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+VIVO-languages
+===============
+
+Files required for displaying the VIVO user interface in different natural
+languages, including American English.
+
+Available language files
+------------------------
+
+At present, VIVO has been translated into American English (en_US),
+Canadian English (en_CA), Canadian French (fr_CA), German (de_DE),
+Spanish (es), and Brazilian Portuguese (pt_BR). Each available
+language has its own top-level directory in this repository.
+
+Using the language files
+------------------------
+
+If a directory for a language you want to use already exists here, you can
+enable this language in your VIVO instance by following the instructions in the
+VIVO wiki for [Adding a language to VIVO][1].
+
+If a directory for your desired language does not exist, you may copy one of
+the existing directories in this repository to use as a starting point for
+doing the translations yourself. Rename your new directory using the appropriate
+language code [prefix][2], and also rename the files within the various
+levels of subdirectories to end with the appropriate code. Please send a note
+to [the VIVO Tech group][3] to find out if someone else is already working on a
+translation.  Additional information about developing a new translation is
+available on the wiki at [Developing a New Interface Language for VIVO][4].
+
+If you create a translation, please consider contributing your language files to
+the VIVO community.
+
+[1]: https://wiki.duraspace.org/display/VIVODOC112x/Internationalization#Internationalization-AddinganexistinglanguagetoyourVIVOsite
+[2]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_ISO_639-1_codes
+[3]: mailto:[email protected]
+[4]: https://wiki.lyrasis.org/display/VIVODOC112x/Developing+a+New+Interface+Language+for+VIVO