LibreOffice UI – 26.2

desktop/messages

English (South Africa)

Translation status

189	Strings		53%	Browse Translate
1,533	Words		46%
10,142	Characters		46%

Strings status

Strings Words Characters
189 1,533 10,142		All strings	Browse Translate Zen
102 707 4,689		Translated strings	Browse Translate Zen
87 826 5,453		Unfinished strings	Browse Translate Zen
53 488 3,225		Untranslated strings	Browse Translate Zen
34 338 2,228		Strings marked for edit	Browse Translate Zen

Summary

Project website	www.libreoffice.org
Instructions for translators	Mailing list for translators: l10n@global.libreoffice.org
Translation license	Mozilla Public License 2.0
Translation process	Translations can be made directly. Translation suggestions can be made. Any authenticated user can contribute. The translation uses bilingual files.
File mask	`*/desktop/messages.po`
Translation file	Download `en-ZA/desktop/messages.po`
Last change	Feb. 20, 2026, 12:17 p.m.
Last change made by	None
Language	English (South Africa)
Language code	en_ZA
Text direction	Left to right
Case sensitivity	Case-sensitive
Number of speakers	18,737,206
Number of plurals	2
Plural type	One/other
Plurals	Singular	1
Plurals	Plural	0, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, …
Plural formula	`n != 1`

06/08/2026

String statistics

	Strings percent	Hosted strings	Words percent	Hosted words	Characters percent	Hosted characters
Total		189		1,533		10,142
Translated	53%	102	46%	707	46%	4,689
Needs editing	17%	34	22%	338	21%	2,228
Read-only	0%	0	0%	0	0%	0
Failing checks	0%	0	0%	0	0%	0
Strings with suggestions	0%	0	0%	0	0%	0
Untranslated strings	28%	53	31%	488	31%	3,225

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File “en-ZA/desktop/messages.po” was added. 02/20/2026

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English (South Africa) 22 characters editedCurrent translationState: Translated

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189	File in original format as translated in the repository	gettext PO file
189	All strings, converted files enriched with comments; suitable for offline translation	CSV	gettext MO	gettext PO	TBX	TMX	XLIFF 1.1 with gettext extensions	XLIFF 1.1
87	Unfinished strings, converted files enriched with comments; suitable for offline translation	CSV	gettext MO	gettext PO	TBX	TMX	XLIFF 1.1 with gettext extensions	XLIFF 1.1

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