Class Multilingual Support Rule

Rule: All Class Files Must Include Multilingual Descriptions and Aliases

Every class file must provide alt_descriptions and structured_aliases in all supported languages to ensure internationalization and interoperability with multilingual heritage systems.

Required Languages

Code	Language
`nl`	Dutch
`de`	German
`fr`	French
`es`	Spanish
`ar`	Arabic
`id`	Indonesian
`zh`	Chinese

Structure

alt_descriptions

Provide translated descriptions for each supported language:

classes:
  AcademicArchiveRecordSetType:
    description: >-
      Category for grouping documentary materials accumulated by tertiary
      educational institutions during their administrative, academic, and
      operational activities.      
    alt_descriptions:
      nl: >-
        Categorie voor het groeperen van documentair materiaal dat door
        hogeronderwijsinstellingen is verzameld tijdens hun administratieve,
        academische en operationele activiteiten.        
      de: >-
        Kategorie zur Gruppierung von Dokumentenmaterial, das von Hochschulen
        während ihrer administrativen, akademischen und betrieblichen Aktivitäten
        angesammelt wurde.        
      fr: >-
        Catégorie de regroupement des documents accumulés par les établissements
        d'enseignement supérieur au cours de leurs activités administratives,
        académiques et opérationnelles.        
      es: >-
        Categoría para agrupar materiales documentales acumulados por instituciones
        de educación superior durante sus actividades administrativas, académicas
        y operativas.        
      ar: >-
        فئة لتجميع المواد الوثائقية التي جمعتها مؤسسات التعليم العالي
        خلال أنشطتها الإدارية والأكاديمية والتشغيلية.        
      id: >-
        Kategori untuk mengelompokkan materi dokumenter yang dikumpulkan oleh
        institusi pendidikan tinggi selama aktivitas administratif, akademik,
        dan operasional mereka.        
      zh: >-
        高等教育机构在行政、学术和运营活动中积累的文献材料的分类类别。

structured_aliases

Provide language-specific aliases/alternative names:

classes:
  AcademicArchiveRecordSetType:
    structured_aliases:
    - literal_form: academisch archiefbestand
      in_language: nl
    - literal_form: Hochschularchivbestand
      in_language: de
    - literal_form: fonds d'archives académiques
      in_language: fr
    - literal_form: fondo de archivo académico
      in_language: es
    - literal_form: أرشيف أكاديمي
      in_language: ar
    - literal_form: koleksi arsip akademik
      in_language: id
    - literal_form: 学术档案集
      in_language: zh

Complete Example

id: https://nde.nl/ontology/hc/class/AcademicArchiveRecordSetType
name: AcademicArchiveRecordSetType
title: Academic Archive Record Set Type
prefixes:
  linkml: https://w3id.org/linkml/
  hc: https://nde.nl/ontology/hc/
  skos: http://www.w3.org/2004/02/skos/core#
default_prefix: hc
imports:
  - linkml:types
  - ../classes/CollectionType
classes:
  AcademicArchiveRecordSetType:
    description: >-
      Category for grouping documentary materials accumulated by tertiary
      educational institutions during their administrative, academic, and
      operational activities.      
    alt_descriptions:
      nl: >-
        Categorie voor het groeperen van documentair materiaal dat door
        hogeronderwijsinstellingen is verzameld.        
      de: >-
        Kategorie zur Gruppierung von Dokumentenmaterial, das von Hochschulen
        angesammelt wurde.        
      fr: >-
        Catégorie de regroupement des documents accumulés par les établissements
        d'enseignement supérieur.        
      es: >-
        Categoría para agrupar materiales documentales acumulados por instituciones
        de educación superior.        
      ar: >-
        فئة لتجميع المواد الوثائقية التي جمعتها مؤسسات التعليم العالي.        
      id: >-
        Kategori untuk mengelompokkan materi dokumenter yang dikumpulkan oleh
        institusi pendidikan tinggi.        
      zh: >-
        高等教育机构积累的文献材料的分类类别。        
    structured_aliases:
    - literal_form: academisch archiefbestand
      in_language: nl
    - literal_form: Hochschularchivbestand
      in_language: de
    - literal_form: fonds d'archives académiques
      in_language: fr
    - literal_form: fondo de archivo académico
      in_language: es
    - literal_form: أرشيف أكاديمي
      in_language: ar
    - literal_form: koleksi arsip akademik
      in_language: id
    - literal_form: 学术档案集
      in_language: zh
    is_a: CollectionType
    # ... rest of class definition

Translation Guidelines

Accuracy over literal translation: Translate the concept, not word-by-word
Use domain-appropriate terminology: Use archival/library/museum terminology standard in each language
Consult existing vocabularies: Reference RiC-O, ISAD(G), AAT translations when available
Maintain consistency: Same term should be translated consistently across all class files

Checklist

For each class file, verify:

alt_descriptions present with all 7 languages
structured_aliases present with all 7 languages
Translations are accurate and domain-appropriate
Arabic text is properly encoded (RTL)
Chinese uses simplified characters (zh) unless traditional specified (zh-hant)

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