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About ReachDeck
Getting started with ReachDeck
Getting ReachDeck to read the site to me
Getting ReachDeck to make the text bigger
Links to other websites
Using ReachDeck to translate Dewis Cymru into another language
Using ReachDeck to read to you in another language
Using Reachdeck to make Dewis Cymru easier to read
Changing the settings on the ReachDeck toolbar
Further information
Glossary
About ReachDeck
As part of our commitment to make Dewis Cymru as accessible as we can, we’ve added something called ReachDeck, which helps people who might find it difficult to read the information on Dewis Cymru. This might include people with dyslexia, people with literacy difficulties, people for whom English is not their first language, or people with mild visual impairments.
ReachDeck has lots of useful functions to make it easier to use Dewis Cymru, but the most important things it can do are:
- It can read the website to you, in over 60 different languages;
- It can translate the website into over 110 languages; and
- It works on smartphones, tablets, PCs and Macs.
Getting started with ReachDeck
To open ReachDeck, click on the 'Llisten and translate' button or on the orange symbol with the speaker phone, which appears in the top right of every page:
When you click on either of these, a menu bar with some more symbols appear, like this:
All the things ReachDeck can do are controlled by these symbols.
Getting ReachDeck to read the site to me
ReachDeck reads website content out loud in a high quality, human-sounding voice.
No matter what page of the website you are on, just click on the pointing finger in the menu bar, and ReachDeck will start reading that page to you, and it will highlight the text it’s reading.
Like this:
Or, if you prefer, you can use your mouse pointer to highlight some text, then click on the triangle and ReachDeck will just read that bit of text.
Using ReachDeck to make the text bigger
You can also tell ReachDeck to display the text it’s reading in a larger font. Just click on the magnifying glass with the letter ‘A’ in the middle:
The sentence being read aloud then appears at the top of the screen like this:
Links to other websites
Dewis Cymru includes lots of links to other websites, to help people find the information they need as easily as possible. However, if you’re using Dewis Cymru with ReachDeck and you use a link to get to another website, Reachdeck will not be able to translate or read that website to you.
Using ReachDeck to translate Dewis Cymru into another language
If you want to read Dewis Cymru in a different language, click on the translation logo (two pages containing different symbols) and select the language you want. There are over 100+ to choose from!
Any language in the list that displays a speaker symbol can be read aloud. The languages without the speaker symbol displayed cannot be read aloud but will change the content into the language chosen.
When you move to a different page, the language may go back to English at first. But ReachDeck will translate it into the language you’ve selected within seconds!
Using ReachDeck to read to you in another language
ReachDeck can translate text into over 100+ languages. For more than 50 of these, ReachDeck can read the translated text to you as well! Just select the language you want then follow the instructions detailed in 'Getting Reachdeck to read the site to me'.
ReachDeck translation is available in a number of languages as shown below.
Translation with accompanying voice
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Afrikaans
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Arabic
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Basque Spanish
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Catalan Spanish
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Chinese (Mandarin)
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Colombian Spanish
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Czech
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Danish
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Dutch
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English American
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English Australian
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English Indian
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English Irish
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English Scottish
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English UK
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English Welsh
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European French
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European Spanish
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Finnish
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Flemish
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French Canadian
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Galician
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German
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Greek
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Hebrew
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Hindi
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Hungarian
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Icelandic
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Indonesian
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Irish
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Italian
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Japanese
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Korean
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Mexican Spanish
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Norwegian
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Persian
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Polish
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Portuguese
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Portuguese Brazilian
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Romanian
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Russian
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Scottish Gaelic
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Slovakian
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Swedish
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Thai
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Turkish
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Ukrainian
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Welsh
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Translation only
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Albanian
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Armenian
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Azerbaijani
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Belarusian
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Bengali
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Bosnian
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Bulgarian
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Burmese
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Cebuano
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Chichewa
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Croatian
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Esperanto
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Estonian
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Filipino
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Georgian
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Gujarati
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Haitian Creole
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Hausa
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Hmong
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Igbo
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Javanese
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Kannada
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Kazakh
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Khmer
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Lao
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Latin
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Latvian
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Lithuanian
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Macedonian
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Malagasy
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Malay
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Malayalam
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Maltese
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Maori
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Marathi
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Mongolian
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Nepalese
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Punjabi
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Serbian
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Sesotho
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Sinhala
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Slovenian
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Somali
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Sudanese
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Swahili
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Tajiki
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Tamil
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Telugu
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Urdu
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Uzbek
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Vietnamese
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Yiddish
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Yoruba
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Zulu
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Using Reachdeck to make Dewis Cymru easier to read
We’ve worked hard to make the appearance of Dewis as simple and clutter-free as we can. But we understand some people will still find it a bit too cluttered. So ReachDeck has two tools that can help.
