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Local Language Is a Test Criterion, Not Decoration

Local Language Is a Test Criterion, Not Decoration — Original analysis and practical exercises from Mustanef.

العربية — المادة المقابلة

A translated interface does not prove understanding of dialect or local terminology. Errors may involve place names, units or respectful phrasing.

The decision to examine

Build non-personal examples covering formal and local language, numerals and units. Review with relevant users and log what the tool cannot interpret.

Worked example

One hypothetical request uses dunums and another square metres. Define conversion for the context rather than assuming the term has one value everywhere.

From idea to practice

  1. Describe the problem as a need, not a product name.
  2. Specify evidence needed before a decision and who reviews it.
  3. Test a non-personal example and log failures as well as successes.
  4. State whether to continue, improve or stop and why.

Your exercise

Collect five local phrases without personal names, with an agreed explanation and a rule for ambiguity.

Review rubric

A useful answer identifies a context, checkable evidence, a boundary and an owner for the next step. If it fits any organisation unchanged, add a detail specific to the case. This is a learning rubric, not automatic marking or official assessment.

Further reading: AI Risk Management Framework — NIST · 2023; page reviewed 2026 · Checked: 8 October 2026

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