Wikipedia:Pages needing translation into English

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See also: Wikipedia:Translation, Category:Wikipedia articles needing translation, Wiktionary's quick translation

This page is a place to list foreign language articles on the English Wikipedia, to see if they can be translated before they are listed on Wikipedia:Articles for deletion. If someone speaks the language the article is written in and can state that it is not worth translating, the item should be moved to AfD or tagged with {{prod}}.

Standard procedures

If the article is a mere copy of (all or part of) an article in a foreign-language Wikipedia, it can just be tagged with {{db-foreign}} to get added to Wikipedia:Candidates for speedy deletion: we want to discourage people who cut articles from one Wikipedia and paste to another without translating. If the intent is to ask for a translation of an article from a foreign-language Wikipedia, the correct place to do that is Wikipedia:Translation. As an alternative, you can leave a message on the contributing users talk-page using the templates from Wikipedia:Pages needing translation into English/Templates for user talk pages or using {{UE}}.

Sometimes, legitimate articles are replaced by foreign-language content. In this case, the last English-language version should be restored from the history.

If an article has been listed here for two weeks and is still untranslated, it should be moved to AfD. When moving items to AfD, the boilerplate text on the article should be changed from {{notenglish}} to {{subst:afd}} and the other deletion steps should be carried out.

When listing a page here, you might want to find the Wikipedia:Embassy or Ambassador member of the Wikipedia that relates to the language the article is in and invite them to move the page to their own Wikipedia. If you don't even know what language the article is in you could use Language recognition chart and if that fails, some language recognition web site, such as xrce, or languid.cantbedone.org to find out. Please leave a note on this page if you do this to prevent duplication of messages. If you have come here from another Wikipedia, please note on this page what you think should be done with the article.

Please check for copyvio before listing here. (Articles which meet the criteria for CSD G12 can be speedily deleted with {{db-copyvio}}, others copyvios should be listed on WP:CP.) If you can tell what language an article is written in, that might help. Also consider posting the first line or so.

When pages listed here have been translated, their entry can be removed (or moved to cleanup if the translation needs another pair of eyes).

Boilerplate text

For a page that needs translation in its entirety (so it would be appropriate to delete if not fixed):

1. Use the notice {{Notenglish|NameOfLanguage}} if you know the language used, or {{Notenglish}} if you cannot identify the language of the page in question. The template will show up as:
2. Add a mention on this page, using:
{{subst:Needtrans| pg= | Language=NameOfLanguage| Comments= }}--~~~~ replacing NameOfLanguage with the English name of the language if you know which language was used, or {{subst:Needtrans| pg= | Language=unknown| Comments= }}--~~~~ if you cannot identify the language used
3. You may also choose to warn the contributing editor with {{Uw-english}}, the "use English" warning, or suggest to use a different language Wikipedia with {{contrib-xx1}}, where xx is the language code (available templates). An alternate template for identifying the article as having been listed here is {{uw-notenglish}}. Usage is {{subst:uw-notenglish|articlename|datein2weeksfromlisting}}~~~~.

If there is just a section that needs translation, that notice is inappropriate, so it's a little trickier:

1. Use [[Category:Wikipedia articles needing translation]].
2. Add an appropriate note at the top of the page in question, e.g.:
''Section [[#name-of-section|name-of-section]] contains text that needs translation into English.''.
3. Add a mention on this page.

If the article has been translated, but needs attention from someone approaching dual fluency in both languages:

1. Use the notice {{cleanup-translation}}, which will show up as:
2. Add a mention to the translation cleanup section on this page.

Pages for consideration

If you are not completely sure of what language an article is written in, feel free to use a language inspection site
and check the language recognition chart.
If you are sure, consider placing the corresponding template on the creator's talk page.

