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Help translate the bible to Luganda, a major language in Uganda

Started by Laurence A. Bahiirwa III , Jun 01 2012 11:50 AM

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#1 Laurence A. Bahiirwa III

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Posted 01 June 2012 - 11:50 AM

I am starting from scratch. Help me start on this module

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Posted 02 June 2012 - 04:44 AM

I am starting from scratch. Help me start on this module


http://www.biblesupp...-dialect-bible/

The people who worked on this resource do not know Lugandan. It desperatly needs to be proof read by a native speaker.

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#3 Laurence A. Bahiirwa III

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Posted 06 June 2012 - 04:44 AM

Hey Jonathon, Can you help me build a module from scratch. I have new texts that has been translated from the KJV to the native language.

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Posted 06 June 2012 - 02:45 PM

Can you help me build a module from scratch.


The only assistance I can provide, is to outline what to do, and perhaps, how to do it.

The most important thing that is needed is a clean text:
  • The words are spelled correctly;
  • The grammar is correct;
  • The book, chapter, and verse markers are in the correct place;
  • Plain text format;
Ideally, either UFM or OSIS is used for markup.
VPL works, but lacks the semantic markup that both UFM and OSIS offer.

Once the content is in that form, then it can be easily imported into e-Sword, using Python, PERL, NT4, BeST 2.x, or one of the other tools designed to ease the process of making resources.

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#5 Laurence A. Bahiirwa III

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Posted 08 June 2012 - 02:53 AM

I did an sql version so how do I make it into a module

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Posted 08 June 2012 - 08:47 AM

Hi,

I have given you rtf - start the bible and two versions of e-Sword.

What I did was open your file in office word, select all copy in Tool Tip Tool 3.52. Select all , copy plain Text , Paste in Tool Tip Tool NT (for better editing)

That is the best I can do for now
check out: http://www.biblesupp...-tool-tip-tool/
Attached File  John Uganda.zip   7.84K   6 downloads

you can also open the module using T4- read bible

thanks
Niobi

Edited by patchworkid, 08 June 2012 - 09:06 AM.

Merismos the Scriptures with Patchworkid's Study Bible Set<p>http://www.biblesupp...tudy-bible-set/, MySword -http://www.biblesupp...tudy-bible-set/

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Posted 08 June 2012 - 09:06 AM

so how do I make it into a module


Option # 1: Write a PERL, Python, or LUA script to convert the SQL database you have to SQLite;
Option # 2: Rewrite the data as a plain text file, and then import it into e-Sword format, using your favorite toolkit;

As a general rule of thumb, option # 2 will be faster, and easier to do.

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Posted 08 June 2012 - 10:28 AM

Hi all,

If you want something made into an e-Sword Module - Please post the Text (in Word, PDF, website or etc) so we can have something to work with.

I could not help Laurence until he gave me text to work with.

thanks
Merismos the Scriptures with Patchworkid's Study Bible Set<p>http://www.biblesupp...tudy-bible-set/, MySword -http://www.biblesupp...tudy-bible-set/

#9 Laurence A. Bahiirwa III

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Posted 08 June 2012 - 10:29 AM

Tool tip tool working fine. Thanks Patchwordkid for the help
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