{{use dmy dates |date=May 2024}} {{Infobox organization | name = Project Lingua | image = Gv-lingua-logo-dark-1200 - Copy.png | image_size = 200px | formation = Dec 2006 | region_served = Global | purpose = Open lines of communication with non-english speaking bloggers by translating articles from Global Voices Online | website = [https://globalvoices.org/lingua globalvoices.org/lingua] | language = Albanian, Amharic, Arabic, Aymara, Bangla, Bulgarian, Burmese, Catalan, Czech, Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), Danish, Dutch, Esperanto, Farsi, French, Filipino, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Igbo, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Kazakh, Khmer, Kurdish, Korean, Malagasy, Macedonian, Nubian, Odia, Pashto, Polish, Portuguese, Punjabi, Russian, Santali, Serbian, Spanish, Swahili, Swedish, Tetum, Turkish, Ukrainian, Urdu, Uzbek, Yorùbá | parent_organization = Global Voices Online }}
'''Project Lingua,''' or just '''Lingua''' is an online translation community formed in the end of 2006<ref name="Salzber">{{Cite web|url=http://translationjournal.net/journal/45global.htm|title=Translation and Participatory Media: Experiences from Global Voices|website=Translation Journal|access-date=22 May 2024 |date=July 2008 |first=Chris |last=Salzberg}}</ref> with the goal of translating articles from the global citizen media project Global Voices Online from English into other languages, opening lines of distributed<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://jilliancyork.com/2008/12/16/on-lingua-and-distributed-translation/|title=On Lingua and distributed translation|date=2008-12-16|first=Jillian C. |last=York|access-date=22 May 2024|language=en-US}}</ref> communication between bloggers across the world. The project currently translates into tens<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://globalvoices.org/lingua/lingua-sites/|title=Complete List of Lingua Sites|work=Global Voices|access-date=22 May 2024|language=en}}</ref> of different languages, and incorporates an active team of hundreds of volunteer translators and translation editors. Along with the Cucumis project and the Wikipedia's own translation projects in every language, such as the Wikipedia:ECHO, Lingua is considered one of the largest volunteer-based online translation communities in the world.<ref>{{cite web |last=Solana |first=Larsen |url=https://globalvoices.org/2008/11/15/lingua-the-making-of-a-global-online-translation-project/ |title=Lingua: The Making of a Global Online Translation Project |website=Global Voices Online |date=15 November 2008 |access-date=22 May 2024}}</ref><ref name="Salzber"/><ref>{{cite web |first=Ethan |last=Zuckerman |url=http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/2006/12/16/language-and-translation-on-global-voices/ |title=Language and translation on Global Voices |date=December 16, 2006 |access-date=22 May 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |first=Leslie |last=Berlin |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/17/business/17proto.html |title=A Web That Speaks Your Language |work=The New York Times |date=May 16, 2009}}</ref>
==Origin of the Project==
Lingua began as a community-based initiative by Taiwanese blogger Portnoy Zheng,<ref name="Goes">{{Cite web|url=https://globalvoices.org/2008/02/10/portnoy-zheng-the-blogger-who-inspired-the-world-to-talk-together/|title=Portnoy Zheng: The blogger who inspired the world to talk together |website=Global Voices|date=February 10, 2008 |first=Paula |last=Góes |access-date=22 May 2024}}</ref> who started translating Global Voices articles into Chinese as early as September, 2005.<ref name="Goes"/> This initial idea became a project of its own at the Global Voices Summit in December 2006, where it was given the name "Lingua".
