ciiic-translation-rules

Shared translation rules and terminology for CIIIC content (English/Dutch).

Installation

npm install ciiic-translation-rules

Usage

Get LLM Translation Prompts

import { getDutchGuidelines, getEnglishGuidelines, getGuidelines } from 'ciiic-translation-rules';

// Get guidelines for translating TO Dutch
const dutchPrompt = getDutchGuidelines();

// Get guidelines for translating TO English
const englishPrompt = getEnglishGuidelines();

// Or use the helper with target language
const guidelines = getGuidelines('nl'); // or 'en'

Manual Prompt (Markdown)

For use cases where you can't programmatically include the rules (e.g., pasting into ChatGPT):

import { generateMarkdownPrompt } from 'ciiic-translation-rules';

// Get a complete markdown prompt with all rules
const markdownPrompt = generateMarkdownPrompt();

Or use the pre-generated file included in the package: TRANSLATION_PROMPT.md

To regenerate after editing rules:

npm run generate-prompt

Access Raw Rules

import { TRANSLATION_RULES } from 'ciiic-translation-rules';

// Access organisation mappings
console.log(TRANSLATION_RULES.organisations);

// Access funding call translations
console.log(TRANSLATION_RULES.fundingCalls);

// Access CTA/button translations
console.log(TRANSLATION_RULES.ctaTranslations);

// Access CIIIC-specific terms
console.log(TRANSLATION_RULES.ciiicSpecifics);

// Access terminology mappings
console.log(TRANSLATION_RULES.terminology);

// Access newsletter phrases
console.log(TRANSLATION_RULES.newsletterPhrases);

// Access terms that should never be translated
console.log(TRANSLATION_RULES.neverTranslate);

Utility Functions

import {
  translateFundingCall,
  translateOrganisation,
  shouldNeverTranslate,
} from 'ciiic-translation-rules';

// Translate a funding call name
const englishName = translateFundingCall(
  'CIIIC Start: verkennend onderzoek naar immersive experiences',
  'en'
);
// 'CIIIC Start: exploratory research into immersive experiences'

// Translate an organisation name
const dutchName = translateOrganisation('Creative Industries Fund NL', 'nl');
// 'Stimuleringsfonds Creatieve Industrie'

// Check if a term should never be translated
shouldNeverTranslate('ADRIE'); // true
shouldNeverTranslate('hello'); // false

What's Included

Organisation Mappings

• Stimuleringsfonds Creatieve Industrie ↔ Creative Industries Fund NL
• Ministerie van OCW ↔ Ministry of Education, Culture and Science
• Rijksoverheid ↔ Dutch Government
• Mondriaan Fonds ↔ Mondriaan Fund
• Filmfonds ↔ Netherlands Film Fund

Funding Call Translations

• CIIIC Start: verkennend onderzoek... ↔ CIIIC Start: exploratory research...
• CIIIC Kern: Vraaggestuurd... ↔ CIIIC Kern: Demand-driven...
• ADRIE (same in both languages)
• ITLI (same in both languages)

Button/CTA Text

• Lees meer / Lees verder → Read more
• Meer informatie → More information
• Schrijf je in / Meld je aan / Aanmelden → Register / Sign up
• Bekijk de agenda → View the agenda
• Naar de website → Go to website
• Deel dit bericht → Share this

CIIIC-Specific Terms

• Programmadirecteur → Programme Director
• Projectleider → Project Lead
• Communicatie & Marketing → Communications & Marketing
• Adviseur → Advisor
• Coördinator → Coordinator
• Communityplatform → Community Platform

Grant/Funding Terminology

• subsidie / financiering ↔ grant / funding
• aanvraag ↔ application
• bijdrage ↔ contribution / grant
• toekenning ↔ award / allocation
• begroting ↔ budget
• penvoerder ↔ lead applicant / consortium lead

Sector Terminology

• creatieve industrie ↔ creative industries
• games / gamesector ↔ games / games sector
• extended reality / XR ↔ extended reality / XR
• ontwikkelaar ↔ developer
• ontwerper ↔ designer
• kunstenaar ↔ artist
• maker ↔ maker / creator

Newsletter Phrases

• Bekijk deze e-mail in je browser → View this email in your browser
• Uitschrijven → Unsubscribe
• Voorkeuren aanpassen → Update your preferences
• Beste lezer → Dear reader
• Met vriendelijke groet → Kind regards
• Hartelijke groet → Warm regards

Never Translate

CIIIC, ADRIE, ITLI, IX, IFFR, Eurosonic Noorderslag, ESNS, @CIIIC_NL, #immersiveexperiences, Circle, Notion, Dutch Game Garden, Indigo, Control Conference

Language-Specific Rules

Dutch:

• Sentence case for headlines (not Title Case)
• Informal "je/jij" (not formal "u")

English:

• British English spellings (colour, organise, centre)
• British vocabulary (programme, behaviour)

Updating Rules

Edit src/index.ts and update the TRANSLATION_RULES object. Then regenerate the prompt and publish:

npm run generate-prompt
npm version patch  # or minor/major
npm publish

Applications using this package can update with:

npm update ciiic-translation-rules

TypeScript

Full TypeScript support with exported types:

import type {
  TranslationRules,
  OrganisationMapping,
  FundingCallMapping,
  TerminologyMapping,
  OfficialTerm,
  SimpleTranslation,
} from 'ciiic-translation-rules';

License

MIT