🌍 Localization

Why is Localisation Important?

Adapting and translating the project tools and materials helps people to understand and engage with the project. We use Pontoon to localise website strings

🎬 Watch our Pontoon Tutorial.

ℹ️ Please read how to use pontoon before starting to use the tool, you might need to ask the Mozilla localization team for permissions to validate suggestions.

What project tools and materials should we prioritise?

Common Voice Platform

• Terms of Service and Privacy Policy
• About Page
• Speak and Listen Interface
• Validation Guidelines

Mobilisation Materials

It largerly depends on the area of focus for your current campaign.

• Postcard’s for Voice and Listen Contributions
• Social Media Campaign Guide
• Posters

What should I consider when localising for Common Voice?

• English knowledge and deep understanding of our local language and culture are key for this work
• How people can reuse the resource could you share them on your community sub discourse ?

Playbook Pages

Pages	About
Localization	Translating project tools and material to be understood by contributors in their language
Text Corpus	Gathering, validating and processing public domain sentences
Voice Corpus	Recording and validating voice clips to create a public domain dataset
Communities	Connect with the variety of communities participating in Common Voice
Mobilization	Resources and tips for mobilizing your community
CC0 Waiver Process	How to secure a cc0 license for text corpus