Design UI users recognise
Use consistent Bitcoin terminology across buttons, labels, menus and product flows.
FOR TEAMS LOCALISING BITCOIN PRODUCTS
Build Bitcoin
products that
speak your users'
language.
A practical glossary of Bitcoin, Lightning and mobile money terms across African languages. Each translation is proposed and agreed on by native speakers, giving you terminology you can use when localising your product.
4LANGUAGES
359TERMS
14CATEGORIES
₿ GLOSSARY ENTRYWALLETS
Wallet
noun · Software or hardware used to manage bitcoin
and sign transactions.
Pochi
Programu au maunzi yanayotumika kusimamia bitcoin na kusaini miamala
USAGE NOTE
"Pochi" is the everyday Kiswahili word for a purse or wallet, so it feels familiar the moment someone opens your app.
WHY IT MATTERS
Localisation is more than
translation.
Bitcoin terms do not always translate directly. A literal translation might be technically correct but unfamiliar to the people using your product. The glossary gives your team reviewed terminology to use when localising your interface, onboarding, documentation and support.
Localise faster, with
confidence
Give translators and localisation teams reviewed terminology instead of translating Bitcoin terms from scratch.
Keep product language
consistent
“Use the same terminology across your interface, onboarding, help content and support.
BROWSE
Look up any term in seconds.
Search by concept, filter by language or category, and see the definition and
usage note side by side.
359 TERMS · 4 LANGUAGES · 14 CATEGORIES · FREE & OPEN
HOW TO USE IT
Use the glossary in your
localisation workflow.
Find the Bitcoin term you need, choose your target language, then use the translation and guidance in your product.
Choose your language
Select the language you’re localising your product into.
You pick: Kiswahili
Find the term
Search for the Bitcoin concept used in your interface, flow or content.
Wallet → Pochi
Use the guidance
Review the translation, definition and usage notes before adding the term to your product.
Ship the right word
LANGUAGES
More languages are on the
way.
The glossary currently covers Gĩkũyũ, Kiswahili and Soomaali. We're working with native speakers to bring it to more languages — and you can help decide which comes next.
Request a language
Tell us which language you’d like to see next and leave your email — we’ll let you know when work on it starts.
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Give your AI tools the
right terminology.
Use glossary terms as context when asking AI tools to translate product copy, onboarding flows, support content or documentation.
Learn to use it with AI →TRANSLATE A FLOW
Using the Bitcoin Glossary as terminology guidance, translate this wallet onboarding flow into Kiswahili. Keep the approved terms for "wallet" (Pochi), "private key" and "seed phrase".
WRITE MICROCOPY
Write a one-line error message for a failed Lightning payment in Soomaali, following the glossary's terms.
EXPLAIN A CONCEPT
Explain "seed phrase" to a first-time user in simple Gĩkũyũ, following the glossary's definition and usage note.
OUR METHOD
Bitcoin terms rarely translate
directly. So we don't just
translate them.
Terms like ‘seed phrase’ and ‘self-custody’ do not always have a direct equivalent. Native speakers propose, discuss and agree on terminology that reflects both the language and the Bitcoin concept.
Propose
Native speakers propose a term that carries the real meaning — not a literal word swap.
Review
Other native speakers review and discuss the proposed terminology.
Agree
Contributors agree on the term that best communicates the concept.
Contextualise
We add definitions and usage guidance to help product teams use the term correctly.
EXPAND THE GLOSSARY
Help bring the glossary to
more languages.
We're expanding the glossary with native speakers. Help create a glossary
for your language, or tell us which language you'd like to see next.
OPEN & COMMUNITY-BUILT
Made by the people who
speak the language.
The glossary is built by real people who speak these languages. Native speakers propose, discuss and agree on terminology, with Bitcoin contributors helping ensure each term remains technically accurate.
Contribute on GitHub ◉文
TranslatorsPropose & refine terms
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Localisation
specialistsTone & regional fit
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Bitcoin
contributorsTechnical accuracy
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Community
reviewersCheck every entry
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Localise your Bitcoin
product with better
terminology.
Start with terminology already discussed and agreed on by native speakers instead
of translating Bitcoin terms from scratch.