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Job description: Translate 25000 words to be used as tags for a photographic archive and photo search engine.

Languages: From English into Arabic (African or European), French (African or European), and Portuguese (African or European).

We have a potential job for a number of translators in the above languages. The job will start in a month or two, and will stretch over several months. We would also need a few proofreaders. The initial deadlines ought to be fairly flexible.

Please send us your usual rate or your proposed rate for this job. Also specify where you are from and what your native language is.

Please also translate a sample of words into your language. The sample we want translated is the 200 picturable words in Ogden's Basic English[1]. If you're unsure about which words to translate, just e-mail us and we'll send it to you. The sample may contain words with multiple meanings -- if you encounter such words, translate the most common or most obvious meaning of it, but don't translate a specific word with a general word. Please deliver the sample in a table with English in the one column and the translation in the other column. The sample is unpaid.

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Company description: The main focus of Translate.org.za is on translating free and opensource software and creating tools for language advancement. We seldom accept jobs for non-free software or non-free causes; however, this particular job is for a non-charitable, proprietary project.

25000 words

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