The first official Lingua sites, launched by June 2007, were Chinese (both Simplified and Traditional), Bangla, Farsi, Spanish, Portuguese, and French. The project has since grown rapidly in size and scope. Global Voices is translated in all the top languages used on the internet but also include under-represent and indigenous languages, such as Aymara.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://ay.globalvoices.org/|title=Global Voices Aymarata · Uraqpachat Medios ciudadano-mp lurat isturyanaka|work=Global Voices Aymarata|access-date=2017-12-27}}</ref> Translators apply via the Translation Application Form.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://globalvoices.org/lingua/translator-application-form/|website=Global Voices |title=Become a Translator}}</ref>
{{As of|2025|April}},<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=About the Lingua Translation Project · Global Voices Lingua |url=https://lingua.globalvoices.org/about/ |access-date=2025-04-26 |website=Global Voices Lingua |language=en}}</ref> Global Voices is available in the following languages: {| class="wikitable" |+ !Active sites !Dormant sites |- |Arabic<ref>{{Cite web |title=Global Voices الأصوات العالمية · أخبار الصحافة الشعبية من كافة أنحاء العالم |url=https://ar.globalvoices.org/ |access-date=2019-09-19 |website=Global Voices الأصوات العالمية |language=ar}}</ref> |Albanian<ref>{{Cite web |title=Global Voices në Shqip · Artikuj nga mediat e qytetarëve nga e gjithë bota |url=https://sq.globalvoices.org/ |access-date=2019-09-19 |website=Global Voices në Shqip |language=sq}}</ref> |- |Aymara<ref>{{Cite web |title=Global Voices Aymarata · Uraqpachat Medios ciudadano-mp lurat isturyanaka |url=https://aym.globalvoices.org/ |access-date=2019-09-19 |website=Global Voices Aymarata}}</ref> |Amharic<ref>{{Cite web |title=Global Voices በአማርኛ · የዜጎች መገናኛ ብዙሐን ከዓለም ሕዝቦች |url=https://am.globalvoices.org/ |access-date=2019-09-19 |website=Global Voices በአማርኛ |language=am}}</ref> |- |Bangla<ref>{{Cite web |title=Global Voices বাংলা ভার্সন · সারা বিশ্ব থেকে নাগরিক গণমাধ্যমের গল্প |url=https://bn.globalvoices.org/ |access-date=2019-09-19 |website=Global Voices বাংলা ভার্সন |language=bn}}</ref> |Bulgarian<ref>{{Cite web |title=Global Voices на български · Гражданска журналистика от цял свят. |url=https://bg.globalvoices.org/ |access-date=2019-09-19 |website=Global Voices на български |language=bg}}</ref> |- |Chinese (Simplified)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Global Voices 简体中文 · 來自世界各地的公民媒體報導 |url=https://zhs.globalvoices.org/ |access-date=2019-09-19 |website=Global Voices 简体中文}}</ref> |Burmese<ref>{{Cite web |title=Global Voices မြန်မာ · ကမ္ဘာတစ်ဝန်းရှိ ပြည်သူများ၏ သတင်းများ |url=https://my.globalvoices.org/ |access-date=2019-09-19 |website=Global Voices မြန်မာ |language=my}}</ref> |- |Chinese (Traditional)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Global Voices 繁體中文 · 來自世界各地的公民媒體報導 |url=https://zht.globalvoices.org/ |access-date=2019-09-19 |website=Global Voices 繁體中文}}</ref> |Catalan<ref>{{Cite web |title=Global Voices en Català · Històries dels mitjans ciutadans de tot el món |url=https://ca.globalvoices.org/ |access-date=2019-09-19 |website=Global Voices en Català |language=ca}}</ref> |- |Dutch<ref>{{Cite web |title=Global Voices in het Nederlands · Artikelen uit burgermedia van over de hele wereld |url=https://nl.globalvoices.org/ |access-date=2019-09-19 |website=Global Voices in het Nederlands |language=nl}}</ref> |Czech<ref>{{Cite web |title=Global Voices v češtině · Občanská žurnalistika z celého světa |url=https://cs.globalvoices.org/ |access-date=2019-09-19 |website=Global Voices v češtině |language=cs}}</ref> |- |Esperanto<ref>{{Cite web |title=Global Voices en Esperanto · Civitanaj amaskomunikilaj rakontoj el la tuta mondo |url=https://eo.globalvoices.org/ |access-date=2019-09-19 |website=Global Voices en Esperanto |language=eo}}</ref> |Danish<ref>{{Cite web |title=Global Voices på dansk · Borgermediehistorier fra hele verden |url=https://da.globalvoices.org/ |access-date=2019-09-19 |website=Global Voices