FOREIGN LANGUAGES: TRANSLATIONS and TRANSLATORS
Basic to advanced resources for students, educators and language specialists:
translators, translations, languages, foreign language tutorials.
 

CURRENT INFORMATION
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hola * bonjour * hallo * ciao * olá * àëî * halo!nazdar! * hei
tiens! * guten label * ãåéÜ * szia * god dag * powitanie
àëëî * pazdrav * zdravo * konnichi wa * sha-lòm * hello
World News Languages: Foreign Language News & Newspapers

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DICTIONARIES: Dictionary - Glossaries by Language
* alphaDictionary Language Directory
  Language resource site that offers a wide variety of language
  materials intended to help its visitors learn and master anything
  they need to know about their native language or other languages.
* Cyndi's List - Dictionaries & Glossaries
* Dictionaries & Information
* Dictionaries & Language Resources (refdesk.com)
* Dictionaries & Languages - UT Library Online
* Dictionary Society of North America
  Check here for links to other dictionary societies.
* Foreign Language Online Dictionaries & Free Translation Links
* Foreignword.com
  Online dictionaries and free translation tools.
* Kamous.com
  Language center, translator, dictionary and translation.
* lexicool.com
  Directory of translation dictionaries.
* Oxford Language Dictionaries Online
  Authoritative, up-to-date translations of words and phrases, plus a wealth
  of tools and resources to help you learn and use language more effectively.
* WordReference.com
  Online language dictionaries.
* Yiddish Dictionary Online
  - Yiddish Links
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EDUCATION: Language Education
* FLTeach - Foreign Language Teaching Forum
  Foreign language teaching methods for all levels and all languages.
  Includes school / college articulation, training of student teachers,
  classroom activities, curriculum and syllabus design.
* Global Language Monitor: Global Language Monitor
  Documents, analyzes and tracks trends in language the world over,
  with a particular emphasis upon global English.  Gives expert analysis on
  language trends and their subsequent impact on politics, culture and business.
* Language Technology Links
  - Graham Davies's Favourite Websites
    - ICT4LT English Modules: Blog
      Information and communications technology for language teachers.
* SCOLA.org
  Non-profit educational organization that receives and re-transmits television
  programming from around the world in native languages.  These programs are
  available via satellite, cable TV and the Internet to students of language study,
  ethnic communities and anyone seeking a global perspective.

LEARNING LANGUAGES: When do People Learn Languages?
* Bryn Mawr College: Language Learning Center
  - Tri-College & Online Language Resources
* Defense Language Institute: Global Language Online Support System
  Service provided by the Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center;
  publicly available materials intended for independent learners: to provide them
  with the learning/teaching tools for improving their foreign language skills.
* Duolingo | Free Language Education for the World
  Learn Spanish, French, German, Portuguese, Italian and English.  No fees,
  no ads, no gimmicks.  A college-quality education without the pricetag.
* FSI Language Courses
  Language courses developed by the Foreign Service Institute.
* How to Learn a Language
  - Languages Bookshelf
* LangMedia: Resources for World Languages
  Authentic language spoken in its natural cultural environment,
  providing interplay between a given language and its native culture.
* Language Chat Sites
  Chat with people from around the world and practice your language skills.
* Language Learning Advisor
* Language learning resources, tips and advice.
* Languages on the Web
  Learn foreign languages online.
* Learn a Language
  English, Spanish, German, Italian, French, Portuguese, Russian, Chinese,
  Japanese and other languages.  Learn a language or find a language course.
* Learning Languages
   Information on how to learn any language.
* Lingu@net WorldWide
  Multilingual centre for language learning.
* Linguistic Funland
  TESL, ESL, EFL, language and linguistics links.
  - Languages Other Than English
* Livemocha - Free Online Language Learning - Free Lessons Online
  Learn languages and practice with native speakers.
* Open Culture: Free Language Lessons
  Learn languages for free.  Features at least 40 foreign languages,
  including Spanish, French, English, Mandarin, Italian and Russian.
  Download lessons to computer / mp3 player and you’re good to go.
* Phrasebase™: Learn Foreign Languages Online
  Conversational language learning resource center and community.
* Vocabulix
  Free online vocabulary trainer - learn Spanish, English and German.
* World Languages & Cultures
  Learn language, know cultures, visit Vistawide.
