[COMPLETE] Universal Declaration of Human Rights (2) -lz

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Varra Unreal
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Universal Declaration of Human Rights (2) by United Nations.

This project is now complete! All audio files can be found on our catalog page: http://librivox.org/universal-declaration-of-human-rights-by-united-nations-volume-02/
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) is a declaration adopted by the United Nations General Assembly (10 December 1948 at Palais de Chaillot, Paris). The Guinness Book of Records describes the UDHR as the "Most Translated Document" in the world. It consists of 30 articles which outline the view of the General Assembly on the human rights guaranteed to all people. (Summary from Wikipedia)
Here's a link to the first Librivox collection on the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which was done 2 years ago: http://librivox.org/the-universal-declaration-of-human-rights-by-the-united-nations/

SPECIAL RULES
How to claim:
The aim of this project is to record the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 30 different languages (so no duplicates).

--> and we succeeded! 42 recordings in 39 different languages, and 32 new languages compared to the first collection! Congratulations

For the text, see: http://www.ohchr.org/EN/UDHR/Pages/Introduction.aspx
Which languages:
30 different languages, and at least the first 24 languages have to be languages not yet included in the first project.
So, please DO NOT contribute the following languages (until there are at least 24 other contributions, after that the field is open):
Language that we have already: Afrikaans (afk) - Arabic (arz) - Brazilian Portuguese (bra) - Chinese (Mandarin) (chn) - Danish (dns) - Dutch (dut) - English (eng) - Esperanto (eo) - Filipino (Tagalog) (tgl) - Finnish (fin) - French (frn) - German (ger) - Indonesian (Bahasa Indonesia) (inz) - Japanese (jpn) - Korean (kkz) - Latin (ltn) - Malay (Bahasa Melayu) (mli) - Polish (pql) - Portuguese (por) - Spanish (spn) - Walloon (frn1)
So please choose any other language in the list of >300 languages here: http://www.ohchr.org/EN/UDHR/Pages/Introduction.aspx

EDIT: The project is now open to all languages. Duplicates of any language are fine.
  1. New to recording?
    Please read our Newbie Guide to Recording!
  2. Is there a deadline?
    Target completion date of this project: Date – 1 August 2009, but try to send your recordings as soon as you can. If you cannot do your section, for whatever reason, just let me know and it’ll go back to the pool. There’s no shame in this; we’re all volunteers and things happen.
  3. Where do I find the text?
    Source text (please only read from this text!): http://www.ohchr.org/EN/UDHR/Pages/Introduction.aspx

  4. (BC admin)

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  5. BEFORE recording:
    Please check the Recording Notes:
    http://librivox.org/forum/viewtopic.php?p=6427#6430

    Set your recording software to:
    Bit Rate: 128 kbps
    Sample Rate: 44.1 kHz
  6. DURING recording:
    Make sure you add this to the beginning and end of your recording:
    Start of recording (Intro)
    • "[The United Nations' Universal Declaration of Human Rights^^], [language read version^^]. - This is a LibriVox recording. All LibriVox recordings are in the public domain. For more information, or to volunteer, please visit: librivox DOT org^^"
    • If you wish, say:
      "Recording by [your name]^^"
    • Say:
      " The United Nations' Universal Declaration of Human Rights^^"

    End of recording
    • At the end of the section, say:
      End of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. This recording is in the public domain. ^^
    • If you wish, say:
      "Recording by [your name], [city, your blog, podcast, web address]^^"

    ^^ Paragraphs marked (namely the intro and the outro) with this symbol can be translated into the language the reader is using to read the Declaration.
    Please leave 5 seconds silence at the end of your recording, or 10 seconds for files longer than 30 minutes!
    Also, please remember to check this thread frequently for updates!
  7. AFTER recording:
    Need noise-cleaning?
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    Save files as
    128 kbps MP3

    File name: all in lowercase: human_rights_un_[language]_[your initials in 4 letters or less].mp3

    Please abbreviate your language, and make reference to this website: http://unbisnet.un.org:8080/hipres/help/eng/horizon/unbis_language_code.htm or http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_ISO_639-1_codes in making the abbreviations.

    So an example filename might be: human_rights_un_jp_lf.mp3

    ID3 V2 tags
    (To find out more about ID3 tags, go to our wiki: http://librivox.org/wiki/moin.cgi/WhatIsID3)
    Add the following tags to your .mp3 file (how you do this depends on which software you use – if you are unsure about ID3 tags, send me a message). Please mind upper and lower case!

