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Facebook goes 'Vleisboek'
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xistenz
Well-Known Member
It happened to a friend of mine, but not me.
Weird
Weird
smokey
Honorary Master
I love how they blame Facebook for only translating Afrikaans, instead of the native Zulu/Xhosa/Tswana people who couldn't be bothered to translate the application into their native tongue...
NO! Sonebody else must be paid to do it for them... catch a frikkin' wake up!
NO! Sonebody else must be paid to do it for them... catch a frikkin' wake up!
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Ja, like Facebook's definitely going to listen to absolutely everything the sainted ANC parliament says - who cannot even be bothered to use any language other than English on most of their public buildings. Phambili, Facebook and its users! Phanzi, stupid politicians. Gee my nog Afrikaans!
Ja, like Facebook's definitely going to listen to absolutely everything the sainted ANC parliament says - who cannot even be bothered to use any language other than English on most of their public buildings. Phambili, Facebook and its users! Phanzi, stupid politicians. Gee my nog Afrikaans!
DJNgoma
Expert Member
Funny that they do translate for Opera Mini lol.
smokey
Honorary Master
Opera is a (paid-for*) browser and not a social network... Think that sums it all up really.
* - it is, isn't it?
I can understand that people may get emotional about this, especially if they're switched without being asked. My penny's worth. I absolutely love my Afrikaans Facebook (and Firefox and OpenOffice and Google and a couple of other Windows apps in Afrikaans).
I also like the community effort to translate phrases in Facebook. I think it is a brilliant idea.
I also like the community effort to translate phrases in Facebook. I think it is a brilliant idea.
Morgoth
Executive Member
not our fault that Afrikaners were the first to translate,
Yuu
Executive Member
I think this had something to do with Telkom's transparent proxy?
Kinda like the Youtube & Rapidshare stuff that happens.
It happened to my friend other day, he was like okay letme go change it. No biggy
Facebook +1
Telkom -1
Kinda like the Youtube & Rapidshare stuff that happens.
It happened to my friend other day, he was like okay letme go change it. No biggy
Facebook +1
Telkom -1
LazyLion
King of de Jungle
I think it happened to everyone who has not actively chosen a language on facebook (in other words they were on default). Facebook pegged them in South Africa and changed them to Afrikaans. At some time in the past I set my language to English (UK) so mine did not change.
DaLaw.za
Well-Known Member
I agree with everyone else backing Afrikaans.
Obviously someone wanted Afrikaans as a language, and the support backing it was greater than something such as Zulu?
And I also think there would be a larger userbase speaking afrikaans than Zulu?
Just my personal opinion, I might be wrong.
Obviously someone wanted Afrikaans as a language, and the support backing it was greater than something such as Zulu?
And I also think there would be a larger userbase speaking afrikaans than Zulu?
Just my personal opinion, I might be wrong.
wrathex
Expert Member
My facebook was in pirate language before and back to english after, me matey.
You bring up an interesting thought though, I wonder what the statitistics of Afrikaans &
English speaking South Africans actively online is.
I sometimes get the idea that there are more Afrikaans speakers, most are fluent in English and sometimes you don't even know someone is actually Afrikaans.
I know that there are few Xhosa & Zulu speakers actively online, mostly journalists and then of course some students.
The internet being such a wonderful source of information should be far more popular in
our country, but it ain't.
The costs of a computer, Telkom fees and then ISP fees are astronomical to the ordinary
people, especially the lower middleclass, they simply can't afford it, which is a pity as the more users we have, the cheaper the infrastructure and service could be.
You bring up an interesting thought though, I wonder what the statitistics of Afrikaans &
English speaking South Africans actively online is.
I sometimes get the idea that there are more Afrikaans speakers, most are fluent in English and sometimes you don't even know someone is actually Afrikaans.
I know that there are few Xhosa & Zulu speakers actively online, mostly journalists and then of course some students.
The internet being such a wonderful source of information should be far more popular in
our country, but it ain't.
The costs of a computer, Telkom fees and then ISP fees are astronomical to the ordinary
people, especially the lower middleclass, they simply can't afford it, which is a pity as the more users we have, the cheaper the infrastructure and service could be.
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HypoThesis
Expert Member
Wrathex, you'd be surprised. How come you use Zulu and Xhosa speakers only in your post above? I'm Tswana.
The black middle class is the largest growing segment in our country, SA is 80% black...so yeah the majority of the lower middle class will be black but conversely the upper middle class will (eventually) also be predominately black due to just sheer numbers.
I really don't give two hoots whether what I read is in English or my mother tongue...as long as I can read it. Once the other 9 official languages actually become official alternatives in education i.e. translated text books, lectures etc I think maybe the online translation of stuff should naturally come in as well.
The black middle class is the largest growing segment in our country, SA is 80% black...so yeah the majority of the lower middle class will be black but conversely the upper middle class will (eventually) also be predominately black due to just sheer numbers.
I really don't give two hoots whether what I read is in English or my mother tongue...as long as I can read it. Once the other 9 official languages actually become official alternatives in education i.e. translated text books, lectures etc I think maybe the online translation of stuff should naturally come in as well.
My facebook has been in Afrikaans for ages now.
Actually, I put on Afrikaans for all my applications that support it.
I just wish Google supported Afrikaans (and South Africa in general) a bit better. South Africa is never in their list of supported countries for their applications
Actually, I put on Afrikaans for all my applications that support it.
I just wish Google supported Afrikaans (and South Africa in general) a bit better. South Africa is never in their list of supported countries for their applications
wrathex
Expert Member
Dumela HypoThesis,
Thanks for pointing your representation out, now I'll make a point of learning a few Tswana phrases. Sala sentle.
Thanks for pointing your representation out, now I'll make a point of learning a few Tswana phrases. Sala sentle.