Help/FAQ/Languages

Latest revision as of 08:11, 22 October 2015

[edit] Can I add information in my local language in a different language page?

No. you cannot add languages in a different language page. This restriction applies to wordings added after the proper title. You can only add your language to the corresponding language page by accessing the object's 'Menu' and selecting 'Add another language' in the drop down menu. You may then choose your language from the choices available. You can also access your language page by clicking the two-letter country code (in blue) at the bottom of a tag.

[edit] Someone has added a place in my country and written it in a foreign language. Can I delete it?

Accurate descriptions in foreign languages are perfectly acceptable as long as they are made in the correct language page. The wilful deletion of tags containing foreign languages is forbidden.

[edit] Can I add the same Wikipedia link to multiple language pages of an object?

No. You should add the link to the respective language page of the object. Even then it should be confined to the Wikipedia link section in the object's edit window. However, you may include links to secondary Wikipedia articles in the description section.

[edit] I don't understand English. What can I do?

You should change the language of the interface you are using to the appropriate language.

[edit] How can I see Wikimapia (or mark places) in my own language?

[edit] Why do I see the tooltip info for a place in a different language?

[edit] Why do some places in a country show names in a foreign language?

[edit] How do I change the interface language?

[edit] How is the default language for my created places determined?

[edit] When a place is written in several languages, but not mine, how do you determine which one to show me?

[edit] Someone wrote a good description in a place but it's in the wrong language page. What should I do with this?

[edit] Can I remove a place's description in a particular language without deleting the entire place?

[edit] What languages should I translate my place tag into?

[edit] The place I'm describing has different names in different languages. Which name should I use in my language?

[edit] I found a place described in a language I do not know, but I want to know what was written. What can I do?

[edit] I'm using a non-English language interface in Wikimapia, but some words and phrases are in English. What can be done?

[edit] Can I find out how many users use a certain language interface?

[edit] I can see a number of different strange language codes at the bottom right of the object window, but how can I tell what they are?

[edit] When I look at the available languages, my language isn't there. What can be done about this?

[edit] I have created a description in a new language for an existing place object, but it is not shown in my list of created places although my place tag counter has increased by one. Why?

[edit] How do I change the language on the map layer?