    ID-3 tags:
    Title: Universal Declaration of Human Rights, [language] - Read by [your initials]
    Artiste: United Nations
    Album: Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Volume 02
    Comments (Optional): Public Domain; read by [your name]

    Please ignore tags for Genre and Track Number - these will be filled in automatically at the cataloguing stage.

    Transfer of files (completed recordings)
    Please always post in this forum thread when you've sent a file.
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      http://upload.librivox.org
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      (If you have trouble reading the image above, please message an admin)
      You'll need to select the MC, which for this project is: lz - lezer
    • If this is your first recording, please let me know under which name or pseudonym you'd like to appear in the LibriVox catalogue. We can also link to a personal website/blog.
    • If this doesn't work, or you have questions, please check our How To Send Your Recording wiki page.

Any questions?
Please post below or PM me.
Last edited by Varra Unreal on July 17th, 2009, 6:05 am, edited 12 times in total.
earthcalling
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Post by earthcalling »

Hi Varra,

Just to save your MC a little work :wink: - I've spotted a couple of bits of detail that will need correcting:-

In the instructions for the introduction:-
"Chapter [number] of [Book title]."

In the instructions for what what to say after the recording:-
At the end of the book, say (in addition):
"End of Title, by Author. [Translated by [translator]]."


The instructions for the file name:-
titleinoneword_##_authorsurname.mp3


In the project thread for volume 1, we had reference to the language codes used by the UN. That would be helpful here. (You have a link to the original project thread).

It might also be an idea to say that the intro and outro can be in the same language as the recording, or in English. (I think either would be OK, and it's good to make it clear the reader has a choice. Some might not be comfortable recording in English; others may not know how to translate the disclaimer).

Finally, it might be a good idea to add a link to volume 1, so people can see what has gone before - but also to make it clear that multiple versions of the same language are fine. (EDIT - I see you're looking for 30 different languages in this volume. Is it OK to duplicate languages with volume 1?).

Oh, really finally... You already have some recordings in exotic languages, don't you? Do tell! :D

David
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Post by earthcalling »

Sorry, just one more suggestion.

United Nations Day is 24th October. You could set that as a significant target date for publication...

David
Varra Unreal
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Post by Varra Unreal »

Thank you, David. I have already made the changes that you have suggested.

Varra Unreal
lezer
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Post by lezer »

Hi Varra,
I can help you out as MC. I'll go and set it up in the database.

As BC for this project, you'll get access to the magic window to update it with everyone's contributions etc. Have you worked with the magic window before? If not, I can PM you some instructions.

Just to see if I understand you correctly: you want to make this project with only different languages, so no duplicates of the same language? And only after 24 new different language versions have been submitted (not ones already in the first collection), then the other 6 might be filled with already existing ones from the first collection?

I'll be back.

Anna
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Post by lezer »

Hi Varra,
OK, I've set the project up in the database. I've adapted the first post a little bit - let me know if I've understood your intention correctly. It will be a big achievement if you can get 30 different new languages!

Well - good luck on your first BC job! This project is potentially going to be quite a bit of work. Are you going to do all the checking of files etc yourself, or are you going to look around for a prooflistener to help you out?

Anyway, let me know if you have any questions - I'll PM you the instructions on how to work with the magic window.

Anna
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Post by marvellous »

Hi there,
so if I understand correctly, we need to chose a language other than the ones posted? if so, I would like to do Italian.
If I misunderstood, and we need to chose from the languages posted, then, Spanish please.

Pls let me know. thanks... :?
Luigina
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Post by ink tree »

My mom agreed to read it in Greek! :o
Varra Unreal
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Post by Varra Unreal »

Marvellous,

In case you have been confused by the Special Rules, here's an explanation of them:

Firstly, you may read any language not posted in the previous Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) collection. However, if you wish to read the twenty or so languages specified under the 'Special Rules' section, you will have to wait until at least 24 out of the thirty sections (recordings, to be exact) in this project are made up of the languages that have not previously been read. Hence, both your proposed versions of the Declaration are most welcome (especially Italian, since it has not been included in the previous collection)!

Finally, I hope that you would have great fun in joining this project. Thank you!

