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Languages

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

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

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

I don't understand English. What can I do?

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

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

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

How do I change the interface language?

How is the default language for my created places determined?

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

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

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

What languages should I translate my place tag into?

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

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

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

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

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?

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

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?

How do I change the language on the map layer?

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