September 27

Immanuelsekeran Devendrar

The language of this article is unknown. Could be Malayalam. De728631 (talk) 17:42, 27 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Tamil, but I can't translate it. Admiral Norton (talk) 17:27, 28 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]


September 29

Kun faya kuun

The language of this article is Indonesian. MANdARAX  XAЯAbИAM 09:47, 29 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I think this is an article about the film Kun fayakuun (see Kun fayakuun at IMDb Edit this at Wikidata). MANdARAX  XAЯAbИAM 09:55, 29 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Καταθυμικά Φαντασιωσική Ψυχοθεραπεία

The language of this article is unknown. Jons63 (talk) 13:09, 29 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]


October 1

Carlos Maria dela Torre Y Nava Cerrada

The language of this article is Tagalog. Article may not meet notability criteria, but that can't be known until it is translated. WikiDan61ChatMe!ReadMe!! 13:50, 1 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

October 2

Ido Kozikaro

The language of this article is Hebrew. Leo Laursen –   21:22, 2 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Here's Google Translation of the Hebrew part of article:

He had not even Evhmeshiyah place of youth in the Galilee ... Worked very hard to get where he is today ... Very aggressive, not afraid Mmego ... I often broke teeth on the field ... Haothoda national team was playing ... Did a very big jump in the Galilee in the summer of 2002 Cshaber status of a legitimate player Elmapelcat true ... Became one of the leading Beligha under Drucker in the Galilee, with 15 Dabel - דאבלים including six consecutive ... 16 and 14 ריבאונדים last game as a guest Evamelhha ... Always liked to play there, and even projectile name three times in three quarters of Land ... Drucker has been the capital following ... Registrar of great European Championship in 2003 was the second of his national team ... Sekora especially the play in front of the large Akmabale with 18 points and defending Big ... Center who works very hard every color and confronted the ball ... Shooting a soft half distance ... Leiarota color tends to enter the kidnap roofs ... Not exactly a perfect player attack ... Attracts a lot of good offenses Oukola from ... Ahiita ריבאונדים both sides of the field ... Prone to problems offenses ... Lover and Kfar Blum Evamelhha audience ... Concrete wall, has already said? ... Blocking his Gaerad this block ... Always gives everything on Haparke ... Left the city after three years in favor of Nahariya .... Kubek15 (Sign!) (Contribs) (UBX) 09:47, 12 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

October 4

KF Lepenci

The language of this article is unknown. Iain99Balderdash and piffle 19:55, 4 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

  • Albanian. It looks like it's about a football (soccer) club founded in 1943. Seems notable, at least more notable than a lot of the bios about individual players that keep popping up here. --Cbdorsett (talk) 08:39, 5 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  • Please read before removing this entry. This page has been speedied for being in the wrong language. I listed it at Wikipedia:Deletion review/Log/2008 October 5, and this entry is to remain here at least until the deletion review is closed. -- Blanchardb -MeMyEarsMyMouth- timed 18:49, 5 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  • It seems there are two people who are not aware that being non-English is not grounds for speedy deletion: The person who placed the tag and the admin who acted on it. I think another admin needs to step in and advise both of them. --Cbdorsett (talk) 05:50, 7 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  • I asked an Albanian editor (user:Cradel) to look into it, before it was deleted. I guess now we wait. BalkanFever 07:27, 8 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  • Okay, it's back online now. As far as I'm concerned, the actual date of listing is today, October 8. -- Blanchardb -MeMyEarsMyMouth- timed 22:13, 8 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

October 5

Eko ratrianto

The language of this article is Indonesian. MANdARAX  XAЯAbИAM 09:47, 5 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

  • I think this is a personal peacock story from a university student who has a photography hobby. Maybe the best thing is to transwiki it to Indonesian Wikipedia and see what happens to it there. --Cbdorsett (talk) 06:06, 7 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  • Intro roughly translates to:

Organized by Antarini Vellandrie of the National Journal We think that, behind the face that kalem and berpembawaan calm that he was often truant when the course. Jakarta is the birth of men laugh when told wide experience in the youth. Eldest son of two admitted to the course when play much. He graduated with a degree in engineering techniques off through the course after seven years. According to the time long enough to pass the course. "I play a lot, after compelling them to pass the course also eventually pass," he said to tergelak. Tohd8BohaithuGh1 (talk) 19:22, 10 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Dev Thareke Wala

The language of this article is unknown. Ale_Jrbtalk 17:27, 5 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

October 7

HuyangYi

The language of this article is Vietnamese. Mattinbgn\talk 09:29, 7 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Col di Lana

