How to create a UW

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The UNL Dictionary is never completed. It is expected to contain all the concepts that are lexicalized in at least one language. These include:

  • local concepts (such as "ilunga", from Tshiluba, which means "a person who is ready to forgive any transgression a first time and then to tolerate it for a second time, but never for a third time");
  • local named entities (rivers, mountains, beaches, cities, states, neighborhoods, brands, companies, people, etc.)
  • local products and practices (food, clothing, rituals, festivities, etc.)

General Principles

UW's must comply with the following principles:

Non-redundancy
There must be no synonymy in the UNL Dictionary. Do not create UW's that have the same meaning of existing UW's. For instance:
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