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The translations below have been done by volunteers, whose credits can be found beneath the cut. With that in mind, if you notice any errors or want to suggest any changes, please be polite and considerate! Volunteers to translate into more languages would be hugely appreciated - please get in touch, or make additions in the notes!

How To Write 'The Future is Female' in more than 20 languages!

English : The future is female

Ukrainian : Майбутнє за жінками

French : Le futur appartient aux femmes

Spanish : El futuro son las mujeres

Bahasa Indonesian : Masa depan ada di perempuan

Romanian : Viitorul este femeie

Danish : Fremtiden er kvindernes

Swedish : Framtiden är kvinnornas

German : Die Zukunft ist weiblich

Korean : 미래는 여성이다

Serbian : будућност је женског рода

Turkish : Gelecek kadınların

Italian : Il futuro è donna

Chinese : 妇女是未来的领导者

Japanese : 未来は女性にあり

Hungarian : A jövő a nőké

Dutch : De toekomst is van vrouwen

Portuguese : O futuro é feminino

Haitian Creole : Lavni a se pou fanm yo

St Lucian Creole : Tan ka vini sé tan Fanm

Greek : Το μέλλον είναι θηλυκό

The initial idea for these phrases - look out for more translation posts soon! - was to make them available so people could put them on stickers for areas with multiple languages. However, it has also been suggested that the list of phrases might be a striking design for tshirts, bags, etc, which could be a great fundraising opportunity. If you'd be interested in buying a design like that to raise money for feminist charities and causes, please make yourself known in the notes!

Credits (where requested) below:

The translations below have been done by volunteers, whose credits can be found beneath the cut. With that in mind, if you notice any errors or want to suggest any changes, please be polite and considerate! Volunteers to translate into more languages would be hugely appreciated - please get in touch, or make additions in the notes!

Link to previous post :

How to write "The Personal is Political" in more than 25 languages!

Ukrainian : Усе особисте є політичним

French : Le privé est politique

Spanish : Lo personal es político

Bahasa Indonesian : Ranah pribadi adalah ranah politis

Romanian : Viața personală este politică

Danish : Det personlige er politisk

Swedish : Det personliga är politiskt

German : Das Persönliche ist Politisch

Korean : 개인적인 것이 곧 정치적인것이다

Serbian : лично је политичко

Turkish : Kişisel olan politiktir

Italian : Il personale è politico

Chinese : 跟自己有关的事有政治价值

Japanese : 個人的なことは政治的なこと

Hungarian : A magánélet is politika

Dutch : Het persoonlijke is politiek

Portuguese : A experiência pessoal é política

Haitian Creole : Pèsonèl la se politik

St Lucian Creole : Zafé pèsonèl se politik osi

Greek : Το προσωπικό είναι πολιτικό

Russian : Частное - политическое

Latin : In personalis est politica

Gàidhlig : Tha am pearsanta poilitigeach

Urdu : ذاتی برابر سیاسی

Somali : Noloshaada Qofku maxaay ku salaysantahay siyasaad

Arabic : الشخصية سياسي

Hebrew : האישי הוא פוליטי

Credits (where requested) below

The translations below have been done by volunteers, whose credits can be found beneath the cut. With that in mind, if you notice any errors or want to suggest any changes, please be polite and considerate! Volunteers to translate into more languages would be hugely appreciated - please get in touch, or make additions in the notes!

Link to previous posts :

How to write "No means no" in more than 30 languages!

Ukrainian: Ні значить ні

French: Non c'est non

Spanish: No es no

Bahasa Indonesian: Tidak berarti tidak

Romanian: Nu înseamnă nu

Danish: Nej betyder nej

Swedish: Nej betyder nej

German: Nein heißt nein

Korean: 싫다면 싫다는 것이다

Serbian: не значи не

Turkish: Hayır hayır demektir

Italian: No vuol dire no

Chinese: 不’就是‘不

Japanese: イヤよイヤよは嫌なんです

Hungarian: A nem az nem

Dutch: Nee betekent nee

Portuguese: Não' significa 'não'

Haitian Creole: Non vle di non

St Lucian Creole: Non se non

Greek: Όχι σημαίνει όχι

Russian: Нет – значит нет

Gàidhlig: Chan eil dòigh sam bith

Urdu: ‎نہیں کا مطلب نہیں

Arabic: لا معنا لا

Hebrew: לא אומר לא

German-Romani/Sinti: Na majnel na

Kalderash-Romani: Na ada na

Afrikaans: Nee beteken nee

Slovak: Nie znamená nie

Czech: Ne znamená ne

Tagalog: Hindi ibig sabihin hindi

Credits (where requested) below

The multi-millennial time scale of The Rosetta Disk is intended to raise questions in the here and now about the long-term archival strategies for the precious resources we are working so hard to collect and preserve for the future!

Second in a series by Rosetta Project Director Laura Welcher (first post is here)

The First Step In Long-term Archiving Is To Have A Plan For Archiving...

In the past, when researchers created language documentation on paper or made analog audio recordings, it would be possible to set these resources aside and ignore them for years, or even a lifetime. This practice was previously very common. Eventually, some of these materials were given to language archives or in the case of large collections, archives were created to preserve and provide access to them. While this scenario is far from ideal, at least once the materials were kept in reasonable condition, they remained in a more or less stable and usable condition.

Today, we create digital language documentation. And while there are many advantages to digital formats, given rapid changes in technology, digital resources that are ignored for even a few years become vulnerable and potentially inaccessible. As producers of digital language resources, we must be diligent in their care if we want them to last. This diligence need not be the sole responsibility of the researcher. In fact, a much better plan is for the researchers to partner with a language archive that will be the destination for the resources the researcher will create.