The language of this article is Italian. ?? Badgernet Talk 10:21, 7 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

  • Yes, Italian. It's a stub article about a famous mountain in the Dolomite mountains of northern Italy. Clearly notable, clearly needs translation. Should be checked for copyvio (but I doubt this problem) and existence on Italian Wikipedia. --Cbdorsett (talk) 12:52, 7 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Italian. There is a better article at de:Col di Lana that could be the basis for this article.  Andreas  (T) 12:56, 7 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

October 9

بئر بوحـوش

The language of this article is unknown. I don't know how to tell the difference between Farsi and Arabic, so I have to leave this as an unknown language. Jesse Viviano (talk) 18:23, 9 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

  • It's Arabic. Newsaholic (talk) 23:30, 9 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  • It's a geo stub about a place in Algeria. Looks notable. As long as it clears a copyvio check, I would say list it for translation. --Cbdorsett (talk) 08:42, 12 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

October 10

October 11

ლუისანა ლოპილატო

The language of this article is Georgian?? Deadly∀ssassin 08:41, 12 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

კამილა ბორდონაბა

The language of this article is Georgian??. Second article in this language created by this new user, the link to the site at the bottom of the page is somewhat suspicious. Deadly∀ssassin 08:50, 12 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Sk saujana impian

The language of this article is Malay?. Deadly∀ssassin 11:35, 12 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

SK Wawasan

The language of this article is Malaysian. Peridon (talk) 11:43, 12 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Translated pages that could still use some cleanup

Pages listed here are "mostly done" but could still use some attention from someone who approaches dual-native. Please use the notice {{cleanup-translation}} on the page.

May 2008

Arcaya

The language of this article is Spanish. nneonneo talk 17:16, 17 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I roughly translated the article. Kubek15 (Sign!) (Contribs) (UBX) 21:38, 17 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  • Does anyone know the Wikipedia policy on genealogy pages? This article is about three generations of the Arcaya family, and it contains little other than lists of children and short descriptions of the various families. Maybe some of the individual members of this family might qualify as notable, such as Álvaro Enrique Arzú Irigoyen who was president of Guatemala from 1996 to 2000. My personal opinion is that pages of this sort are not encyclopedic and should be excluded. Cbdorsett (talk) 05:02, 18 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]
In short: Names and Genealogy are not suitable for articles. Surnames maybe. See:Wikipedia:Deletion policy/names and surnames. So I'd say that the first (3?) paragraphs, a ver few others further down (heraldry, general references to world dispersion), and maybe a 'see also' in disambig style, may be worthy. - Nabla (talk) 19:07, 20 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]
This may be (at least in part) about a Basque medieval "clan", I need to check that because in that case I think it might be notable. Either way, we can keep the page because there's a town by that name (Arcaya/Arkaia) which has no page yet. It might make more sense to turn it into a geo stub and keep some of the genealogoy stuff under a section of "historic families" or "famous ppl from..." or something like that. Akerbeltz (talk) 15:30, 29 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

June 2008

Vatasseri Parameshwaran Nambudiri

This article contains untranslated titles of books - maybe Sanskrit, maybe Malayalam. Cbdorsett (talk) 12:19, 16 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Hausa is an African language, this article is about an Indian astronomer though. Sanskrit could be it, since that was "Latin" of ancient India, the language of lore. De728631 (talk) 04:54, 29 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]


Taipei bus

The language of this article is unknown. Farside6 (talk) 00:47, 12 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

  • Chinese. --Blanchardb-MeMyEarsMyMouth-timed 01:03, 12 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  • This article is being worked on sloooooooooooowly. --Blanchardb-MeMyEarsMyMouth-timed 11:56, 28 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  • Time's up. But we still have a valid stub, so I commented out the untranslated section. Still, the stub we have looks like a machine translation. --Blanchardb-MeMyEarsMyMouth-timed 14:18, 1 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Qiu Fazu

