User:Deborahjay

Mayelana Wikipedia

Welcome to my User page!  :-D

Ulwazi lomsebenzisi we Babel
en-N This user has a native understanding of English.
he-4 משתמשת זו יודעת עברית ברמה קרובה לשפת אם.
es-2 Esta usuaria tiene un conocimiento intermedio del español.
fr-1 Cette utilisatrice dispose de connaissances de base en français.
lad-1 Este usador tiene un nivel elementario de Judeo-Espanyol.
yi-1 דער באניצער האט א גרונטיקע ידיעה אין יידיש.
ar-0 هذه المستخدمة ليس لديها معرفة بالعربية (أو تفهمها بصعوبة بالغة).
zu-0 Lomsebenzisi akanalo noluncane ulwazi lwesiNgisi (okanye kunzima kakhulu ukusiqondisisa).
Abasebenzisi ngo limi

I am...[hlela | Hlela umthombo]

...an experienced Wikipedian, expat American living on a kibbutz in Israel; a retired professional translator/editor/proofreader, polyglot netizen and sister in the family of Humanity. I believe in free access to information and I volunteer my skills and knowledge to promote this.

...here...[hlela | Hlela umthombo]

...to help edit the Zulu Wikipedia because as a naturalized Israeli, I admire the South African national anthem and Johnny Clegg as models of coexistence. Oh, and because I love isicathamiya!

Focus list[hlela | Hlela umthombo]

ZU language use[hlela | Hlela umthombo]

Wherever possible I copy/paste ZU texts from others' edits, in which case the errors originate there. Any original writing I do in isiZulu is translated from English (en:zu) via Google Translate, which I use with caution. I invite you, the native speaker of ZU, to correct my texts by editing them -- and I'll study these via "Compare selected revisions" of our respective edits. (I'll do the same for your English, all for the sake of improving our language use.)