Overview
This initial phase involves research to ensure a translation is needed and will be well-received. It's about understanding the language, its dialects, and how it's used in daily life.
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Written (Literate) Translation
Saymore
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Ethnologue: Languages of the World
A website with a list of all known languages, continuously updated as new information arrives. Ethnologue maintains a variety of datasets made available to subscribers. Ethnologue is one of the primary sources used to attribute ISO codes to different languages.