The language of this article is Chinese. Kubek15 (Sign!) (Contribs) (UBX) 10:37, 17 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I translated the first bit. it's about a surgeon and member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. Other pages link to him so probably notable (eg Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Tongji University). Akerbeltz (talk) 16:59, 17 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]
There is also zh:裘法祖, the translation should preferably be from there. Andreas  (T) 02:23, 18 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  • I placed the machine translation on talk page. We need to fix the grammar, and then place it in the mainspace. Kubek15 (Sign!) (Contribs) (UBX) 18:32, 28 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

List of Taichung bus routes

The initial language of this article was Chinese. It still contains Chinese expressions. De728631 (talk) 14:15, 29 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

July 2008

Arco (Renfe)

The initial language of this article was unknown. Suspected machine translation of a foreign-language text Samuel Tan 02:49, 24 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

  • It was Spanish. You can find the original text by looking into the article's history. Cbdorsett (talk) 03:27, 24 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Yves Manglou

The language of this article is French. Somebody translated it, but the article needs a proofreading regarding grammar and style. De728631 (talk) 14:06, 28 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I managed to reform the title, and I put in a link to the French version, the main body is going to take a lot of work. LGF1992UK (talk) 15:03, 28 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I've cleaned up the translation some more, but more clean up is still required, especially as concerns the proper translation of job titles and cultural institutions in contemporary France. Also the French original has a new paragraph which has not been added to the English version. The style of the original is exceedingly French so this is not an easy translation.Rilkas (talk) 02:56, 30 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Giuseppe Fioravanzo

The initial language of this article was Italian. I've cleaned up the first paragraph but the remainder needs some work. It may have been machine-translated from the Italian wiki. Rilkas (talk) 01:05, 31 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Giuseppe Coniglio

The initial language of this article was Italian. I have cleaned up most of the translation here. Short article on Italian poet who wrote in Calabrian dialect. It needs a bit more copy-editing and formatting but is nearly done. The Italian original appears to have a little more text now which could be added. Rilkas (talk) 16:14, 31 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

August 2008

Wakfu

The initial language of this article was French. Parts of this article, such as the introduction, were originally written in English, and don't need any translation cleanup. Later sections added toward the bottom of the article appear to have been translated from French. Matt Fitzpatrick (talk) 12:53, 4 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Aamir Ali‎

This seems to be about an Indian actor, but it's almost completely in English. Since there are many languages spoken in India and surrounding countries, I am unable to identify a few words that weren't translated. CB (ö) 11:22, 8 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Vidal Medina

The language of this article is Spanish. Excirial (Talk,Contribs) 20:23, 21 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Could he be that guy: Jorge Medina Vidal? De728631 (talk) 22:13, 21 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Answer to self: probably not, judging from the dates and Tamaulipas in Mexico. The article Vidal Medina is an exact copy though of a brandnew entry on the Spanish Wiki. De728631 (talk) 22:20, 21 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]
I've translated some of the original content that was removed/not translated. Laogeodritt [ Talk | Contribs ] 00:04, 30 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

What is left to translate is just book titles. Moving to cleanup. -- Blanchardb -MeMyEarsMyMouth- timed 22:29, 8 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Michele Cossato

The initial language of this article was Italian. machine translated from it:Wikipedia Paulbrock (talk) 09:43, 19 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]


Akhlaq Mohammed Khan ‘Shahryar’

This article contains untranslated Urdu (titles of books and songs). The Urdu is transliterated into Roman letters. --Cbdorsett (talk) 19:21, 29 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

  • Since the untranslated portions consist of book titles, I suggest moving this to cleanup. -- Blanchardb -MeMyEarsMyMouth- timed 23:10, 19 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Higher Technological Institute

The initial language of this article was Arabic. This one needs a major cleanup. De728631 (talk) 21:32, 23 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

There is an English-language prospectus on the website, so the article could be rewritten from that. Itsmejudith (talk) 10:48, 22 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Yin Mingshan

The language of this article is unknown. De728631 (talk) 19:08, 25 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Chinese. I'd say traditional because some characters display as boxes on my computer. I can't translate it, though. Admiral Norton (talk) 19:14, 25 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Could be Yin Minshang, chairman of Chongqing Lifan football club. The characters appear next to a redlink on that page and 尹明善's author also posted something Chinese about the Lifan vehicle company (which I redirected).
Edit: confirmed by Google translation. De728631 (talk) 19:42, 25 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I used the machine translation, which was surprisingly good to work with, and a few sources to shape this into a valid article. Needs checking though. De728631 (talk) 21:09, 25 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