på dansk |language=da}}</ref> |- |Filipino<ref>{{Cite web |title=Global Voices sa Filipino |url=https://fil.globalvoices.org/ |access-date=2019-09-19 |website=Global Voices sa Filipino}}</ref> |Farsi<ref>{{Cite web |title=Global Voices به فارسی · رسانههای مردمی از سرتاسر جهان |url=https://fa.globalvoices.org/ |access-date=2019-09-19 |website=Global Voices به فارسی |language=fa}}</ref> |- |French<ref>{{Cite web |title=Global Voices en Français · L'info du monde entier, par les blogs et réseaux sociaux |url=https://fr.globalvoices.org/ |access-date=2019-09-19 |website=Global Voices en Français |language=fr}}</ref> |Hebrew<ref>{{Cite web |title=Global Voices בעברית · תקשורת אזרחית מרחבי העולם |url=https://he.globalvoices.org/ |access-date=2019-09-19 |website=Global Voices בעברית |language=he}}</ref> |- |German<ref>{{Cite web |title=Global Voices auf Deutsch · Bürgermedien-Artikel aus aller Welt |url=https://de.globalvoices.org/ |access-date=2019-09-19 |website=Global Voices auf Deutsch |language=de}}</ref> |Hungarian<ref>{{Cite web |title=Global Voices Magyarul · Történetek a közösségi médiából a világ minden tájáról. |url=https://hu.globalvoices.org/ |access-date=2019-09-19 |website=Global Voices Magyarul |language=hu}}</ref> |- |Greek<ref>{{Cite web |title=Global Voices στα Ελληνικά · Ιστορίες πολιτών-δημοσιογράφων από όλο τον κόσμο |url=https://el.globalvoices.org/ |access-date=2019-09-19 |website=Global Voices στα Ελληνικά |language=el}}</ref> |Igbo<ref>{{Cite web |title=Global Voices n'asusu Igbo |url=https://ig.globalvoices.org/ |access-date=2019-09-19 |website=Global Voices n'asusu Igbo |language=ig}}</ref> |- |Hindi<ref>{{Cite web |title=Global Voices हिन्दी में · पूरे विश्व से नागरिक मिडिया की कहानियाँ |url=https://hi.globalvoices.org/ |access-date=2019-09-19 |website=Global Voices हिन्दी में |language=hi}}</ref> |Kazakh<ref>{{Cite web |title=Global Voices Қазақша қазақ · Бүкіл әлемнен азаматтық журналистика хикаялары |url=https://kk.globalvoices.org/ |access-date=2020-09-16 |website=Global Voices Қазақша қазақ |language=kk}}</ref> |- |Indonesian<ref>{{Cite web |title=Global Voices dalam bahasa Indonesia · Kisah-kisah dari berbagai outlet jurnalisme warga di seluruh dunia. |url=https://id.globalvoices.org/ |access-date=2019-09-19 |website=Global Voices dalam bahasa Indonesia |language=id}}</ref> |Khmer<ref>{{Cite web |title=Global Voices ជាភាសាខ្មែរ · សារព័ត៌មានរបស់អ្នកសារព័ត៌មានក្នុងមូលដ្ឋានមកពីជុំវិញពិភពលោក |url=https://km.globalvoices.org/ |access-date=2019-09-19 |website=Global Voices ជាភាសាខ្មែរ |language=km}}</ref> |- |Italian<ref>{{Cite web |title=Global Voices in Italiano · Post sui citizen media da ogni parte del mondo |url=https://it.globalvoices.org/ |access-date=2019-09-19 |website=Global Voices in Italiano |language=it}}</ref> |Korean<ref>{{Cite web |title=Global Voices 한국어 |url=https://ko.globalvoices.org/ |access-date=2019-09-19 |website=Global Voices 한국어 |language=ko}}</ref> |- |Japanese<ref>{{Cite web |title=Global Voices 日本語 · 世界中の市民メディア発 |url=https://jp.globalvoices.org/ |access-date=2019-09-19 |website=Global Voices 日本語 |language=ja}}</ref> |Kurdish<ref>{{Cite web |title=Global Voices بەكوردی |url=https://ku.globalvoices.org/ |access-date=2019-09-19 |website=Global Voices بەكوردی |language=ku}}</ref> |- |Macedonian<ref>{{Cite web |title=Global Voices на македонски · Приказни од граѓански медиуми од целиот свет |url=https://mk.globalvoices.org/ |access-date=2019-09-19 |website=Global Voices на македонски |language=mk}}</ref> |Odia<ref>{{Cite web |title=ଓଡ଼ିଆରେ Global Voices · ସମଗ୍ର ଜଗତରୁ ନାଗରିକଙ୍କ କାହାଣୀମାନ |url=https://or.globalvoices.org/ |access-date=2019-09-19 |website=ଓଡ଼ିଆରେ Global Voices |language=or}}</ref> |- |Malagasy<ref>{{Cite web |title=Global Voices teny Malagasy · Tantara ifanakalozan'olontsotra avy amin'ny lafivalon'izao tontolo izao |url=https://mg.globalvoices.org/ |access-date=2019-09-19 |website=Global Voices teny Malagasy |language=mg}}</ref> |Polish<ref>{{Cite web |title=Global Voices po polsku · Artykuły z mediów obywatelskich z całego świata |url=https://pl.globalvoices.org/ |access-date=2019-09-19 |website=Global Voices po polsku |language=pl}}</ref> |- |Nepali<ref name=":0" /> |Swahili<ref>{{Cite web |title=Global Voices in Swahili · Habari za uanahabari wa kiraia kutoka duniani kote |url=https://sw.globalvoices.org/ |access-date=2019-09-19 |website=Global Voices in Swahili |language=sw}}</ref> |- |Portuguese<ref>{{Cite web |title=Global Voices em Português · Notícias sobre mídia cidadã de todos os cantos do mundo |url=https://pt.globalvoices.org/ |access-date=2019-09-19 |website=Global Voices em Português |language=pt}}</ref> |Swedish<ref>{{Cite web |title=Global Voices på svenska · Medborgarartiklar från hela världen |url=https://sv.globalvoices.org/ |access-date=2019-09-19 |website=Global Voices på svenska |language=sv}}</ref> |- |Punjabi<ref>{{Cite web |title=Global Voices ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਵਿੱਚ · ਦੁਨੀਆਂ ਭਰ ਤੋਂ ਨਾਗਰਿਕ ਮੀਡੀਆ ਕਹਾਣੀਆਂ |url=https://pa.globalvoices.org/ |access-date=2019-09-19 |website=Global Voices ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਵਿੱਚ |language=pa}}</ref> |Tetum<ref>{{Cite web |title=Global Voices Ho-Tetun · Publikasaun media sidadaun iha mundu |url=https://tet.globalvoices.org/ |access-date=2019-09-19 |website=Global Voices Ho-Tetun}}</ref> |- |Romanian<ref>{{Cite web |title=Global Voices în Română · Ştirile scrise de tine! Ştiri sociale din întreaga lume |url=https://ro.globalvoices.org/ |access-date=2020-08-03 |website=Global Voices în Română |language=ro}}</ref> |Turkish<ref>{{Cite web |title=Global Voices Türkçe · Tüm dünyadan vatandaş haberleri |url=https://tr.globalvoices.org/ |access-date=2019-09-19 |website=Global Voices Türkçe |language=tr}}</ref> |- |Russian<ref>{{Cite web |title=Global Voices по-русски · Истории гражданской журналистики со всего мира |url=https://ru.globalvoices.org/ |access-date=2019-09-19 |website=Global Voices по-русски |language=ru}}</ref> |Urdu<ref>{{Cite web |title=Global Voices اردو میں · دنیا بھر سے شہری میڈیا کہانیاں |url=https://ur.globalvoices.org/ |access-date=2019-09-19 |website=Global Voices اردو میں |language=ur}}</ref> |- |Santali<ref>{{Cite web |title=Global Voices ᱥᱟᱱᱛᱟᱲᱤᱛᱮ |url=https://sat.globalvoices.org/ |access-date=2019-10-15 |website=Global Voices ᱥᱟᱱᱛᱟᱲᱤᱛᱮ}}</ref> |Uzbek<ref>{{Cite web |title=Global Voices ўзбек тилида · Жаҳон бўйлаб фуқаролик оммавий ахборот воситалари |url=https://uz.globalvoices.org/ |access-date=2019-09-19 |website=Global Voices ўзбек тилида |language=uz}}</ref> |- |Serbian<ref>{{Cite web |title=Global Voices na srpskom · Tekstovi građanskih medija iz celog sveta |url=https://sr.globalvoices.org/ |access-date=2019-09-19 |website=Global Voices na srpskom |language=sr}}</ref> | |- |Spanish<ref>{{Cite web |title=Global Voices en Español · Historias de medios ciudadanos de todo el mundo |url=https://es.globalvoices.org/ |access-date=2019-09-19 |website=Global Voices en Español |language=es}}</ref> | |- |Ukrainian<ref>{{Cite web |title=Global Voices по-українськи · Історії громадських медіа з усього світу |url=https://uk.globalvoices.org/ |access-date=2019-09-19 |website=Global Voices по-українськи |language=uk}}</ref> | |- |Yorùbá<ref>{{Cite web |title=Global Voices ní-Yorùbá · Ìròyìn ọmọ ìlú jákèjádò Ilé-ayé |url=https://yo.globalvoices.org/ |access-date=2019-09-19 |website=Global Voices ní-Yorùbá |language=Yoruba}}</ref> | |}
==Collaborations==
Lingua has content-sharing/partnerships (formal and informal) with news sites and other online organizations, such as:
