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3. Development and deployment of Kyrgyz language spell check and
hyphenation software modules in MS Office and OpenOffice suites;
4. Issuing general electronic dictionaries based on the available paper
analogues;
5. Developing common ICT terminology and special terminology for
word-processing units and web browsers.
We consider items 1, 2 and 5 of the above essential for getting started with the
work on localization of public software, for instance, office software. Items 3
and 4 are desirable, since they allow for higher speed and quality of localization.
Alongside tackling the above stated tasks, tools to computerize the localization
process of software products were developed for home use. They simplify the
process of upgrading localized versions, reducing it to updating and clarifying
data bases for item and message translation, which takes dozens of times less
time than manual localization.
Tamga-KIT Software Solution
The Tamga-Kit Software Solution was developed to provide full support of the
Kyrgyz language in Windows environment. The product basis comprises:
1. keyboard layouts;
2. 8 bit 16 bit conversion system;
3. spell check and hyphenation modules;
4. thesaurus;
5. dictionaries by K.K.Yudakhin.
Depending on its purpose, a specific product version may contain up to 20
different components: additional software modules and localizations, thematic
and terminological dictionaries, electronic manuals of the Kyrgyz language,
phrasebooks, encyclopedias and different reference materials on the Kyrgyz
language and culture.
Basic components have been developed since mid-1990s, and the full version of
Tamga-KIT available since November, 2002, is free of charge for both secondary
education and home use. The case of its creation is unprecedented: no funds
from either government or non-governmental organizations were spent on
its development. But its functionality and performance speak for themselves.
This software has become extremely popular and widely-used; moreover, by
parliament’s decision the use of Tamga-KIT in education, science, culture, as well
as in public and local institutions (i.e. nearly everywhere) was made mandatory.
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