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Instructions for Submitting to the Many Voices Project

Write the translation of the phrase "Two Worlds  One Sun" clearly and without punctuation on a clean sheet of paper.  Size your handwriting to fit comfortably within a rectangle at least 15 centimeters (6 inches) long and 2.5 centimeters (1 inch) high; bigger is better.  A good black marker, such as a Sharpie brand, works well.  Scan the text at a resolution of 60 dots per centimeter (150 dots per inch) or better, creating a graphics file (GIF, JPG, BMP, PNG, or TIFF are all acceptable formats).

If you don't have access to a scanner, or you believe your handwriting is unreadable by others, you can use any drawing software and a suitable font to create the "written" translation.  Handwritten samples are preferred (they seem more personal), but if a typed and correctly punctuated sample can be created and converted to a graphics file (at least 400 pixels wide and 50 pixels high), we can use that.

Digitize into an audio file the translation of the phrase "Two Worlds  One Sun".  Most audio formats, preferably WAV or AU files, can be used.  The recording should be sampled at 11025 Hz or higher, 16 bits, mono or stereo; we will convert it as needed.  The recording should be relatively free of background noises, although some can be filtered out.  The recording should contain the following in order:

At least 2 seconds of silence.
The phrase spoken clearly for the first time.
At least 2 seconds of silence.
The phrase spoken clearly for a second time.
At least 2 seconds of silence.
The phrase spoken clearly for one last time.
At least 2 seconds of silence.

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with both the image file and the audio file as attachments.  Include the words "many voices" in the subject line.  Include in the body of the e-mail the following information:

  • The name of the contributor.
  • Whether or not the contributor wants to be acknowledged on this page; if not specified, I will assume the person wishes to be left anonymous.
  • The English name of the language being provided.
  • The nation where the language originates.
  • If the language is the principal language of multiple countries, as Spanish is for example, give the nation from which the contributor comes, since dialects differ even within a given language.