* Arabic: Al Jazeera Talk<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.aljazeeratalk.net/english/index.php|title = Aljazeeratalk.net |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070606070359/http://www.aljazeeratalk.net/english/index.php |archive-date=6 June 2007}}</ref> * Bangla: Biborton Bangla<ref>{{cite web |url=http://bn.biborton.com/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100105132444/http://bn.biborton.com/ |archive-date=5 January 2010 |title=Biborton Bangla}}</ref> (news/entertainment site, literary magazine)<ref>{{cite web |first=Jasim |last=Sarker |url=http://www.groundreport.com/Business/Bangladesh-to-launch-first-blog-site-on-Citizen-Jo/2934270 |title=First blog site on Citizen Journalism in Bangladesh |website=GroundReport |date=February 10, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110225150953/http://www.groundreport.com/Business/Bangladesh-to-launch-first-blog-site-on-Citizen-Jo/2934270 |archive-date=25 February 2011}}</ref> * Chinese: China Times, Memedia ("Strawberry")<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://memedia.cn/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070321175911/http://memedia.cn/|url-status=dead|archive-date=21 March 2007|title=Strawberry media|website=memedia.cn}}</ref> (news site), Peopo<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.peopo.org/|title=PeoPo 公民新聞|website=www.peopo.org}}</ref> (Taiwanese citizen news site hosted by the Taiwan Broadcasting Service)<ref>"2008 PeoPo Citizen Journalism Forum to prospect the vision of citizen journalism in Taiwan", ''Wikinews'', April 26, 2008.</ref> * Italian: Agoravox Italia,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.agoravox.it/|title=AgoraVox Italia|website=www.agoravox.it}}</ref> Rainews24,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rainews24.it/|title=Rai News: le ultime notizie in tempo reale – news, attualità e aggiornamenti|website=www.rainews24.it}}</ref> La Stampa<ref>{{cite web |first=Bernardo |last=Parrella |url=https://globalvoices.org/2010/03/09/voci-globali-global-voices-and-la-stampa/ |title=Voci Globali: Global Voices and La Stampa |website=Global Voices Online |date=March 3, 2010}}</ref> * French: Rue 89, Cucumis, Rezo.net<ref>{{cite web|url=http://rezo.net/|title=Rezo.net - Le portail des copains|website=rezo.net}}</ref> * Portuguese: Mozambican newspaper A Verdade<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.verdade.co.mz/|title=@Verdade Online|website=www.verdade.co.mz}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |first=Paula |last=Góes |url=https://globalvoices.org/2011/03/04/mozambique-gv-partnership/ |title=Mozambique: Global Voices and @Verdade Newspaper |website=Global Voices Online |date=March 4, 2011}}</ref> * Spanish: Canal Solidario,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.canalsolidario.org/|title=Default Parallels Plesk Panel Page|website=www.canalsolidario.org}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |first=Juan |last=Arellano |url=https://globalvoices.org/2008/04/10/global-voices-in-spanish-and-canal-solidario/ |title=Global Voices in Spanish and Canal Solidario |website=Global Voices Online |date=April 10, 2008}}</ref> Periodismo Ciudadano,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.periodismociudadano.com/|title=Periodismo Ciudadano | Periodismo Ciudadano, medios ciudadanos, reportero ciudadano, debate periodistico, nuevo periodismo, periodismo 3.0, medios sociales|website=Periodismo Ciudadano}}</ref> El Colombiano<ref>{{cite web |first=Juan |last=Arellano |url=https://globalvoices.org/2011/09/27/agreement-between-global-voices-and-el-colombiano/ |title=New Partnership Between Global Voices and El Colombiano |website=Global Voices Online |date=September 27, 2011}}</ref>
Lingua has also partnered with like minded organisations to provide translations. In August 2012, Lingua launched a collaborative effort to translate the Declaration of Internet Freedom<ref>{{cite news |title=Global: A Marathon to Translate the Declaration of Internet Freedom |first=Paula |last=Góes |url=https://globalvoices.org/2012/07/26/translation-declaration-internet-freedom/ |work=Global Voices Online |date=26 July 2012 |accessdate=22 May 2024}}</ref> providing the text in 31 languages.
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *[https://globalvoices.org/lingua Lingua site] *[http://en.flossmanuals.net/open-translation-tools OpenTranslationTools: Global Voices Lingua] *[https://web.archive.org/web/20090816225110/http://blip.tv/file/1070249/ GVsummit08 Budapest: Portnoy about Translation and the Multilingual Web]
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