* World Languages - WannaLearn.com
* Yamada Language Center

RESOURCES:
* Ancient Languages Links
  Oxford University Language Centre weblinks and library shelfmarks.
  - List of Languages by First Written Accounts
* BBC - Languages: Languages across Europe
  - Family Tree
* British Library Language Resources
  Pages written by experts on collections by language
  or language group, worldwide.
* Corpus Linguistics
  Samples (corpora) or "real world" text corpus.
  - IMS Open Corpus Workbench: Important Links
    - Sketch Engine: SketchEngine
* KryssTal : Language Families
  - Languages : Indo-European Family
* Languages Online
* Omniglot - The Guide to Languages, Alphabets & Other Writing Systems
  A B C D E F G H  I  J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
* Second Language Acquisition Bibliography
  SLABIB by Vivian Cook.
* UCLA Language Materials Project: Links
  Teaching resources for less commonly taught languages.
  - Less Commonly Taught Languages
    Oxford University Language Centre weblinks and library shelfmarks.
* Variety (Linguistics)
  In sociolinguistics a variety, also called a lect, is a specific form of a language
  or language cluster.  This may include languages, dialects, accents, registers,
  Stylistics (field of study) or other sociolinguistic variation,
  as well as the standard variety itself.
  - Standard Language: Dialect
    - AlphaSearch (archived) by People Groups (archived)
      Search for people groups alphabetically based on their language.
      - A B C D E F G H  I  J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
    - IDEA International Dialects of English Archive
      Free dialect and accent recordings for the performing arts.
      - Global Map of Accents and Dialects
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MAJOR DIRECTORIES and ARCHIVES: Language - Portal:Language
* Ethnologue: Languages of the World 
  Encyclopedic reference work cataloging 7,106 known living languages.
  - Lists of Languages - Wikipedia
    - Browse by Language Family | Ethnologue
    - Browse by Language Name | Ethnologue
    - Index of Language Articles - Wikipedia
  - Summary by Language Size | Ethnologue
    Numerical tabulations of languages and number of speakers.
    - List of Languages by Number of Native Speakers | Wikipedia
* ELRA - European Language Resources Association: Links
  - Universal Catalogue
    Information regarding Language Resources (LRs) identified all over the world.
* iLoveLanguages
  Guide to languages on the web.
* Language Family
  History, status, sound system, grammar, vocabulary, writing and much more.
  - List of Language Families
  - MultiTree
* Languages of the World - Nations Online Project
  Language is the specifically human capacity for acquiring and
  using complex systems of acoustic as well as kinesic signals.
  - World Languages
    Where they are spoken, with language (3)
    three-letter codes and language description.
* Linguistics: Portal:Linguistics - Topic Outline of Linguistics
  - Language & Linguistics Links
  - LINGUIST List
    World's largest online linguistic resource
    concerning language and language analysis.
  - Linguistic Data Consortium: Language Resources
  - Linguistics & Language Glossary by Vivian Cook
  - Topical Index of Internet Linguistic Resources
* List of Wikipedias - Meta
  Contains a list of the official Wikipedias under the auspices
  of the Wikimedia Foundation, for various languages.
  Test Wikipedias are listed at Wikimedia Incubator: List of Wikis
  - Complete List of Wikimedia Projects - Meta
    - Table of Wikimedia Projects - Meta
  - List of Wikipedias by Language Family
  - List of Wikipedias by Language Macrofamily - Meta
  - Regional Genealogy & Local History Research
    All English Wikipedia country articles are further combined, on a selected country
    by country basis, with key articles in the related language edition of Wikipedia,
    as attached ":" with language description.
* LLOW - Languages of the World
  Extensive description of all languages of the world on the basis of
  linguistic-genetic (language families, clusters, ...) and sociolinguistic
  (status as official language, minority language, ...) criteria as well as
  social-, geopolitical and geographical parameters (number of speakers,
  geographical extension, ...).  In addition to this literature references,
  internet-links, short texts on the individual language families and groups
  as well as text- and audio samples of individual languages.
* Martindale's Language Center
  Language & Translation Center.