HushPuppies

The initial language of this article was French. A biography of a current French band. As a native french speaker I can tell it's French from France. Not all of the article is in French, just some of the words are mispronounced and some are completely French. Ericleb01 (talk) 21:35, 25 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Fonte de Aldeia

The initial language of this article was Portuguese. De728631 (talk) 16:03, 28 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

September 2008

Maria Orsola Bussone

The language of this article was Italian, almost fully translated to English. Need corrections for spelling, grammar and style Giancarlo Rossi (talk) 17:10, 1 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Ida Mari

The language of this article is Italian. Giancarlo Rossi (talk) 20:43, 1 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

  • Fully translated but needs language cleanup. Should be moved to the bottom of this page now. Cbdorsett (talk) 07:37, 3 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Piero Angela

The initial language of this article was italian. This article is the result of machine translation from italian. ItemirusTalk Page 13:51, 8 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

House of Roquefeuil-Versols

The language of this article is French. De728631 (talk) 13:27, 10 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

  • I deleted all of the French because it comes from the French Wikipedia. The remaining English needs copyedit, so this article should now be moved to the bottom half of this page. I removed the translate tag but did not put a new one there (I don't know what the latest tags are for this). --Cbdorsett (talk) 14:18, 10 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
I've done some copyediting. There is more detail in the French WP text that could be brought over. French WP has a list of sources of which one is what we might class as a reliable secondary source: Dictionnaire de biographie héraultaise – Pierre Clerc – Ed.Presses du Languedoc 2006. Still much more to be done to make this a useful part of a series on French medieval aristocracy. I tagged it for a history expert. Itsmejudith (talk) 10:42, 22 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

List of Indonesian Ambassadors

The initial language of this article was Indonesian. I translated all the country names but here are some minor text phrases left. De728631 (talk) 18:26, 11 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Beleza Pura

The language of this article is Portuguese. While this includes many English words, it lacks sense. AndrewHowse (talk) 22:06, 26 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Machine translation of an article about a Brazilian soap opera. De728631 (talk) 22:34, 26 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I think there's some Brazilian soap addict dumping machine translations on this topic. Anyway, I'll just stubbify this in a few days unless someone else fixes this ugly word puzzle first. Húsönd 03:40, 27 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Moved to cleanup. Translated (machine?), but a few words remain untouched. This entry may be removed if the article is stubified as suggested above. -- Blanchardb -MeMyEarsMyMouth- timed 01:18, 12 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Ruşchiţa

The language of this article is Romanian. Unknown notability, but would appear to be a geographical article CultureDrone (talk) 07:21, 16 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

  • The uploader has translated the first paragraph and removed the second. I think it's a work in progress. For the time being, this article can be moved to the bottom half of this page. The article is about a variety of marble, and it looks notable to me. --Cbdorsett (talk) 12:39, 16 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Speed limits by country

Specifically the entry on the Czech Republic needs work, it's well referenced but the citations are in text and require formatting also. There are other sections in need of help though. Translation issues concerning the terms [highway]], freeway, motorway,etc. make this English WP article confusing and contradictory at times. --unsigned comment added by Synchronism 23:03, 21 September 2008

  • Already translated, just needs language cleanup. --Cbdorsett (talk) 05:47, 22 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Radiocarbon 14 dating of the Turin Shroud

Needs cleanup and also references, original language was Italian. OttoMäkelä (talk) 11:12, 29 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]


October 2008

Jean-Pierre Wallez

Subject is a conductor, seems notable enough, has article in French WP. Poor translation from French, possibly by machine. Itsmejudith (talk) 21:48, 1 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

San Juan Cacahuatepec

The initial language of this article was Spanish. This appears to be a rough translation of sections from http://www.cacahuatepec.gob.mx and needs reviewing. That may mean its copyright status is doubtful as well. Keith Edkins ( Talk ) 09:39, 10 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Inga Jankauskaitė

The initial language of this article was Lithuanian. Subject is a singer/actress. Metropolitan90 (talk) 03:55, 11 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]