Varra Unreal
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Post by Varra Unreal »

ink tree,

Greek is an excellent idea!
marvellous
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Post by marvellous »

thank you for the explanation.
Please sign me up for the Italian version then.
I>ll read the preamble and the 30 articles and send them along....
Luigina
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Post by Varra Unreal »

Luigina, I'm looking forward to your recording!
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Post by Varra Unreal »

ink tree, will your mum sign up to the forum (or will you sign up for her)? If not, we can create a dummy forum name for her; but it's better if she has her own forum name, just to avoid confusion later.
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Post by Varra Unreal »

Hello all

I have noticed a problem with this link: http://unbisnet.un.org:8080/hipres/help/eng/horizon/unbis_language_code.htm

Hence, please visit http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_ISO_639-1_codes if you are also unable to access the first website.

Thank you,
Varra Unreal
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Post by Varra Unreal »

Hello all,

To avoid any further trouble, this is the table of abbreviations:

Language Code
Language

ACH
Acholi

AFH
Afrihili

AFR
Afrikaans

AFA
Afro-Asiatic

AKK
Akkadian

ALB
Albanian

ALE
Aleut

ALG
Algonquin languages

AJM
Aljamia

AHM
Amharic

ANG
Anglo-Saxon (ca. 600-1100)

APA
Apache

ARA
Arabic

ARC
Aramaic

ARP
Arapaho

ARN
Araucanian

ARW
Arawak

ARM
Armenian

ASM
Assamese

ATH
Athapascan languages

AVA
Avaric

AVE
Avesta

AWA
Awadhi

AYM
Aymara

AZE
Azerbaijani

BAT
Baltic

BAL
Baluchi

BAM
Bambara

BAK
Bashkir

BAQ
Basque

BEJ
Beja

BEM
Bemba

BEN
Bengali

BER
Berber

BHO
Bhojpuri

BLA
Blackfoot

BOS
Bosnian

BRA
Braj

BRE
Breton

BUL
Bulgarian

BUR
Burmese

BEL
Byelorussian

CAD
Caddo

CAM
Cambodian

CAR
Carib

CAT
Catalan

CAU
Caucasian

CEL
Celtic, Celtic Group

CAI
Central American Indian

CHE
Chechen

CHR
Cherokee

CHY
Cheyenne

CHB
Chibcha

CHI
Chinese

CHN
Chinook Jargon

CHO
Choctaw

CHU
Church Slavic

CHV
Chuvash

COP
Coptic

COR
Cornish

CRE
Cree

CRP
Creoles ad Pidgins

CUS
Cushitic

CZE
Czech

DAK
Dakota

DAN
Danish

DEL
Delaware

DXX
Dhivehi

DIN
Dinka

DOI
Dogri

DRA
Dravidian (Other)

DUA
Duala

DUT
Dutch (use for Flemish)

DUM
Dutch, Middle

EFI
Efik

EGY
Egyptian

ELX
Elamite

ENG
English

ENM
English, Middle (ca. 1100-1400)

ESK
Eskimo

ESP
Esperanto

EST
Estonian

ETH
Ethiopic

EWE
Ewe

FAN
Fang

FAR
Faroese

FIJ
Fijian

FIN
Finnish

FIU
Finno-Ugrian (Other)

FON
Fon

FRE
French

FRM
French, Middle (ca. 1400-1600)

FRO
French, Old (ca. 842-1400)

FRI
Frisian

GAA
Ga

GAE
Gaelic (Scots)

GAL
Galla

GEO
Georgian

GER
German

GMH
German, Middle High (ca. 1050-1350)

GOH
German, Old High (ca. 750-1050)

GEM
Germanic

GON
Gondi

GOT
Gothic

GRC
Greek

GUA
Guarani

GUJ
Gujarati

HAI
Haida

HAU
Hausa

HAW
Hawaiian

HEB
Hebrew

HER
Herero

HIM
Himachali

HIN
Hindi

HUN
Hungarian

HUP
Hupa

ICE
Icelandic

ILO
Ilocano

INC
Indic

INE
Indo-European

IND
Indonesian

INT
Interlingua

IRA
Iranian

IRI
Irish

IRO
Iroquoian languages

ITA
Italian

JPN
Japanese

JAV
Javanese

JRB
Judaeo-Arabic

JPR
Judaeo-Persian

KAC
Kachin

KAM
Kamba

KAN
Kannada

KAU
Kanuri

KAA
Karakalpak

KAR
Karen

KAS
Kashmiri

KAZ
Kazakh

KHA
Khasi

KNO
Khotanese

KIK
Kikuyu

KIN
Kinyarwanda

KIR
Kirghiz

KOK
Kokani

KON
Kongo

KOR
Korean

KPE
Kpelle

KRO
Kru

KUR
Kurdish

KRU
Kurukh

KUT
Kutenai

LAD
Ladino

LAH
Lahnda

LAM
Lamba

LAN
Langue d'oc (Post-1500)

