Addition to survey 2020 [solved]

Hello

I just answered the survey 2020, and it asks for more suggestions:

I think the 2 major additions should be to add Spanish language and banknotes to the catalog. Both were proposed before, so far not accepted, and I'm aware they would not be easy nor fast to implement, but when Numista refused challenges?

I am not a great notes collector, but I know there are many interested on them (out of swaps will be easier, owing to lower post cost).

About Spanish language, on Latin America, USA, Spain and a few more countries, there are about Spanish talkers, I don't know how many coins collectors, but for sure are several thousands. Is possible most of them also speak English or French, but using their native tongue will ease things for them, and will allow to join those that are not fairly fluent on English and French.

Yes, I know there are more Chinese and Hindi speakers than Spanish, but Spanish uses same alphabet as English and French, so the addition would be much less complicated. Most talked languages using our alphabet are 1st. English , 2nd. Spanish, 3rd. French., taking into account native and 2nd. tongue talkers. If we just consider as native tongue, Spanish is the most talked using our alphabet.

Esteemed amount of speakers:
Native + 2nd. tongue:
English: 1,135 million people,
Chinese: 1,115 M,
Hindi: 615 M,
Spanish: 535 M,
French 280 M.

Native tongue only:
Chinese: 920 M,
Spanish: 460 M,
English: 380 M,
Hindi: 340 M,
French: 80M.
(data from Wikipedia)

No major coin catalog or banknote catalog seems to be published. An online catalog of banknotes is available for purchase of around a hundred bucks a year...

Please set up the ability for us to do banknotes. The swap feature, and the completed money aspect of coin and note would only enrich the hobby, the website, and the traffic.

We would like banknotes please.

Quote: "Oklahoman"​No major coin catalog or banknote catalog seems to be published. An online catalog of banknotes is available for purchase of around a hundred bucks a year...
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​Please set up the ability for us to do banknotes. The swap feature, and the completed money aspect of coin and note would only enrich the hobby, the website, and the traffic.
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​We would like banknotes please.
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​I Agree.. Banknotes also

Quote: "adanieluy"​Hello
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​I just answered the survey 2020, and it asks for more suggestions:
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​I think the 2 major additions should be to add Spanish language and banknotes to the catalog. Both were proposed before, so far not accepted, and I'm aware they would not be easy nor fast to implement, but when Numista refused challenges?
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​I am not a great notes collector, but I know there are many interested on them (out of swaps will be easier, owing to lower post cost).
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​About Spanish language, on Latin America, USA, Spain and a few more countries, there are about Spanish talkers, I don't know how many coins collectors, but for sure are several thousands. Is possible most of them also speak English or French, but using their native tongue will ease things for them, and will allow to join those that are not fairly fluent on English and French.
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​Yes, I know there are more Chinese and Hindi speakers than Spanish, but Spanish uses same alphabet as English and French, so the addition would be much less complicated. Most talked languages using our alphabet are 1st. English , 2nd. Spanish, 3rd. French., taking into account native and 2nd. tongue talkers. If we just consider as native tongue, Spanish is the most talked using our alphabet.
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​Esteemed amount of speakers:
​Native + 2nd. tongue:
​English: 1,135 million people,
​Chinese: 1,115 M,
​Hindi: 615 M,
​Spanish: 535 M,
​French 280 M.
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​Native tongue only:
​Chinese: 920 M,
​Spanish: 460 M,
​English: 380 M,
​Hindi: 340 M,
​French: 80M.
​(data from Wikipedia)

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Spanish in the Americas is not actually the same as that in Spain.

A similar situation applies to Portuguese as well - as Brazilian Portuguese is totally different to the Portuguese language that is spoken in Portugal.

English is actually spoken in more countries than any other language - including as a linking language in quite a few African & Asian countries.

Aidan.

Quote: "BCNumismatics"​​​
​Spanish in the Americas is not actually the same as that in Spain.
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​A similar situation applies to Portuguese as well - as Brazilian Portuguese is totally different to the Portuguese language that is spoken in Portugal.
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​English is actually spoken in more countries than any other language - including as a linking language in quite a few African & Asian countries.
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​Aidan.

​Spanish is my native tongue, and I'm fairly fluent on English.

It is true, Spanish has variations in the Americas, and also within Spain, and same happens with Portuguese, not only Portugal talking is a bit different to Brasil, but also there are variations within Brazil, keep in mind is a huge country, so distances cause some variations. But someone with Spanish native tongue will be able to understand any variation of Spanish, out of some things have different words in the different areas, and also will understand most Portuguese talkers. Same happens to Portuguese and Brazilians, they can understand between each other, and with a bit of attention can understand Spanish talking. On written Spanish and Portuguese, differences are much less, since most of variations are owing to accent of each region, but most of words are the same. Portuguese accent is very similar to the Spain one (specially from Galicia).

As I am aware, spelling is harder to understand between U.S.A., England and Australia, and I was lucky when I learnt English, I had U.S. and British teachers, so I was able to learn both variations, and also have friends who grew at Australia, and is much different, but again written version is easier to understand.

Anyways Spanish or Portuguese from any region will be easier to understand to Spanish and Portuguese native talkers, than any English version, out of those who don't talk English.

Hello,
Thanks for sharing your feedback. Let me remove the "idea" tag from this topic. We can continue the discussion here, but the ideas will be tracked there:

• https://en.numista.com/forum/topic48471.html for translation to Spanish
  
• https://en.numista.com/forum/topic92655.html for banknotes
  

Quote: "Xavier"​Hello,
​Thanks for sharing your feedback. Let me remove the "idea" tag from this topic. We can continue the discussion here, but the ideas will be tracked there:
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• https://en.numista.com/forum/topic48471.html for translation to Spanish
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• https://en.numista.com/forum/topic92655.html for banknotes
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​Sure, I think is better to have a place with all the opinions and comments together.