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How do I read a language that I can't understand?

Vincent Christianson
Vincent Christianson ✭
January 23 edited January 23 in Indexing

I have an indexing record that I can't read easily and I was wondering how do I translate the entire document so that I can read it.

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  • genthusiast
    genthusiast ✭✭✭✭
    January 23 edited January 23

    Sometimes in the indexing project there is a common word list for the language. Sometimes there is a FamilySearch wiki page for the language for these common words.

    You can request translation through a FamilySearch Group for the area the record is from (they will likely know the language):

    https://community.familysearch.org/en/categories/gp-groups-en

    Some groups require you to join before allowing you to post.

    You also have the option of using language translation AI/tools - such as Google translate - where you input/transcribe (digitize) the record and a resulting translation is displayed side-by-side.

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