  - Indigenous Language
    - American Indian Language Resources: Tribal List
* Open Language Archives Community (OLAC)
  International partnership of institutions and individuals who are
  creating a worldwide virtual library of language resources by:
  (i) developing consensus on best current practice
  for the digital archiving of language resources, and
  (ii) developing a network of interoperating repositories
  and services for housing and accessing such resources.
  - OLAC Language Resource Catalog
* Protecting Our Heritage & Fostering Creativity | UNESCO
  - Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger
    - Audio-Visual Resources
    - Websites & Online Resources
* Rosetta Project: Blog - Links
  Global collaboration of language specialists and native speakers
  working to build a publicly accessible digital library of human languages.
  - Texts : Free Books : Free Texts : Download & Streaming : Internet Archive
* WALS - The World Atlas of Language Structures: Languages
  Large database of structural (phonological, grammatical, lexical) properties
  of languages gathered from descriptive materials (such as reference grammars)
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MODERN LANGUAGES: Modern Language - Top Thirty Languages Spoken in the World
World Language Resources - Hundreds of Languages, Thousands of Products
* Language Geography
  - List of Countries by Spoken Languages
  - List of Languages by Total Number of Speakers
  - List of Official Languages
  - MuturZikin - Linguistic Maps: Linguistic Maps by Country
    Useful and practical information for thousands of
    languages displayed on specific geographical areas.
  - World Atlas of Language Structures Online
    Information on the structural diversity of the world's languages.
* Language Online: General Language Links
  Links for Languages of the Wider World
  Free foreign language resources.
  - Arabic Language
    - Arabic Weblinks
      - Arabic Language
  - Awadhi Language
    - Awadhi Language Search
  - Azerbaijani Language
    - Azerbaijani Weblinks
  - Burmese Language
    - Myanmar[Burma] Language
  - Chinese Language
    - Chinese Language Links
    - Chinese Weblinks
      - Best Chinese Websites
      - Bing™ Dictionary(Beta) Help: Bing™ Dictionary
      - Chinese
        Dictionary, flashcards, text-to-speech and tools.
      - Chinese as a Second Language
        - International Chinese Language Program
      - CJK Quick Start
        Chinese, Japanese and Korean characters in English Windows.
      - Gan Chinese
        - Gan Language
      - Hakka Chinese
        - Hakka Language
      - Min Chinese
        - Min Chinese Search
      - Min Nan Chinese
        - Min Nan Chinese Search
      - Wu Chinese
        - Wu Chinese Search
      - Xiang Chinese
        - Xiang Language
      - Yue Chinese
        - Yue Chinese Search
  - Dutch Language
    - Dutch Weblinks
  - English Language
    - BBC - Learning English
    - English Language Links
    - English Weblinks (International Links)
      - English & Literature
        Includes art, dance, music and theater.
  - French Language
    - French Language Links
    - French Weblinks
  - German Language
    - German Language Links
      - German Weblinks
      - Goethe-Institut: Network
        Learning German; experiencing culture.
  - Hausa Language
    - Hausa Weblinks
  - India - Language Information Service (LIS - India)
    Web based, on line, multi-media, authentic, comprehensive
    information source in the public domain on the Indian languages.
    Languages of India (Languages with Official Status in India)
    Major Indian Languages (spoken by more than a million people)
    Lists of over ten million speakers; multi-country listed alphabetically.
    - Assamese Language
      - Xophura - Assamese Culture & Literature
    - Bengali Language
      - Bengali Weblinks
        - Learn to Speak Basic Bengali
   - Bhojpuri Language
      - Bhojpuri Language
    - Gujarati Language
      - GujaratiLexicon
      - Some Gujarati Language Resources
    - Hindi Language
      - Hindi Links
      - Hindi Weblinks
      - History of Hindustani
    - Kannada Language
      - Kannada Language
    - Maithili Language
      - Maithili: The Language | Mithilaonline....
    - Malayalam Language
    - Marathi Language
      - Marathi & English Dictionary
      - Marathi Footsteps Around The World
    - Oriya Language
      - Comprehensive English-Oriya Dictionary
    - Punjabi Language
      - Learn to Read Punjabi
    - Tamil Language
      - Tamil Electronic Library
      - Tamil Language In Context
    - Telugu Language
      - Telugu Literary
    - Urdu Language
      - Urdu Weblinks
  - Italian Language
    - Italian Language Links
    - Italian Weblinks
  - Japanese Language
    - Japanese Language Links
    - Japanese Weblinks
      - CJK Quick Start
        Chinese, Japanese and Korean characters in English Windows.
