[am-translate] Glossary

[TG]

Selam all

The attached po file is a glossary that is considered the most basic 
terms that are needed to be translated before starting translation on 
Openoffice.org. (Being a complete office program openoffice probably has 
the most complete terms with regard to user applications) These terms 
are collected by translators for various languages (Zulu, Swahili, 
Khmer...etc) languages like amhric that do not have a computer software 
terms.

What I tried to emphasise in this translation is to make the terms 
(especially the commands) to be gender and status neutral.

For example
"ውጣ(wuTa)" or "ይውጡ(yiwTu) is used for "close" or "exit" in most 
translations. With regard to the language and cultural norms this 
translations address only a certain section of the society. That is the 
"male" or the elderly are addressed the "female" and those who are not 
yet reached the age or status of "አንቱ" are not addressed, or we have to 
address the female part of our society as "አንተ". (I know there is a 
certain section of our people who "ወንዱንም ሴቱንም አንተ የሚሉ :-)".

Therefore I choose "ይውጣ". We can say the person who uses the computer 
tells the computer what to do with the application.
Stop = ይቁም Instead of ቁም
go = ይሂድ Instead of ሂድ

though I have gone through them a couple of times there might some 
mistakes. I cannot say I am entirely satisfied with the translations I 
did. There is always this feeling that there is some thing missing or 
some thing is there that should not be there. Therefore your suggestions 
are greatly appreciated.

cheers
tegegne

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