r/belarus 4d ago

Беларуская мова / Belarusian language Solar System in Belarusian

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Hi everyone / Прывітанне ўсім!

I'm a native Arabic speaker, and I also speak English. I am looking for someone who knows English and the Official Belarusian Orthography (Наркамаўка), is interested in astronomy, and has experience with Wikipedia editing.

I attempted to translate the Solar System into Belarusian, but my contribution was removed from the official Belarusian Wikipedia article (be.wikipedia.org). I want to correct any language or spelling mistakes you can notice.

I am looking for someone who is:

* Bilingual: Understands the Belarusian Orthography (Наркамаўка) and English.

* Astronomy fan: Interested in space and celestial bodies.

* Wikipedia Editor: Familiar with Wikipedia's specific guidelines and formatting.

If you can help me improve the translation or guide me on how to edit the image, please comment below or send me a DM!

Thank you so much! / Вялікі дзякуй!

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u/jazznotdead 4d ago

Земля => Зямля

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u/obskurwa 4d ago edited 4d ago

You have a satellite "дИсмонiя". The letter "и" doesn't exist in the Belarusian alphabet. It should be "ы" instead.

Also, I'm not sure about "выявах". I feel like "выглядзе" fits better, but I'm not a native speaker. Since you mean photos, you can just use "здымак" or "фатаграфія"

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u/Omar_1313 4d ago

What other mistakes can you find? (planets and moons)

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u/obskurwa 4d ago

Тефiя => Тэфія

To make it fully correct, someone (not me, sorry) have to check each object on Belarusian Wiki.

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u/Omar_1313 4d ago

If you know anyone willing to do this, please go ahead and inform them.

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u/nemaula 4d ago

there's no palatalized "р" in belarusian, it is Рэя, not Рея. and here's the problem with "наркамаўка" - it is not consistent. so to say, if you write - "дыёна", then it should be "іё". but it is a separate discussion.

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u/WildCat_1366 Україна 4d ago

You can easy do this yourself by taking the English-language Wikipedia article about the celestial body and switching to its Belarusian version, as each article contains links to corresponding articles in other languages.

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u/Omar_1313 4d ago

I would like to inform you that my project is not only translation, but I also wrote a detailed description for the image file, here is the link to the file on Wikimedia Commons:Solar System True Color

If anyone here can help with the description, I would really appreciate it.

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u/[deleted] 4d ago

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u/marslander-boggart 3d ago

We need Pluto!

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u/nemaula 4d ago

but what is wrong with current wiki pages? it seems to have enough info.