Global Voices Online

Project Lingua seeks to amplify Global Voices in languages other than English with the help of volunteer translators. It will open lines of communication with non-english speaking bloggers and readers of GV by translating main GV site content into other languages.

Check out the recently translated articles.

Use the Lingua contact form to contact us and get involved.

Actively Translated Languages

• Indonesian
• German
• Spanish
• French
• Italian
• Malagasy
• Dutch
• Portuguese
• Swahili
• Polish
• Serbian
• Macedonian
• Arabic
• Farsi
• Bangla
• Chinese (Simplified)
• Chinese (Traditional)
• Japanese

Up-and-coming Lingua Sites

Languages we're close to launching (we need you!):

• Hebrew - עברית
• Filipino - Filipino
• Catalan - Català
• Aymara - Aymara
• Hindi - हिन्दी
• Albanian - Shqip
• Nepali - नेपाली
• Urdu - اردو
• Russian - русский
• Turkish - Türkçe

A Little Background

Inspired by a workshop on Global Voices and language at the Global Voices 2006 Summit in Delhi, India, a group of francophone bloggers approached founders Ethan Zuckerman, Rebecca MacKinnon and Taiwanese contributor Portnoy about starting a Francophone GV page similar to Portnoy's pioneering Global Voices in Chinese site. Other language communities expressed interest, and Lingua was born.

Where are Lingua Translators From?

Everywhere.

View Larger Map

Get Involved

The languages chosen reflect the momentum in their community of speakers. Any additional languages for which there is momentum will be added to Lingua. Lingua volunteer translators receive front page, top of the page credit for their work and can gain valuable exposure or build translator portfolios that way. Mostly, Lingua translators are helping bridge worlds and amplify voices. If you would like to get involved, contact the site managers at one of the projects above, otherwise use the contact form below to email the various site maintainers.