Palavras são necessárias: A utilização de línguas locais melhora a compreensão por parte das pessoas afectadas pelo ciclone Idai na Beira, Moçambique
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Cyclone Kenneth in Cabo Delgado, Mozambique – Crisis Language Map
Cyclone Kenneth hit the northern part of the country on 25 April 2019, the strongest storm in Mozambique’s recorded history and the second in five weeks. Strong winds, rainfall, landslides, and flooding are expected at the time of writing, endangering lives and livelihoods. In the wake of Cyclone Kenneth, people affected need to obtain critical […]
Translating information to prevent sexual exploitation and abuse
Sexual exploitation and abuse continue to occur in humanitarian contexts worldwide. We believe that language can help prevent it. Preventing abuse starts by making the rules on sexual conduct clear and available in languages people can understand, so everyone knows what is acceptable. The international humanitarian world’s coordination body, the Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC), developed […]
Philippines Super Typhoon Mangkhut (“Ompong”) – Crisis Language Map
In the early hours of 15 September 2018, Typhoon Mangkhut struck the Philippines, with the eye of the storm crossing Luzon, the country’s largest and most populous island. The storm, locally known as Ompong, primarily impacted the northern Cagayan Province, including the towns of Baggao and Lasam, with sustained winds of 120 miles […]
Comprehension matters: Reaching vulnerable women in northeast Nigeria
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Ebola Outbreak in Beni Territory, DRC — Crisis Language Map
Carte linguistique en français On 1 August 2018, the government of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) declared an outbreak of Ebola virus in Mangina, North Kivu Province. Four cases of Ebola had been confirmed by laboratory testing, and 20 people had died of hemorrhagic fever in the area. Ongoing insecurity in the area […]
TWB Glossary for Bangladesh
English – Bangla – Chittagonian – Rohingya – Burmese This glossary is designed to assist field workers and interpreters working on the Rohingya humanitarian response in Bangladesh. It aims to improve communication between aid workers and the Rohingya community by providing clear and accurate translations of useful terminology that you can carry in your pocket. […]