‘Screenmask’ will highlight the text you’re reading by making the rest of the page darker. Click on the ‘screenmask’ symbol:
Then you can move your mouse pointer down the screen, and it’ll make the bit you’re reading stand out more. It will add a reading pane that will move along with your mouse.
Changing the settings on the ReachDeck toolbar
You can also adjust the toolbar to help better support your needs. By clicking on the cog symbol you can change the colours, voice speed, screenmask options, text size when magnified and more.
Further information
The guidance above has been produced by the Dewis Cymru Team, and tries to provide simple instructions about how to use the main features of Dewis Cymru.
For further information or detailed guidance please contact ReachDeck:
Web: www.Reachdeck.com/uk/support
Email: support@Reachdeck.com
Tel: 0800 328 7910
If you’d like more information about Dewis Cymru then please visit ‘About Dewis’ or if you have a question please get in touch by using the ‘Contact us’ button on the homepage.
Glossary
Translation with accompanying voice
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Language
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Displayed on screen
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Afrikaans
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اAfrikaans
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Arabic
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یَّةِربَ َالع
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Basque Spanish
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euskara
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Catalan Spanish
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català
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Chinese (Mandarin)
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中文
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Colombian (Spanish)
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Español
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Czech
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český jazyk
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Danish
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Dansk
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Dutch
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Nederlands
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English American
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English US
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English Australian
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English AU
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English IN
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English IN
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English Irish
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English IE
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English Scottish
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English SC
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English UK
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English UK
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English Welsh
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English CY
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European French
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Français
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European Spanish
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Español
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Finnish
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Suomi
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Flemish
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Vlaams
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French Canadian
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Francais - CA
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Galician
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Galego
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German
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Deutsch
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Greek
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ελληνικά
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Hebrew
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עברית
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Hindi
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िही
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Hungarian
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magyar
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Icelandic
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Islenka
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Indonesian
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Indonesia
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Irish
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Gaeilge
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Italian
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Italiano
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Korean
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한국어
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Mexican Spanish
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Espanol - MX
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Norwegian
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Norsk
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Persian
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فارسی
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Polish
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Polski
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Portuguese
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Português
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Portuguese Brazilian
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Portugues BR
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Romanian
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limba română
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Russian
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русский язык
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Scottish Gaelic
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Gàidhlig na h-Alba
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Slovakian
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slovenčina
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Swedish
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Sverige
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Thai
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ไทย
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Turkish
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Türkçe
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Ukrainian
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українська мова
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Welsh
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Cymraeg
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Translation only
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Language
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Displayed on screen
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Albanian
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shqipe
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Armenian
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Հայերեն
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Azerbaijani
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azərbaycan dili
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Belarusian
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беларуская мова
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Bengali
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বাংলা
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Bosnian
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Bosanski Jezik
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Bulgarian
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български език
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Burmese
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ြမနမ်ာ
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Cebuano
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Cebuano
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Chichewa
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Chichewa
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Croatian
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Hrvatski Jezik
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Esperanto
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Esperanto
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Estonian
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Eesti
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Filipino
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Pilipino
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Georgian
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ქართული
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Gujarati
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ગજુ રાતી
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Haitian Creole
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Kreyol Ayisyen
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Hausa
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س َوُھ َ
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Hmong
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Hmong
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Igbo
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Ásụ̀sụ̀
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Javanese
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Basa Jawa
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Kannada
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ಕನಡ
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Kazakh
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қазақ тілі
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Khmer
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ែខរ,
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Lao
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ພາສາລາວ
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Latin
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Latine
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Latvian
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latviešu valoda
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Lithuanian
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lietuvių kalba
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Macedonian
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македонски јазик
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Malagasy
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Malagasy
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Malay
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Bahasa Melayu
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Malayalam
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മലയാളം
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Maltese
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Malti
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Maori
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Māori
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Marathi
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मराठी
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Mongolian
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монгол
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Nepalese
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नेपाली
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Punjabi
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ਪੰਜਾਬੀ
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Serbian
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српски језик
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Sesotho
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Sesotho
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Sinhala
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ංහල
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Slovenian
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Slovenski Jezik<span style="font-family: "Nirmala UI",sans-serifSlovenski Jezik
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Somali
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Soomaali
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Sudanese
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Basa Sunda
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Swahili
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Kiswahili
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Tajiki
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тоҷикӣ
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Tamil
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தழ்
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Telugu
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Telugu
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Urdu
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وُردُا
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Uzbek
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Oʻzbek
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Vietnamese
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Tiếng Việt
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Yiddish
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דישִיי
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Yoruba
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Ede Yorùbá
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Zulu
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isiZulu
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