  - Javanese Language
    - Javanese Language
    - Online Javanese Lessons
  - Korean Language
    - Korean Weblinks
      - Introduction to Korean
        - CJK Quick Start
          Chinese, Japanese and Korean characters in English Windows.
  - Malay Language
    - Malay Language Search
    - Utusan Malaysia Online
  - Marwari Language
    - Marwari Language Search
  - Pashto Language
    - Pashto / Pushto Weblinks
  - Persian Language
    - Persian (Farsi) Weblinks
  - Polish Language
    - Polish Weblinks
      - BBC - Languages - Polish
  - Portuguese Language
    - Portuguese Weblinks
      - BBC - Languages - Portuguese
      - Learn Portuguese Language
  - Romanian Language
    - Romanian Weblinks
  - Russian Language
    - Russian Language Links
    - Russian Weblinks
  - Spanish Language
    - Spanish Language Links
    - Spanish Weblinks
      - StudySpanish.com: Learn Spanish | Free Lessons
        - BBC - Languages - Spanish
        - My Spanish Picture Dictionary
        - Online Spanish-English Dictionary
          Definitions, translations, and pronunciations - Yahoo!® Education.
        - Paso a paso
          Extend your Spanish textbook to sites worldwide,
          as well as do online activities, games & puzzles and take self-tests.
        - Spanish Language Schools
          Spanish language source for Latin America, Spain and the United States.
  - Sindhi Language
    - Sindhi Language Search
  - Sundanese Language
    - Sundanese Language Search
  - Tagalog Language: Filipino Language
    - Tagalog Links
  - Thai Language
    - Thai Language Search
  - Turkish Language
    - Turkish Weblinks
      - Speak Turkish With Confidence: Turkish Language Association
  - Ukrainian Language
    - Ukrainian Links
      - BBC - Languages - Ukrainian
  - Uzbek Language
    - Uzbek Links
  - Vietnamese Language
    - Language & Culture
* USA:
  - Center for Applied Linguistics: Site Map
    - Resources: Links to Related Websites
  - Modern Language Association (MLA)
    - MLA Language Map
      Display the locations and numbers of speakers of thirty languages
      and three groups of less commonly spoken languages in the United States.
    - Native American Language Net
      Preserving and promoting indigenous American Indian languages.
      - Resources - American Indian Library Association
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GENEALOGY RESOURCES: genealogy - Definitions from Dictionary.com
The genealogy language: Ahnenforschung, Genealogie, généalogie, genealogia,
genealogía, geslachtkunde, genealogi, genealogy, genealogical, genealogist
* Category:Word List
* Cyndi's List - Languages & Translations
* FamilySearch.org Research Wiki (English)
  - Deutsch -  Español -  Français - Italiano - 日本語
    한국어 - Português - Русский - Svenska - 中文
* Free Human Translation Help
  There are a number of free human translation services
  for translating more than a sentence: table summary.
  - TransServ – GenWiki (German) Transserv - GenWiki (in English)
    Human translation service (for genealogy-related material only).
    - GenWiki - das Genealogie-Wiki (GenWiki - Genealogical Wiki)
* Jewish Web Index - Languages
  Languages related to doing Jewish genealogy research.
* Latin: Latin Alphabet
  - Beginners' Latin
  - Corpus Scriptorum Latinorum
  - Latin Genealogical Word List
  - Latin Language & Culture
  - Latin Literature (Links)
  - Latin Names & Abbreviations
  - Latin Place Names File
  - Latin Words and Expressions
  - Learn Latin
  - Romance Studies: Romance Languages
  - Selected Resources for Latin
* TraductionsGenWeb, un service de FranceGenWeb (In French)
  - Translated version (English)
    All our services are free.
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ONLINE TRANSLATIONS & ADVANCED SEARCH: Translation
Language Limits by Search Engine
Current list of language limits offered by each of the main search engines.
* Ask.com - Advanced Search
* Bing™ Translator: Bing™ Translator
* Chinese Romanization Converter
* Exalead®: Web Search - Exalead®
  Allows advanced refining on the results page
  (language, geographic location, file type, categories)
  but also further data refinement, such as rich content
  (audio, video, RSS) and related terms.
