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

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

CURRENT INFORMATION
Foreign Language News and Newspapers
Global Language Monitor
Greetings From Earth
Index Translationum

FOREIGN LANGUAGES

DICTIONARIES: Dictionary
* Dictionaries and Information
* Dictionaries and Language Resources (refdesk.com)
* Dictionaries and Languages - UT Library Online
* Foreignword.com
  Online dictionaries and free translation tools.
* Jennifer's Page of Links: Language Resources
  Dictionaries, Grammars and other online language resources.
* Kamous.com
  Language Center, Translator, Dictionary and Translation.
* lexicool.com
  Directory of translation dictionaries.
* Yiddish Dictionary Online

EDUCATION: When do People Learn Languages?
LEARNING LANGUAGES:
* How to Learn a Language: Languages Bookshelf
* Language Chat Sites
  Chat with people from around the world and practice your language skills.
* Language Learning Advisor
* Language learning resources, tips and advice.
* 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.
* LingNet
  Service provided by the Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center.
* Lingu@net Europa
* Livemocha
  Learn languages and practice with native speakers.
* Phrasebase™: Learn Foreign Languages Online
  Conversational Language Learning Resource Center and Community.
* Resources and Lesson Plans for World Languages
* Vancouver Public Library
  Language learning: non English languages links.
* Vocabulix
  Free online Vocabulary Trainer - learn Spanish, English and German.
* World Languages - WannaLearn.com
RESOURCES:
* American Dialect Society
  Language-related web sites not affiliated with ADS, including reference works, discussion
  forums, weblogs, dictionary-makers, research organizations and other sites.
* KryssTal : Language Families
  - Languages : Indo-European Family
* Languages of Europe from BBC Online Languages
* Languages Online
* SLABIB: Second Language Acquisition Bibliography: SLABIB by Vivian Cook
  - Linguistics and Language Glossary by Vivian Cook
* UCLA Language Materials Project
  Teaching resources for less commonly taught languages.

MAJOR DIRECTORIES and ARCHIVES: Language - Portal:Language
* Ethnologue: Languages of the World
  Encyclopedic reference work cataloging all of the world’s 6,912 known living languages.
* iLoveLanguages
  Guide to Languages on the Web.
* Language Archives
* Language Families
  History, status, sound system, grammar, vocabulary, writing and much more.
  - Language Listing
* LINGUIST List: Portal:Linguistics
  World's largest online linguistic resource concerning language and language analysis.
* 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 the Wikimedia Incubator Wiki Project.
  - 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 and 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
* Martindale's Language Center
  Language & Translation Center.
  - Indigenous Language
    - American Indian Language Resources
* National and Specific Languages: UNESCO Culture Sector
* The Rosetta Project
  Building an archive of ALL documented human languages.
* Yamada Language Guides
  Definitive guide to language resources on the World Wide Web.
  - Annotated list of language-related news groups
  - Language-related mailing lists

MODERN LANGUAGES: Modern Language and World Languages
Mandarin - English - Hindi/Urdu - Arabic: Modern Standard - Spanish - Russian
Bengali - Portuguese - Indonesian - German - Japanese - French - Punjabi
Javanese - Teluga(u)  - Tamil - Marathi - Korean - Vietnamese - Italian - Turkish
Kannada - Polish - Ukrainian - Persian/Dari/Tajik - Gujarati - Malayalam - Hausa
Oriya - Burmese - Swahili - Yoruba - Thai: Estimated Populations using Languages
* 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.
* Modern Languages and Foreign Language Resources
  Free online courses, tutorials, music, audio, video and activities.
  - Chinese Language Center: Learn Chinese
  - English and Literature - Art, Dance, Theater and Music
  - German: Links to Resources
  - Spanish Online: A Free Tutorial
    - BBC - Languages - Spanish
    - My Spanish Picture Dictionary
    - Paso a paso
      Extend your Spanish textbook to sites worldwide as well as do online
      activities, games & puzzles and take self-tests.
    - Spanish-English Translation Dictionary
    - Visual Link™ Spanish

TRANSLATIONS and TRANSLATORS

GENEALOGY RESOURCES: genealogy - Definitions from Dictionary.com
The genealogy language: Ahnenforschung, Genealogie, généalogie, genealogia,
genealogía, geslachtkunde, genealogi, genealogy, genealogical, genealogist . . . Word List
* German Translator (German): Hauptseite - GenWiki and Transserv - English GenWiki
  TransServ is a free translation service for genealogische topics.
* Languages: Jewish Web Index
  Languages related to Jewish genealogy research.
* Latin : Latin Alphabet
  - Beginners' Latin - Corpus Scriptorum Latinorum - Latin Genealogical Word List
    Latin Language and Culture - Latin Literature (Links) - Latin Names & Abbreviations
    Latin Place Names - Learn Latin - Selected Resources for Latin
* TraductionsGenWeb, un service de FranceGenWeb (In French)
  - Translated version (English)
    All our services are free.

ONLINE TRANSLATIONS & ADVANCED SEARCH: Translation
Language Limits by Search Engine
Current list of language limits offered by each of the main search engines.
* AllTheWeb Advanced Web Search
* AltaVista® - Babel Fish Translation
* AOL® Advanced Search
  - AOL® International
* Chinese Romanization Converter
* Exalead: Preferences - Exalead
  Database search engine results narrowed by language preference.
* 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™  Language Tools
  - Babelplex Bilingual Google™ Search
* HotBot Advanced Search
* iBoogie™ Advanced Web Search
* LOGOS® - Multilingual E-Translations Portal
* Lycos Advanced Search Results
* MSN® Search Search Builder
  - MSN® Worldwide
* SearchEngineZ: Translate the Web
  Select resources for serious searchers.
* Word2Word Language Resources and Translating Chat
* Yahoo!® Advanced Web Search
  - Yahoo!® International
* Yahoo!® Babel Fish
  Text translation and web page translation.

PROFESSIONAL TRANSLATORS: International Federation of Translators: IFT
* American Translators Association
  Translation services directory search.
* Applied Language Solutions
  Free Translations for websites and text.
* CA : Language Identifier - Xerox XRCE
  Try to identify an unknown language.
* Free Online Translation Services
  Commercial sites that are providing free language translation.
* Free Translation and Professional Translation Services
* InterTran™ - translation result
* NVTC: National Virtual Translation Center (USA)
  Shared database that contains up-to-date information on available certified translators.
* PROMT Company
  Free Online Translator and dictionary – English, German, French,
  Spanish, Italian, Portuguese (Brazilian) and Russian languages.
* Squidoo™
  Free Online Translation Tools & Resources.
* SYSTRAN® Language Translation Technology
* Translation Journal
* Translation Wizard, with List of Languages
* The Translator's Home Companion
  Information for the professional translator and those in need of translation services.
* Yahoo!® Translation Services
  Multi-language translations and resources.
 

Foreign Languages: Translations and Translators
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