This page lists only the most common terms; for more examples you can look at real translations of computer programs at: http://chanae.walon.org/walon/po/
[on] means "omrin no" (masculine name)
[fn] means "femrin no" (feminine name)
[ofn] is for "omrin et femrin no" (it can have both genders)
[v] is for verbs (viebes)
copiutrece [fn] computer
(the -rece suffix is used for small devices and has been hevily used when
creating words for the new computer devices:
taprece [fn] keyboard
ene tape [fn] a key
taper [v] to type
s(i)canrece [fn] scanner
s(i)crirece [fn] printer (sicrire=to write)
rexhe sol sicrirece to print (litt: to output (rexhe) on the printer)
papî [on] paper
intche [fn] ink
sori [fn] mouse
cåte son [fn] sound card
cåte videyo [fn] video card
so fyis on line
rantoele [fn] network
rantoele daegnrece mondial network, internet
daegntoele [fn] mondial network, internet
waibe [on] web site ("waibe" first meaning is the ground place
were chickes are and eat; by extension its second meaning
is a place where one is accostumed and like to be.
from that second meaning and the phonetic similarity with
english "web" the computer related meaning has been made and
it catch up quite quickly)
hårdêye [fn] url, link
loyén [on] link
pådje [fn] page
emile [on] email (word play between English "email" and the
walloon first name "Emile" (cf the same word play in Spanish
with "emilio"))
emiler [v] to send an email
emilaedje [on] the fact of sending an email
deure plake [fn] hard disk
plakete [fn] floppy disk, diskette
plake lazer [fn] CDROM (litt: laser disk)
NOTE: "plake" is only used for the "medium" meaning of disk, never for
its geometrical meaning, for which it is: "disse" or "céke" (circle)
fitchî [on] file
ridant [on] directory (litt: )
programe [on] program
enonder on programe to launch a program
Ezès menus In menus
schaper save
aidance help
drovi open
moussî foû exit
clôre close
rinoncî abort, cancel
i va / 'l est bon OK
imprimer print
candjî change, edit
côper cut
claper paste
copyî copy
apontiaedje configuration
apontyî to configure
apontiaedjes settings
preferinces preferences
åd fwait... about...
waitroûle [fn] screen
(the suffix -êye denotes the contents when added to a word of a container)
waitroûlêye [fn] screenshot (=the content of the screen)
plactêye [fn] the content of a disk (plake) or floppy (plakete)
imådje [fn] image
imådjete [fn] icon
s(i)cribanne [on] desktop
s(i)criftôr [on] the "panel" often at the bottom of the screen where
icons, task bars and start menus often are
menu [on] menu
fonte [fn] font
clintcheyès letes italics
cråssès letes bold
miernowès letes font which isn't italics nor bold (litt: "nude")