Requesting Pashto language in Common Voice

Common Voice
#1

I understand the first step in adding the Pashto language is to have the Common Voice website localized. Can you please add Pashto in pontoon? Language details:

  • Language: Pashto
  • Code: PS
  • Script: Arabic
  • Code: Arab

Thank you!
Zalaan Team

Pashto Language
#2

Hi Zalaan,

Thanks for your interest in Common Voice!

Could you create a GitHub issue here: https://github.com/mozilla/common-voice/issues

And it would be helpful if you could answer the following:

1) What Mozilla product are you hoping to localise? 

2) Which language code should be used? (ISO-639-1, ISO-639-3, country code).

3) How many plural forms are in the language? To give an example,
how would you translate the following phrases:

   - *0 rocks*
   - *1 rock*
   - *2 rocks*
   - *3 rocks*
   - *4 rocks *
   - *5 rocks*
   - *10 rocks*
   - *20 rocks*
   - *100 rocks*
   - *1000 rocks*
   - *I see 0 rocks on the ground*
   - *I see 1 rock on the ground*
   - *I see 10 rock on the ground*
   - *I see rocks on the ground*

4) For sustainability of the localisation, are you hoping to localise alone or do you have friends that will join
you?
Common voice pashto
#3

You can also find more documentation here: https://github.com/mozilla/common-voice/blob/main/docs/LANGUAGE.md

#4

Hi Francis,

Thanks for responding.

I created the GitHub issue, using the standard template. You can find answers to questions 2) and 3) here https://github.com/mozilla/common-voice/issues/2990

  1. we are hoping to localize all Common Voice related products. Given it’s 50-60 millions speakers base, Pashto is under-represented in voice recognition tech.

  2. I have other friends who are currently localizing moodle.org who will join me once the language is set up on Common Voice.

Best,
Zalaan Team

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#5

Thanks for submitting the request. It will go through the usual channels. There is a bit of a delay at the moment for Mozilla-internal reasons, but rest assured we will keep an eye on it and get back to you as soon as possible.