[Tetum-translators] Fw: [Freedict-beta] A Tetum-English dictionary

[Peter Gossner]

Just keeping everybody in the loop:

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Date: 19 Dec 2003 17:41:58 +0100
From: Horst Eyermann <address@hidden>
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Subject: Re: [Freedict-beta] A Tetum-English dictionary


Hello Peter,

first of all thank you for the interest.

Am Die, 2003-12-16 um 17.52 schrieb Peter Gossner:
> Hi List
> My first post .. apologies if I state the obvious.

Anything you didn't see wasn't obvious enough :) No, honestly, you did
lots of research, and you have very good questions.

> 
> I have built a tetum-english dictd format set that works fine on my
> own server.. and should have the english-tetum version done in a few
> days.

What is tetum?? - My dictionaries did not help me here.

> 
> I was wondering if you would consider such a thing  for inclusion on
> your CVS servers.. It will be hosted at savannah (once I can get CVS
> access back:(

If it is a language, yes, sure. (When available under GPL)

> 
> I note you are using a dtd from TEI on your CVS tree .. I have
> downloaded the dtd's and have got the basic set installed (though I'm
> still not too sure about the catalogue setup yet -- sort of works)
> 
> Do you have any examples / templates/ hints / guides or a HOWTO take
> the files to the standard you require.. If not should I consider
> writing one as I go along :)

No, I tried to make up a guide once, but gave up. So yes, please do so.
A guide for others would be most welcome.
I use the TEI (chapter 12) for reference (subset, no superentries,...).
For examples see the other dictionaries.

> 
> The most important thing would be an example of the latest prologue ..
> And the phonetics approach you are taking..

Well, I think Michael (Bunk) is the only one really using the prologue.
I did not really maintain it. 
I do have some ideas on that, including introductory sections, which
give information about the project, and things such as phonetics used.

> 
> I was also contemplating a schema , or a DTD at least of our own which
> may be useful ? (given that it could be parsed and converted to the
> TEI dictionary dtd..)

Well, I am not sure. I just use the TEI DTD, and actively use a subset
of it.

> 
> However my priority at the moment is to get a working set out to use
> for the rest of the tetum project.

Good luck, and thanks for you work

Horst


> 
> http://www.gnu.org/software/tetum/
> 
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