This project is about localization for local languages spoken in Taiwan. Taiwan has 16 languages and many more dialects. Out of these 16 languages only Mandarin Chinese (Taiwan dialect) is supported on computers today. All of the 16 languages do have ISO 639 language codes and therefor we can collect and compile locale data.
1. Basic Support
Chinese Languages
Language |
ISO 639 |
Script |
Locale |
Input Method |
Mandarin |
zh (cmn) |
Hant |
zh_TW |
IME available |
Minnan |
nan |
Latn |
nan_TW@latin |
IME under development |
Minnan |
nan |
Hant |
nan_TW n/a |
IME under development |
Hakka |
hak |
Hant |
hak_TW n/a |
IME under development |
Indigenous Languages
2. Dictionaries
preferred format: Free-Dict (can be converted to StarDict format)
need dictionaries for any language <-> English and any local language <-> Mandarin Chinese
3. Spellcheckers
- preferred format: hunspell (can be converted to myspell and aspell)
- need to contact linguists and ask them to provide research data
4. Thesaurus, Hyphenation, Grammar checkers
preferred format: OpenOffice.org compatible format
- need to contact linguists and ask them to provide research data