Since 2014 Rakesh "Rootsman Rak" has been sharing lists of commonly used terms and words for permaculture, forest gardening, and sociocracy. Each list is translated into 20+ languages and is a free resource for people (students, teachers, translators) to utilise. They are all listed on his website http://www.rootsnpermaculture.com
The translations are done by the public (crowdsourced). The online spreadsheets are writable by the public, so anyone can update this resource.
Rakesh says he typically emails this to students, translators, etc before each course so they can familiarise themselves with various terms or find a way to access these terms during the courses. Rakesh has had many teachers and students thanking him for this valuable resource, and he would like to extend an invitation for you to also make use of this or to help keep it updated. So please feel free to add words; fill in missing words; or correct translations. Also if you want to add another language, please contact Rakesh directly.
Permaculture https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1vEraImKKmGcOJFqioSWeEOY0Gkyd-9CCiTlXs9Q_t44
Arabic (15.07%) Bulgarian (87.67%) Catalan (50.68%) Czech (100.00%) Croatian (48.63%) Danish (95.89%) Dutch (100.00%) Esperanto (0.00%) Finish (39.04%) French (100.00%) German (58.90%) Greek/Cypriot (48.63%) Hungarian (85.62%) Italian (86.99%) Polish (47.26%) Portuguese (100.00%) Romanian (98.63%) Russian (48.63%) Serbian [Ћирилица] (48.63%) Serbian [Latin] (48.63%) Spanish (100.00%) Swedish (7.53%) Turkish (43.84%) Welsh (41.78%)
Forest Gardeninghttps://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1tgQUVWs7DF4TKXQA05cMKmbh1DC0ypdKmUzDHny1wSEArabic (0.00%) Bulgarian (68.09%) Catalan (0.00%) Czech (95.74%) Croatian (74.47%) Danish (85.11%) Dutch (95.74%) Esperanto (0.00%) Finish (55.32%) French (100.00%) German (93.62%) Greek/Cypriot (68.09%) Hungarian (78.72%) Italian (87.23%) Polish (82.98%) Portuguese (85.11%) Romanian (93.62%) Russian (68.09%) Serbian [Ћирилица] (68.09%) Serbian [Latin] (68.09%) Spanish (93.62%) Swedish (0.00%) Turkish (68.09%) Welsh (61.70%)
Sociocracyhttps://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1frthMcZ7r-rVYbb6dVzzijK7CfgYuFPIlrPf3KQ1pWQ
Arabic (0.00%) Bulgarian (89.19%) Catalan (0.00%) C z e c h (91.89%) Croatian (59.46%) Danish (54.05%) Dutch (100.00%) Esperanto (0.00%) Finish (43.24%) French (59.46%) German (89.19%) Greek/Cypriot (89.19%) Hungarian (54.05%) Italian (59.46%) Polish (48.65%) Portuguese (100.00%) Romanian (48.65%) Russian (51.35%) Serbian (Ћирилица) (51.35%) Serbian [Latin] (51.35%) Spanish (100.00%) Swedish (0.00%) Turkish (48.65%) Welsh (48.65%)
Plants often used in Rakesh's courses and designshttps://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/197LZKuPYyJ4tHrvvbRjatDgsf95_j4qo_FLUjLJlrcE/edit#gid=0
Arabic (1.12%) Bulgarian (71.91%) Catalan (1.12%) Czech (97.75%) Croatian (53.93%) Danish (65.17%) Dutch (100.00%) Esperanto (1.12%) Finish (53.93%) French (100.00%) German (94.38%) Greek/Cypriot (1.12%) Hungarian (84.27%) Italian (86.52%) Polish (94.38%) Portuguese (37.08%) Romanian (98.88%) Russian (1.12%) Serbian [Ћирилица] (1.12%) Serbian [Latin] (1.12%) Spanish (47.19%) Swedish (1.12%) Turkish (2.25%) Welsh (1.12%)
Vision and Mission
The spreadsheets are part of his Roots n Permaculture Community which has the following Vision and Mission, hence the words translated in these sheets reflect this vision
VISION
Roots n Permaculture supports and facilitates bringing positive change to individuals and communities; by upholding vegan values, caring for the earth, caring for people and sharing the abundance.
MISSION
We provide the space to learn, experiment and collaborate by having an online platform and organising:
- Projects
- Training
- Skill sharing
- Mentoring
- Networking
- Edutainment
Enjoy