Singapore sources have stated that first of its kind English-Tamil glossary with over 4,000 common English terms and their corresponding Tamil words has been launched in Singapore to help translate public communication materials to the Indian language. According to sources the 200 page glossary contains a glossary in alphabetical order, a compilation of names of government organizations, as well as lists of educational terms and titles of statutes.
Meanwhile the glossary was produced by the Tamil Resource Panel under the National Translation Committee (NTC) in collaboration with the Tamil Language Council. Moreover the Ministry of Communications and Information (MCI) said in a statement that it aims to be a guide for the practitioners of the Tamil language, including the media, teachers, students and government agencies who need to translate public communication materials to the Tamil language.
According to sources the NTC has also identified a list of experienced
translators and vetters for government agencies to tap to improve vetting of
Tamil translations. Further Minister Ng Eng Hen had told Parliament in August
that the original Tamil translation submitted was correct but errors were made
by the printers.
