Sources

Methodology

People and languages are classified separately. Language inventories (Ethnologue, SIL, Glottolog) do not always agree; a disagreement is flagged. Chadian Arabic spelling in the phrasebook follows the cited source, pending SIL alignment. A labelled gap is better than an invented detail. The editorial policy describes sourcing, consent and review dates.

Language coverage

Four statuses, the same everywhere: (1) fully translated and human-reviewed — French only; (2) machine-translated, awaiting review — the other twelve interface languages, English and Arabic first; (3) menu-only — a page banner when the translatable share is too low; none of the 13 languages is “menu-only” as a language; (4) community language contributions — Sara, Ngambay and other Chadian languages via Contribute and the language centre. All 13 languages have 100% translatable coverage (automatic measure): that is not native review, and a page is never presented as “fully translated”.

• human-reviewed · reference — French only: reference writing, human-reviewed.
• machine — The other twelve interface languages are machine-translated, awaiting review. English and Arabic are the priority.
• menu only — A page banner when the translatable share is too low. None of the 13 languages is “menu-only” as a language.
• community contribution — Sara, Ngambay and other Chadian languages: recordings and translations via Contribute and the language centre, not by machine-translating the site.

Editorial policy