* Free Translation Service
  Computer generated translation sites on one page.  Machine translation
  systems produce a "gisting translation", a rough translation that gives the "gist",
  or central idea; the essence contained in the source text.
* Google™ Translate
* iBoogie™ Advanced Web Search
* LOGOS® - Multilingual E-Translations Portal
  - Multilingual Language Links
* Machine Translation
  Automated translation of natural languages.
  - Comparison of Machine Translation Applications
    - Apertium
      Free / open-source platform for developing
      rule-based machine translation systems.
  - Outline of Natural Language Processing
    - Natural Language Processing Toolkits
* MSN® Worldwide
* SearchEngineZ: Translate the Web
  Select resources for serious searchers.
* translation map / what is it?
  Connecting people together over the Internet, to facilitate
  a re-writing process, that will produce collaborative
  translations and geographically-based messaging.
* Translation Tools Online Free
* Translators without Borders: Red T
* Wiki-Translation
  Exchange best practices and tools; discuss how to improve them.
  - TranslateWiki
    Free wiki to translate words and sentences.
    - LDS Community Translation Project
* Word2Word Language Resources & Translating Chat
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PROFESSIONAL TRANSLATORS: International Federation of Translators: FIT
* ATA - American Translators Association
  Translators, interpreters, translation and interpreting.
  - Directory of Translation and Interpreting Services: Search
  - Directory of Language Services Companies: Search
* Capita Translation and Interpreting
  Translation company, interpreting and localisation.
* CIUTI: CIUTI - Members - Translation & Interpretation Links
  International permanent conference of university
  institutes of translators and interpreters.
* Free Online Translation Services
  Commercial sites that are providing free language translation.
* Free Translation & Professional Translation Services
  Translate web pages and text into different languages.
* GALA: Globalization and Localization Association
  World's largest trade association for the language industry,
  providing resources, education, advocacy and research.
  - Language Technology & Services Directory: World Map
    - Member Directory: Affiliates
* Gengo®
  Simple human translation and translation resources.
* IMIA - International Medical Interpreters Association
  Committed to the advancement of professional medical interpreters
  as the best practice to equitable language access to health care
  for linguistically diverse patients.
* International Association for Translation & Intercultural Studies
  - Useful Links to Translation and Intercultural Resources
* InterTran™ - translation result
  Translate between language pairs.
* Kwintessential Ltd.: Sitemap
  Translation services, interpreters, intercultural
  communication and cross cultural training.
  - Country Profiles - Guides to Culture, Etiquette, Customs & Protocol
  - Free Online Translation Dictionary
* Lingotek
  Translation technologies, workflow management and community collaboration.
* Name Translator | Basis Technology
  Names of people, places and organizations are often the
  most important information contained within a document.
* National Virtual Translation Center (USA) - Worldwide Data
* Professional Language Translation Services India | TridIndia
* PROMT® Translator
  Free online translator and dictionary – English, German, French,
  Spanish, Italian, Portuguese (Brazilian) and Russian languages.
* ProZ.com
  Translators and translator resources.
* Routledge Translation Studies Portal: Links
  Supports scholarly and pedagogical work in the field, including video
  and audio interviews and lectures, sample chapters from key publications,
  exercises, glossaries, links, and a variety of other material.
  - Peer-reviewed Online Translation Studies Journals
* SYSTRAN® Language Translation Technology
  Online translation, translation software and tools.
* tolingo.com
  Free computer-generated text and website translations.
* Translation Journal
  Publication for translators by translators; about translators and translation.
  - Translators’ On-line Resources
    - Miscellaneous Translators’ Resources
    - On-line Glossaries and Dictionaries
    - Translation Aid Software
    - Translators’ Associations
    - Translators’ Databases
    - Translators' Discussion Groups
    - Translators' Educational Resources
    - Translators' Publications
* Translation Services in the Yahoo!® Directory
  Multi-language translations and resources.
* Translation Wizard
  Tool which is directly connected to online translation tools.
* Translator's Home Companion
  Resources on the Internet and elsewhere for translators,
  interpreters, and those in need of translation services.
* translatortips®com
  Freelance translators resources and translation agencies,
  helping translators do better business.
* WASLI - World Assocation of Sign Language Interpreters
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