Why Sign Up?

Today, there are more than 6,912 languages spoken in the world. Out of these languages, Zambia has 70 recorded languages (i.e. Ambo, Aushi, Bemba, Bisa, Chikunda, Cishinga, Cokwe, Gova, Ila, Inamwanga, Iwa, Kabende, Kaonde, Kosa, Kunda, Kwandi, Kwandu, Kwangwa, Lala, Lamba, Lenje, Leya, Lima, Liyuwa, Lozi, Luano, Lucazi, Lumbu, Lunda, Lundwe, Lungu, Luunda, Luvale, Makoma, Mambwe, Mashasha, Mashi, Mbowe, Mbukushu, Mbumi, Mbunda, Mbwela, Mukulu, Mulonga, Ndembu, Ng'umbo, Nkoya, Nsenga, Nyanja, Nyengo, Nyiha, Sala, Seba, Senga, Shanjo, Shila, Simaa, Soli, Subiya, Swaka, Tabwa, Tambo, Toka, Tonga, Totela, Tumbuka, Twa, Unga, Wandya and Yombe).

Yet, if you were to walk into a library, a bookstore or search online resources chances are quite slim that you would actually find a dictionary for a Zambian language. Our language is the very essence of communication and yet living in a global economy we slowly lose touch with this foundation that we inherited.

Our goal at Zanglish is to change this by offering a free resource to millions of people who have wanted to learn a word in a Zambian language or translate a phrase but have not had access to such a resource. There are various reasons why you should sign up but perhaps the biggest one of all is that this is your chance to give back to Zambia. Rather than donating something of material value all we ask of you is to donate your knowledge of a Zambian language. 

It is our duty to do everything we can to ensure that future generations can learn from the past and thus be better prepared for the future. This is our language, this is our history, this is our pride.

News

2008 (Feb 6, 2008)

The Zanglish Team would like to thank you for your support in the previous year. We're excited about the months ahead and improvements we hope to bring to Zanglish. We wish you and yours a great 2008. Read More »

Launch Date (Aug 29, 2007)

As we slowly start polishing the look and feel of the site the primary thought behind everything we do is to make the site as easy for a new translator to use as possible. As a result, we've pushed the minimalist layout as far as we could. The last items on the design palette are a logo and favourite icon. After that we have to focus on building the dictionary and growing the community. Building a dictionary is a hard process but one day we hope we'll have enough translations and... Read More »

Creative Commons Licensing (Aug 28, 2007)

We're in the process of deciding what license to select from the various options available at Creative Commons. Since the majority of translations on this site are contributed by voluntary efforts, we should not be in the position to label the content as owned by Zanglish. Furthermore, the whole purpose of our site is to share knowledge. So what license would you select? Feel free to send us your suggestions. Read More »