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6b4bca80 | 1 years ago (raw) | export | reply | flag 
 Hmmm. ⵜⴰⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖⵜ is one of the language choices for Mastodon. Google Translate takes it as English and a Duck Duck Go search gives random unrelated results. Searching on English Wikipedia reveals it as Moroccan Amazigh. Now I know. #Languages
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6b4bca80 | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 Ah, I see the language drop-down on posts gives a bilingual list, unlike the preferences. There's a contrast violation I need to file, however, when I get the chance. #Mastodon #accessibility #MastodonAccessibility
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8e0b116c | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 @7f537d63 this is what ChatGPT told me when I asked it to translate: 

Sure thing! The text “ⵜⴰⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖⵜ” is written in the Tifinagh script and represents the word “Tamazight”. Tamazight is a term used to refer to the Berber languages spoken by the Berber people primarily in North Africa. It’s both a linguistic and cultural term, encompassing a range of dialects and regional variations.