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| *Inconsistent use of terminology across all of your projects | | *Inconsistent use of terminology across all of your projects |
| *Using terminology from another subject matter (e.g., don't use medical terminology in Firefox). | | *Using terminology from another subject matter (e.g., don't use medical terminology in Firefox). |
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| == Units and Grammar ==
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| The translation should strive to achieve proper unit conversions for currency, measurements, etc. for the target audience.
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| === Units and Unit Conversion ===
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| <big> Date Format </big>
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| The date formats for weeks and months can be expressed in the following forms:
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| * Fully spelled out
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| * Two or Three letters
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| * Single letter
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| While localizing Dates, use the format by taking into consideration about the target space available.
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| Reference material can be found here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Date_format_by_country
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| <big> Calendar view: </big>
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| * Sunday should be the first day of the week.
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| * Even though lunar calendar is used in our daily life, we should follow Gregorian calendar for localization.
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| Regional Calendar is Observed. The calendar in use is “Bikram Sambat”, about 47 years ahead of A.D. (See: http://nepalipatro.com.np )
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| <big> Time Format </big>
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| HH:MM <time of day> (12 hour clock) is the preferred Time format.
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| <big> Numerals </big>
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| Use comma as a separator. Use Nepali system. eg Rs 1,000 & 1,00,00,000
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| <big> Currency </big>
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| Google App Store currently shows “NPR” as the currency to buy its apps. It is the standard currency code, we do not have any notations.
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| <big> Units </big>
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| If Source strings will use the imperial system (e.g., miles, pounds, feet, gallons, etc.). Target translations should convert imperial metrics to metric measurement system.
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| <big> Names </big>
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| The order of name is: Prefix FirstName MiddleName LastName
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| <big> Address and Postal Code Format </big>
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| Zip code/Postal code is not widely used. Exact addressing is limited to certain places only. There is no any defined format as of now.
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| == Units and Grammar == | | == Units and Grammar == |