LAO
Laotian

LAP
Lapp

LAT
Latin

LAV
Latvian

LIT
Lithuanian

LOL
Lolo (Bantu)

LUB
Luba

LUG
Luganda

LUI
Luiseno

LXX
Luvenda

MAC
Macedonian

MAG
Magahi

MAI
Maithili

MLA
Malagasy

MAY
Malay

MAL
Malayalam

MAP
Malayo-Polynesian

MLT
Maltese

MAN
Mandingo

MNO
Manobo

MAX
Manx

MAO
Maori

MAR
Marathi

MWR
Marwari

MAS
Masai

MYN
Mayan languages

MEN
Mende

MIC
Micmac

MIS
Miscellaneous

MOH
Mohawk

MOL
Moldavian

MON
Mongol

MOS
Mossi

MUL
Multilingual

MUS
Muskogee

NAH
Nahuatlan

NAV
Navaho

NEP
Nepali

NEW
Newari

NIC
Niger-Congo

NIU
Niuean

NAI
North American Indian

NSO
Northern Sotho

NOR
Norwegian

NUB
Nubian

NYM
Nyamwezi

NYA
Nyanja

NYO
Nyoro

OJI
Ojibwa

ORI
Oriya

OSA
Osage

OSS
Ossetic

OTA
Ottoman Turkish

OTO
Ottomian languages

PAL
Pahlavi

PAU
Palaun

PLI
Pali

PAN
Panjabi

PAA
Papuan-Australian

PER
Persian, Modern

PEO
Persian, Old (ca. 600 B.C.-400 B.C.)

POL
Polish

POR
Portuguese

PRA
Prakrit

PRO
Provencal (to 1500)

PUS
Pushto

QUE
Quechua

RAJ
Rajasthani

ROH
Rhaeto-Romance

ROA
Romance

RUM
Romanian

ROM
Romany

RUN
Rundi

RUS
Russian

SAL
Salishan languages

SAM
Samaritan Aramic

SAO
Samoan

SAD
Sandawe

SAG
Sango

SAN
Sanskrit

SEL
Selkup

SEM
Semitic (Other)

SCC
Serbian

SCR
Serbo-Croatian (Roman)

SRR
Serer

SHN
Shan

SHO
Shona

SID
Sidamo

SND
Sindhi

SNH
Sinhalese

SIT
Sini-Tibetan

SIO
Siouan languages

SLA
Slavic

SLO
Slovak

SLV
Slovenian

SOG
Sogdian

SOM
Somali

SON
Songhai

SAI
South American Indian

SSO
Southern Sotho

SPA
Spanish

SSA
Sub-Saharan African

SUK
Sukuma

SUX
Sumerian

SUN
Sundanese

SUS
Susu

SWA
Swahili

SWZ
Swazi

SWE
Swedish

SYR
Syriac

TAG
Tagalog

TAJ
Tajik

TAM
Tamil

TAR
Tatar

TEL
Telugu

TEM
Temne

TER
Tereno

THA
Thai

TIB
Tibetan

TIG
Tigre

TIR
Tigrina

TLI
Tlingit

TSI
Tsimshian

TSW
Tswana

TUR
Turkish

TUK
Turkmen

TUT
Turko-Tataric

TWI
Twi

UGA
Ugaritic

UIG
Uigur

UKR
Ukrainian

UMB
Umbundu

UND
Undetermined

URD
Urdu

UZB
Uzbek

VIE
Vietnamese

VOT
Votic

WAK
Wakashan languages

WAL
Walamo

WAS
Washo

WEL
Welsh

WEN
Wendic

WOL
Wolof

XHO
Xhosa

YAO
Yao (Bantu)

YID
Yiddish

YOR
Yoruba

ZAP
Zapotec

ZEN
Zenaga

ZUL
Zulu

ZUN
Zuni


Very comprehensive, right?

Varra Unreal
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